UCC in total control

They will face tougher examinations during their efforts to retain the Sigerson Cup title but UCC made as positive and productive a start as possible in last night’s first-round tie in the Mardyke.

For the third year in succession, they faced GMIT on home soil and this was the most clear-cut victory they have enjoyed during that series of encounters.

A commanding first-half display by UCC set the tone. Paul Geaney and Johnny Ryan traded early points yet that converted free by Ryan was the solitary score that GMIT mustered in the first-half.