Ireland women look to boost Paris chances by breaking English hoodoo

The sides will open the 2023 EuroHockey Championships in Monchengladbach on Friday night. 

ROAD TO PARIS: Sarah McAuley, Caoimhe Perdue, Katie Mullan (captain), Roisin Upton and Michelle Carey. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Ireland women begin their road to Paris 2024 Olympic qualification by hoping to break a 39-year hoodoo over England.

Ireland and England will open the 2023 EuroHockey Championships in Monchengladbach tonight, with the Green Army having lost all 10 previous Euro matches against their rivals stretching back to 1984.