Playoffs proving a headache for UCC

The club hockey season is a distant memory for the majority of the country’s players, but those sides hoping to find a backdoor route to next year’s Irish Hockey League must tog off one last time this weekend before the summer break.

Moved back a fortnight due to clashes with this season’s competition, the wildcard playoffs present a headache for UCC, who are both the men’s and women’s representatives from Munster.

With a number of players exam-tied, the women have pulled out of the tournament while the Irish Hockey Association agreed to a request from the men’s side to play both their games tomorrow. That leaves both competitions to be played by three sides with two to qualify.