Kuper drops Ryan and Orr from Olympic qualifiers squad

ORLA RYAN and Pamela Orr were yesterday dropped by Irish ladies hockey coach Riet Kuper, as she announced her squad for the forthcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand from March 19 to 28.

Ryan and Orr were part of the squad which travelled to America last week as part of the build-up to

Auckland, but lost out when the squad was pared down for the event.