Evan Newell and Mark Stephens (both Carrickmines) have been awarded places in the 2017 European Golf Croquet Championship, which will be played at the Real Club de Golf Vista Hermosa, Jerez and the Real Club Pineda, Sevilla, the 24th-28th of May. Simon Williams (Carrickmines) and Patsy Fitzgerald (Kells) await confirmation of Ranking places in the same event.