The replay date for these fixtures will be announced early next week but can advise they will not take place on weekend of January 16 due to Irish Senior Cup.
The Leinster men's branch have followed suit and are asking clubs to look into potential refixture dates but added that they "may have to consider extending the season" in light of the weather prognosis for the next ten days.
It follows the decision of the Leinster ladies branch and the Munster branch to cancel all hockey this weekend.
* Photo of Corinthian's Whitechurch Park grounds courtesy of Iain White
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Can someone in The Leinster Branch Mens Section please stand up and take some responsibility? Its 4 pm on Thursday afternoon and its about -5 degrees outside - all schools closed, road conditions horrendous and all other branches have called off fixtures this weekend, giving everyone an early opportunity to make other plans. The forecast for the next couple of days is for the situation to get worse, particularly on Sunday - what are the mens section waiting for? Umpires are not too sure whats going on, senior clubs are frantically organising gyms for indoor sessions and match secretarys are waiting on tender hooks! I know postponements are a nightmare to fit in later in the season due to an already congested calender, but really, hockey is supposed to be a fun game played on pristine astro surfaces - its not going to happen this weekend! Leinster Branch Mens Section - do the common sense thing - ASAP. From frustrated match secretary PS - 4 week winter break?, or is that too much common sense aswell?
Hope they will extend the season.
MI League due to finish on 20th March !!! Loads of time to extend it out if required.
can we keep the fixtures but have a snow fight 4 the 3 points - there's be no draws!!! team with the last man standing wins!!! simple as!!
does this mean that this week's round of matches in the Shower's League is cancelled as well?
indoors for a month
January 7, 2010 5:33 PM - Awesome idea mate, just snowball fights instead of hockey, it'd be the only time you'd see Navan hammer Pembroke firsts and we could probably put out our thirds for that, they're the meanest bunch we've got, gas!
Nice picture...
It would be great to get pictures of all the grounds under snow so they could be used for future posts when this thing happens.
The matches will be off, so make plans.. i know i have... FREE Weekend !!!!
Good decision all round. Safety and common sense first. Fair play to the branch for making the call. I know its a nightmare to have to re-organise all these fixtures. Hopefully the clubs will do as much as they can themselves to aleviate the fixtures nightmare
rovers 2pm on sunday snowball fight- game on? and 6:03 plns are currently underway to extend this league also, future arrangements will be posted asap
why has the ladies IJC refix been put on the same day as indoor?????? it's not only DIV 1 players involved in indoor
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