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Mon 11 Nov 2002Ireland continue to impress in World Cup build-upHOCKEY: With several of their fellow World Cup finalists arriving in Australia only at the weekend, Ireland completed their 10th day of preparations at their Bunbury base with a 3-0 win over a touring Canada side on Saturuday, with Jenny Burke bringing her tally to 10 goals in her last eight games.Australia's 9-0 win over the Canadians yesterday, however, put Ireland's success into perspective and underlined just why coach Riet Kuper expressed some frustration after Saturday's game that the margin of victory hadn't been greater.