Nine Leinster players selected for Women's U23 Six Nations
July 04, 2018
Congratulations to all the LHA athletes selected to represent Ireland in the U23 Six Nations Tournament in Royal Antwerp Hockey Club Belgium 14-22nd July.
Shirt No | Name | Club |
| 32 | Hannah Humphries (GK) | UCC HC |
| 1 | Emma Buckley (GK) | Cork Harlequins HC |
| 19 | Serena Barr | Ben Rhydding HC (ENG) |
| 10 | Bethany Barr | UCD HC |
| 20 | Hannah Grieve (Co Capt) | Pegasus LHC |
| 16 | Hannah McLoughlin | Loreto LHC |
| 24 | Michelle Barry | Cork Harlequins HC |
| 17 | Ruth Maguire | Pegasus LHC |
| 7 | Michelle Carey | Railway Union HC |
| 22 | Sara Twomey | UCD HC |
| 29 | Ellen Curran (Co Capt) | UCD HC |
| 28 | Erica Markey | Trinity HC |
| 21 | Abigail Russell (VC) | UCD HC |
| 15 | Sarah Hawkshaw | Railway Union HC |
| 18 | Edel Nyland | Bremen HC (GER) |
| 12 | Tori Hastings | Queens HC |
| 3 | Jessica McMaster | Queens HC |
| 4 | Sarah Torrans | Loreto LHC |
Management Team:
| Name/Role |
| David Passmore – Head Coach |
| Una McCarthy - Manager |
| Orlaith Curran – Performance Scientist |
| Mick McKinnon - Coach |
| Frank Geers – Asst Coach |
| Niamh Connolly - Physiotherapist |
| Aaron Passmore – Video Analyst |
| George Blackwell – Video Analyst |
U23 6 Nations Tournament at Royal Antwerp Hockey Club (times local)
Saturday 14 July Match 1 v India 10:30
Sunday 15 July Match 2 v Netherlands 10:30
Tuesday 17 July Match 3 v Canada 12:00
Wednesday 18 July Match 4 v GB 12:00
Friday 20 July Match 5 v Belgium 13:30
Saturday 21 July Crossovers
The team will also play two warm-up matches this weekend in Pembroke Wanderers HC:
Sat 7 July 18:30 v Chile seniors
Sun 8 July 16:00 v Italy seniors
Head Coach David Passmore commented “This is an ideal opportunity to develop and expose a young group of Irish athletes to different styles of play and the intensity of elite hockey against some of the top nations. I hope it provides the platform for some athletes to move to the senior squad after the World Cup and challenge for Olympic qualification places there after. We thank Eugene F Collins for the sponsorship that has provided the platform for this trip ”
Source – Hockey Ireland
