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• Butler ends Pembroke Irish Senior reign

  

  Stephen Butler’s 54th minute corner strike ended Pembroke’s two-year reign as Irish Senior Cup champions at Serpentine Avenue and advance to the last eight of the competition. The fixture will scarcely make it into the pantheon of great ties between the sides with a total of 14 time-stoppages in play – only two for injury [...]

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• YM likeliest to score ISC shock

  

  Irish Senior Cup shocks were in short supply last season but the recent blanket cancellations and the degrees of success clubs have had in scrambling for pitch time, indoors or outdoors, could heighten the potential for a surprise as the world’s oldest national knock-out competition tips off with seven first round ties tomorrow. As David [...]

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• Women's IHL: Railway end Ballymoney hoodoo

  

  Pool A Saturday: Ballymoney 1 (Lyndsey McVicker) Railway Union 4 (Kate Dillon, Cecelia Joyce, Isobel Joyce, Kate McKenna) Railway ended their barren run at Ballymoney in some style as they won at the Joey Dunlop Centre for the first time in six efforts in stunning fashion, maintaining their 100pc record in all competitions. Kate McKenna [...]

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• Leinster sides aim to cause Southern discomfort

  

  Something has to give at the top of the women’s Irish Hockey League Pool A as the group’s two perfect records go head-to-head at Park Avenue, Railway Union hosting Cork Harlequins. Both have perfect records in their domestic league, Irish Senior Cup and the IHL, making it a potential cracker. Quins enjoyed a comfortable home win [...]

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• Revington dealt double injury blow

  

  Paul Revington was dealt a huge blow on the eve of Ireland’s World Cup Qualifying campaign as both Joe Brennan (below, right) and David Hobbs (left) were ruled out of the trip to Argentina. The Irish team flew out to South America this morning without the duo as they both lost their race against time to be [...]

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• UCD and Loreto to enjoy home comforts

  

  Reigning ISC champs UCD and IHL winners Loreto both picked up home ties in the quarter-final draw of the ESB Irish Senior Cup. The students face Cork Harlequins at Belfield while Loreto host the only all-Dublin tie against Pembroke. Railway Union will hope to repeat their recent 4-1 win over Ards in the last eight, [...]

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• Old Alex and Cork C of I make wildcard headway

  

  Anya Bowers second half goal gave them a crucial win in the IHL wildcard playoffs as Old Alex nicked an opening day win over Belfast Harlequins. She opened the scoring but Judy Getty levelled the tie early in the second half. Bowers, though, popped up with the winner late on to give them the perfect [...]

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