This week’s fixtures
MEN’S FIXTURES TONIGHT: EY Irish Hockey League: Annadale v Banbridge (7.30pm). TOMORROW: EY Irish Hockey League: Monkstown v Three Rock Rovers (8.20pm). Ulster Premier: Bangor v Newry (8pm). FRIDAY: Intermediate: Portrush v Down. SATURDAY: EY IHL: Annadale v Cookstown (2.30pm); Dublin YMCA v Lisnagarvey (3.30pm); Pembroke v Cork C of I (2.30pm); Glenanne v Three Rock (2.15pm).
Irish Senior Cup: Clontarf v Mossley (2pm); Kilkeel v Bandon (2.30pm); Railway v Corinthian (4pm); Kilkenny v Dublin Univ (1pm). Ulster Premier: NICS v Newry (1pm); South Antrim v North Down (2.45pm); Instonians v Antrim (2.30pm); Raphoe v Harlequins (2.30pm); Bangor v Portadown (2.30pm). Linden Cup: PSNI v Ballynahinch (2.30pm); Parkview v Antrim (2.30pm); Ballymena v Armagh (1pm); Down v Portrush (2pm). SUNDAY: IHL: Banbridge v Monkstown (2.30pm).
WOMEN’S FIXTURES FRIDAY: Ulster Premier League: Ulster Elks v Dungannon (8pm).
Senior One: Portadown v Coleraine (8pm). SATURDAY: EY IHL: Belfast H’quins v Muckross (2.30pm); Cork Harlequins v Pembroke (1.05pm); Loreto v Ards (2.50pm); Old Alex v UCD (2pm); Railway v Pegasus (2.30pm). Ulster Premier League: Ballymena v Randalstown (2.30pm); Lisnagarvey v Banbridge (2.30pm); Lurgan v Rainey (2.30pm); Mossley v Queen’s (4pm).
Senior One: Castle v CI (1pm); Omagh v Armagh (2.30pm); Priorians v North Down (2.30pm); Raphoe v Club KV (1pm). NINE Ulster players have been included in an extended Irish Under-18 squad which is preparing for the 2020 European Championship.
Ulster were runners-up to Leinster in the inter-provincial series in Dublin and half of that squad have made the cut in the 33-strong Ireland panel.
The Ulster girls selected for trials, the second of which is this weekend in Dublin, are from a range of schools and all of them play for clubs in the Ulster Premier League.
Before the Europeans, an Irish squad will take part in a Six Nations series to be staged on the continent next summer. Ulster girls selected: Charlotte Beggs (Banbridge Academy), Harriet Dougan (BRA), Katie Craig (Ballymena Academy), Laura Chestnutt (Ballyclare High), Nadia Benallal (Banbridge Academy), Niamh McIvor (BRA), Olivia Berry (Royal School Armagh), Olivia Mullan (Dalriada) and Jenny McCarlie (Larne Grammar).