IRELAND senior men’s coach Paul Revington received a deserved early Christmas gift yesterday when he was named as one of world hockey’s best coaches for 2011.

MIRIAM CROWLEY has been handed a chance to prove her international credentials at the highest level, after she was the bolter named in Gene Muller’s squad for the EuroHockey Nations Championships in Moenchengladbach, Germany later this month.

PAUL REVINGTON refuses to let his Ireland senior men’s side rest on their laurels despite watching them complete a remarkable underdog victory at the INSEP Five Nations in Paris yesterday.

PARIS continues to be a happy hunting ground for Ireland’s giant-killers, who thumped world number 11 Argentina at the INSEP Five Nations tournament yesterday.

IRELAND’S senior men gave coach Paul Revington plenty more to chew on as they came away from Lille with the Champions Challenge II title in the bag following a 4-2 final defeat of France.