David Hobbs offered Irish coach Paul Revington a timely reminder of his talents with a hat-trick and a man-of-the-match performance as Cork Church of Ireland crushed Bandon 6-1 in the Munster Senior Cup final on Saturday.
It’s Munster Senior Cup final day at Garryduff this afternoon, with Catholic Institute’s women and the men of Cork Church of Ireland both seeking to annex the first half of potential league and cup doubles, while Ashton hone in on a pivotal women’s IHT semi-final at Portadown.
Bandon have finally got their wish of something resembling a hometown venue for the Irish Hockey League wildcard playoffs, which will move to Garryduff on May 6-8 having been held in Dublin for the past three seasons.
University College Cork will contest their first ever national senior final after coming from behind to see off Clontarf 2-1 in a fraught Irish Hockey Trophy semi-final at the Mardyke on Saturday.
There was Irish Hockey League heartbreak for Catholic Institute’s women, as they agonisingly missed out on a semi-final place on goal difference despite defeating UCC 3-0, as Anna O’Flanagan (above) hit the crucial goal tp put Hermes through.
Bruff’s upward mobility has continued apace this term, with the club securing a league and cup double for the second successive year.