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• U-21 Interprovincials to be scrapped

  

  According to this morning’s Examiner – and subsequently on Southern Fried – the U-21 interprovincial tournament is set to be scrapped for the coming season.

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• Doherty adds to Belgian brigade

  

  Brian Doherty has swelled the numbers of Irishmen in Belgium for the coming season, confirming last night that he will link up with Antwerp-based Braxgata.

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• Glens return to Barca; Pembroke go Dutch

  

  Pembroke Wanderers and Glenanne found out their EHL fate tonight with the former visiting Oranje Zwart’s Eindhoven base while the Glens travel to Barcelona for the second year of information.

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• News in brief: Weston seek goalie

  

  Weston seek goalkeeper for men’s first team; Dublin Uni looking for men’s first team manager; Shaw adds Rathdown to list of coaching duties

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• German-bound Lewis out of tasty curtain-raiser

  

  Tim Lewis confirmed his move to Crefelder HTC in Germany this morning to The Hook, meaning Pembroke’s opening Leinster senior league tie with Glenanne will have an ever more new-look. Meanwhile, the Leinster Branch released the early season fixtures with all the details here

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• Evans and Shaw team up at Loreto

  

  Gareth Evans and Graham Shaw will team up to take care of Loreto for the upcoming season as they bid to retain their Irish Senior Cup and prepare for a second successive European campaign.

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• Sothern joins Irish exodus to Europe

  

  Alan Sothern has become the latest Irish international player to make the move to the Netherlands to play in the Hoofdklasse, confirming his move from Pembroke to Den Bosch to The Hook last Friday. While there, Sothern will link up with Mitch Darling who moved across the Belgian border from KHC Leuven as well as [...]

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• Sherriff takes on Pembroke ladies coaching reins

  

  Justin Sherriff will coach Pembroke’s ladies in division one in the coming season, hoping to transfer the lessons learned from his glittering playing career to the training field.

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• Piccioli gets early close-up glimpse of IHL rivals

  

  Lucas Piccioli has a high quality chance to put his Corinthian side through their paces following his appointment as men’s head coach, taking the reins from Andrew Cronje, as they take in the Cookstown-hosted Nigel Cheevers’ Memorial tournament.

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• Ken Treacy to host 5-a-side for Cardiac Risk

  

  Pembroke’s Ken Treacy (pictured) is organising a five-a-side football challenge this Sunday, August 29 in the Astropark, Tallaght with all funds raised going to CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).

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