One of the most dramatic encounters of the season saw C of I relinquish their hold on the Irish Junior Cup as Cookstown came away from Garryduff with a penalty strokes win, while Quins all but ended UCC’s hopes of an IHL wildcard place
Five teams are in contention for two semi-final berths as the pool stages of the women’s Irish Hockey League come to an intriguing conclusion on Sunday. There are a couple of key league encounters too, C of I put their men’s IJC title on the line against Cookstown and the Junior Interprovincials come to Cork.
Ireland’s Celtic Cup campaign ended in disappointment, but Catholic Institute and Fermoy both reached domestic finals to ensure it wasn’t all bad news on a weekend where C of I held Quins to a draw that does neither side’s title challenge any favours
A rampant first-quarter performance helped Glenanne notch a 4-1 win over C of I at Garryduff in the IHL, but Quins came from two down to oust Monkstown 3-2, their first win in the competition. Limerick are through to the final of the Irish Challenge, but controversy reigned on the other side of the draw, in bizarre circumstances.
Glenanne duo Stephen Butler and Graham Shaw may have ended their Ireland careers, but they will still be hopeful of continuing to achieve success in the green of Glenanne, starting with an Irish Hockey League round three trip to Garryduff to take on Stephen Jackson’s Cork C of I tomorrow (2pm).
Another of the women’s provincial league titles has found its destination, after Cork Harlequins claimed the Division Two crown last weekend.