Lions win in the Demons den

LIMERICK Lions hammered out a sensational 94-83 victory over UCC Demons as defending champions Abrakebabra Tigers kept their title hopes intact with a two point victory over Merry Monk Ballina when the SuperLeague Men’s National Cup got underway at the weekend.

This year a back-door system means that the five teams defeated in the first round will get an opportunity to get back into the competition but nobody would have expected the NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague champions would have to take the back door route.

Tommy Hehir’s Lions, however, are proving to be virtually unbeatable on the road and they travelled to Cork on Saturday to record what was their third successive away win over the side that had taken the SuperLeague by storm.