IHA: Highlights of today's UKTV Anglo Irish Hockey Challenge between the Ireland and England men's teams will be shown on Irish broadcaster RTE's monthly sports magazine, O.B. Sport, on Friday, 9 December, at 20:00.
RTE has also committed to featuring an increasing amount of hockey when O.B. Sport goes fortnightly in the New Year.
ÔÇ£We're delighted that the Irish sporting public will get a chance to see our senior men's team in action against high quality opposition,ÔÇØ IHA Chief Executive Paul Varian said.
ÔÇ£The game is a sell-out and hopefully the team can put on a good performance and show people how well they have developed over the past 12 months.ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£RTE is delighted to be in a position to cover this important match,ÔÇØ O.B Sport Series Producer, Niall O'Flynn said.
ÔÇ£Hockey is a very important sport for us, and for the Irish sporting public ÔÇô as seen by the crowds who turned out to watch the women's international side in action in this summer's European Nations Hockey Championships, in Dublin.
ÔÇ£We expect to feature hockey on a regular basis in 2006, as the Irish teams climb further up the international ladder.ÔÇØ
Ireland's senior men's team recently won the European Nations Trophy in Rome, which puts them among Europe's hockey elite along with England. The match will be an important test for the players, as National Coach Dave Passmore begins the preparation of his team for BDO Hockey World Cup Qualifier action in China next April.
