Chloe Watkins Explained

Chloe Watkins
Birth Date:7 March 1992 [1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2004–2010
Youthclubs1:St. Andrew's College
Years1:200x–2010
Clubs1:Hermes
Years2:2010–2015
Clubs2:UCD Ladies
Years3:2013–2014
Years4:2015–2017
Years5:2017–2018
Clubs5:HC Bloemendaal
Years6:2018–
Clubs6:Monkstown
Nationalyears1:2010–
Nationalteam1:Ireland
Nationalcaps1:200

Chloe Watkins (born 7 March 1992) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Watkins made her 200th senior international appearance for Ireland in the World Cup final. In addition to playing for UCD and Hermes-Monkstown in the Women's Irish Hockey League, Watkins has also played for Club de Campo in Spain and for HC Bloemendaal in the Netherlands. She has won league titles while playing in Ireland and Spain. She has also won senior cup competitions while playing in Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands.

Early years, family and education

Watkins is from Killiney in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.[2] She is the daughter of Gordon and Pascal Watkins, nee Comer. Her mother is originally from Castlerea. The Watkins family have strong associations with Monkstown Hockey Club, serving in various capacities as players, coaches and officials. Her father Gordon and brother Gareth were also Ireland men's field hockey internationals.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Her sister, Courtney, has played for Hermes-Monkstown in the Women's Irish Hockey League and the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup .[8] [9] Watkins was educated at St. Andrew's College[10] and University College Dublin. In 2015 she graduated from UCD with a Bachelor of Commerce.[3] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Domestic teams

St. Andrew's College

Watkins played field hockey for St. Andrew's College in a team that also included her older sister, Courtney and Gillian Pinder. She played in four Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup finals, regularly playing against teams that included future Ireland team mates. In the 2006 final St. Andrew's defeated a Loreto, Beaufort team that included Hannah Matthews. 13-year-old Chloe Watkins scored St Andrew's second goal, with an assist from Courtney Watkins, in a 2–0 win.[15] [16] In the 2007 final, the Watkins sisters and Gillian Pinder lost 5–0 to an Alexandra College team that featured Nicola Evans.[17] In the 2009 final St. Andrew's again faced Loreto, Beaufort and Hannah Matthews. This time St. Andrew's won 2–0 after extra time. Courtney Watkins co-captained the team and scored the second goal.[18] [19] [20] In the 2010 final Chloe Watkins captained St. Andrew's as they defeated an Alexandra College team that featured Deirdre Duke and Emily Beatty. Gillian Pinder scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win.[21] In 2010 Chloe Watkins and Gillian Pinder were also members of the St. Andrew's College team that won the Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championship, defeating Coláiste Iognáid, Galway 3–1 in the final.[3] [4] [22] On 10 September 2018, after their success at the Women's Hockey World Cup, Watkins and Pinder returned to St. Andrew's to share their experience with the current students at St. Andrew's.[23]

Hermes

In 2008, while still a 16-year-old schoolgirl at St. Andrew's College, Watkins, together with fellow schoolgirls, Anna O'Flanagan and Nicola Evans, was a member of the Hermes team that won the All-Ireland Ladies' Club Championships.[3] [4] [24] In 2008–09 Watkins was a member of the Hermes team that finished as runners up in the inaugural Women's Irish Hockey League season. Other members of the team that included Anna O'Flanagan, Nicola Evans and Gillian Pinder.[25] Deirdre Duke was also a team mate when Watkins played for Hermes.[26]

UCD

Watkins began playing for UCD in 2010–11.[27] [28] She subsequently played for UCD in two successive Irish Senior Cup finals. In 2012, along with Dora Gorman, Anna O'Flanagan and Deirdre Duke, she was a member of the UCD team that defeated Loreto 3–2.[29] [30] [31] UCD where finalists again in 2013 but this time Watkins finished on the losing side as they lost 3–2 to Railway Union.[32] Watkins also helped UCD win the Chilean Cup.[33] She also played for UCD in the 2015 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, scoring in a 3–2 win against Canterbury Ladies.[34] [35]

Club de Campo

During the 2013–14 season, while on Erasmus, Watkins played for Club de Campo in the División de Honor Femenina de Hockey Hierba. Watkins scored on her league debut for the club and subsequently helped the club win a league and Copa de la Reina double.[3] [36] [37]

Hermes-Monkstown

In 2015–16, together with Anna O'Flanagan and Nicola Evans, Watkins was a member of the Hermes team that won the Women's Irish Hockey League title and the EY Champions Trophy.[3] [38] [39] In 2016 Hermes merged with Monkstown and the ladies team subsequently played as Hermes-Monkstown.[40] [41] Watkins subsequently played for Hermes-Monkstown in the 2017 EY Champions Trophy final and in the 2017 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. On both occasions her team mates included her sister, Courtney.[8] [9]

HC Bloemendaal

Watkins, together with Anna O'Flanagan, spent the 2017–18 season playing for HC Bloemendaal in the Hoofdklasse in the Netherlands. They were coached by Teun de Nooijer and they helped Bloemendaal win the Gold Cup.[3] [42] [43] [44]

Monkstown

The 2018–19 season saw Watkins play for Monkstown in the new Division 2 of the Women's Irish Hockey League.[45] [46]

Ireland international

Watkins made her senior debut for Ireland, aged 18, in July 2010 against Scotland, just a couple of months after completing her Leaving Cert.[3] [4] [10] In March 2015 Watkins was a member of the Ireland team that won a 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament hosted in Dublin, defeating Canada in the final after a penalty shoot-out.[47] [48] She was also a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II, defeating the Czech Republic 5–0 in the final.[49] In January 2017 she was also a member of the Ireland team that won a 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia 3–0 in the final.[50]

Watkins represented Ireland at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup and was a prominent member of the team that won the silver medal.[51] [52] [53] [54] [55] She featured in all of Ireland's games throughout the tournament, including the pool games against the United States,[56] India,[57] and England,[58] the quarter-final against India,[59] the semi-final against Spain[60] and the final against the Netherlands.[61] During the tournament Watkins scored twice in penalty shoot-outs. In the quarter-final against India she scored the winning penalty to send Ireland through to the semi-final. She also scored in the shoot out in the semi-final against Spain. In the final against the Netherlands, Watkins made her 200th senior international appearance for Ireland.[7] [62] [63] [64]

TournamentsPlace
2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I[65] [66] 6th
2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship[67] 6th
2012 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier[68] 2nd
2012 Women's Hockey Investec Cup[69] 6th
2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I[70] [71] 3rd
2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2[72] 4th
2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship[73] [74] 7th
2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I[75] 2nd
2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League[76] [77] 15th
2015 Dublin Tournament1st
2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II1st
2016 Hawke's Bay Cup[78] [79] 5th
2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League13th
2017 Kuala Lumpur Tournament1st
2017 Women's Four Nations Cup[80] 2nd
2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship[81] 6th
2018 Women's Hockey World Cup[82]
2018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals[83] [84] 2nd
2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship[85] [86] 5th

Honours

Ireland
UCD
Hermes/Hermes-Monkstown
HC Bloemendaal
Club de Campo
St. Andrew's College

External links

Notes and References

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  22. Web site: St Andrew's seal first title in style . www.independent.ie . 14 October 2018 . 20 March 2010.
  23. Web site: Chloe Watkins and Gillian Pinder talk to Hockey Girls . sac.ie . 13 October 2018 . 10 September 2018.
  24. Web site: Women's Championships final: Hermes 1 Loreto 0 (after golden goal) . www.hookhockey.com . 22 August 2018 . 25 May 2008.
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  29. Web site: UCD Ladies Hockey claim Electric Ireland Irish Senior Cup . www.ucd.ie . 14 May 2012 . 27 June 2016.
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  32. Web site: Railway Union 3-2 UCD . www.rte.ie . 26 March 2013 . 24 March 2013.
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  34. Web site: UCD see off Canterbury to confirm best Irish European performance in 20 years . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043120/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/04/ucd-see-off-canterbury-to-confirm-best-irish-european-performance-in-20-years/#.W8JNg_ZFxy0 . usurped . 18 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 13 October 2018 . 5 April 2015.
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  39. Web site: Pumped-up Hermes take inaugural women's EY Hockey League title . www.irishtimes.com . 21 August 2018 . 1 May 2016.
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  41. News: Hermes-Monkstown – Women's EYHL preview . https://web.archive.org/web/20181014053043/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/09/hermes-monkstown-womens-eyhl-preview/#.W8JSFvZFxy0 . usurped . 14 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 13 October 2018 . 22 September 2016.
  42. News: UCD Ladies stars determined to use overseas play to build on silver legacy . www.ucd.ie . 16 August 2018 . 16 August 2018.
  43. Web site: Dutch experience helps build O'Flanagan's mental toughness for World Cup after fine Hoofdklasse season . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729185815/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/07/dutch-experience-help-build-oflanagans-mental-toughness-for-world-cup-after-fine-hoofdklasse-season/#.W370RvZFxy0 . usurped . 29 July 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 22 August 2018 . 2 July 2018.
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  45. Web site: The season starts here: Women's EYHL2 to provide bridge between national and regional leagues . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001031333/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/09/the-season-starts-here-womens-eyhl2-to-provide-bridge-between-national-and-regional-leagues/#.W7C_V_ZFxy0 . usurped . 1 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 30 September 2018 . 29 September 2018.
  46. Web site: Watkins's crucial goal on EYHL2 return as NUIG get off the mark . https://web.archive.org/web/20181007151713/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/09/watkinss-crucial-goal-on-eyhl2-return-as-nuig-get-off-the-mark/#.W8JMTPZFxy0 . usurped . 7 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 13 October 2018 . 30 September 2018.
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  49. News: Golden moment for Ireland's women as McCay breaks caps record in Prague . https://web.archive.org/web/20150811144959/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/07/golden-moment-for-irelands-women-as-mccay-breaks-caps-record-in-prague/#.W5ggn_ZFxy0 . usurped . 11 August 2015 . www.hookhockey.com . 11 September 2018 . 25 July 2015.
  50. News: Outstanding Ireland add gold to WL3 ticket . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918230922/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/01/outstanding-ireland-add-gold-to-wl3-ticket/#.W6Al6vZFxy0 . usurped . 18 September 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 17 September 2018 . 22 January 2017.
  51. Web site: "We are extremely proud of what we have done" says Chloe Watkins, as Ireland win Hockey World Cup Silver Medal . www.sportsnewsireland.com . 13 October 2018 . 5 August 2018.
  52. Web site: 'We don't want to take the medals off because then you're back to reality' . www.the42.ie . 13 October 2018 . 14 August 2018.
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  55. News: Irish Hockey Squad homecoming from Women's Hockey World Cup Photos . 20 August 2018 . 6 August 2018.
  56. News: 'Magnificent' Ireland open hockey World Cup campaign with USA scalp . www.rte.ie . 9 August 2018 . 21 July 2018.
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  58. News: England v Ireland - Women's Hockey World Cup Finals Group B Photos . www.sportsfile.com . 10 August 2018 . 29 July 2018.
  59. Web site: Green Army Beat India To Reach World Cup Semi Final . www.hockey.ie . 10 August 2018 . 2 August 2018 . 10 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235416/http://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10042325/ . dead.
  60. News: Ireland v Spain - Women's Hockey World Cup Finals Semi-Final Photos . www.sportsfile.com . 10 August 2018 . 4 August 2018.
  61. News: As it happened: Ireland v Netherlands, Women's Hockey World Cup final . www.the42.ie . 10 August 2018 . 5 August 2018.
  62. News: Chloe Watkins: Making World Cup final makes up for the low times . www.rte.ie . 13 October 2018 . 4 August 2018.
  63. Web site: I didn't volunteer for it - Ireland's penalty hero Chloe Watkins . www.bbc.co.uk . 5 August 2018 . 2 August 2018.
  64. Web site: Chloe Watkins explains why she felt no pressure taking the decisive penalty in a World Cup . www.sportsjoe.ie . 13 October 2018.
  65. News: Ireland v India - ESB Electric Ireland Champions Challenge Photos . www.sportsfile.com . 16 October 2018 . 18 June 2011.
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  67. Web site: Azerbaijan win gives Ireland Euro lifeline . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812133316/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2011/08/azerbaijan-win-gives-ireland-euro-lifeline/#.XJVjlfZ2tjo . usurped . 12 August 2020 . www.hookhockey.com . 22 March 2019 . 25 August 2011.
  68. News: Ireland 1–1 Belgium . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 October 2018 . 23 March 2012.
  69. News: Dutch class undoes Irish women . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043117/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2012/06/dutch-class-undoes-irish-women/#.W8Y8OPZFxy0 . usurped . 18 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 16 October 2018 . 7 June 2012.
  70. News: Ireland v South Africa - Women's Electric Ireland Hockey Champions Challenge 1 Pool B Photos . www.sportsfile.com . 16 October 2018 . 29 September 2012.
  71. News: Ireland v USA - Women's Electric Ireland Hockey Champions Challenge 1 Pool B Photos . www.sportsfile.com . 16 October 2018 . 2 October 2012.
  72. News: Smith makes three changes as Sargent returns . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232539/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2013/02/smith-makes-three-changes-as-sargent-returns/#.W83k3PZFxy0 . usurped . 22 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 22 October 2018 . 12 February 2013.
  73. News: Seven changes as Smith shuffles his deck for European championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001930/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2013/07/seven-changes-as-smith-shuffles-his-deck-for-european-championships/#.W8Y94PZFxy0 . usurped . 17 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 16 October 2018 . 15 July 2013.
  74. News: Scotland send Ireland down to European second tier . https://web.archive.org/web/20140509154016/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2013/08/scotland-send-ireland-down-to-european-second-tier/#.W8ZEXPZFxy0 . usurped . 9 May 2014 . www.hookhockey.com . 16 October 2018 . 24 August 2013.
  75. News: USA too strong but long-term Irish gains abound from Champs Challenge . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121195308/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2014/05/usa-too-strong-but-long-term-irish-gains-abound-from-champs-challenge/#.W8ZIOPZFxy0 . usurped . 21 January 2016 . www.hookhockey.com . 16 October 2018 . 6 May 2014.
  76. News: Ireland v Lithuania - World Hockey League 2 Quarter-Final Photos . www.sportsfile.com . 16 October 2018 . 19 March 2015.
  77. News: Ireland v China - Women's World League Round 3 Photos . www.sportsfile.com . 16 October 2018 . 18 June 2015.
  78. News: Irish women produce special second half performance at Hawkes Bay Cup . https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001703/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/04/irish-women-produce-special-second-half-performance-at-hawkes-bay-cup/#.W8YiZfZFxy0 . usurped . 17 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 16 October 2018 . 9 April 2016.
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  81. Web site: Czech favour rescues Irish women's Euro status . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043106/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/08/czech-favour-rescues-irish-womens-euro-status/#.W8eEefZFxy0 . usurped . 18 October 2018 . www.hookhockey.com . 17 October 2018 . 27 August 2017.
  82. News: Ireland v Netherlands - Women's Hockey World Cup Final Photos . www.sportsfile.com . 1 September 2018 . 5 August 2018.
  83. Web site: Hawkshaw, Barr and Buckley set for major tournament debuts . https://web.archive.org/web/20190603144952/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2019/05/hawkshaw-barr-and-buckley-set-for-major-tournament-debuts/#.XWVnym5Fxy0 . usurped . 3 June 2019 . www.hookhockey.com . 27 August 2019 . 31 May 2019.
  84. Web site: Three changes in Ireland women's squad for FIH Series in Banbridge . www.bbc.com . 21 August 2019 . 31 May 2019.
  85. Web site: Ireland women come up just short in semi-final bid . www.irishtimes.com . 28 August 2019 . 21 August 2019.
  86. Web site: Ireland women beat Russia to secure fifth place in Belgium . www.irishtimes.com . 28 August 2019 . 25 August 2019.