Munster players are dotted throughout three Irish Masters teams who are in action at the Home Nations in Wakefield, England this weekend.
Cork Harlequins’ Stuart Egner flies the flag for the O55s while Ashton’s Mark Stockil – scorer of two hat-tricks at the interpros in April – plus C of I duo Neil Welch and Brian Hayden, and Dara Crowe of Catholic Institute will look to make an impression with the O45s.
With the O40s, UCC keeper Kieran Healy is among a few still playing top-division hockey – UCD’s Paul Fitzpatrick is another – and he’s joined on that panel by Institute’s John Geary and C of I’s Peter Creighton, who also bagged a couple of interpro goals.
It is part of the ongoing preparations to the European Open which will be held in Lisnagarvey from August 13-17 with will see at least seven tournaments being played out across the men’s and women’s sections.
MEN’s MASTERS “HOME NATIONS” TOURNAMENT (40s,45s, 50s and 55s) WAKEFIELD, June 28-30
Ireland Over-55s: Tim Hogg (GK, Instonians), Crawford McKee (GK, Chelmsford), Alan Smith (South Antrim), Richard Clarke (Pembroke), Seamus Agnew (Mossley), Sean Curran (captain, Teddington), Peter Chadwick (YMCA), Fergus Stapleton (Reading), Eddie O’Malley (Glenanne), Keith Jess (Lisnagarvey), Sandy Sherrard (Mossley), David Hull (Mossley), Kenneth Best (Newry), Rob Haughton (Three Rock Rovers), Harrold de Jong (Three Rock Rovers), Billy Pollock (Cliftonville), Stuart Egner (Cork Harlequins), Brian Rogerson (Shefford and Sandy)
Coach: George Blackwood
Managers: Crawford McKee, Richard Jess
Over-45s squad from: Mark Brown (Ballynahinch), Graeme Shaw (Lisnagarvey), Martin Rodgers (Kilkeel), Andy Nye (Lisnagarvey), Stewart Atkinson (Pembroke), Michael Millar (Cookstown), Simon Byrne (Barnes), Herbie Todd (Mossley), Mark Murray (Lisnagarvey), Michael Harvey (PSNI), Bruce Agnew (Lisnagarvey), Dara Crowe (Catholic Institute), Peter Priestly (Pembroke), Ali Reilly (Antrim), Mark Stockil (Ashton), Brian Hayden (Cork C of I), Rupert Pinion (Lisnagarvey), Ross McMullen (Clontarf), Martin White (Galway), Mark Wallace (Oxted), William Quinn (Kilkeel), Peter Pollock (Annadale), Neil Madeley (Banbridge), Neil Welch (Cork C of I), Stephen Galway (Annadale), Tony Wizbek (Southgate)
Coach: Mark Murray
Assistant Coach: Jamie Millar
Over-40s squad from: Kieran Healy (UCC), Gordon Clarke (Corinthian), Clinton Murphy (Glenanne), John Wallace (Catholic Institute), Peter Young (Naas), Peter Creighton (Cork C of I), Richard Tinney (Raphoe), Keith Fishbourne (Glenanne), Paul Fitzpatrick (UCD), Colin Mockford (North Down), Ian Stuart (Monkstown), Colin McWhirter (Mossley), Rob Carter (Three Rock Rovers), Jason Hill (Mossley), Roland Budd (Three Rock Rovers), Stephen Magee (North Down), Ivan Moore (Catholic Institute), Paul Beattie (South Antrim), Iain Kelly (Belfast Harlequins), David Bolas (Lisnagarvey), Jonathan Gregg (Newry), Michael Pobloth (Kilkeel), John Geary (Catholic Institute), Michael Fry (YMCA), Grant Hayes (Ballynahinch)
Manager/assistant coach: Frank Byrne
Coach: Richard Mason
Fixture schedule (all at Wakefield)
Over 55s
Friday: Ireland vs Scotland, 6.30pm
Saturday: Ireland vs England, 12.25pm
Sunday: Ireland vs Wales, 9.45am
Over 40s
Saturday: Ireland vs England, 9.45am; Ireland vs Wales, 3.55pm
Sunday: Ireland vs Scotland, 10.35am
Over 45s
Saturday: Ireland vs Scotland, 11.55am; Ireland vs England, 5.15pm
Sunday: Ireland vs Wales, 9.15am
Over 50s
Saturday: Scotland vs Ireland, 10.35am; Ireland vs Wales, 1.45pm
Sunday: Ireland vs England, 12.25pm
With the O40s, UCC keeper Kieran Healy is among a few still playing top-division hockey – UCD’s Paul Fitzpatrick is another – and he’s joined on that panel by Institute’s John Geary and C of I’s Peter Creighton, who also bagged a couple of interpro goals.
It is part of the ongoing preparations to the European Open which will be held in Lisnagarvey from August 13-17 with will see at least seven tournaments being played out across the men’s and women’s sections.
MEN’s MASTERS “HOME NATIONS” TOURNAMENT (40s,45s, 50s and 55s) WAKEFIELD, June 28-30
Ireland Over-55s: Tim Hogg (GK, Instonians), Crawford McKee (GK, Chelmsford), Alan Smith (South Antrim), Richard Clarke (Pembroke), Seamus Agnew (Mossley), Sean Curran (captain, Teddington), Peter Chadwick (YMCA), Fergus Stapleton (Reading), Eddie O’Malley (Glenanne), Keith Jess (Lisnagarvey), Sandy Sherrard (Mossley), David Hull (Mossley), Kenneth Best (Newry), Rob Haughton (Three Rock Rovers), Harrold de Jong (Three Rock Rovers), Billy Pollock (Cliftonville), Stuart Egner (Cork Harlequins), Brian Rogerson (Shefford and Sandy)
Coach: George Blackwood
Managers: Crawford McKee, Richard Jess
Over-45s squad from: Mark Brown (Ballynahinch), Graeme Shaw (Lisnagarvey), Martin Rodgers (Kilkeel), Andy Nye (Lisnagarvey), Stewart Atkinson (Pembroke), Michael Millar (Cookstown), Simon Byrne (Barnes), Herbie Todd (Mossley), Mark Murray (Lisnagarvey), Michael Harvey (PSNI), Bruce Agnew (Lisnagarvey), Dara Crowe (Catholic Institute), Peter Priestly (Pembroke), Ali Reilly (Antrim), Mark Stockil (Ashton), Brian Hayden (Cork C of I), Rupert Pinion (Lisnagarvey), Ross McMullen (Clontarf), Martin White (Galway), Mark Wallace (Oxted), William Quinn (Kilkeel), Peter Pollock (Annadale), Neil Madeley (Banbridge), Neil Welch (Cork C of I), Stephen Galway (Annadale), Tony Wizbek (Southgate)
Coach: Mark Murray
Assistant Coach: Jamie Millar
Over-40s squad from: Kieran Healy (UCC), Gordon Clarke (Corinthian), Clinton Murphy (Glenanne), John Wallace (Catholic Institute), Peter Young (Naas), Peter Creighton (Cork C of I), Richard Tinney (Raphoe), Keith Fishbourne (Glenanne), Paul Fitzpatrick (UCD), Colin Mockford (North Down), Ian Stuart (Monkstown), Colin McWhirter (Mossley), Rob Carter (Three Rock Rovers), Jason Hill (Mossley), Roland Budd (Three Rock Rovers), Stephen Magee (North Down), Ivan Moore (Catholic Institute), Paul Beattie (South Antrim), Iain Kelly (Belfast Harlequins), David Bolas (Lisnagarvey), Jonathan Gregg (Newry), Michael Pobloth (Kilkeel), John Geary (Catholic Institute), Michael Fry (YMCA), Grant Hayes (Ballynahinch)
Manager/assistant coach: Frank Byrne
Coach: Richard Mason
Fixture schedule (all at Wakefield)
Over 55s
Friday: Ireland vs Scotland, 6.30pm
Saturday: Ireland vs England, 12.25pm
Sunday: Ireland vs Wales, 9.45am
Over 40s
Saturday: Ireland vs England, 9.45am; Ireland vs Wales, 3.55pm
Sunday: Ireland vs Scotland, 10.35am
Over 45s
Saturday: Ireland vs Scotland, 11.55am; Ireland vs England, 5.15pm
Sunday: Ireland vs Wales, 9.15am
Over 50s
Saturday: Scotland vs Ireland, 10.35am; Ireland vs Wales, 1.45pm
Sunday: Ireland vs England, 12.25pm