Roger Gray’s firepower proved enough for Cork IT to reclaim the ICHA Mixed Varsities Cup following an intensive day’s hockey at The Mardyke and CIT.
UCD completed a rare Intervarsity double as their men ended over a decade waiting for the title after a series of final appearances as they ended the run of UCC
Roger Gray’s second-half double helped Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) claim a memorable first ever win at the men’s Irish Hockey Intervarsities at Belfield, UCD yesterday, defeating Dublin City University 2-1 in the final.
Trinity College Dublin will be hoping their Dutch wildcard can help inspire them to victory as the most open intervarsity tournament in recent years gets underway in UCD on Sunday.
Cork IT have landed something of a coup by persuading GAA’s Young Footballer of the Year Aidan Walsh and Cork senior hurling panellist Lorcan McLoughlin to line out for them at this weekend’s hockey intervarsities in Dublin.
UU Elks claimed an intervarsity double on home turf, seeing off both UCC’s men and women en route in the semi-finals, while CIT’s men lost the plate final on strokes to Trinity.
Six college teams will fly the flag for Munster at this weekend’s intervarsities in Belfast, where UCC, CIT and UL will do battle with their third-level counterparts from around the country for the Chilean and Mauritius Cups.
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