Ladies lose to Queens
The ladies first eleven lost by 6-0 to a very fit Queens team on Saturday at Comber Leisure Centre.
The seconds ease themselves into a new season as reigning J1 champions with their traditional season opening humping away to any old rabble that Garvey can gather up. We won’t dwell on the match because the 2s are a work in progress at this stage of the season. Minds are more focused on not ruining…
North Down entertained Mossley in the first Premier League game following the table split. With only five games to determine final league positions every point gained at this stage is vital and North Down will be disappointed with the way they started this game allowing Mossley to take control straight from the push back. North…
North Down travelled to Deramore Park on Saturday to play Harlequins in a Premier League game. Both teams had got off to similar starts in the league and with three draws in similar fixtures last season North Down were hopeful of securing a win but some poor defensive errors ensured Harlequins got maximum points with…
North Down thirds faced off against a youthful and 16 strong Queens second XI squad last Saturday at the Dub, House of Sport. The hosts looked very professional having arrived very early for warmup, shuttles and extensive drills prior to pass back, something that was quite the opposite of the Comber side who looked disorganised…
North Down Men’s 3rd XI hosted Cookstown for a league cup group match. After last week’s impressive 5-0 victory against Saintfield, the revamped team felt confident about continuing their winning streak. North started fast and had a gameplan to keep possession and play patient hockey, resisting ‘Holywood’ passes and hopeful long balls. Early season, skipper…
North Down made the short trip to Bangor on Friday night to play one of the few matches that went ahead in the province during Storm Darragh. A well drilled game plan ahead of the whistle was evident 30 seconds into the game with a high press leading to turnover ball. Bangor found it difficult…