Ireland's Lizzie Holden announces retirement: 'The Olympics was always going to be my last dance'

Women's FIH Olympic Hockey Qualifier Second Leg, Energia Park, Donnybrook, Co. Dublin 3/11/2019 Ireland vs Canada Ireland's Lizzie Colvin with Amanda Woodcroft of Canada Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Lizzie Holden (nee Colvin) has confirmed her retirement from international hockey following a history-making 13-year career that brought World Cup silver, an Olympic appearance and 206 caps.

The 31-year-old steps away having made her debut as a teenager, fresh out of Portadown College at a hail-stoning Garryduff at June 2008’s Celtic Cup, finishing off in the searing Tokyo heat this summer.