主播大秀 Sport NI to stream live Ireland women’s matches at FIH series finals
The Ireland Women’s Hockey team captured the public’s imagination with their exploits last summer, as they upset the form book and confounded all predictions by reaching the World Cup final in London.
Published: 3 June 2019
The world cup heroics of captain Katie Mullan and her side were the feel-good sports story of last summer. Now the serious business of qualifying for the Olympic Games for the first time ever begins with this tournament.
Now, their return to competitive action will be shown live by 主播大秀 Sport NI as Banbridge Hockey club hosts the FIH Series Finals from 8 -16 June.
The quest for a place at the Olympic Games for the first time ever begins for Ireland with the eight-nation tournament. All of Ireland’s games will be streamed live on the 主播大秀 Sport NI website.
The team’s first match in the tournament is against Malaysia on Saturday 8 June at 3pm. They then take on the Czech Republic on Sunday 9 June at 3pm, before completing the group stage with a game against Singapore at 2pm on Tuesday 11 June. The tournament’s semi-final stage and final are on Saturday 15 June and Sunday 16 June respectively.
Nigel Ringland and Simon Mason will be joined in the commentary booth by former Irish international Alex Speers, current Belfast Harlequins player Jenna Watt and Olympic gold medallist Stephen Martin.
Eddie Doyle, 主播大秀 NI Head of Content Production, says: "The world cup heroics of captain Katie Mullan and her side were the feel-good sports story of last summer. Now the serious business of qualifying for the Olympic Games for the first time ever begins with this tournament - and we’re delighted to show all of Ireland’s games live on the 主播大秀 Sport NI website."
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