Sarah Hawkshaw

Sarah Hawkshaw (born 4 November 1995) 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, St Brigid's GAA (Dublin) 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.

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 Finals

Goals GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 13 January 2019 Santiago, Chile 1–1 2–2 Test Match 2 1 February 2019 Santomera, Murcia 1–1 1–1 3 9 June 2019 Banbridge 5–0 8–1 2018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals 4 11 June 2019 6–0 11–0 5 15 June 2019 3–0 4–0 6 30 July 2019 Stormont 3–1 4–1 Test Match 7 7 August 2019 Antwerp 1–1 2–4 8 21 August 2019 1–1 1–1 2019 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 FIH Hockey Series Runners Up: 2018–19