All three Leinster sides face trips up north, following the Irish Senior Cup draw this morning. Domestic pace-setters Railway face the longest trip as they travel up to Ballymoney, 4-0 conquerors of the last remaining Munster outfit, Cork C of I.
Corinthian face second-tier side Ulster Elks but the Whitechurch team will go into the game at Jordanstown as underdogs as the students have a side laden with international talent.
UCD, meanwhile, have drawn Belfast Harlequins - a third IHL side in three rounds after overcoming Hermes and Loreto. Holders Pegasus have the easiest draw on paper, facing the side currently eighth in their division whom they earlier trouned 8-0 this season.
In the Challenge, YMCA have drawn Munster division three side Clonmel while Naas travel down to Fermoy.
ESB Women's Irish Senior Cup - Quarter Final draw (March 21)
Lurgan v Pegasus; Ballymoney v Railway Union; Ulster Elks v Corinthian; Belfast Harlequins v UCD
ESB Women's Irish Hockey Challenge - Semi-Final draw (March 7)
Fermoy v Naas; YMCA v Clonmel
Lurgan v Pegasus; Ballymoney v Railway Union; Ulster Elks v Corinthian; Belfast Harlequins v UCD
ESB Women's Irish Hockey Challenge - Semi-Final draw (March 7)
Fermoy v Naas; YMCA v Clonmel
9 comments:
predictions
Pegasus
Ulster Elks
Ballymoney
UCD
ulster elks
railway
ucd
pegasus
prediction for semis:
Pegasus,
Ulster Elks,
UCD
Railway - ballymoney have put railway out of isc for the last number of years - this year I think railway may, just have the beating of them
UCD have already beaten Harlequins in the IHL so thats good experience to go in to the match with
wasn't that Cork Harlequins UCD beat? This is Belfast Harlequins in the quarters
UCD and Belfast Harlequins aren't in the same group in the IHL.
Cork Harlequins beat UCD in the IHL. UCD beat Ballymoney in the IHL. I think UCD beat Belfast Harlequins to qualify for the IHL.
Don't know if any of them are the matches your thinking of.
Cork Harlequins beat UCD 3-1 in the IHL; UCD haven't played anyone else called Harlequins this season as far as I know!
Predictions:
Pegasus
Ulster Elks
UCD
Railway
Ballymoney have been haunted, getting three home draws in a row, but Railway will provide much sterner opposition than either of the Munster teams did. Once they shut out McVicker and Frazer they should be ok.
nass for the cup
Think Ballymoney might beat Railway at home.
UCD played Belfast Harlequins in the IHL qualifiers last year and drew with them.
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