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Full name | Kyle Good | |||||||||||||
Born | Shankill, Dublin Ireland | 10 December 1991|||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward/Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2003–2010 | Wesley College | |||||||||||||
Senior career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||
20xx–2010 | Three Rock Rovers | |||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Monkstown | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | → DIT | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | KHC Dragons | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Monkstown | |||||||||||||
2018– | Spencer HC | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
2008– | Ireland | 74 | (17) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Kyle Good (born 10 December 1991) is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level he has won Men's Irish Hockey League titles, the Irish Senior Cup and the EuroHockey Club Trophy with Monkstown. He also played for three clubs – Three Rock Rovers, KHC Dragons and Monkstown – in the Euro Hockey League.
Good received his early education at Rathmichael Parish National School. [1] [2] Between 2003 and 2010 he attended Wesley College where, in addition to field hockey, he also played rugby union and cricket and participated in track and field athletics. Between 2011 and 2014 he attended the Dublin Institute of Technology where he gained a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources and Personnel Administration. [3] [4]
In the 2007 Leinster Schoolboys' Senior Cup final, Good scored the opening goal as Wesley College defeated St. Andrew's College 3–2 after extra-time. [5] Good was also a member of the Wesley College team that won the 2009 cup final. [6] In 2008 Good played for Wesley College in the All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship final, losing 2–1 to a St. Andrew's College team featuring Stuart Loughrey. [7] Good captained Wesley College when they won the 2009 championship, defeating Wallace High School, Lisburn 3–2 in the final. [8] [9] [10]
While still a student at Wesley College, Good also played for Three Rock Rovers. Together with Michael Darling he was a member of the Rovers team that won the 2008 All-Ireland Club Championship and played in the 2008–09 Euro Hockey League. [8] [11] [12] In 2009, while playing for Three Rock Rovers, Good was named the ESB Under-18 Player of the Year. He was presented with the award by Stephen Martin. [13] [14]
In 2010 Good began playing for Monkstown. He subsequently helped Monkstown win the Men's Irish Hockey League title in both 2012–13 and 2013–14. [8] [15] [16] [17] Together with Graham Shaw and Peter Caruth, Good was also a member of the Monkstown team that won the 2014 EuroHockey Club Trophy. [18] [19] He also played for Monkstown in the 2015–16 Euro Hockey League. [20] [21] Good was a member of the Monkstown team that won the 2015–16 Irish Senior Cup. [22] [23] [24] In 2017 he played for Monkstown in the EY Champions Trophy final, losing to his former team Three Rock Rovers. [25] During 2017–18 Good took a break from playing field hockey. [26] [27]
While playing for Monkstown, Goode also represented Dublin Institute of Technology at intervarsity level. In 2012 he was a member of the first DIT team to play in the Mauritius Cup. [28] In the 2013 Mauritius Cup final Good was a member of the DIT team that lost 3–2 to UCD. [29]
During the 2014–15 season Good played for KHC Dragons in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. [3] He teammates at Dragons included fellow Ireland international, Shane O'Donoghue. [11] He helped Dragons win the league title [8] and played for them in the 2014–15 Euro Hockey League. [30]
Since October 2017 Good has worked for DocuSign. In November 2018 his employment saw him move to London. [3] During the 2018–19 season he played for Spencer Hockey Club in the South League. [31] [32]
Good made his senior debut for Ireland in June 2011 in a 7–1 Celtic Cup win against France. [8] [33] [34] He had previously played for Ireland at under-18 level. [35] Good was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. [8] [36] He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [37] [38] [39]
Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Rathfarnham, Ireland. The club was founded in 1893. It was originally based in Foxrock and was named after Three Rock Mountain. The club's senior men's team plays in the Men's Irish Hockey League and the Men's Irish Senior Cup. The reserve team play in the Men's Irish Junior Cup. Three Rock Rovers have also represented Ireland in European competitions, including the Euro Hockey League. Three Rock Rovers also enters various men's and women's teams in junior, senior and veterans leagues and cup competitions affiliated to the Leinster Hockey Association.
Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in the Sandymount/Ballsbridge area of Dublin 4, Ireland. The club was founded in 1922 and named for the area of Pembroke, Dublin. The club's senior men's team plays in the Men's Irish Hockey League and the Men's Irish Senior Cup. The club's senior women's team plays in the Women's Irish Hockey League and the Women's Irish Senior Cup. Reserve teams play in the Irish Junior Cup and the Women's Irish Junior Cup. Pembroke has also represented Ireland in European competitions. They won the 2009 EuroHockey Club Trophy.
Monkstown Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at Rathdown School in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The club was founded in 1894 and was originally based in Monkstown, County Dublin. The club's senior men's team plays in the Men's Irish Hockey League and the Men's Irish Senior Cup. The club's senior women's team plays in the Women's Irish Hockey League and the Women's Irish Senior Cup. Reserve teams play in the Men's Irish Junior Cup and the Women's Irish Junior Cup. Monkstown have also represented Ireland in European competitions, winning the 2013–14 EuroHockey Club Trophy.
The Men's Irish Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by Hockey Ireland that features men's teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The league was first played for during the 2008–09 season. It replaced the All-Ireland Club Championships as the top level men's field hockey competition in Ireland. Since 2015–16 the league has been sponsored by Ernst & Young and, as a result, it is also known as the EY Hockey League.
The Women's Irish Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by Hockey Ireland that features women's teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The league was first played for during the 2008–09 season. It replaced the All-Ireland Club Championships as the top level women's field hockey competition in Ireland. Since 2015–16 the league has been sponsored by Ernst & Young and, as a result, it is also known as the EY Hockey League. The league has previously been sponsored by the ESB Group and Electric Ireland.
UCD Ladies' Hockey Club is a women's field hockey club in Dublin, Ireland, operating within University College Dublin. In addition to playing in Colours matches with Dublin University and competing in intervarsity tournaments, the club also enter teams in the Women's Irish Hockey League, the Irish Senior Cup and the Irish Junior Cup. During the 2010s UCD has emerged as one Ireland's strongest teams in women's field hockey, winning three Irish Hockey League titles and four Irish Senior Cups. UCD has also represented Ireland in the 2015 and 2018 EuroHockey Club Champions Cups.
Michael Watt is a former Ireland men's field hockey international. Between 2006 and 2016 Watt made 201 appearances and scored 54 goals for Ireland. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level, Watt has won the Irish Senior Cup with Instonians, the Scottish Hockey Cup with Grange and the Men's Irish Hockey League with Lisnagarvey. He also played and scored for both Grange and Surbiton in the Euro Hockey League.
Eugene Magee Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At club level he has won Men's Irish Hockey League, Irish Senior Cup and Kirk Cup titles with Banbridge. He has also scored for three clubs – HGC, KHC Dragons and Banbridge – in the Euro Hockey League.
Peter Caruth is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level he has won Men's Irish Hockey League titles and the EuroHockey Club Trophy with Monkstown and the Kirk Cup with Annadale.
Michael Darling, also referred to as Mitch Darling, is a former Ireland men's field hockey international and Rio 2016 Olympian. Between 2006 and 2018 Darling made 183 appearances and scored 51 goals for Ireland. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At club level, Darling has won the Irish Senior Cup with Three Rock Rovers. He also played for Rovers in the Euro Hockey League.
Paul Gleghorne is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At club level, he has won the Men's Irish Hockey League with Lisnagarvey. Gleghorne comes from a family of field hockey internationals. His older brother, Mark, has played for Ireland, England and Great Britain. Two of his aunts, Margaret Gleghorne and Jackie McWilliams, were also Ireland and Great Britain women's internationals.
Sean Murray is an Irish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Hockey League club Gantoise and the Irish national team.
Anna O'Flanagan is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. O'Flanagan has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey League titles with UCD.
Kathryn "Katie" Mullan is an Ireland women's field hockey international player from Coleraine, Northern Ireland. She was captain of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Mullan has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey League titles with UCD. Mullan has also played camogie for CLG Eoghan Rua and helped them win the 2010 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Camogie championship.
Gillian Pinder is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Pinder has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey League titles with UCD.
Chloe Watkins is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Watkins made her 200th senior international appearance for Ireland in the World Cup final. In addition to playing for UCD and Hermes-Monkstown in the Women's Irish Hockey League, Watkins has also played for Club de Campo in Spain and for HC Bloemendaal in the Netherlands. She has won league titles while playing in Ireland and Spain. She has also won senior cup competitions while playing in Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands.
Nicola Evans, also referred to as Nikki Evans, is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Evans has also won Women's Irish Hockey League titles with Railway Union, UCD and Hermes-Monkstown. In the 2013–14 Evans was a member the UCD team that completed a national double, winning both the league and the Irish Senior Cup.
Graham Shaw is a former Ireland men's field hockey international and the current coach of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. Between 2002 and 2009 he made 151 appearances for Ireland and also represented them at the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. As a coach he guided the Ireland women to the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final, winning the silver medal. As a player Shaw won Irish Senior Cup and EuroHockey Club Trophy titles with both Glenanne and Monkstown. On 9 May 2010 Shaw featured in two Irish Senior Cup finals on the same day, coaching Loreto to victory in the women's final before going onto play for Glenanne in the men's final. As a player coach, he also guided Monkstown to three successive Irish Hockey League titles in 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15.
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