National Cup’s first match will be a demon

MARDYKE UCC DEMONS, the defending champions, will meet Neptune, last season’s beaten finalists, in the first round of the National Cup at the Mardyke Arena on the weekend of 20-21 November.

As Demons and Neptune battled it out in last night’s crucial SuperLeague tie at the same venue the draw for the cup was made.

MDS Star, who have been bidding for years to lift the trophy, will be at home to Mark Scannell’s Gleneagle Lakers in their first round game.