Revington ready to meet his new players

NEW Ireland senior men’s hockey coach Paul Revington gets his first chance to see his new charges in action later this month as Scotland arrive for a three-game series.

While the South African doesn’t officially take up his new post until January, he will arrive in Ireland for a ten-day reconnaissance mission that includes taking in the games at Havelock Park in Banbridge.

Revington, who was appointed last week and is a former head coach of the Springboks, said the trip would be a “vital” part of familiarising himself with Irish hockey.