History-maker Hobbelink first Dutch player into King of the Roads final

Hobbelink beat former King of the Roads, Thomas Mackle and Munster champion, Martin Coppinger, in the first of Saturday’s semi-finals.

Sat, 21 Sep, 2024 - 21:59

Seamus O’Tuama, Ballincurrig

European champion, William Hobbelink, created history at Ballincurrig on Saturday, becoming the first Dutch player in history to reach the final of the Hurley’s of Midleton King of the Roads.

Hobbelink beat former King of the Roads, Thomas Mackle and Munster champion, Martin Coppinger, in the first of Saturday’s semi-finals. All-Ireland champion, Colm Rafferty came through in the second semi-final against Arthur McDonagh and German champion Stefan Runge. This was a super contest, in which Runge almost made it a Germany-Netherlands final.