Ladies lose at home to Ballymoney
Some photos. No match report.
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Fifths show true grit on the gravel
On Saturday North Down fifths travelled to Saintfield to play Saintfield ladies thirds on the gravel. Many of the team were so old they were reminiscing about when they used to always play on gravel and many of the team were so young they had never played a match on gravel!! However, everyone adapted…
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Strong win for ladies thirds
North Down ladies thirds played Ballyclare 2nds at home on Saturday. After a week off, North Down had a strong start pressuring Ballyclare in the circle, resulting in an early goal from Laura Lyttle. Ballyclare fought back and scored half way through the first half making it 1-1. North Down brought it back and won…
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Table Quiz winners
Well done Jamie and his team for their victory in our Annual Table Quiz. Special thanks to quizmaster Kevin (from Wales, or was it England!) for doing the honours and particularly the Thomas the Tank question.
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Mens thirds go down 6-3.
Some photos. Full report to follow.
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Non match report from seconds
Friday night white-out at Banbridge for the 2s courtesy of the hockey’s prince of darkness Mark “Marky Fo” Forrest. If you want a game postponed get the Lesser Spotted Forrest (distinct from the Practically Never Spotted Stephen Forrest) on the team sheet and job done. Thirty chilly minutes was enough time to see eccentric X-Boxer and…
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Table quiz this Saturday
Are you in a team yet??
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Super seconds blitz Service
On Saturday the ladies seconds made the short trip up the road to face Civil Service seconds in the first round of the Irish Junior Cup. The Comber girls entered the game knowing that Civil Service last season were the only team to beat them so were fully aware it would be a tough battle….
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Mens seconds exit Irish Junior Cup in first defeat of season
Mens 2s sunk 3-2 in the Irish Junior Cup Regatta (Galleon Class) by higher ranked and irritatingly local Bangor 2s. A soggy encounter where Bangor, benefiting from more challenging opposition in their Antediluvian run-in coupled with a slicker-than-ours short corner routine, probably just shaded it. We lost the game but probably just edged it in…
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Lights fail in Mossley game
North Down entertained Mossley on Saturday in a Premier League game at Comber Leisure Centre. Both teams opened brightly and both circles were under early pressure. A Mossley attack down the right was not cleared by the home defence and Mossley scrambled the ball past the helpless Alastair McArthur who was making his return in…
