Sarah Hawkshaw


Sarah Hawkshaw is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She has also played for Railway Union in the Women's Irish Hockey League and for UMass Minutewomen in the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.

Early years, family and education

Hawkshaw is the daughter of Sean and Anne Hawkshaw. She has three brothers – Daniel, David and James. Her younger brother, David Hawkshaw, is an Ireland under-20 rugby union international and in 2019 he captained Ireland to a Grand Slam. Sarah Hawkshaw was educated at St Brigid's National School, Castleknock and at Mount Sackville. In addition to playing field hockey, in her youth Hawkshaw also played Gaelic football and competed as a cross country runner. She played Gaelic football for St Brigid's National School, Saint Brigid's GAA and Dublin at youth level. As a cross country runner, Hawkshaw represented both Mount Sackville and Clonliffe Harriers. Between 2014 and 2018 Hawkshaw attended the University of Massachusetts on a sports scholarship and gained a BS in Public Health Sciences.

Domestic teams

Mount Sackville

In 2013 Hawkshaw was a member of the Mount Sackville team that won the Leinster Schoolgirl's
Senior Plate final. She scored the winner from a penalty corner as Mount Sackville defeated a St Gerard's School team featuring Elena Tice 2–1.

Leinster

Hawkshaw represented Leinster in interprovincial tournaments, playing at under-16, under-18 and under-21 levels.

Railway Union

Together with Cecelia and Isobel Joyce, Emer Lucey, Kate McKenna and Grace O'Flanagan, Hawkshaw was a member of the Railway Union team that played in the 2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. She subsequently left Railway Union to study at the University of Massachusetts. In 2018 she returned to Railway Union to play in the Women's Irish Hockey League.

UMass Minutewomen

Between 2014 and 2018, while attending the University of Massachusetts, Hawkshaw played for the UMass Minutewomen. She played for the UMass Minutewomen in both the 2015 and 2016 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championships.

Ireland international

In January 2019, Hawkshaw made her senior debut for Ireland against Chile. She had previously represented Ireland at under-16, under-18 and under-23 levels. She made her major tournament at the 2018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals. She subsequently represented Ireland at the 2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship.
;Tournaments
Place
2018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals2nd
2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship5th

;Goals

Goal		DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 January 2019Santiago, Chile1–12–2Test Match
21 February 2019Santomera, Murcia1–11–1Test Match
39 June 2019Banbridge5–08–12018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals
411 June 2019Banbridge6–011–02018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals
515 June 2019Banbridge3–04–02018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals
630 July 2019Stormont3–14–1Test Match
77 August 2019Antwerp1–12–4Test Match
821 August 2019Antwerp1–11–12019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
925 August 2019Antwerp2–13–22019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Employment

Since September 2018, Hawkshaw has worked as a field hockey coach at both The King's Hospital and Mount Sackville.

Honours

;Ireland