Ireland’s Leading Goal Scorer passes the 100 Goal Marker as Ireland beat Singapore 11-0 to secure a Semi-final on Saturday



After a disappointing meeting with Egypt on Sunday the Irish Men’s squad picked themselves up to defeat Singapore 11-0. 26-year-old Shane O’Donoghue, Ireland’s all-time leading goal scorer, not only provided a hat-trick for himself by the third quarter but also surpassed the 100 international goal mark, making him the first Irish Hockey player to do so, as Ireland top Pool A and secure a semi-final spot for Saturday.

A sensational late winner by Kenny Bain gave Scotland men a 3-2 win over Egypt in their final Pool match of FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet. The result puts the Scots in at least the quarter finals as they progress in the tournament.

O'Donoghue scored his 99th, 100th and 101st Ireland goals in the Singapore win

Ireland stepped up their Olympic qualification bid by beating Singapore 11-0 in France to reach the semi-finals of the FIH International Series.

Shane O’Donoghue celebrates his 100th international goal. Pic: France Federation de Hockey

Shane O’Donoghue’s historic hat trick helped Ireland on their way to the all-important top spot in Le Touquet, putting them within one win of a confirmed Olympic qualifier place.

Gurjit Kaur converted four penalty corners and Monika scored a brace as India beat Fiji 11-0 in the final Pool A fixture of the FIH Women's series finals at Hiroshima.

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India completed a 11-0 rout of Fiji to advance to the semifinals of the FIH women's series finals at Hiroshima.   -  Twitter

Penalty-corner specialist Gurjit Kaur scored four as the India women's hockey team defeated Fiji 11-0 and advanced to the semifinals of the FIH Women's Series Finals at Hiroshima on Tuesday.

Hiroshima (JPN)

Results and Fixtures (GMT + 9)

18 Jun 2019     URU v POL (Pool A)     0 - 0
18 Jun 2019     IND v FIJ (Pool A)         11 - 0
18 Jun 2019     JPN v MEX (Pool B)     6 - 0
18 Jun 2019     RUS v CHI (Pool B)         5 - 2

19 June is a rest day

20 Jun 2019 15:45     POL v JPN (QF)
20 Jun 2019 18:00     CHI v URU (QF)

Live streaming and full game replay on https://fih.live (May be Geo blocked if there is TV coverage)

Final Pool standings

Pool A

Pool B

FIH Match Centre

No sooner had the dust settled on the FIH Hockey Series Finals in India than South African hockey eyes switched to Spain for the Valencia based Hockey Series Final. The tournament is a Road to Tokyo Olympic Qualifying event, where the top 2 teams progress to the Olympic Qualifying Matches later this year.

Valencia (ESP)

Fixtures (GMT +2)

19 Jun 2019 11:00     BLR v NAM (Pool A)
19 Jun 2019 13:00     ITA v THA (Pool B)
19 Jun 2019 17:00     RSA v WAL (Pool B)
19 Jun 2019 19:00     ESP v CAN (Pool A)

Live streaming and full game replay on https://fih.live (May be Geo blocked if there is TV coverage)

FIH Match Centre

Elise Wong and Anna Mollenhauer. Feature photo: Kevin Underhill

Many field hockey players grow up dreaming of playing at the international level for their country. This week, Anna Mollenhauer and Elise Wong will have that opportunity.