Wednesday February 17 2010: Fitzgibbon Cup: University Limerick 3-18 UU Jordanstown 3-7
University Limerick withstood a late Jordanstown fightback to claim an 11-point win and finish on top spot in Group C of the Ulster Bank Fitzgibbon Cup at Ros Glas, Monasterevin yesterday.
UUJ’s only scorer, Neil McManus, failed to give up, as the Cushendall man bagged two goals inside two minutes late on, but it wasn’t enough to put his side into their first ever Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final.
UUJ may have only arrived a half an hour before throw-in, but showed no ill-effects in the opening stages as they matched their Limerick counterparts well.
McManus may have been to the fore for the Ulster outfit, but Arron Graffin, Simon McCrory and Kevin Sheerin were among those who tried hard.
UUJ ’keeper Chris O’Connell pulled off two fine saves from Shane Dooley shots in the second-half but despite Jordanstown’s late rally, helped in no small part by the deadly accuracy and precision of McManus, UL held out for a quarter-final berth against UCC.
UL: T Lowry (Tipperary); P Stapleton (Tipperary), M Malone (Kilkenny), M Verney (Offaly); M Walsh (Kilkenny, 0-1), J Devane (Tipperary), D Hayden (Offaly); S Hickey (Limerick), M Whelan (Laois); N Ó Murchadha (Waterford, 0-2), T Connors (Waterford), D Burke (Galway, 1-6, 0-3fs); A Quinn (Clare, 0-1), M Ruth (Kilkenny, 1-2), S Dooley (Offaly, 1-3).
Subs: R O’Dwyer (Tipperary) for Connors (ht); B Carroll (Offaly, 0-1) for Ó Murchadha (ht); L Ryan (Kilkenny) for Devane (40); M Heffernan (Tipperary, 0-1) for Quinn (44); J Brennan (Kilkenny, 0-1) for Ruth (54).
UUJ: C O’Connell (Antrim); M Burke (Antrim), S Henry (Derry), K Maxwell (Down); A Graffan (Antrim), N McCauley (Antrim), S McRory (Antrim); S McNicholl (Derry), D Hamill (Antrim); P McGlade (Antrim), N McManus (Antrim) (3-7, 2-3fs, 0-1 65), B Ennis (Down); P Maguire (Antrim), K Sheerin (Antrim), P Henry (Derry).
Subs: J Hughes (Down) for Burke (42); R Mulqueen (Clare) for P Henry (47); T McAllister (Antrim) for Maxwell (55).
Referee:Ciaran Groome (Offaly)
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