Cookstown cause first surprise
Cookstown pulled off the shock of the first round of the men’s Irish Senior Cup on Saturday, dumping 2009 champions Pembroke Wanderers out with a 2-0 win at Coolnafranky.
Disciplinary sanctions for clubs and players
Two top Munster ladies’ clubs have been hit with one-point deductions, while two men’s Division One players will serve long suspensions following a disappointing few weeks for Munster hockey on the discipline side of things.
Tough ISC treks for Quins and UCC
Corinthian’s clash with Lisnagarvey is the tie of the round as the fight to lay claim to some of the oldest silverware in world hockey – the Irish Senior Cup – begins this weekend. Cork Harlequins head to Banbridge for the second week in a row, while UCC’s women must go even further to Ballymoney.
College get back in the mix
UCC made their IHL return to the Mardyke in style, as they routed Belfast Harlequins 4-1 to give their semi-final hopes a real shot in the arm, but Cork Harlequins’ desire to repeat last year’s run to the final looks forlorn as they lost 3-0 at Ards. Catholic Institute had their hearts broken as Hermes hit the winner with the final act of the game at Rosbrien.
Jermyn treble re-ignites C of I hopes
John Jermyn was again the go-to guy for Cork Church of Ireland, as his hat-trick re-ignited their Irish Hockey League hopes with a 3-2 away win over Cookstown on Saturday, but Cork Harlequins have a lot of ground to make up after losing 1-0 at Banbridge.
Bandon see off students
Bandon put themselves in pole position to fight off the challenge of UCC for third place in Munster, after they defeated the students 3-2 in an engrossing encounter in west Cork on Saturday.