On a day of one-sided results, Catholic Institute made the biggest statement of intent with an 8-0 dismantling of Bandon as the Munster season got underway on Saturday.
Insta are minus a lot of key performers through injury, retirement and travel this year but a hat-trick from Irish international Naomi Carroll was the highlight of an easy victory at Rosbrien.
Christine O’Shea bagged two as did Eimear Ryan, with Michelle Barrett getting the other, while Emma Sherlock shone on her Insta debut with a lively outing and a couple of assists.
Amy Roberts and Pamela Wolfe both grabbed braces as Cork C of I won 4-0 away to Limerick, showing they will be a tough task for all they come across this term.
Stephen Sweetnam grabbed four as Cork C of I’s men thrashed their own second team 8-0, while dragflickers John Jermyn and Andrew Gray netted their first goals since returning to the club from Pingouin and UCC respectively.
Both sides had the bare 11 due to a number of absentees; Peter Daunt, Jack O’Mahony and Ben O’Mahony all impressed for the seconds while Simon Wolfe scored a beautiful reverse-stick shot to open the floodgates for the firsts, Sweetnam tapping in for 2-0 before half-time.
Jermyn missed a stroke but made amends with his drag, while Gray went high for his. Philip Sweetnam’s solo effort – beating two at close quarters in the circle before bashing home to the corner – precluded a quickfire hat-trick for Stephen Sweetnam, getting on the end of some nice passing moves.
In Leinster, Three Rock Rovers took a breathtaking encounter with Pembroke 5-4 thanks to a late Luke Madeley effort, while UCD won their opening game of the season for the first time in their history as they pulled away to claim a 4-2 success away to YMCA.
Men
Munster Div 1: Cork C of I 8 (S Sweetnam 4, J Jermyn, A Gray, S Wolfe, P Sweetnam) Cork C of I B 0. Leinster Div 1: Pembroke Wanderers 4 (A Sothern 2, M O’Connor, M Elliott) Three Rock Rovers 5 (J Bruton, J Hosking, S Madeley, M Maguire, L Madeley); Corinthian 1 (J Eustice) Glenanne 1 (E O’Malley); YMCA 2 (A Bailey, S Parker) UCD 4 (J Duncan, K Shimmins, S O’Donoghue, D Watkins); Monkstown 3 (S Cole 2, J Henry) Railway Union 1 (M English); Fingal 3 (S Dempsey, J McKeever, C Neville) Rathgar 1 (L Bakker).
Women
Munster Div 1: Catholic Institute 8 (N Carroll 3, C O’Shea 2, E Ryan 2, M Barrett) Bandon 0; Limerick 0 Cork C of I 4 (A Roberts 2, P Wolfe 2).
Amy Roberts and Pamela Wolfe both grabbed braces as Cork C of I won 4-0 away to Limerick, showing they will be a tough task for all they come across this term.
Stephen Sweetnam grabbed four as Cork C of I’s men thrashed their own second team 8-0, while dragflickers John Jermyn and Andrew Gray netted their first goals since returning to the club from Pingouin and UCC respectively.
Both sides had the bare 11 due to a number of absentees; Peter Daunt, Jack O’Mahony and Ben O’Mahony all impressed for the seconds while Simon Wolfe scored a beautiful reverse-stick shot to open the floodgates for the firsts, Sweetnam tapping in for 2-0 before half-time.
Jermyn missed a stroke but made amends with his drag, while Gray went high for his. Philip Sweetnam’s solo effort – beating two at close quarters in the circle before bashing home to the corner – precluded a quickfire hat-trick for Stephen Sweetnam, getting on the end of some nice passing moves.
In Leinster, Three Rock Rovers took a breathtaking encounter with Pembroke 5-4 thanks to a late Luke Madeley effort, while UCD won their opening game of the season for the first time in their history as they pulled away to claim a 4-2 success away to YMCA.
Men
Munster Div 1: Cork C of I 8 (S Sweetnam 4, J Jermyn, A Gray, S Wolfe, P Sweetnam) Cork C of I B 0. Leinster Div 1: Pembroke Wanderers 4 (A Sothern 2, M O’Connor, M Elliott) Three Rock Rovers 5 (J Bruton, J Hosking, S Madeley, M Maguire, L Madeley); Corinthian 1 (J Eustice) Glenanne 1 (E O’Malley); YMCA 2 (A Bailey, S Parker) UCD 4 (J Duncan, K Shimmins, S O’Donoghue, D Watkins); Monkstown 3 (S Cole 2, J Henry) Railway Union 1 (M English); Fingal 3 (S Dempsey, J McKeever, C Neville) Rathgar 1 (L Bakker).
Women
Munster Div 1: Catholic Institute 8 (N Carroll 3, C O’Shea 2, E Ryan 2, M Barrett) Bandon 0; Limerick 0 Cork C of I 4 (A Roberts 2, P Wolfe 2).