Match day news
All ladies games today are OFF due to frozen pitches. The mens home games, 1st and 4th XIs and 2nds away at Harlequins, are also OFF. Waiting now on news of the mens 3rds away game.
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Prior Shield win for Adam and Ben
Adam Cunningham and Ben Johnston were members of the victorious Sullivan team yesterday at Lisnagarvey when they defeated Royal School Armagh 2-1 in the final of the Prior Shield. Well done guys and thanks to Rosemary for the photo!
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Narrow home defeat to Lurgan
The ladies 1sts welcomed Lurgan to Comber on Saturday for their first game of 2016. North Down knew that this would be a tough task with Lurgan pushing Harlequins hard at the top of the Premier League table. However North Down could take positives from their close 2-1 defeat in Lurgan back in October, when…
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Late goals rob North Down of an upset
Two goals in the final 4 minutes gave league leaders Instonians a 4-2 home victory over a North Down side that fought to the final whistle last Saturday. This was an evenly fought contest with the league leaders being pushed all the way. Once the rain stopped the pitch quickly drained and the game was…
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Friday frozen frolics for fifths
North Down ladies fifths had YET ANOTHER Friday night away match!!!! However, at least they only had to travel to Bangor to play their seconds and this time the captain Julie Fisher didn’t get lost or leave any players behind – her New Year’s resolutions are working!!! The pitch was beginning to freeze before the…
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Late late draw by ladies thirds
This week North Down ladies thirds hosted Civil Service seconds at Comber Leisure Centre. Having previously been beaten by them 4-0 at the start of the season the home team were hopeful that they could improve upon this. At the start of the first half Civil Service made their mark by showing how fast…
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Seconds lose top of table clash
An exhausting 6-3 seeing to from newly appointed league leaders Inst 2s for the freshly deposed league leaders North Down 2s. They were there too early and with too many players (like Colour Sergeant Bourne said, “thousands of ‘em”) for a just made it in time and too few playered North Down side. Outnumber 16 to…
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Last Man Standing returns
It’s the Hockey Club’s turn to run the ever popular fundraiser ‘LAST MAN STANDING’. Success or failure is entirely down to your selections of a different Premier League team to win week by week but if your team doesn’t win you are eliminated. The competition will start with games during the weekend beginning 16 January…
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Boxing Day Charity Game
The annual charity game between the hockey and cricket clubs on Boxing Day at Comber Leisure Centre finished in an honourable 3-3 draw. At half time the cricket club in cold and rainy conditions were 2-1 ahead but two early second half strikes put the hockey club 3-2 ahead only for Amy Benson to equalise…
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Mens firsts unlucky at Portadown
North Down travelled to Portadown on Saturday for a Premier League game. Their plans were slightly hampered by the late withdrawal of Andy McGimpsey leaving coach Rodgers with only 13 players at his disposal. The situation worsened when Jonny Linter received a nasty mouth injury after 10 minutes and was unable to take any further…
