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australian field hockey great ric
Charlesworth has been appointed to
coach the australian national men’s
team through to the 2012 London
olympics.
retiring national coach Barry Dancer
decided to quit after this year’s Beijing
olympics. Charlesworth was recently a
technical adviser to the Indian Hockey
Federation but quit four months after
being formally given the job in March
to revive Indian hockey after the
eight-time olympic champions failed
to qualify for the Beijing games for the
first time.
OLYMPIC REUNION
In another announcement, Frank
Murray has retained his position as
the great Britain olympic teams from levelled the score at 4-4 with six coach of the Hockeyroos women’s team
seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 both minutes to play. Kulbir Bhaura hit the after taking on the role in 2004.
triumphed again when they went back winner for the great Britain team who
into action for their reunion matches were all at Brooklands bar Jon Potter
at Brooklands Manchester University who works and lives in america now. STRIKING FOR CASH
Hockey Club on 4th october. the great Britain women who took the Isle of Wight Hockey Club
the men who won gold at the 1988 Bronze in 1992 in spain beat the is launching a new scheme this
olympics won 5-4 against a lively england Lady Masters 3-2 when sue season which aims to raise cash for
england seniors side captained by Fraser completed a fine hat-trick in the the Hampshire & Isle of Wight air
Billy Jawanda. the england vets made 60th minute. ambulance.
a great start with two goals from andy Linda Webb and Pat Wells were the the club has pledged that for every goal
Batchelor. the IsCa striker went on scorers for an england team captained its three teams score this season (1
st
&
to score all his side’s four goals, but by Chris rowland-Jones. the gB girls 2
nd
XI’s and Colts), it will give £1 to the
Martyn grimley, the Brooklands player also had a good turn-out, only star charity.
who organised the reunion, interrupted striker Jane sixsmith was missing - but the club is actively seeking companies
Batchelor’s flow to put the olympians she had a good excuse as her baby was and organisations to support the hockey
back in the game with a successful due on match day! club with a pledge to match-fund the
penalty corner flick. sean Kerly, the tV commentator Barry Davies delighted total raised by the club through the
scoring star in seoul with a semi-final the evening dinner audience with a number of goals it scores.
hat-trick against the australians, reprise of his famous commentary line More details can be found at www.
scored twice and laid on one for Imran from seoul: “Where were the germans, iowhockey.co.uk on how to get behind
sherwani before andy Batchelor but frankly who cares!” the club’s scheme.
ULSTER HOCKEY WEBSITE SPAT CHANGE AT THE TOP
an article headline: “Beijing may be Irish players CaN move to play for england Hockey’s Development Director,
over, but London 2012 beckons for england but would first have to play sally Munday, has been appointed as
Ulster’s Under-18 Hockey Boys” has for a specified number of years for england Hockey’s new Chief executive.
angered many people, who had believed england, Wales or scotland before the post is a new role brought about
an Ireland hockey team, governed being eligible (there is no Northern by a re-structuring at the top. Philip
by the Irish Hockey association, was Ireland hockey team). It is also believed Kimberley, executive Chairman since
hoping to qualify for the London the international governing bodies can 2003, will become non-executive
olympics. Ireland narrowly missed out fast-track changes if all parties agree Chairman when Munday takes up her
in qualifying for Beijing but the allure on the move. this would allow players appointment on 5th January next year.
of gB this time is that, as hosts, they to compete after just one year.
automatically qualify.
richard Leman and David Faulkner,
both olympic medal winners and
currently part of the Britain team
management, approached the Irish
officials to tell them a number of Irish
a
ge 45
players had made approaches to them P
about playing for Britain for 2012.
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