Anyone who has been to Upper Glanmire or the UL Sports Arena to watch the two most dominant forces in women’s basketball tussle each other won’t have been as wide-eyed as the casual observer, held in thrall by UL Huskies and Glanmire at the National Basketball Arena last night.

The crush-chute gate is a newly available device attached to the sides of a crush, which opens as cattle, sheep or horses pass through, and then closes behind them.

UNIVERSITY of Limerick, last season’s team of the season, will launch a defence of their ESB women’s Superleague title tomorrow night with a home game against Scruffy’s St Paul’s.