Below are the unedited match reports for 17/18 February Mens 3rds L 3-7 Banbridge 3rds North Down Men’s 3s hosted Banbridge 3s on Saturday in Junior League 2. Having knocked Ban out of the cup earlier in the season, the visitors where no doubt out for revenge. The game got off to a fast pace…
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 entertained Portadown in Comber last Saturday in the Premier League. Having suffered their heaviest league defeat in years at Portadown earlier in the season they were hoping their recent improved performances would continue but without Wilson, Fynn and McKeown knew they would have to be at their best to get the revenge they…
North Down men’s third XI faced a youthful South Antrim thirds at Comber on Saturday. As has been the case over the last number of weeks, changes in personnel created another new look for the thirds and to accommodate preferred positions they started with a four man midfield and a three quarter press. Content with…
North Down travelled to Stormont on Saturday for a Premier League game and with a 2-1 victory extended their unbeaten run to 4 games. They can now look forward to entertaining Portadown next week hoping to avenge a 6-1 thrashing at Portadown earlier in the season. North Down, without McKeown and Fynn, got off to…
On Saturday the ladies thirds hosted Dromore thirds at RegentHouse school. Having previously lost 4-0 to them earlier in the season they knew it would be a tough game. Throughout the first quarter both teams had chances to get onto the scoreboard but the score remained 0-0 going into the second quarter. North Down applied…
North Down seconds made the short trip to local rivals Civil Service seconds on Saturday looking for a win against the team sitting just below them in a very tight league table. The match started at a high intensity which continued throughout as both sides played some excellent attacking hockey. North Down had the first…
North Down fifths had a very challenging game on Saturday when they made the trip to play the current league leaders Armagh thirds but hopeful that they could go one better following their 1-1 draw earlier in the season. In the first quarter Armagh were awarded a short corner which they clinically finished to go…
North Down thirds made the long trip to play Raphoe seconds in Donegal on Saturday morning for a 12.45pm start. A new look team with a number of regulars missing saw the comeback of veteran Martin Moreland who didn’t hesitate committing to the long away trip, even when the Comber men had only 11 players…
North Down seconds took on CIYMS seconds in the league on Saturday at Strathearn hoping to gain a valuable three points in their hunt for the league title and complete a league double having beaten the East Belfast team 1-0 in October. The Comber side got off to a messy start, conceding a penalty corner…