Women's Hockey: The leading clubs in the Leinster first division began the new season much as they finished the last, with defending champions Hermes and runners-up Loreto opening with comfortable victories on Saturday.
An Aoife Mitchell hat-trick, along with two Jenny Burke goals, helped Hermes to a 7-0 defeat of Clontarf, while Loreto beat Three Rock 6-2, having led 4-0 at half-time. Sarah Scott and Jessica Lynch scored two apiece.
Railway Union, third last season, beat Corinthian 2-1 while Old Alexandra and Pembroke Wanderers drew 0-0.
LEINSTER LEAGUE - Division One: Corinthian 1 (C Johnson), Railway Union 2 (E Lucy, K Dillon); Three Rock 2 (S Kelly, A Carson), Loreto 6 (S Scott 2, J Lynch 2, K Grehan, N Keegan); Hermes 7 (A Mitchell 3, J Burke 2 (one pen), C Devine, C Lawson), Clontarf 0; Old Alexandra 0 Pembroke Wanderers 0.
MUNSTER LEAGUE - Division One: Ashton 2 (J Casey, C McCarthy), Catholic Institute 2 (A McNamara, R Pratt); Bandon 4 (L Peters 2, E Peters, O Roycroft), Belvedere 1 (Y O'Keeffe).
