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Quins leave it late to deny battling Bandon
Dan Hobbs broke brave Bandon’s resistance two minutes from time to help Cork Harlequins retain the Peard Cup with a 1-0 win in an intriguing final at Harlequin Park yesterday. The hosts’ profligacy had looked set to condemn this tie to golden-goal extra time, as they spurned a series of chances from play in a [...]
Injury-hit Bandon seek Christmas bonus
Bandon will be looking to give defending champions Cork Harlequins a Christmas hangover as they travel to Farmer’s Cross in hope of causing a Peard Cup final upset on St Stephen’s Day (2pm). The west Cork men are practically unbackable on paper, given they needed an Alastair Smith golden goal to see off Quins’ seconds [...]
Bandon leave it late in Peard Cup thriller
Bandon shrugged off Saturday’s heavy defeat at Garryduff to propel themselves into the Peard Cup final at the expense of Cork Harlequins B in dramatic fashion at Bandon Grammar School earlier today. The hosts had infiltrated the Quins circle on a number of occasions with little reward, until Clinton Sweetnam’s 50th minute drag hit the [...]
C of I claim pre-season silverware
Cork Church of Ireland retained the David Kidney Memorial Trophy yesterday thanks to a 2-1 win over Bandon at Bandon Grammar School. The Garryduff outfit have dominated the U21 tournament in recent years, but were made to fight hard for their win by the hosts, who found Conor Shemeld in imperious form between the sticks [...]
Avoca suffer C of I backlash
Leinster outfit Avoca felt the full force of a Cork Church of Ireland backlash at a pre-season tournament in Garryduff tonight, going down 8-0. The hosts had surprisingly been held to a 2-2 draw by Railway Union on Friday night, and coach Stephen Jackson sent out a near full-strength side in search of a response, [...]
New women’s tournament for non-IHL clubs
The Munster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association (MBIHA) has confirmed a new competition for women’s clubs will begin this season. A round-robin tournament will be staged between Ashton, Bandon, Belvedere, Catholic Institute, UL and UCC on weekends that Cork Church of Ireland and Cork Harlequins are in action in the inaugural Irish Hockey League. [...]
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