HOCKEY Irish teams named for Setanta Sports Trophy

Coach Gene Muller today announced his selected eighteen athletes to compete in the Setanta Sports Trophy which takes place 11th - 15th June in UCD, Dublin. The tournament sees Ireland’s men and women pitted against some of the world’s top hockey nations including Pakistan, Germany, Great Britain, South Africa and Canada.

Muller, who recently returned from Canada with his team where they took bronze at the Olympic Qualifiers, has reintroduced two athletes back into the squad, UCD’s Roisin Flinn who at twenty two has already earned forty caps and twenty three year old Christine Quinlan who looks set to earn her first senior cap.

Commenting on the impending tournament Muller is very much aware that his opponents will all be at their peak as they continued to prepare for the Olympics “The Setanta Sports Trophy is a fantastic opportunity for our team, as it gives us an opportunity to play against three Olympic bound teams at home.  Germany, Great Britain, and South Africa are teams that are approaching their peak, and will therefore be formidable opponents.   We are looking to perform well against these teams before the end of our international season.”

SENIOR IRISH WOMEN SQUAD, Setanta Sports Trophy

Emma Clarke                            Randalstown   53
Eimear Cregan (Capt.)                Cork Harlequins 139
Roisin Flinn                               UCD  40
Mary Goode                              Pembroke W 49
Louisa Healy                             Loreto 30
Lisa Jacob                                 UCD  31
Jenny McDonough                     Belfast H’Q   110
Shirley McCay                           Randalstown 48
Cathy McKean                           Loreto 104
Bridget McKeever                       Ballymoney 111
Hollie Moffett                             UCC   14
Louisa Moore                             Pembroke W  18
Julia O’Halloran                          UCC 39
Christine Quinlan                       UCD 0
Cliodhna Sargent                       Cork H’Quins  29
Alex Speers                              Pegasus  42
Emma Stewart                           Armagh  56
Nikki Symmons                          Loreto   101
Unavailable for selection:            Ciara O’Brien

On the Senior Men’s side of things Passmore who has had four retirements since the Olympic Qualifiers last February has called in twenty five athletes for this weekend’s camp which sees a mixture of experienced and newer faces in the camp. Passmore will announce his selected squad for the Setanta Sports Trophy early next week.

Senior Men’s Camp, 7th & 8th June

Setanta Sports Trophy Schedule

UCD, Dublin

Wednesday 11th June

2.00      GB       v Germany (w)

4.00      GB       v Canada (m)

6.00      Ireland   v South Africa (w)

8.00      Ireland  v Pakistan (m)

Thursday 12th June

2.00      GB       v South Africa (w)

4.00      GB       v Pakistan (m)

6.00      Ireland v Germany (w)

8.00      Ireland   v Canada (m)

Saturday 14th June

1.00      South Africa v Germany (w)

3.00      Ireland   v GB (w)

5.00      Pakistan v Canada (m)

7.00      Ireland v GB (m)

Sunday 15th June

9.0           Women 4 v 3

11.25        Women 1 v 2

14.05        Men 4 v 3

16.30        Men 1 v 2

To book tickets www.hockey.ie/setanta