Old masters Quins back in driving seat
Jane Chapple’s superb second half equaliser placed Cork Harlequins’ Munster title hopes firmly in their own hands, remaining unscathed from back-to-back ties against title rivals UCC.
UCC set up explosive double header
UCC christened the new Mardyke with a 4-0 defeat of Bandon last night, setting up a tantalising double-header against Cork Harlequins this weekend.
Harte happy with underdogs tag
Pembroke Wanderers will seek to exploit any potential overconfidence in the Rot-Weiss Köln camp ahead of their EuroHockey League last 16 clash in Rotterdam today (4pm Irish time), according to their Cork-born goalkeeper David Harte.
No bragging rights for Munster
Andy McConnell’s sucker punch (above) denied Munster’s senior men a shot at interprovincial victory at Grange Road yesterday – that was the closest any of the province’s four teams got, though Leinster were denied a clean sweep of all four senior and U-21 interprovincial titles on home turf at Grange Road, as Ulster took the senior women’s title on goal difference
Interpros still important, says Gash
Irish hockey’s oft-maligned senior and U21 interprovincials get underway tonight, with Munster senior men’s manager Edward Gash extoling their virtues as 14 teams bid for bragging rights at Grange Road in Dublin.
Wesley kings again as Munster schools falter
Wesley College claimed their second All-Ireland schoolboy hockey title of the season, but Bandon Grammar and Ashton crash out at the group stage in the John Waring Super Sixes. It has also been an interesting week for the girls of St Angela’s, who bounced back from a cup final defeat to Villiers to win the Senior B league in style.