UCC show true grit to edge cup thriller

UCC’s practice of slaying major forces in this season’s Sigerson Cup was maintained when they ousted the host college UCD in an enthralling semi-final clash in Belfield yesterday afternoon.

After producing a ferocious effort to claim the scalp of DCU on Thursday, UCC managed to replicate the energy and intensity of that performance to seal another famous win.

On home soil, UCD were desperate to claim silverware on the centenary of the competition. But they were left frustrated by their own inability to build on a promising start and the high standard of football produced by UCC as they stifled the threat posed by UCD’s big-name stars.