Sam Grace seals maiden Peard Cup for UCC
UCC’s meeting with Bandon in Munster’s Peard Cup final was a novel decider with EY Hockey League outfit Cork C of I — who had won 40 of the 56 previous finals — not participating this year. Both sides were looking for their maiden title but the students won out 4-2. Bandon led at the break after a sleepy opening half in which Darren Beamish looked the game’s liveliest player, Dave Smith getting a touch to Clinton Sweetnam’s drag-flick.
It took College some time to level in the final third and it came from an unlikely source, left-back John Catchpole scrambling home his first of the season.
