Roll On You Boys In Green: Irish Roller derby team does the nation proud

John O’Shea’s last minute equaliser in Gelsenkirchen wasn’t the only significant Irish sporting event in the last week writes Robert McNamara

The soccer team refused to be rolled over and another Irish team is aiming to do ‘wheelie’ good on the international scene.

The All-Ireland Men's Roller Derby team played their first ever fixture on home soil defeating Scotland by 194-111 in a thrilling encounter at the home of the East Coast Cyclones in Co. Wicklow.