Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club
# Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club

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.

## History

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

### EY Champions Trophy

| Year | Winners | Score | Runners Up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Three Rock Rovers | 2–1 | Monkstown |
| 2018 | Three Rock Rovers | 2–1 | Glenanne |
| 2019 | Three Rock Rovers | 2–0 | Lisnagarvey |

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### Irish Senior Cup

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1897–98 | Three Rock Rovers | 4–0 | Dublin University |
| 1908 | Three Rock Rovers | 6–0 | North Down |
| 1912 | Queen's University | 4–2 | Three Rock Rovers |
| 1939 | Three Rock Rovers | 1–0 | Limerick PYMA |
| 1953 | Three Rock Rovers | 3–1 | Lansdowne |
| 1959 | Three Rock Rovers | 1–0 | Lisnagarvey |
| 1960 | Lisnagarvey | 4–3 | Three Rock Rovers |
| 1962 | Three Rock Rovers | 0–0 | Lisnagarvey |
| 1963 | Three Rock Rovers | 1–0 | Lansdowne |
| 1964 | Three Rock Rovers | 3–1 | Cork Church of Ireland |
| 1974 | Three Rock Rovers | 2–1 | Cork Church of Ireland |
| 1977 | Belfast YMCA | 1–0 | Three Rock Rovers |
| 1986 | Banbridge | 4–3 | Three Rock Rovers |
| 1998 | Instonians | 3–2 | Three Rock Rovers |
| 1999 | Cork Church of Ireland | 4–3 | Three Rock Rovers |
| 2014 | Three Rock Rovers | 2–2 | Pembroke Wanderers |
| 2018 | Three Rock Rovers | 5–2 | Pembroke Wanderers |
| 2019 | Three Rock Rovers | 1–0 | Lisnagarvey |

**Notes**

* ↑ Trophy shared after two replays. First game finished 2–2; Second game finished 1–1.
* ↑ After extra time. Three Rock Rovers won on penalties.

### Irish Junior Cup

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | Three Rock Rovers II | | |
| 1910 | Three Rock Rovers II | | |
| 1912 | Three Rock Rovers II | | |
| 1920 | Three Rock Rovers II | | |
| 1964 | Cliftonville II | 3–2 | Three Rock Rovers II |
| 1977 | Lisnagarvey II | 3–1 | Three Rock Rovers II |
| 1979 | Three Rock Rovers II | 3–2 | Cork Harlequins II |
| 1983 | Cookstown II | 3–1 | Three Rock Rovers III |
| 1998 | Three Rock Rovers II | 4–0 | Annadale II |
| 2000 | Annadale II | 3–0 | Three Rock Rovers II |
| 2015 | Monkstown II | 6–2 | Three Rock Rovers II |
| 2017 | Cork Church of Ireland II | 3–1 | Three Rock Rovers II |
| 2019 | Three Rock Rovers II | 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. Three Rock Rovers hosted the 2015 EuroHockey Club Trophy.

| Season | Round |
| - | - |
| 2008–09 Euro Hockey League | Round of 16 |
| 2015 EuroHockey Club Trophy | 4th |
| 2018 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge II | 1st |
| 2017–18 Euro Hockey League | Round of 16 |
| 2019 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I | 2nd |
| 2018–19 Euro Hockey League | Round of 16 |
| 2019–20 Euro Hockey League | Qualified |

## Women's field hockey

### Irish Junior Cup

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | Enniscorthy | | Three Rock Rovers II |
| 2003 | Pegasus II | 3–0 | Three 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.

## Notable players

### Men

**Ireland internationals**

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.

| Jonny Bruton Henry Brown Walter Campbell Jamie Carr Michael Darling Kyle Good | Richard Gregg Bill Haughton David Judge Luke Madeley Michael Maguire George McVeagh | Henry Murphy Marshall Porter Charles Power Ben Walker Daragh Walsh Stephen West |
| - | - | - |

**Great Britain international**

* David Judge: 1964

**South Africa internationals**

* Jody Hosking
* Richard Pautz

**Others**

Gordon Lambert: member of Seanad Éireann

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### Women

**Ireland internationals**

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.

* Deirdre Duke

## Honours

### Men

* Men's Irish Hockey League
   * Runners Up: 2017–18, 2018–19: 2
* EY Champions Trophy
   * Winners: 2017, 2018, 2019: 3
* Irish Senior Cup
   * Winners: 1897–98, 1907–08, 1938–39, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1973–74, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19: 12
   * Runners Up: 1912, 1960, 1977, 1986, 1998, 1999: 6
* Irish Junior Cup
   * Winners: 1897–98, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1919–20, 1978–79, 1997–98, 2018–19: 7
   * Runners Up: 1964, 1977, 1983, 2000, 2015, 2017: 6
* EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge II
   * Winners: 2018: 1
* EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I
   * Runners Up: 2019: 1
* All-Ireland Club Championship
   * Winners: 2008: 1

### Women

* Irish Junior Cup
   * Runners Up: 2001, 2003: 2
