Ireland men's national handball team
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The Ireland national handball team is controlled by the Irish Olympic Handball Association (IOHA) and represents Ireland in international handball matches.
History
[edit]Liverpool Airport 4-Nations Championship 1984
[edit]In 1984 the team played a 4-Nations Championship in Liverpool. They lost the first game against England 1 to 12, the game against Scotland was lost by 5 to 20 and the final game against Wales they lost 14 to 16. They finished last place in the tournament.[1]
EHF Challenge Trophy 2009
[edit]The Irish Men's team finished in 3rd place of the group G2 in the EHF Challenge Cup trophy in Malta.[2] The 3rd place finish was the best result an Irish team achieved in the prior 10 years of the competition.[citation needed]
Ireland played the hosts Malta in the first match at the University Sports Hall. In front of a home Maltese crowd, the Irish were down at half time by 20:7. In the second half, Ireland ended up being beaten by a 36 to 20 score line.[3] During the game, a foul on Sligo's Brian Campion resulted in a straight red card for a Maltese player.[citation needed]
The second game of the tournament for the Irish saw them taking on the eventual winners Finland. The Finns won by 38 goals to 19.[3]
Ireland's third game was against Scotland. The Scottish team, which had 4 players from the Great Britain Olympic Program, led 15:14 at halftime. However, the Irish ultimately won by 35:29.[3]
In addition to winning the bronze medal at the tournament, middle-back player Oisin O'Brannagain was voted onto the tournament's all-star team.[4]
EHF Challenge Trophy 2011
[edit]The 2011 edition of the EHF Challenge Trophy took place at the University of Limerick.[citation needed] The first game with eventual champions, the Faroe Islands, ended in a 30–20 defeat.[citation needed] In the second match, Georgia defeated Ireland by 37–21.[citation needed] The final game was against England and, while Ireland took a 15–11 lead in the first half, the game ended 29–24 to England.[citation needed]
2012
[edit]The team competed in the 2014 European qualifiers for the first time in June 2012. All three matches, however, resulted in significant losses.[citation needed]
IHF Emerging Nations Championship record
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "4 Nations: Liverpool 1984: Part 1: Men's Tournament". Irish Olympic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "European Handball Federation - 2009 Men's Challenge Trophy / Group Matches". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "European Handball Federation - 2009 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "European Handball Federation - Georgia and Finland to meet in Linz / Article". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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