Forceful Garda halt UCC’s Sigerson run

The exemplary representatives of Garda College passed a severe physical test from UCC to qualify for the quarter-final of the Sigerson Cup at storm-battered Templemore yesterday.

Torrential rain, gale force winds and a mud-strewn surface made play difficult but the young Garda recruits coped better with the conditions and deserved their one-point triumph.

UCC did come agonisingly close to forcing the match into extra time while Garda College scorned a few gilt-edged scoring opportunities to open up daylight between the sides — both of whom should be given credit for their performance on a particularly slippery pitch.