Pembroke in the clear as Mossley drop eligibility query

PEMBROKE WANDERERS are free to concentrate on their quest for an Irish Senior and Junior Cup double this weekend after Mossley chose not to take an eligibility query any further.

The Ulster club had questioned the eligibility of Pembroke’s South African import Vaughan Erasmus — who played and scored in Pembroke’s 6-0 quarter-final win at The Glade in February.

Earlier this week, the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) decided not to sanction Pembroke, citing miscommunication on their part to clubs regarding eligibility rules and deeming Pembroke’s breach of the rules “an unintentional and genuine error”.