Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club

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Union Hockey Ireland
Full nameThree Rock Rovers Hockey Club
Founded 1893
GroundGrange Road
Rathfarnham
South Dublin
Ireland
Website threerockrovershc.com
League Men's Irish Hockey League
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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.

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History

Three Rock Rovers were founded in 1893 by a group of former Dublin University Hockey Club players. [1] Together with Dublin University and Monkstown, Three Rock Rovers were among the pioneering field hockey clubs in Ireland. [2] [3] In 2008–09 Three Rock Rovers were founder members of the Men's Irish Hockey League. [4]

EY Champions Trophy

YearWinnersScoreRunners Up
2017Three Rock Rovers [5] [6] 2–1 Monkstown
2018Three Rock Rovers [7] 2–1 Glenanne
2019Three Rock Rovers [8] [9] 2–0 Lisnagarvey

Source: [10]

Irish Senior Cup

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1897–98Three Rock Rovers [11] 4–0 Dublin University
1908Three Rock Rovers6–0 North Down
1912 Queen's University 4–2Three Rock Rovers
1939Three Rock Rovers [12] 1–0Limerick PYMA
1953Three Rock Rovers3–1Lansdowne
1959Three Rock Rovers [13] 1–0 Lisnagarvey
1960 Lisnagarvey [14] [15] 4–3Three Rock Rovers
1962Three Rock Rovers [16] [17] [18] 0–0 [note 1] Lisnagarvey
1963Three Rock Rovers [19] 1–0Lansdowne
1964Three Rock Rovers [20] 3–1 Cork Church of Ireland
1974Three Rock Rovers [21] 2–1 Cork Church of Ireland
1977Belfast YMCA [22] 1–0Three Rock Rovers
1986 Banbridge 4–3Three Rock Rovers
1998 Instonians 3–2Three Rock Rovers
1999 Cork Church of Ireland 4–3Three Rock Rovers
2014Three Rock Rovers [23] [24] 2–2 [note 2] Pembroke Wanderers
2018Three Rock Rovers [25] [26] [27] 5–2 Pembroke Wanderers
2019Three Rock Rovers [28] [29] 1–0 Lisnagarvey
Notes
  1. ↑ Trophy shared after two replays. First game finished 2–2; Second game finished 1–1.
  2. ↑ After extra time. Three Rock Rovers won on penalties.

Irish Junior Cup

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1898Three Rock Rovers II
1910Three Rock Rovers II
1912Three Rock Rovers II
1920Three Rock Rovers II
1964 Cliftonville II [30] 3–2Three Rock Rovers II
1977 Lisnagarvey II [31] 3–1Three Rock Rovers II
1979Three Rock Rovers II [32] 3–2 Cork Harlequins II
1983 Cookstown II [33] 3–1Three Rock Rovers III
1998Three Rock Rovers II4–0 Annadale II
2000 Annadale II 3–0Three Rock Rovers II
2015 Monkstown II 6–2Three Rock Rovers II
2017 Cork Church of Ireland II 3–1Three Rock Rovers II
2019Three Rock Rovers II [34] 4–1 Instonians

Europe

Three Rock Rovers have also represented Ireland in European competitions. In addition to playing in the Euro Hockey League, Three Rock Rovers have also played in European indoor hockey competitions. [35] Three Rock Rovers hosted the 2015 EuroHockey Club Trophy. [36] [37]

SeasonRound
2008–09 Euro Hockey League [38] Round of 16
2015 EuroHockey Club Trophy [36] [37] 4th
2018 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge II [39] [40] 1st
2017–18 Euro Hockey League [41] [42] Round of 16
2019 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I [43] [44] 2nd
2018–19 Euro Hockey League [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] Round of 16
2019–20 Euro Hockey League Qualified

Women's field hockey

Irish Junior Cup
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
2001EnniscorthyThree Rock Rovers II
2003 Pegasus II 3–0Three Rock Rovers II

Home grounds

Three Rock Rovers were originally based in Foxrock, near the Stillorgan station on the Harcourt Street railway line. The club's original grounds were donated to Three Rock Rovers by Sir John Power of Power's Distillers. In 1930, Three Rock Rovers moved to Londonbridge Road, the headquarters of the Irish Hockey Union in Ringsend. In 1981 the club moved to its current grounds at Grange Road in Rathfarnham, South Dublin. [1] [50]

Notable players

Men

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When Ireland won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the squad included five Three Rock Rovers players – Henry Brown, Walter Campbell, Richard Gregg, Henry Murphy and Charles Power. [51]

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Others

Gordon Lambert: member of Seanad Éireann [52]

Source: [51] [53]

Women

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When the Ireland women's national field hockey team won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup, the squad included former Three Rock Rovers player Deirdre Duke.

Honours

Men

Women

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