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 The 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from 21 July to 5 August 2018 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, England. Defending champions t ...

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 The Women's Irish Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by Hockey Ireland that features women's teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The league was first played for during the 2008–09 season. It replaced the A ...

, Watkins has also played for

Club de Campo Club de Campo Villa de Madrid is a country and sports club located in Madrid, Spain. The club was formed in 1929, and is one of the most known in the city. It has a wide array of sports facilities including two championship 18-hole golf courses, ho ...

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and for

HC Bloemendaal Hockey Club Bloemendaal (), commonly known as Bloemendaal, is a Dutch field hockey club based in Bloemendaal, North Holland. It was established on 26 April 1895, and is one of the oldest field hockey clubs in the Netherlands. Originally, the club a ...

in the

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. 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 Killiney () is an affluent seaside resort and suburb in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It lies south of neighbouring Dalkey, east of Ballybrack and Sallynoggin and north of Shankill. The place grew around the 11th century Killiney Churc ...

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown ( ga, Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three s ...

. She is the daughter of Gordon and Pascal Watkins, ''nee'' Comer. Her mother is originally from

Castlerea Castlerea (; ) is the third largest town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located in the west of the county and had a population of 1,992 at the 2016 Census. Roughly translated from Irish, Castlerea is generally thought to mean 'brindled ca ...

. The Watkins family have strong associations with

Monkstown Hockey Club Monkstown Hockey Club (Irish: ''Cumann Haca Baile na Manach'') is a field hockey club based at Rathdown School in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The club was founded in 1894 and was originally based in Monkstown, County Dublin. The club's s ...

, serving in various capacities as players, coaches and officials. Her father Gordon and brother Gareth were also Ireland men's field hockey internationals. Her sister, Courtney, has played for Hermes-Monkstown in the

and the

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. Watkins was educated at St. Andrew's College and

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. In 2015 she graduated from UCD with a

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Domestic teams

St. Andrew's College

Watkins played

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for St. Andrew's College in a team that also included her older sister, Courtney and

Gillian Pinder Gillian Pinder (born 5 May 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. Pinder has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey Leagu ...

. She played in four Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup finals, regularly playing against teams that included future

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team mates. In the 2006 final St. Andrew's defeated a Loreto, Beaufort team that included

Hannah Matthews Hannah Matthews (born 24 March 1991) 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. Matthews has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey ...

. 13-year-old Chloe Watkins scored St Andrew's second goal, with an assist from Courtney Watkins, in a 2–0 win. In the 2007 final, the Watkins sisters and Gillian Pinder lost 5–0 to an

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team that featured

Nicola Evans Nicola Evans (born 17 January 1990), also referred to as Nikki Evans, 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. Evans has also won Women's Ir ...

. 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. In the 2010 final Chloe Watkins captained St. Andrew's as they defeated an Alexandra College team that featured

Deirdre Duke Deirdre Duke (born 9 June 1992) is an Ireland women's national field hockey team, Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Duke has also won Irish Senior ...

and

Emily Beatty Emily Beatty (born 18 August 1993) 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. Beatty has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey L ...

. Gillian Pinder scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win. 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. On 10 September 2018, after their success at the

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, Watkins and Pinder returned to St. Andrew's to share their experience with the current students at St. Andrew's.

Hermes

In 2008, while still a 16-year-old schoolgirl at St. Andrew's College, Watkins, together with fellow schoolgirls,

Anna O'Flanagan Anna O'Flanagan (born 18 February 1990) 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. O'Flanagan has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish ...

and

, was a member of the

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team that won the All-Ireland Ladies' Club Championships. In 2008–09 Watkins was a member of the Hermes team that finished as runners up in the inaugural

season. Other members of the team that included Anna O'Flanagan, Nicola Evans and

was also a team mate when Watkins played for Hermes.

UCD

Watkins began playing for UCD in 2010–11. She subsequently played for UCD in two successive Irish Senior Cup finals. In 2012, along with

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and

, she was a member of the UCD team that defeated Loreto 3–2. UCD where finalists again in 2013 but this time Watkins finished on the losing side as they lost 3–2 to

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. Watkins also helped UCD win the Chilean Cup. She also played for UCD in the 2015 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, scoring in a 3–2 win against Canterbury Ladies.

Club de Campo

During the 2013–14 season, while on

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, Watkins played for

in the

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. Watkins scored on her league debut for the club and subsequently helped the club win a league and

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double.

Hermes-Monkstown

In 2015–16, together with

and

, Watkins was a member of the

team that won the

title and the EY Champions Trophy. In 2016 Hermes merged with Monkstown and the ladies team subsequently played as Hermes-Monkstown. 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.

HC Bloemendaal

Watkins, together with

, spent the 2017–18 season playing for

in the Hoofdklasse in the

. They were coached by

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and they helped Bloemendaal win the Gold Cup.

Monkstown

The 2018–19 season saw Watkins play for Monkstown in the new Division 2 of the

Ireland international

Watkins made her senior debut for

, aged 18, in July 2010 against

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, just a couple of months after completing her

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. 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

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, defeating

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in the final after a

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. She was also a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II, defeating the

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5–0 in the final. 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 The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 was held from January to April 2017. A total of 24 teams competing in 3 events took part in this round of the tournament playing for 8 berths in the Semifinals, to be played in June and July 201 ...

tournament in

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, defeating

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3–0 in the final. Watkins represented Ireland at the

and was a prominent member of the team that won the silver medal. She featured in all of Ireland's games throughout the tournament, including the pool games against the

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, and

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, the quarter-final against India, the semi-final against

and the final against the

. 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.

Honours

;

**''Runners Up'':

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**''Winners'': 2015 Dublin, 2017 Kuala Lumpur *Women's EuroHockey Championship II **''Winners'':

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**''Runners Up'':

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* Women's FIH Hockey Series **''Runners Up'': 2019 Banbridge *Women's Four Nations Cup **''Runners Up'':

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*Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier **''Runners Up'':

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; UCD * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2011–12 **''Runners Up'': 2012–13 *Chilean Cup **''Winners'': 2011, 2013 ;

/ Hermes-Monkstown *

**''Winners'': 2015–16 **''Runners Up'': 2008–09 * EY Champions Trophy **''Winners'': 2015-16 **''Runners Up'': 2016–17 *All-Ireland Ladies' Club Championships **''Winners'': 2008 ;

*Gold Cup **''Winners'': 2017 ;

**''Winners'': 2013–14 *

Copa de la Reina de Hockey Hierba The Copa de la Reina de Hockey Hierba is the national cup competition of women's field hockey in Spain. It was founded in 1986 and is managed and hosted by the Real Federación Española de Hockey. Champion by season Titles by team See also ...

**''Winners'': 2013–14 ; St. Andrew's College * Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10 **''Runners Up'': 2006–07 *Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championships **''Winners'': 2010

References

External links

*
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Watkins, Chloe 1992 births Living people Ireland international women's field hockey players Women's Irish Hockey League players UCD Ladies' Hockey Club players Monkstown Hockey Club players Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players HC Bloemendaal players Irish female field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) Expatriate field hockey players Irish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Female field hockey midfielders People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin Alumni of University College Dublin Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Irish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Field hockey players from County Dublin Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of Ireland