There are three second-round games in the SuperLeague National Cup this weekend with a place in the quarter-finals of the competition at stake.

WITH UCC Demons and Merry Monk Ballina waiting in the wings, the battle for the remaining semi-final places in the NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague reaches a climax tomorrow night, when Limerick Lions host DART Killester and Killarney’s Gleneagle Lakers travel to Dublin to play Roma St Vincent’s.

It is a big weekend for Merry Monk Ballina, who play two home games as week two of the Nivea for Men SuperLeague gets underway.

IT MAY be the first game of the season, but when Neptune and Mardyke UCC Demons launch the new Nivea for Men SuperLeague at Neptune Stadium tonight (8pm), expect fireworks.

CROSSHAVEN and Cobh Pirates are a step closer securing a place in the playoffs for a Heineken Munster Junior League First Division place, while Youghal, who lead the other section, face a late challenge from Nenagh Ormond and Skibbereen.