Harlequins Hockey Club Mens International News Summer 2002
IRISH MENS HOCKEY TEAM - BELGIUM TRAINING CAMP - (5 June - 9 June)
4 JUNE 2002
Following on from their victorious 100% performance in the Celtic Cup last weekend the Irish mens squad travels to Belgium as part of their preparation for the European Qualifiers next month.
The five day training camp will include two internationals against Belgium who were ranked 14th in the World Cup earlier this year and also a match against the Belgium u21 side. Four players have been added to the side which
competed in the Celtic cup namely Cork C of I duo John Jermyn and Karl Burns and Glenanne´s Stephen Butler who were all unavailable due to exam commitments. Also, Corinthian´s goalkeeper Charlie Henderson joins the
twenty one man party departing for Brussels on Wednesday who along with John Jermyn are the only two uncapped players.
After the three internationals last weekend the Belgian´s will represent a much tougher assignment and it will be the last opportunity for players to impress upon National Coach John Clarke before he names his 18 man squad for
the Qualifiers. With the unavailability of Jim Kirkwood and Steven Hiles, Billy McConnell and David Judge will assist in coaching and managerial duties.
The Irish men have also a tournament in Manchester (14 - 16 June) where they will play England, Scotland and England B. Then the final preparations will be completed with a two match series against Scotland at Queens (Fri 28 & Sat 29 June) prior to the squad meeting up in Dublin on Friday 6 July.
The top two sides will qualify automatically for the European Championships next year with the third placed team then going into a further series of qualification matches before securing a place in the twelve team tournament
in Barcelona (1 to 13 September 2003). It would be expected that Ireland´s main competition in the Qualifier would come from Wales, Italy and Austria for the top two places at UCD.
IRISH MENS SQUAD for BELGIUM TRAINING CAMP
1 - Wesley Bateman (GK-Cork H´qins) 4 caps
2 - Mark Black (Cork C of I) 13 caps
3 - Jason Black (Cork H´qins) 26 caps
4 - Paddy Brown (Instonians) 31 caps & 3 goals
5 - Karl Burns (Cork C of I) 1 caps & 0 goals
6 - Stephen Butler (Glenanne) 23 caps
7 - Dave Eakins (Cork H´qins) 2 caps & 0 goals
8 - Gordon Elliott (Pembroke W.) 10 caps & 3 goals
9 - Nigel Henderson (GK-Pembroke W.) 26 caps ** CAPT
10 - Charlie Henderson (GK-Corrinthians) 0 caps
11 - David Hobbs (Cork C of I) 2 caps & 0 goals
12 - Mark Irwin (Instonians) 16 caps
13 - Chris Jackson (Annadale) 34 caps
14 - John Jermyn (Cork C of I) 0 caps & 0 goals
15 - Errol Lutton (Lisnagarvey) 59 caps
16 - Mark Raphael (Lisnagarvey) 28 caps & 5 goals
17 - Graham Shaw (Glenanne) 3 caps & 0 goals
18 - Justin Sherriff (Pembroke W.) 15 caps & 12 goals
19 - David Smyth (Annadale) 17 caps
20 - Ivan Steen (Surbiton) 25 caps
21 - Julian Stevenson (Lisnagarvey) 66 caps & 7 goals
Coach:- - John Clarke
Asst Coach:- - Billy McConnell
Stand In Manager: - - David Judge
Physio:- - Ms Cait Healy
Celtic Cup News
Irish Men win Celtic Cup
John Clarke´s Irish squad began preparations for July´s European Qualifiers in fine style this weekend winning all three of their matches in the Celtic Cup.
Two goals from Justin Sheriff and an emphatic drag flick from Chris Jackson clinched a 3-1 win against host Wales on Friday night. The squad followed this up with wins against Scotland (3-2) and France (2-1) to clinch the title. Mark Irwin was the Irish hero against Scotland with a fine hat-trick while Sheriff and Mark Raphael were the scorers against France.
The weekend saw three players earn their first caps: David Hobbs of Cork C of I, David Eakins from Cork Harlequins and Graham Shaw from Glennane.
Wesley Bateman & Jason Black played in the games against Wales & France.
Pre Celtic Cup News
PRESS RELEASE - IRISH MENS HOCKEY TEAM - 14 MAY 2002
SENIOR CELTIC CUP - Wales (30 May - 2 June)
John Clarke´s Irish squad began preparations for July´s European Qualifiers in fine style this weekend winning all three of their matches in the Celtic Cup.
Two goals from Justin Sheriff and an emphatic drag flick from Chris Jackson clinched a 3-1 win against host Wales on Friday night. The squad followed this up with wins against Scotland (3-2) and France (2-1) to clinch the title. Mark Irwin was the Irish hero against Scotland with a fine hat-trick while Sheriff and Mark Raphael were the scorers against France.
The weekend saw three players earn their first caps: David Hobbs of Cork C of I, David Eakins from Cork Harlequins and Graham Shaw from Glennane.
Wesley Bateman & Jason Black played in the games against Wales & France.
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