The North Down thirds and Ards thirds local derby on Saturday at Portaferry Road promised to be a closely fought match and it certainly lived up to its expectations! Playing away from home North Down fielded a team comprised of a well balanced combination of youth and experience. End to end attacking play ensured that…
North Down fifths put Raphoe thirds to the sword at Regent House on Saturday winning 4-0. After being made wait almost 25 minutes by the away team (perhaps the traffic from Banbridge was heavier than expected….), North Down were determined to make sure the late arrivals were caught cold. A good first half saw the…
Last Saturday, the ladies seconds hosted Banbridge seconds in a re-arranged league fixture. The Comber girls knew that it had been a number of weeks since the Banbridge side had played a match and were keen to build on a good win the previous week. The young North Down side were keen to start the…
North Down travelled to Kilkeel on Friday evening to play Kirk Cup holders Kilkeel in the Premier League without several regulars due to either injury or family or work commitments. North Down settled quickly but were unfortunate after 4 minutes when Templeton slipped and lost possession. Kilkeel broke quickly into the circle and accurate passing…
The mens fifths beat Civil Service fourths 6-0 at Regent House last Saturday. A great team performance with some nice hockey played. After soaking up some early pressure, North Down started to assert themselves on the game, creating plenty of space in the Civil Service midfield. For the remainder of the first half, the home…
North Down ladies fourths travelled to The Dub last Saturday to compete against Queens 4ths. With a basic 11 player squad due to illness cry offs that morning they knew that it would be a tough match and it was!!! However, their victory the previous week had encouraged North Down. The match commenced in torrential…
North Down fourths took on CIYMS thirds on Saturday at home with an unbelievable squad of 15 available, an excellent mixture of maturity and youth. The match commenced with end to end hockey, but CI got the first break winning a corner from which they nearly scored however Nicola Ferris in goals pulled off some…
On Saturday, the ladies seconds made the short journey to Strathearn to play Victorians 2nds. The day’s events got off to a poor start when Karen Moore, the North Down skipper, had a tooth broken in the dug-out as she was completing the team list. Understandably, the Comber girls were slow to start, giving Victorians…
On Saturday afternoon the ladies fifths welcomed Coleraine thirds to Regent House expecting a tough game and looking to avenge a 4-0 defeat in Coleraine at the start of the season. Right from the off Coleraine came hard at the North Down defence to challenge their strength and expertise. Defenders Kathryn Rogers, Rachel Quigley,…
Having defeated Raphoe comfortably in the previous week in the league North Down as Irish Trophy holders were looking forward to their second round tie at Comber Leisure Centre against their Donegal visitors. A copy of the script never made it to Raphoe however as they had other ideas and fought to the end despite…