Revington rebuffs IHA claims of overspending

Former Irish men’s senior coach Paul Revington has hit back at suggestions that he and his management team were the root cause of a €37,500 overspend that almost saw Ireland withdraw from the Champions Challenge I.

The IHA board initially announced their intention to pull the side out of the competition in Argentina but a last-minute fundraising drive from the hockey public yielded €60,000 in four days. They were duly rewarded for their belief as Ireland took bronze — with victory over Revington’s new team, Malaysia — in their debut at this level of competition, a result which raised their world standing to an all-time high of 15th.

The alternative would likely have been a drop to 18th, relegation to Challenge II level and a hefty fine.