Connacht U16, 18 and 23 Hockey teams named for Interpros on Sunday.

Connacht Hockey U16 Coach Gary Ruddock, U18 Coach Deirdre McDermott and U23 Coach Jen Hyde have named their teams for the up-and-coming Interpro matches on Sunday.

The U23’s girls face Leinster in the final of the interprovincial tournament at Three Rock Rovers. This is the first time Connacht has made it to the final in this age category and coach Jen Hyde is confident her team can come away with a victory. The squad have really come together in recent weeks having beaten Munster to get to the final. “They’re believing in themselves again and representing Connacht with renewed pride. As a coach watching the girls support one another and play for each other has been my greatest success. Whatever happens in the final I couldn’t have asked for a better squad to work with.”

Both the U16s and U18s games will take place in Wilson’s Hospital School Mullingar at 1PM and 3PM respectively.

U18s coach Deirdre McDermott said “we are looking forward to our fourth match of the under 18s interprovincial series versus Leinster South on 16th of January in Mullingar. We are hoping to take our learnings from our opening three matches and put in a good team performance on Sunday. A result on Sunday would give a chance of a top three finish.”

U16s coach Gary Ruddock is really happy with how his young and inexperienced team have progressed through the tournament so far. He’s hopeful that the girls can continue to develop and come together in this final game.