Visa hassle as hockey stars hit Russia

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Feb 2016, 15:49 BST
Updated 11th Feb 2016, 15:54 BST
Stephen Dick, in actionStephen Dick, in action
Stephen Dick, in action
SCOTTISH hockey star Stephen Dick feared deportation yesterday (WED) when he arrived in Russia.

The 30-year-old former Olympian, who has 24 Great Britain caps, had his passport taken from him by immigration chiefs at Moscow Airport.

Kirkcaldy-born Dick, a Perthshire schoolmaster, and the party, which includes his father Alan, the team manager, then spent an anxious period in immigration wondering what was going to happen.

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Apparently, there was a problem with Dick’s visa but the other members of the Inverleith Hockey Club party were allowed through without a problem.

The Edinburgh club won the Scottish indoor title on Sunday for the third year running when they beat arch rivals, Dundee-based Grove Menzieshill, 5-4 in a tense final at Perth.

Dick’s 32-year-old brother, Allan, a London-based hockey development officer, is the team’s g