Harlequins aiming to knock Lisnagarvey off their perch

LISNAGARVEY, favourites to win the Irish Senior Hockey Cup in Belfield today (2.30 pm), were yesterday described by Harlequins’ coach, Stephen Jackson, as the “aristocrats of Irish hockey”.

Such praise is a measure of Harlequins' respect for opponents who have won the cup a record 21 times.

The Northerners virtually owned the trophy in the 1990s when they won it five times in a row and their failure to win it since 1997 is a huge disappointment to them and a major source of determination.