Jill Orbinson

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Jill Orbinson
Personal information
Born (1978-09-13) 13 September 1978 (age 44)
Banbridge, County Down
Northern Ireland
Playing position Midfielder/Defender
Youth career
199x–199x Portadown College [1]
Senior career
YearsTeam
199x–2005 Portadown
2005–201x Pegasus
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2007Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 139

Jill Orbinson (born 13 September 1978) is a former Ireland women's field hockey international. Between 1998 and 2007 she made 139 senior appearances for Ireland. She represented Ireland at the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup. She also played senior club field hockey for Pegasus in the Women's Irish Hockey League.

Contents

Domestic teams

Portadown

Orbinson was a Portadown player when she made her senior Ireland debut. [2] [3]

Pegasus

In 2006–07 Orbison was a member of the Pegasus team that won an Irish Senior Cup and All Ireland Club Championship double. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] In 2007–08 she was also a member of the Pegasus team that won both the Ulster Shield and the Irish Senior Cup. In the Shield final she scored the second goal in a 3–0 win against Ballymoney. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Ireland international

Orbinson made her senior debut for Ireland against Scotland in 1998. [6] In July 2002 she made her 50th senior appearance for Ireland against Poland in a qualifier for the 2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship. She marked the occasion by scoring two goals in a 4–0 win. [14] Between 1998 and 2007 she made 139 senior appearances for Ireland. [4] [5] [6]

TournamentsPlace
2000 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier [15] 8th
2001 Women's Intercontinental Cup [16] 5th
2002 Women's Hockey World Cup [2] [17] 15th
2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship [3] [18] 6th
2004 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier [19] 8th
2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship [20] [21] [22] 5th
2006 Women's Intercontinental Cup [23] 8th
2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship [24] [25] [26] 6th

Employment

Orbinson has worked as a physiotherapist. [4] [5]

Honours

Pegasus

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