Colleges leaving their mark

THEY’RE not exactly flavour of the month amongst intercounty managers, but third-level sides are determined to leave their mark on the 2010 pre-season GAA fare.

Tomorrow, DCU contest the semi-final of the O’Byrne Cup, Sligo IT are challenging strongly for a spot in the FBD League final and there’ll definitely be a student side in Munster’s Waterford Crystal Cup hurling competition as UCC and UL go toe to toe in today’s semi-final.

For the Cork college it’s a hectic time on the playing fields. This afternoon UCC’s footballers will get to enjoy a pleasant deviation from their Sigerson Cup journey when they head to Tralee to take on Kerry in the McGrath Cup decider.