The Irish Women's hockey team suffered a heavy defeat (0-6) to top seeds China in their crossover game at the World Cup Qualifier in Rome today, (12pm Irish time).
China will now advance to contest the play off for the final qualifying spot, and Ireland will play for 7th/8th and valuable world ranking points tomorrow at 7pm Irish time.
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