Chloe Watkins (above) had an eventful afternoon’s work in inspiring UCD to a 4-0 win over Cork Harlequins; meanwhile, three other Munster sides – Bandon’s men and both UCC outfits – fell at the first hurdle in the Irish Senior Cup.
University College Dublin will get an early indication of where their elite player programme is taking them as they send both their men’s and women’s sides to Munster for Irish Senior Cup clashes tomorrow.
The draw has no place in American sports – their version of field hockey features golden goal extra-time for league matches, with four players from each team removed from the fray. Our Munster girl abroad, Rebecca Barry, explains all
It was an afternoon of near misses in the women’s league – while the men’s was anything but – as Catholic Institute, Cork Harlequins and Bandon all prevailed by the minimum margin in nip and tuck affairs.
Bandon gave Cork Harlequins an almighty scare during today’s Peard Cup clash at a foggy Farmer’s Cross, eventually prevailing 3-2 thanks to a David Eakins golden goal. Elsewhere, maiden senior level goals for a number of players were the main plus points on another day of lop-sided results in the Munster men’s league.