"Some of the squad preparing for next year's Olympic Games went along to different meetings which gave us the platform into the business world," says Mullan. Hockey isn't a full-time sport in Ireland so the squad is used to combining work commitments with the different aspects of sporting life. Alistair Pollock is quick to dismiss any suggestion that the Sport into Business scheme is some kind of Old Boys network. "It's about opening doors and putting together two things - business and sport - that don't sound like bedfellows," adds Pollock. Darren Cave ended his rugby career last May"I wasn't getting the opportunities I wanted.

Source: BBC May 13, 2020 07:52 UTC