Railway Union Hockey Club

Third XI

Written by Fiachra Tierney

Men's 3rd XI Fixtures

Date	Opposition	Venue	Competition	Result	Scorers

13/09/2008	Pembroke W	Park Ave	League	4 - 2	J Spillane 2, T Spillane, K Kiinch
20/09/2008	Avoca	Newpark	League	2 - 0
27/09/2008	Glenanne	St Marks	League	1 - 1	P Matthews
04/10/2008	T.R.R.	Park Ave	League	1 - 4	P Matthews
18/10/2008	Mullingar	Mullingar	League	3 - 0
01/11/2008	Corinthian	Park Ave	League
08/11/2008	YMCA	Claremont Rd	League
15/11/2008	Clontarf	Park Ave	League
22/11/2008	Portrane	Park Ave	League
29/11/2008	Weston	Park Ave	League
06/12/2008	Kilkenny	Kilkenny	League
13/12/2008	Monkstown	Park Ave	League
10/01/2009	Pembroke W	Serpentine Ave	League
17/01/2009	Avoca	Park Ave	League
24/01/2009	Glenanne	Park Ave	League
25/01/2009	Corinthian 2	Park Ave	RC Rd 2
31/01/2009	T.R.R.	Marley	League
14/02/2009	Mullingar	Park Ave	League
21/02/2009	Corinthian	Whitechurch	League
07/03/2009	YMCA	Park Ave	League
14/03/2009	Clontarf	Mt Temple	League
21/03/2009	Portrane	Portrane	League
28/03/2009	Weston	Weston	League
04/04/2009	Kilkenny	Park Ave	League
11/04/2009			Easter
18/04/2009	Monkstown	Rathdown	League

Written by Administrator
Overview of 2004 / 05 Season After relegation previous year the 3rds rolled the sleeves up and bounced back to Div 4 with a change at the helm with Uli Brell as captain and Brian Tubbert as Coach they led the league from start to finish. Given the playing resources at their disposal they will be dissappointed that they did not wrap the title up with a bit to spare and instead had to travel to Rovers in the last day of the year to win the title. The Stew O'Higgins route one short corner strike proved unstoppable all year and when under the cosh defensively ex UCD stalwart Ronan Hickey showed why he was a close contender for player of the year. That accolade went to Stephen Dwyer who was consistent throughout and will be a key player when they step up a division next year.
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