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UCC Rugby to host SSI Rugby Finals
Student Sport Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union are delighted to announce the full schedule for the finals of this years men’s and women’s rugby cup competitions, that will take place on March 15th in ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork venues The Mardyke and The Farm. The host club ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork are hosting the finals day as part of their 150th year celebrations of the clubs establishment, Student Sport Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union would like to thank them for the cooperation in organising this years finals.
Both the Brendan Johnston Cup final and the Women’s Tier 1 Cup Final are repeats of the finals from March 2022. Defending Brendan Johnston Cup champions Dublin City ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã are up against South East Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Carlow who are previous winners under their old title I.T. Carlow. The champions D.C.U. qualified for this years final with a 43-3 win over ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã of Limerick in round 1, a round 2 win of 45-22 over Garda College and a semi-final victory of 55-7 against Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Dublin. South East Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Carlow have also clocked up big scorelines enroute to the final with a 51-18 victory over TUS Midwest in Round 1, a second round triumph of 55-0 over Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Dublin and then a very impressive semi-final win over Garda College on a 42-5 scoreline. In last years final D.C.U. were winners on an 18-15 scoreline, while the most recent meeting between the two sides came in Division 1 before Christmas with South East Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Carlow coming out on top 37-7. It will be interesting to see if the high scoring continues in the final and if it does then a blistering final is in prospect, when it kicks off at 5pm in The Mardyke, ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork.
Dublin City ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã are also the defending champions ahead of this years SSI/IRFU Women’s Rugby Tier 1 Cup Final and they will once again come up against old rivals ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Dublin in the final. In last years decider it was a brilliant decider that was won by D.C.U. on a narrow 17-15 scoreline. The sides have already played twice this season with U.C.D. coming out as winners on both occasions. In the Division 1 league U.C.D. won 22-19, while a meeting three weeks ago in the group stages saw U.C.D. win 24-22. Another very competitive final is in place and this game kicks off at 7.30pm in The Mardyke, ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork.
The finals day gets underway at 12pm in The Farm, UCC in the Women’s Tier 3 Cup Final as Munster Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Cork take on Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Shannon Midwest in our first ever final in this grade. At 12.30pm in The Farm Atlantic Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Sligo take on Ulster ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Belfast in the Men’s Tier 3 Cup final. ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork are represented on home soil in both Tier 2 Cup finals as their women take on ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã of Galway at 1.30pm in the Farm, when these sides met in the group stages in U.C.C. the home side came out on top 34-24. At 2.30pm in the Farm, Atlantic Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Galway take on ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork in another repeat fixture from the group stages in the Men’s Tier 2 Cup final, when the sides met earlier in the competition U.C.C. were narrow 23-17 winners.
Student Sport Ireland / Irish Rugby Football Union Cup Finals Schedule
The Farm, UCC 12pm Women’s Tier 3 Cup Final – Munster Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Cork v Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Shannon Midwest
The Farm, UCC 12.30pm Men’s Rugby Tier 3 Cup Final – Atlantic Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Sligo v Ulster ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Belfast
The Farm, UCC 1.30pm Women’s Rugby Tier 2 Cup Final – ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork v ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã of Galway
The Farm, UCC 2.30pm Men’s Rugby Tier 2 Cup Final – Atlantic Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Galway v ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork
The Mardyke, UCC 5pm Brendan Johnston Cup Final – Dublin City ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã v South East Technological ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Carlow
The Mardyke, UCC 7.30pm Women’s Rugby Tier 1 Cup Final – Dublin City ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã v ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Dublin