NIPBA well represented on Irish Team
The strength in depth of young players in the NIPBA is clearly evident with 8 of our young players named in the Irish Under - 25 team to play in the International Series in Ayr on 6th and 7th September. Conor Gilmore, Keith Padgett, Mark Wilson, Alan Paul, Simon Colvin, Gary Kelly and Barry Kane retain their places while Cookstown's Alaister Davison is called up for the first time as reserve. This is just reward for Ali who has made outstanding progress at club level in recent seasons. The lads are to be congratulated and we wish them well in the forthcoming series. The team is as follows:
RINK 1 RINK 2
C. Gilmore (Portrush) J. Gaston (Ballymena)
T. Vint (Banbridge) K. Padgett (Coleraine)
A. Paul (Cookstown) D. Shields (Ballymena)
R. Craig (Balmoral) A. Duncan (Ballymena)
RINK 3 RINK 4
G. Pierpoint (L'derry Park) D. Torrington (Ballymena)
T. Smyth (Leinster) S. Colvin (Dunluce)
M. Wilson (Cookstown) A. Davison (Cookstown)
A. Barr (Dunbarton) B. Kane (Dunluce)
RINK 5 RINK 6
P. Brennan (Falls) S. Lyttle (Portadown)
M. Torrington (Ballymena) D.J. Dilworth (Ulster Transport)
P. McCafferty (Divis) T. Cannavan (Bangor)
P. Burns (Divis) G. McKee (Bangor)
RESERVES
T. Ramsay (Blackrock)
JUNIOR INTER ASSOCIATION 2008
NIPBA Juniors Finish Second
NIPBA 89 (5) v NIPGL 79 (2)
NIPBA 79 (1) V NIBA 123 (6)
NIPBA 93 (6) v BLI 60 (1)
Final League Table
|
Position/Team |
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | |
| 1 | NIBA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | NIPBA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | NIPGL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | BLI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |