Irish Men's Team announced for Champions Challenge in Malaysia
April 14, 2014
Commenting on his first international tournament as Coach Fulton said “It is exciting to select some new faces and have some of the senior Internationals back for Champions Challenge I. It will be a good challenge to test ourselves against higher ranked opposition with New Zealand, Japan and Poland in our Pool. The obvious objective is to finish as high as possible as world ranking points are on offer.â€
Fulton has selected one uncapped player with Maurice Elliott from Pembroke Wanderers being called into the squad. The national team will depart for Malaysia on Thursday and compete against New Zealand, Poland and Japan in their pool while Spain, France, Korea, Malaysia and Canada make up Pool B.
Ireland Squad
1.David Harte GK (Kampong)
2. David Fitzgerald GK (Monkstown)
3.John Jackson (Captain) (Reading)
4.Paul Gleghorne (Instonians)
5.Johnny Bell (Lisnagarvey)
6.Richard Shaw (Glenanne)
7.Mathew Bell (Banbridge)
8. Bruce McCandless (Banbridge)
9.Eugene Magee (Banbridge)
10.Drew Carlisle (Banbridge)
11. Michael Robson (Annadale)
12.Peter Brown (UCD)
13.Chris Cargo (Reading)
14.Alan Sothern (Pembroke Wanderers)
15.Steven Dowds (Banbridge)
16. Kirk Shimmins (UCD)
17.Philip Brown (Banbridge)
18. Maurice Elliot (Pembroke Wanderers)
Coach: Craig Fulton
Manager: Peter Jackson
Ass Coach: Jonny Caren
Ass Coach/Conditioning :Steven Barry
Video : Jens Hillmann
Physio : Stephen Haslam
Doctor: Dr McCandless
Non Travelling Reserves :
Stuart Loughrey
Nicholas Burns
Jason Lynch
Jeremy Duncan
Stephen West
Saturday 26th April/Sunday 4th May – Men Hockey Champions Challenge Kuantan, Malaysia (all local times)
· 26th Ireland v New Zealand 15.00
· 27th Ireland v Poland 17.00
· 29th Ireland v Japan 17.00
· 1st May QF
· 3rd May 5/8 or Semi-Finals
· 4 May Final Classification
