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Sigerson Cup round-up: NUI Galway push holders UCC all the way

Meath's James McEntee grabbed one of University College Cork's goals in yesterday's Sigerson Cup victory over NUI Galway
Meath's James McEntee grabbed one of University College Cork's goals in yesterday's Sigerson Cup victory over NUI Galway Meath's James McEntee grabbed one of University College Cork's goals in yesterday's Sigerson Cup victory over NUI Galway

Sigerson Cup round one

University College Cork 2-12 NUI Galway 1-14

SIGERSON Cup holders University College Cork were forced to dig deep to secure victory over a dogged NUI Galway outfit in Dangan yesterday afternoon.

Rory Cunningham and James McEntee got the goals for Billy Morgan’s charges, while the influential Robert Finnerty raised a green flag for the Maurice Sheridan managed NUI, the full-foward finishing with 1-9 to his name.

Despite his Corofin commitments in this weekend’s All-Ireland Club SFC final, NUI Galway captain Kieran Molloy was brought on for the second-half and his point kept them in touch, but Killian Spillane and Diarmuid O’Connor efforts got UCC over the line as Dessie Connelly missed a good chance for a late leveller.

DCU Dóchas Éireann 0-9 Garda College 0-7

DÓCHAS Éireann were pushed all the way by Garda College yesterday, but Paddy Christie’s men finally came to the fore in a two-point victory.

DCU's Paddy Small, an All-Ireland winner with Dublin, was shown a red card, while Donegal ’keeper Shaun Patton was in fine free kicking form for the Garda before he was given his marching orders late on.

Mícheál Banningan's six-point contribution was a key factor in the Dublin college's eventual victory.

SLIGO IT 0-8 University of Limerick 0-5

THE Yeats county’s Seán Carrabine kicked over three points as Sligo IT got the better of University of Limerick on a 0-8 to 0-5 scoreline.

Carlow IT 3-9 Tralee IT 1-13

DESPITE trailing by six points midway through the second-half, Carlow IT notched three late goals to overcome a Tralee team which featured Kerry star David Clifford.

Sigerson Cup Quarter-final pairings:

IT Carlow v UCC

IT Sligo v Letterkenny IT

St Mary’s College v UCD

Queens Unversity v DCU