Gray brothers inspire UCC to easy cup victory

AN emphatic 5-1 Irish Trophy victory over last season’s quarter-finalists Catholic Institute kick-started UCC’s season in style at the Mardyke on Saturday.

The fixture gods haven’t been kind to the Cork students, who have had to face last year’s top three in their opening four Munster league encounters, with just a 1-1 draw with Bandon to show in the credit column.

Their foray into national competition also saw them pitted against Munster opposition, in a first-round tie that was one of just two top-level games to go ahead at the weekend, as the inclement weather wiped out the majority of the domestic and national schedule.