The Table Quiz last Saturday night was a great success and it was good to see so many visitors and new faces down at The Green. Congratulations to the winners – Quiztopher Quiztofferson, thanks to Ian Shields who stepped in at short notice to set the questions and also to Jonathan Davidson from North Down Motors Ltd…
The snowdrops are gone, the daffodils are out, cherry trees are blossoming and that can only mean one thing – Easter is on the horizon. Jack Bond is collecting team entries for the Tournament on Easter Saturday 20 April. Usual rules apply. 7-a-side with 3 ladies outfield at all times, goalkeeper male or female. So…
All home matches at Comber are off today as the pitch is frozen. All away games are also off for the same reason, the only away game with no info is the ladies thirds game away to Ards thirds at Londonderry Park.
Tonight’s (Thursday) Anderson Cup game between Instonians and Mossley has been postponed due to a frozen pitch which automatically postpones our mens first eleven game on Saturday away to the winners of that tie. A knock on effect is that Comber Leisure Centre will be available for training next Wednesday during the slot set aside…
Ulster Hockey have announced that the next National Umpire Award Course will take place at Newforge Country Club, Belfast on Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th January. At North Down we are keen to increase the number of active umpires in our Club and would encourage any of our members who are considering this option to…
The FIH has announced a number of amendments to the Rules of Hockey that have come into force on 1 January 2019 for international sides. Hockey Ireland will adopt the changes domestically from the start of the 2019/20 season. Introduction of the match format of four quarters as standard In international matches, teams have been…
There were defeats for both North Down teams in last Saturday’s League Cup finals at Stormont. The fourths staged a late come back to tie their game with CIYMS seconds at 3-3 with a goal from Jason Purvis in penalty corner added time. CI conclusively won the penalty run ins shootout 3-0. Greg Bell and…
We’re expecting a big support tomorrow at Stormont for our two teams in their respective league cup finals. The fourth eleven play CIYMS seconds at 11.00 am on Pitch 2 followed by the fifth eleven playing Portrush seconds at 1.00 pm. The fourths have already beaten CI 4-1 in the league in November whilst the…
Whilst the ladies teams now have a Christmas break until a return to league action on 5 January there’s still lots going on in the men’s side of our Club. On Boxing Day the annual charity fixture between the Hockey and Cricket Clubs resulted in another win for the Cricket Club in a closely contested…
Some of our festive members getting into the party mood already! #oneclub