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Ireland fail to make Euro semis with Germany draw
Ireland produced their best performance of EuroHockey 2025, but a scoreless draw against Germany wasn't nearly enough to claim a semi-final Grundie's squad were markedly better than in defeat by France on Monday, but that is where the damage was done and needing to beat Germany by two goals to make the knockout stages was always going to be a tough had an early opportunity to take the lead but Hannah McLoughlin saw her penalty stroke saved and although they created other chances in an evenly fought contest, they never looked like gaining the two-goal deficit they required. Germany started the game brightly but Irish goalkeeper Lizzie Murphy and her penalty corner defence kept them at the opening quarter wore on, Ireland gradually began to control possession and they were gifted an opportunity to take the lead when Emily Kealy was fouled in the process of Hannah McLoughlin saw her penalty stroke effort comfortably saved by Julia was a pivotal moment so early in the were playing much better than at any stage against France but once again struggled in the attacking third to create clear cut chances as the game remained scoreless at the McAuley's intervention set up Katie Mullan for a shot early in the second half as Ireland continued to push forward but the former captain's effort went they pushed harder, so their discipline slipped and Ireland ended the third quarter down to nine players with Roisin Upton and Niamh Carey serving two-minute suspensions. Mikayla Power's strong shot was well saved as Ireland threw the kitchen sink at Germany in the final 15 their penalty corner routine would fail to fire again. In the three Pool matches they didn't score from 22 short corners and you simply have to be better at this also failed to score from open play despite only conceding three will now face Scotland and England in the competition for 5-8 places.
BBC News
2 hours ago
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Ireland squad named for Women's T20 Euro qualifier
Ireland have named their 14-strong squad for the Women's T20 World Cup European Qualifier in Rotterdam, which runs from 20-27 Netherlands, Italy, and Germany will provide the opposition with Ireland playing each nation twice in a round robin format. The top two will progress to the Global Qualifier in Nepal which will contain 10 Lewis, who was nominated for the ICC Women's player of the Month for July, will captain the side with Orla Prendergast named vice captain, having recently risen to sixth position in the T20 all-rounders swept a three-game series against Zimbabwe in July before a 2-1 series win against Pakistan with the only change from the latter squad seeing Alana Dalzell replacing Louise squad contains plenty of experience as Lewis and Laura Delany have already reached the 100 cap mark, while Prendergast, Rebecca Stockell, Leah Paul, Cara Murray and Arlene Kelly have surpassed 50. Amy Hunter will join this club should she start the opening game against Germany on 20 members of the squad have the chance to become the first Irish woman to achieve the double of 1500 runs and 50 wickets in the T20 format with Delany 21 runs away and Predergast 54 short."Qualifier campaigns are notoriously tough, with fixtures coming thick and fast," said Ireland selector, Ciara O'Brien."The squad we have chosen, while relatively young in age, have almost 650 caps collectively in the T20I format, so have plenty of experience to draw upon. This experience, as well as a recent hard-fought series win over Pakistan, have the players in a good place and eager to take the first steps towards World Cup qualification." T20 World Cup European Qualifier squad Gaby Lewis (captain), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Laura Delany, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Jane Maguire, Lara McBride, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Freya Sargent, Rebecca Stokell Ireland's fixtures 20 August: Ireland v Germany (14.45 BST)21 August: Ireland v Netherlands (10:00 BST)23 August: Ireland v Italy (10:00 BST)24 August: Ireland v Germany (10:00 BST)26 August: Ireland v Netherlands (14.45 BST)27 August: Ireland v Italy (14.45 BST)
Telegraph
3 hours ago
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Louis Rees-Zammit close to signing for Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears are closing in on the signing of Louis Rees-Zammit as the Wales wing nears a return to rugby union from American football. Telegraph Sport understands that Bristol have been in the hunt for Rees-Zammit since July 31, the day that the 24-year-old announced he would be ending his stint in the NFL after 18 months. They have grown increasingly confident over the course of this week and the situation is said to be moving quickly. Rees-Zammit is thought to have wanted a one-year deal in order to keep his options open for the 2026-27 season and a possible move to R360, but Bristol should prove to be a strong fit for several reasons. Having streamlined their squad over recent years, Bears have sufficient room in the salary cap to absorb Rees-Zammit's wages. In Steve Lansdown, they still have a benefactor capable of bankrolling star names. Bristol bid farewell to Max Malins, Siva Naulago and Deago Bailey over the summer. While they have brought in Tom Jordan, who is a potential full-back, they only have five back three players in their senior squad: Gabriel Ibitoye, Jack Bates, Kalaveti Ravouvou, Rich Lane and Noah Heward. Rees-Zammit, a British and Irish Lions tourist in 2021, has made no secret of his desire to resume his Wales career, which currently stands on 14 tries from 32 caps after he was handed a Test debut in 2020 as a teenager. The proximity between Bristol and Cardiff, Rees-Zammit's home city, is a big plus. Bears are among the most proactive clubs when it comes to promoting players, as they showed during Ilona Maher's stint with the women's side last season, and are returning to the Principality Stadium to play a flagship fixture for a second consecutive year. After facing Bath in the first iteration of the Big Day Out, they will take on Harlequins on March 28 after the 2026 Six Nations. Rees-Zammit is sure to be a focal point of the marketing around that occasion. Ibitoye and Ravouvou thrived within Lam's expansive attacking template last season, plundering 24 tries between them in league action. Even if he will inevitably need to reacclimatise to rugby union, having spent the past year and a half as a running back and a wide receiver between Kansas City Chiefs and the Jaguars, Rees-Zammit will hope to settle quickly and demonstrate his finishing instincts.
