Leinster Hockey National Festival & U21 Interprovincial Fixtures
May 13, 2026
It promises to be an action-packed weekend at Rathdown School as our Leinster teams return to action across the Girls National Festival and the U21 Interprovincial Fixtures.
The weekend begins on Saturday with the return of the U21 Interprovincial matches, before the Girls National Festival takes centre stage on Sunday, welcoming teams from Leinster, Leinster South, Ulster, Munster and Connacht for a fantastic day of development hockey.
National Festival – Sunday, May 17th
The National Festival is always one of the standout events in the development programme calendar and will see four Leinster teams and three Leinster South teams take part in a full day of action at Rathdown School.
Each team will represent their district, continuing on from the brilliant atmosphere and format of our Regional Blitz events earlier this season. Teams from Ulster, Munster and Connacht will also travel to take part, with over 350 players expected across the day.
The festival gets underway at 9:30am across both pitches and will continue through until 5:30pm. Leinster 3 will open the day against Connacht 1 on Pitch 1, while Leinster 1 face Ulster 3 on Pitch 2.
The full fixture schedule and squad panels will be available in our Digital Programme, which will be released on Friday morning.
Everyone is looking forward to another fantastic day of hockey and the brilliant atmosphere that always surrounds the National Festival.
U21 Interprovincial Fixtures – Saturday, May 16th
Saturday will see the return of the Leinster U21 Men’s and Women’s teams as the reintroduced U21 Interprovincial fixtures take place at Rathdown School.
The return of these fixtures has been hugely welcomed across all provinces and marks another exciting step in the development pathway. The Leinster Men’s and Women’s U21 squads were also announced this week, and we would like to congratulate all players selected.
The action begins on Pitch 1 with the Leinster U21 Men taking on Munster, while Pitch 2 will see the Leinster U21 Women face Connacht. A full breakdown of fixtures for both competitions is available below.
The reintroduction of the U21 programme is an exciting development for hockey, and Leinster Hockey is delighted to host the fixtures this weekend at Rathdown School.
As we prepare for a fantastic weekend of hockey, we would encourage everyone to come along and support both events.
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