Hockey originated 4,000 years ago in Egypt, but Ireland has the two oldest hockey tournaments, the Irish Senior Cup (ISC) and the Irish Junior Cup (IJC). These two tournaments are played between teams all over Ireland, every year since over 100 years ago.
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2004
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Instonians
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2005
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Lisnagarvey
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2006
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Cork Harlequins
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2007
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Glenanne
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2008
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Pembroke Wanderers
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2009
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Pembroke Wanderers
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2010
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Glenanne
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2011
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Cookstown
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2012
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Cork Harlequins
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2013
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Monkstown
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2014
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Three Rock Rovers
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The Irish Junior Cup is the second oldest hockey tournament and it began in 1895, just one year after the Irish Senior Cup. This trophy is between all of the Senior 2nd teams in Ireland. This is yet another competition that I have had the pleasure of playing in. These are the clubs that have won the competition for the last 4 years.
2011 Monkstown 2s
2012 Lisnagarvey 2s
2013 Corinthians 2s
2014 Monkstown 2s
So there's just a small post on the two oldest hockey tournaments still running year after year at the moment. The next post on the Best Hockey Blog will be about the field hockey world rankings.