Ireland squad announced for Investec Cup
July 07, 2014
travel to London to compete against South Africa, Scotland and England in the Investec London Cup at the Olympic Park from Wednesday July 9th –Saturday July 13th.The team announcement comes after a weekend of exhilarating hockey by the Green Machine who played world number 5’s England in a double header at UCD. Ireland narrowly lost 2-3 in the opening test but secured a 2-1 win in Saturday’s test in front of a packed crowd in UCD.
Commenting on his selection Coach Ned Fulton said “Competition for places in the team is high which is a real positive and all 25 players have contributed. I trust the team I have selected will build on the recent matches we have played and look forward to consistent team performances at the Investec London Cup.â€
IRELAND TEAM – Investec 4 Nations, London.
David Harte (GK) (SV Kampong (Holland)
David Fitzgerald (Monkstown)
John Jackson (Reading)
Conor Harte (Royal Club de Racing Bruxells)
Paul Gleghorne (Instonians)
Jonny Bell (Lisnagarvey)
Ronan Gormley ( Krefeld HC (Germany)
Stuart Loughrey (Cannock)
Shane O’Donoghue (UCD)
Kirk Shimmins (UCD)
Michael Robson (Annadale)
Eugene Magee (Banbridge)
Stephen Cole (Monkstown)
Mikie Watt (Surbiton)
Timmy Cockram (Lisnagarvey)
Mitch Darling (Three Rock Rovers)
Mossie Elliott (Pembroke Wanderers)
Alan Sothern (Pembroke Wanderers)
Non-travelling reserves: Stephen West; Peter Caruth; Kyle Good; Drew Carlisle; Bruce McCandless
Match Schedule:
Wednesday July 9th – Sunday July 13th
Men’s Investec London Cup (Olympic Park – London)
· Wednesday July 9th 17.15 Ireland v South Africa
· Thursday July 10th 17.15 Ireland v Scotland
· Saturday July 12th 12.00 Ireland v England
· Sunday July 13th 9.45 / 14.45 Cross over match
