phil oakley
A lot done, more to do
Southern Fried isn’t sure whether Phil Oakley has recurring nightmares involving hockey sticks, but we wouldn’t be surprised, given the 29-year-old Clare native pretty much eats the sport for breakfast, lunch, dinner and probably a midnight snack as well. Oakley is the Irish Hockey Association’s western regional development officer, which brings both Munster and Connacht [...]
What’s coming up on Southern Fried
As well as the variety of pre-season games, this weekend also saw the Munster Coaching Committee host a hugely successful coaching aimed at schools and youth coaches at Cork Harlequins. Stephen Watt, high performance director at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, and the IHA’s soon-to-depart coaching development manager Mick McKinnon both made the trip [...]
