PEMBROKE WANDERERS were given a stern test by Cork Harlequins in the opening round of the Irish Hockey League at Serpentine Avenue yesterday, but Alan Sothern’s second-half strike gave the hosts a 2-1 win and all three points.

THE Irish U18 girls were a poor second best to their Spanish counterparts at Belfield yesterday on Day Two of the European Nations Cup Division A hockey tournament, losing 4-2.