Irish Men's Training Panel announced for 2017
November 10, 2016
Congratulations to all the Leinster Hockey players who have been selected for the Irish Men's Training Squad.
Head Coach of Ireland men’s hockey team Craig Fulton has today announced 35 players who will make up a World League 2 training squad for the upcoming tournament in March 2017. World League 2, to be hosted at a venue in Ulster to be announced, will see the Green Machine compete for their place in World League 3 with the aim of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in India. The 35 man squad sees a mixture of youth and experience, a combination that has served Fulton well during his tenure.
Speaking about the squad Craig Fulton said “The 35 man selected training squad has a nice balance of U21 youth and senior experience needed for the challenges of 2017.There have been some promising EY Hockey League performances which have solidified their squad selection. The door is also never closed to the National squad if performances warrant it.
Next year will prove to be an exciting year with the sole focus of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in India. Potentially there are several major tournaments. Firstly we host World League 2 in March where we need to finish in the top 3 to progress to World League 3 where our focus is on World Cup qualification. A month later we’ll compete in the Eurohockey Championships in Amsterdam in August”.
1.Jonny Bell –Lisnagarvey- Defender
2.Matt Bell -Banbridge- Defender
3.Peter Caruth –Annadale- Forward
4.Chris Cargo -H&W- Midfield
5.Stephen Cole –Monkstown- Midfield
6.Lee Cole -Monkstown- Defender
7.Drew Carlisle –Banbridge- Midfield
8.Mitch Darling -Three Rock- Forward
9.Stuart Loughrey -H & W- Defender
10. Neal Glassey -Lisnagarvey- Midfield
11.Paul Gleghorne –Lisnagarvey- Defender
12.Ronan Gormley -Krefeld- Defender
13.David Harte -Kampong- GK
14.Alan Sothern –Pembroke- Forward
15.Shane O’Donoghue –Glenanne- Midfield
16.Michael Robson -Annadale- Midfield
17.Michael Watt -H&W- Forward
18.Kirk Shimmins –Pembroke- Midfield
19.Gareth Watkins -Monkstown- Forward
20. Jamie Carr -Three Rock- GK
21.Kyle Good -Monkstown- Forward
22.Conor Harte –Racing- Defender
23.Eugene Magee –Banbridge- Midfield
24.John Jermyn -C of I- Midfield
25. Mark Ingram –Pembroke- GK
26.Keith O`Hare -Pembroke- Defender
27. Sean Murray –Lisnagarvey- Midfield
28. Johnny McKee -Banbridge- Forward
29.Matthew Nelson –Lisnagarvey- Forward
30. James Lorimer –Lisnagarvey- Defender
31. Julian Dale -C of I- Forward
32.Sam O’Connor –Glenanne- Defender
33.Luke Madeley -Three Rock- Defender
34.Owen Magee –Banbridge- Forward
35.Jeremy Duncan -UCD- Forward.
Players Not Available For World League 2:
John Jackson – Bath Buccs – Defender
David Fitzgerald – Monkstown - GK
