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Olden comes up trumps as College end jinx
Goalkeeper Karen Olden was UCC’s heroine as the students finally ended their run of defeats at the hands of Cork Church of Ireland by dumping the holders out of the women’s Munster Senior Cup on penalty strokes today. On an afternoon of high drama at the Mardyke, College finally beat C of I at the [...]
C of I and College resume rivalry
Another chapter in what has become one of the most enduring rivalries in Irish club hockey will be written today when Cork Church of Ireland and UCC meet in the quarter-finals of the women’s Munster Senior Cup at Garryduff (2pm). An open draw for the tournament has resulted in last year’s finalists meeting again at [...]
C of I continue hoodoo over UCC
Melanie Ryan capped a memorable week that saw her called up to the Ireland A squad by bagging a double that propelled Cork Church of Ireland back into the title race with a 3-2 win over rivals UCC on Saturday. Ryan fired home off a short corner switch early on before Julie O’Sullivan deflected the [...]
Three’s a crowd as College stun Quins
UCC blew the title race wide open in the Munster women’s senior league Division One with a stunning 3-0 win over champions Cork Harlequins at the Mardyke earlier tonight. Early goals from Audrey O’Flynn and Áine Connery helped College — who handed Quins their first league defeat in eight seasons last term — on their [...]
Bright Young thing gives C of I the points
Cork Church of Ireland put a huge dent in UCC’s title ambitions with a fully-deserved 1-0 win at Garryduff this morning. C of I’s profligacy in front of goal looked like it would cost them once more as the game seemed headed for a stalemate, but Grace Young popped up to grab a winner with [...]
Big match focus – UCC vs Cork C of I
UCC won’t have much time to lick their wounds after Tuesday’s gut-wrenching intervarsity defeat to UCD, as they go straight back into Munster league action with a crucial early-season six-pointer against Cork Church of Ireland at Garryduff on Saturday morning (10am). While leagues are, of course, never won before Christmas, if College have genuine aspirations of [...]
CIT plant one foot in semi-finals
Cork Institute of Technology have one foot in the semi-finals of the Mauritius Cup intervarsities after disposing of Ulster Elks and Queens University Belfast in Kilkenny yesterday. Alastair Smith’s double gave them a vital 2-1 win over title-holders the Elks, who were missing their Irish internationals Eugene Magee and Geoff McCabe. Later in the day, [...]
Galway’s Curley looking to continue hot streak
All eyes might be turning to the hit-off of the Irish Hockey League this weekend – more about that later – but there is still plenty of action domestically as the league tables begin to take shape. In the men’s Division One, Catholic Institute will be looking to build on last weekend’s 2-1 win over [...]
UCC to get academic on and off the field
A new era beings in more ways than one tomorrow at UCC’s men’s hockey club, as they begin life in Division One of the Munster Senior League with a daunting trip to play champions Cork Church of Ireland (4.15pm). Having lost a promotion/relegation playoff to Bandon B at the end of last season, College were [...]
UCC to replace Belvedere in top tier
The Munster Branch of the IHA last night confirmed that UCC are to take Belvedere’s place in Division One of the Munster Men’s Senior League. The students’ proposal to move up from Division Two, first discussed last week, was unanimously approved, and solves a fixture headache in the process. Belvedere’s decision to voluntarily drop a [...]
