Laverne plays for Ulster Hockey's Over 55's

Congratulations go to Laverne Inns who is the first playing member of the club to turn out for a ladies Ulster Hockey Masters team.

Laverne had a great weekend in Cork on 14th and 15th May 2022 with the Over 55's. Although losing both matches narrowly to a strong Leinster side, she is already looking forward to the next outing with the Masters team.

Maggie Hunter, the Over 55s Captain said:

“At our age when you tell friends you are off to Cork to play in a hockey tournament you get a number of reactions

• you must be mad !
• you must be really fit!
• you must love the game!

The over 55 team that have just returned from Cork are all of the above.

This is the first year Ulster have entered an Over55s team. Some of the team had played o50s in the past, some play for club and this was their first interpros and some hadn’t played for a few years. Players from across the province Rainey to Newry and Bangor to Lisnagarvey.

In Cork we played two games v Leinster o55s and had a 1-0 and a 2-0 defeat. Over the two days. The team played well and have improved a lot over the time we have been together. Lots more to come next year!
Many thanks to our coach DD McMullan, to Gill Jackson manager and to Julie Wilson for organising training pitches and kit.
We had a ball.”

(Extract courtesy of Ulster Hockey)

Ulster fielded five teams in the tournament in Cork - Over 35s, 40s, 45s, 50s and 55s. Read how all the teams got on.