The official roster for the men's hockey team to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris next month has been named and includes Kilkenny's Jeremy Duncan and Waterford's Ben Johnson.
Having narrowly missed out on qualification for the Tokyo Olympics, Ireland booked their tickets to Paris in the Final Qualification event in Valencia earlier this year with a 4-3 win over Korea.
Johnson first appeared for the Irish team in 2022 in a Test Match against Italy at Hillsborough. Since then, he's made 38 appearances for the Irish senior team, winning 21 matches and scoring 10 goals.
Duncan is an established member of the Ireland team, having made his senior debut in 2014 against England in a Test Match at Reading. The Kilkenny midfielder has played a total of 116 times for the national side, winning 58 matches and scoring 21 goals.
The full squad, reserves and coaching staff for the Olympic Games in Paris is as follows:
Men’s Hockey Team:
David Harte (GK)
Lee Cole
Shane O’Donoghue
Kyle Marshall
Peter McKibbin
Tim Cross
Daragh Walsh
Nick Page
Sean Murray (Captain)
Michael Robson
Peter Brown
Johnny McKee
Jeremy Duncan
Matthew Nelson
Ben Walker
Ben Johnson
Jonny Lynch (R)
Alistair Empey (R)
Jaime Carr (R GK)
Staff:
Lisa Jacob – Performance Director
Mark Tumilty – Head Coach
Raymond Geddis – Team Manager
Neville Rothman – Coach
Cameron Steele – Physio
Ross Willis – Performance Analysis
Eoin Cunniffe – Head of Athletic Performance
David Fitzgerald – AP GK Coach
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