Limerick's Roisin Upton has been named as vice-captain of the Irish hockey squad for the European Championships. PICTURE: Sportsfile
CATHOLIC Institute players Róisín Upton and Naomi Carroll have been named on the Irish senior women’s squad for the European Championships.
Upton has also been named as vice-captain of the squad with Ulster’s Kathryn Mullan captaining the 20-strong squad for the tournament in Germany.
The Europeans which will be held at Hockeypark in Monchengladbach, Germany from August 18-27. Before then the senior women will play in a series against Italy and Chile at the end of this month in Dublin.
Coach Sean Dancer said that “This year’s Europeans also doubles as the first step of the Olympic qualification process, adding extra pressure on all those involved. We will need to stay focused on ourselves and play our attacking style of play.”
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