the Former hockeyscheidsrechter, and Eric Denis, at the age of 52 and died from the effects of the corona virus, one of the Royal Belgian hockey federation on Tuesday announced.

Dennis was at that time to be the best referees in the world. At the world cup 1998 in Utrecht (the Netherlands) did he have a semi-final, and two years later he was present at the Olympic Games in Sydney, australia. He was the last of the Belgian referees from the men who were at the Olympic Games and the battle was on.

now, Eric, Denis was the pilot of an appeal, and leaves a partner and two children.

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