‘Nobody wants to be at home on the couch in three weeks’ time’

Ambassador Glanmire UCC are going to the National Cup semi-final weekend, but their build-up’s been a little different this year.

The perennial power in the women’s game, their preparation for today’s final four clash against Brunell has been upset in recent weeks by an eligibility row centring on their American player Adily Martucci.

The furore meant Martucci was ruled out of the quarter-final with Pyrobel Killester, which itself was deferred as the issue was thrashed out, but when Glanmire finally got to face the Dubliners they dominated 89-74.