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The South African men's hockey team departed for Dublin, Ireland on Monday evening ahead if their tour to Ireland and Spain in preparation for the London Olympic Games.
A squad of 18 players travelled to Europe including the 16 members of SA's Olympic squad as well as two further players --
Clinton Panther and Jacques Le Roux -- who make up the travelling squad.
SA begin their tour of Europe with a match against Ireland on Thursday.