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.
Institute lay down the law
Catholic Institute have reaffirmed their status as title favourites over the past couple of weekends, as they maintained their 100% record with victories over Cork Harlequins – who bounced back by seeing off C of I 2-0 – and Bandon.
C of I sweat on Burns
Cork C of I and Munster U18s will both be sweating on the fitness of Nick Burns, after the star forward suffered a knee injury in their 8-0 Peard Cup rout of Catholic Institute.
Gray guides CIT to varsity glory
Roger Gray’s second-half double helped Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) claim a memorable first ever win at the men’s Irish Hockey Intervarsities at Belfield, UCD yesterday, defeating Dublin City University 2-1 in the final.
Midleton fly the flag for Munster
Midleton College provided the shock of the pool stages of the All-Ireland Schoolboys Championships at Ballinteer yesterday, ousting 2007 champions Cookstown HS to provide a Munster semi-finalist in this year’s competition.
Top two on song again
Cork Harlequins’ superior movement and team-work was central to their 4-1 victory over UCC at the Mardyke, which keeps the pressure up on C of I – 9-1 winners over Catholic Institute – at the top of the table.