Fermoy set to reach promised land
Fermoy were last night all but promoted to the women’s Division 1, but must play off against Catholic Institute to determine the destination of the Division 2 title following a dramatic night at Rosbrien.
Fermoy were last night all but promoted to the women’s Division 1, but must play off against Catholic Institute to determine the destination of the Division 2 title following a dramatic night at Rosbrien.
Bandon Grammar School caused one of the shocks of the schoolboys hockey season so far in recording a resounding 4-0 victory over Ashton at the Cork City school in yesterday’s Munster Minor Schoolboys Cup final.
They didn’t make the Irish Hockey League semi-finals, but Catholic Institute took plenty of personal satisfaction in a 3-2 defeat of UCD which also ruined the students’ title hopes at Rosbrien on Saturday.
Cork Harlequins put themselves in pole position to retain their Munster men’s title and sent UCC into the Irish Hockey League wildcard playoffs for the first time with a 3-0 victory over Bandon at a drenched Farmer’s Cross tonight.
With the exception of Quins’ 3-0 win over local rivals UCC, Munster’s Irish Hockey League sides – including Catholic Institute, above – were whitewashed this weekend to likely leave the province without a semi-final representative for a second successive season.
Cork Church of Ireland’s domination of the Munster leagues and cups below senior level continued as they claimed both the Munster Junior Cup and Cork Cup at Farmer’s Cross yesterday.