Three Rock Rovers missed out on a place in the Euro Hockey League KO8 – what would have been a first for an Irish club – in painful style as they succumbed 3-2 to Saint Germain in Rotterdam. Rovers were level at half-time at 2-2 due to a Harry Morris turn and smash just before the break. ThrillingAs such, the Irish wait for a place in the quarter-final of world hockey’s best club competition. On Saturday, meanwhile, Ireland’s Under-21s came close to sharing their series with England at Pembroke with a 3-2 defeat. Nonetheless, with many eligible players in Europe with Three Rock and minimal preparation by comparison with their opponents, it was a more than useful series for coach Jonny Caren.

Source: The Irish Times April 01, 2018 16:30 UTC