Person: Rachel Kohler

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Cork C of I face ‘tough’ Cup test in Ballymoney

THE quarter-finals of the ESB Irish Senior Women’s Cup this weekend sees all the top sides in the country in action, but both Cork Church of Ireland and Cork Harlequins facing extremely difficult away games.

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Oakley confident C of I will claim last eight slot

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Quins’ legend Kohler aiming to add Junior Cup to career’s achievements

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Harlequins gunning to avenge cup defeatby Pembroke, warns confident Dillon

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Quins’ Goode to face former team-mates

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Harlequins derailed by late Railway goal

Harlequins hoping experience will see them through

CORK HARLEQUINS will take encouragement from their more impressive recent record in the Irish Senior Cup when they face Pegasus in the women’s hockey semi-final at the Queens University ground in Belfast tomorrow (1pm).

Fri, 05 Mar, 2004

Kuper drops Ryan and Orr from Olympic qualifiers squad

ORLA RYAN and Pamela Orr were yesterday dropped by Irish ladies hockey coach Riet Kuper, as she announced her squad for the forthcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand from March 19 to 28.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2004

Hockey: Harlequins win but make hard work of it

Cork Harlequins 2 Knock 0

Mon, 19 Jan, 2004

Quins coach not taking Knock for granted

DESPITE the fact that Cork Harlequins have beaten today’s Irish Senior Women’s Cup opponents Knock in the competition for the past two years, coach Ivan Bateman is taking nothing for granted in the third round encounter at Harlequin Park (hit off 1.30pm).

Sat, 17 Jan, 2004

’Quins essential to the game'

IT MAY be the world’s second most played team sport It may even be the oldest known ball-and-stick game, but hockey continues to languish outside the mainstream sports in this country.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2003

Kuper names 20-strong squad

IRISH ladies hockey coach Riet Kuper has named a squad of 20 to travel to America next month as preparations intensify ahead of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Auckland from March 19-28.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2003

Ireland captain Kohler retires from international arena

RACHEL KOHLER, Ireland’s most capped hockey player and the captain of the side which claimed sixth place at the recent European championships in Barcelona, has announced her retirement from the international side.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2003

Kohler leads by example

RACHEL KOHLER has given her all for Ireland on the 160-odd occasions she has represented her country, but it is doubtful if the Irish captain ever gave more than she did on Saturday when Ireland drew 1-1 with the Ukraine to secure a third place finish in their pool and qualify for the crossover series of these championships.

Mon, 08 Sep, 2003

Classy Germans leave Ireland playing for pride

Ireland 0, Germany 4

Sat, 06 Sep, 2003

Ireland sitting pretty after Italy win

Ireland2 Italy1

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003

Irish can beat Pool A rivals, says Clarke

IRELAND’S men’s hockey coach John Clarke watched France beat Russia on Monday and despite his own side’s 6-4 loss to Spain, he is quietly confident of being able to beat both Pool A rivals, with the Russians being first up on the agenda at Montjuich this afternoon.

Wed, 03 Sep, 2003

Rebuilt Ireland in better shape for Barcelona

RIET KUPER remembers only too vividly Ireland ladies’ first training camp in the build up to this week’s European Championships in Barcelona.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2003

Quins relinquish club title as Annadale prove too strong

CORK HARLEQUINS’ reign as All- Ireland club champions came to an end at Lough Moss Leisure Centre on Saturday, when they were beaten 4-2 by Ulster Senior League winners Annadale (6-3 on aggregate).

Mon, 28 Apr, 2003

Munster bridge gap to claim ladies’ crown

MUNSTER bridged an eight years gap when winning the ladies senior hockey interprovincial title at Harlequin Park, Cork - drawing with Leinster and taking the honours in fine style against Ulster and Connacht.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2003

Munster ladies all out to end eight-year wait for interprovincial title

MUNSTER ladies will be attempting to end an eight-year wait when the senior hockey inter-provincial tournament is staged at Harlequin Park, Cork, this weekend.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2003

From Down Under, Irish women’s hockey can only look up

IT MIGHT seem a little Irish to suggest that a complete whitewash in hockey’s women’s World Cup in Perth represents a point from which women’s hockey in this country can build. But that is exactly how everyone involved in the sport, from the players to the administrators, are now looking at the experience.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2002