Thurles surprise fancied Crescent

Hockey: Ursulines Thurles announced their return to the top table in Munster Schools hockey with a 3-1 Junior Cup final win over a fancied Crescent side this week.

Having won the league game between the sides 6-2, Brian Collins’ Crescent outfit were fancied to retain one of the trophies won during last year’s “double double” of senior and junior league and cup victories.

But the Limerick side got a fright early on as Avril Bergin scored for Sandra Rossiter’s Ursulines inside the first minute, only for Niamh O’Keeffe to level for Crescent 60 seconds later.