No final flourishes for Belvedere
Lady luck didn’t side with Belvedere last Saturday as three Munster finals ended in defeat by the narrowest of margins for the Ballincollig club.
Lady luck didn’t side with Belvedere last Saturday as three Munster finals ended in defeat by the narrowest of margins for the Ballincollig club.
Audrey O’Flynn will face up to the biggest test of her fledgling international career next month after she was yesterday named in Gene Muller’s 18-strong Ireland squad for the World Cup Qualifiers in Chile.
Catholic Institute finally got their hands on some silverware by beating Greenfields in the Irish Trophy final, but there was more heartbreak for Fermoy and Limerick in their respective finals. C of I all but wrapped up the men’s league, with Bandon ousting UCC’s challenge for third place, while UCC and Quins stole a march in the women’s league.
Catholic Institute and Fermoy both have unfinished business from the finals in national competitions after heartbreaking defeats last year, while Limerick men go in search of Irish glory too. Domestically, two Quins vs C of I derbies are the highlights, while it’s a big weekend for the women of Belvedere, who contest three finals.
Crescent Comprehensive’s All-Ireland hopes went up in smoke at Dangan yesterday, as they couldn’t match Coláiste Iognáid or Loreto Kilkenny in Group A.
Catholic Institute were left empty-handed on a goal-laden Munster Senior Cup final day at Rosbrien, as Quins’ women and C of I’s men annexed the titles with 3-1 and 7-3 victories respectively