Men's Division One preview

League leaders Glenanne face another tricky test as they travel out to Rathdown to take on Monkstown. Added intrigue comes from the bizarre situation where the Town briefly played with 12 men on a controversial day of numerous sin-binnings.

The imperious form of Stephen Butler and Graham Shaw has seen the Glens make the best start to 2009 of any Leinster club with youngster Shane O'Donoghue emerging. He comes up against his father, Rory, who dons the Monkstown coaching gear.

Arul Anthoni missed last week's impressive win in the opposite dug-out due to illness but, should be out again, Frank Byrne steps in - a role he has become accustomed to with Anthoni's dual role with Old Alex. He will not have to worry just yet about a Mills Cup quarter-final.

A tie with either Dublin Uni or Corinthian has yet to decided due to an appeal over a registration issue.

Pembroke will probably bring Alan Sothern and Tim Lewis back in for the visit of Fingal whose squad has been bolstered since the New Year by the return of former Leinster player Derek O'Gorman and Keith Crawford after a brief stint in America.

David Bane is nearing a return, too, but Saturday may come a little too soon. For the 'Broke, it is the first of three games in four days as they finally get their cup game with Skerries played on Sunday while UCD come visiting on Tuesday night.

Elsewhere, Three Rock visit Kilkenny for the first of two trips this week - the other being their Irish Senior Cup tie - with Mitch Darling likely to be included. Kyle Good rests due to Irish U-18 trials on Sunday while Gavin Bourke misses a trip to his hometown as he and David Storey have lengthy spells on the sidelines ahead of them.

Rovers play probably the pick of the quarter-finals against Monkstown on Tuesday night.

Corinthian, meanwhile, could take advantage of slips for either the Town or Fingal and blow the IHL race wide open with a home win over Railway Union. The Park Avenue side, though, were victors 1-0 last time the sides met and have shown plenty of appetite for the fight while Paul O'Brien still rattles in the goals.

Finally, UCD will need to win games such as this weekend's battle with YMCA if they are to have any chance of avoiding a bottom-two placing. A win for Trevor Dagg's side would see them six clear of Kilkenny and nine from the students, probably more than enough to ensure safety.

Jacob Webber could return for Sunday's cup match after managing to serve a three-game internal ban within seven days. Avoca are their reward for their silver-goal victory over Fingal last week.

Division 1(Saturday):

Kilkenny vs Three Rock Rovers, 2.30pm, Kilkenny College; Corinthian vs Railway Union, 1.15pm, Whitechurch Park; Monkstown vs Glenanne, 1pm, Rathdown; Pembroke Wanderers vs Fingal, 2.30pm, Serpentine Ave; UCD vs YMCA, 12.15pm, Belfield

(Tuesday) Pembroke Wanderers vs UCD, 7.15pm, Serpentine Avenue

Mills Cup (Sunday)

Round Two: Skerries vs Pembroke Wanderers, 2pm, Skerries

Quarter-final: Avoca vs YMCA, Newpark

(Tuesday) Three Rock Rovers vs Monkstown, 7.45pm, Grange Road

Glenanne vs Corinthian or Dublin University - postponed until January 25