Harlequins hope to carry league form into Peard Cup

While national competition enters a break until late January, the home fires burn bright this weekend with the men’s Peard Cup semi-finals and key women’s Munster Division One fixtures on the agenda.

Cork Harlequins host UCC, hoping to move a step closer to a first Peard Cup since 2008. They survived a major scare a week ago to get past Catholic Institute 5-4, having built a 5-1 lead, with Julian Dale making it four goals in two games since returning for winter from Belgium.