University of Limerick win college showdown

UNIVERSITY of Limerick claimed college bragging rights over Munster rivals University College Cork with a clinical 2-0 victory in the tie of the ESB Women’s Irish Senior Cup first round at the Mardyke on Saturday.

The Limerick girls scored their second win over their UCC counterparts this season, which augurs well for the intervarsities in Belfast this weekend.

Ards had a comprehensive 4-1 win at Three Rock Rovers, while Pembroke Wanderers strolled to a 3-0 win over Portadown. The weekend’s biggest wins belonged to Railway Union, who hammered Lurgan 6-0, and Knock, who dispatched NI Civil Service 5-0.