Ireland's National men's side is bound for Wrexham, Wales to play in a double header on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June.
These matches will afford coach Revington the opportunity to see more players in match action as he continues to work with the team towards preparing for the busy summer ahead which includes both the Champions Challenge II on home turf and the EuroHockey Nations Trophy this coming August also in Wrexham.
Revington commented saying ÔÇ£These games against Wales will provide our squad with another good opportunity to put training hours into test match situations. Michael Watt returns to action after several months completing his studies in Scotland, while the likes of John Jermyn, Stephen Butler, Timmy Cockram and Geoff McCabe will also play their first international games in 2009 having missed the games against France in March. The squad has been working well together and this team will be well tested by a skilful Wales outfit playing on home turf and at the venue of the upcoming Euro Nations Trophy in August.ÔÇØ
Ireland last played this side at Cardiff with a very young squad, in September, where they came home with a draw (2-2) and a loss (3-2). Previous to this Ireland secured a 3-1 victory on home turf in Cork to clinch the Celtic Cup last July.
Irish squad: David Harte, Iain Walker, Ronan Gormley, Tim Lewis, Joe Brennan, Conor Harte, John Jackson, Graham Shaw, Stephen Butler, David Hobbs, John Jermyn, Andy McConnell, Geoff McCabe, Eugene Magee, Timmy Cockram, Mitch Darling, Alan Sothern, Michael Watt.
Management: Paul Revington; Craig Fulton; Peter Jackson; Sinead Murphy; Stephen Barry.
Match schedule:
Saturday 6 June:
Wales - Ireland 14:30
Sunday 7 June:
Wales - Ireland 13:00
Source: Irish Hockey Association
