Ireland turn on power to advance to semi-finals

The Irish men cranked back into gear with a crushing 11-0 win over Singapore in Le Touquet yesterday to grab top spot from their group and advance directly to Saturday’s Men’s FIH Series semi-finals where victory will secure their place in October’s Olympic qualifiers.

Such a scenario looked unlikely at the start of the day as Ireland’s last outing on Sunday had seen them fall to a shock loss to Egypt.