Munster quartet exit tamely

Saturday will likely be remembered as the day Munster’s hopes of producing an Irish Hockey League finalist died, with all four teams suffering defeat.

Pegasus squeezed the life out of Cork Harlequins, Suzanne Ferris and Vanessa Surgeoner getting the second-half goals in a 2-0 win that leaves the Munster champions struggling in fifth place in the six-team Pool B.

Loreto and Pegs have put plenty of daylight between themselves and the chasing pack, the former running out 3-1 winners over Ards.