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

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final. Matthews has also won Irish Senior Cup and

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titles with Loreto. She is the daughter of

Phillip Matthews Phillip Michael Matthews (born 21 January 1960) is a former Ireland rugby union international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the 1985 Five Nations Championship and the Triple Crown. He represented Ireland at the 1987 and 1991 ...

, the former Ireland rugby union international.

Early life and education

Matthews is the daughter of

, the former Ireland rugby union international, and his wife, Lisa Flynn. Her maternal grandfather, Kevin Flynn, was also an Ireland rugby union international. Matthews was educated at

Loreto High School Beaufort Loreto High School Beaufort is a voluntary fee-paying Roman Catholic secondary school for girls located on the grounds of Beaufort House on Grange Road in Rathfarnham, South Dublin (county), South Dublin. It is across the street from Loreto Abbey ...

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and went on to study at

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. She works as a primary school teacher.

Domestic teams

Loreto, Beaufort

Matthews played in three Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup finals for Loreto Beaufort, each time playing against teams that included future

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team mates. In the 2006 final Loreto, Beaufort lost 2–0 to St. Andrew's College. 13-year-old

Chloe Watkins 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 ...

scored St Andrew's second goal. In the 2008 final Matthews scored the winner from a

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as Loreto, Beaufort defeated an

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team featuring

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 ...

and

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 ...

2–1. In the 2009 final Matthews captained Loreto, Beaufort as they faced a St. Andrew's team featuring Chloe Watkins 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 ...

. This time St. Andrew's won 2–0 after extra time.

DCU

Matthews played for

at intervarsity level, featuring in the 2009, 2010 and 2012 Chilean Cup tournaments. Her DCU team mates included

Alison Meeke Alison Meeke (born 7 June 1991), also referred to as Ali Meeke, 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. Meeke has also won Irish Senior Cup ...

Loreto

In 2008–09 Matthews was a member of the Loreto team that won the inaugural

title. In the 2009–10 Irish Senior Cup final against

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, Matthews scored the winning

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in a

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after the game had finished 2–2. Matthews also scored for Loreto in the 2011–12 final but this time they lost 3–2 against UCD. Matthews has also represented Loreto in

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competitions. In June 2011 she scored in the EuroHockey Club Champion's Challenge II final as Loreto defeated HC Olten of

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7–1. In 2014 she captained Loreto to third place at the European Club Championship Trophy tournament hosted by

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. In May 2018 Matthews captained Loreto as they won the EY Champions Trophy. Matthews team mates at Loreto have included

Nikki Symmons Nikki Symmons (born 2 August 1982) is a former Ireland women's field hockey international. Symmons is also a former Ireland women's cricket international. Between 2001 and 2013 Symmons made 208 appearances and scored 31 goals for Ireland. She ...

Lizzie Colvin Elizabeth "Lizzie" Holden ( Colvin, born 4 January 1990) is a retired 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. Colvin has also won Irish Senior Cup ...

Nicola Daly Nicola Daly (born 3 April 1988), also referred to as Nicci Daly or Nikki Daly, 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. In 2010 Daly was a mem ...

and

Elena Tice Elena Joy Tice (born 16 November 1997), also referred to as Lena Tice, 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. Tice is also an Ireland women ...

Ireland international

Matthews made her senior debut for

in June 2014 against

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. She had previously represented Ireland at Under-18 level. In March 2015 Matthews 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

. 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

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tournament in

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, defeating

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3–0 in the final. In June 2018 Matthews made her 100th senior international appearance for Ireland during a series of games against Canada. Matthews 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

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and the final against the

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Honours

;

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**''Runners Up'':

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

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

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; Loreto *EuroHockey Club Champion's Challenge II **''Winners'': 2011: 1 *

**''Winners'': 2008–09: 1 **''Runners Up'': 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15: 3 * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2009–10: 1 **''Runners Up'': 2011–12: 1 * EY Champions Trophy **''Winners'': 2018 ;Loreto, Beaufort * Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2008: 1 **''Runners Up'': 2006, 2009: 2

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Hannah 1991 births Living people Irish female field hockey players Ireland international women's field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) Female field hockey defenders Women's Irish Hockey League players Field hockey players from County Dublin Alumni of Dublin City University Irish schoolteachers Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Ireland