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Ulster University to face reigning champions UCC in Sigerson Cup first round

From left, University of Limerick hurler Gearóid O'Connor, University of Galway footballer Tommy Conroy, University College Cork footballer Dylan Foley, Maynooth University hurler Billy Drennan and University of Limerick hurler Colin Coughlan before the draw for the Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Championships at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
From left, University of Limerick hurler Gearóid O'Connor, University of Galway footballer Tommy Conroy, University College Cork footballer Dylan Foley, Maynooth University hurler Billy Drennan and University of Limerick hurler Colin Coughlan before the d From left, University of Limerick hurler Gearóid O'Connor, University of Galway footballer Tommy Conroy, University College Cork footballer Dylan Foley, Maynooth University hurler Billy Drennan and University of Limerick hurler Colin Coughlan before the draw for the Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Championships at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Ulster University have been drawn against reigning champions UCC in the first round of the 2024 Electric Sigerson Cup. 

The Jordanstown-based students will have home advantage against their Cork counterparts in what looks like the tie of the round.

Next year's competition kicks off January 9-10 with Queen's also have home advantage against DCU. 

St Mary's are the last Ulster outfit to have won the competition and the 2017 champions are on the road for their opening tie, traveling to ATU Sligo on January 10.

First round losers will play each other in Round 2B with the winners advancing to Round 2A to play off against each other. The draw for Round Three will take place on Thursday, January 18.

The finals will be hosted by MTU Kerry from February 13 to 18. The Fitzgibbon Cup which is initially a round robin competitions sees University of Limerick facing ATU Galway and TUS Midwest as they seek a third title in a row.

Sigerson Cup Round 1

Tuesday January 9 (7pm)

Queens University,  Belfast v DCU 

Maynooth University v MTU Cork         

University of Galway v TU Dublin   

Ulster University v UCC                

Wednesday January 10 (7pm)

ATU Galway v UCD

SETU Carlow v TUS Midlands    

University of Limerick v ATU Donegal

ATU Sligo v St Mary’s

Fitzgibbon Cup

Group A: MIC Limerick; Maynooth University; UCC; Group B: University of Limerick; ATU Galway; TUS MidWest; Group C: SETU Waterford; DCU DE; MTU Cork; Group D: University of Galway; SETU Carlow; UCD.