UCC weather the UCD storm

UCC 1-8, UCD 1-5: If UCC go on to win the 2017 Fitzgibbon Cup, they may return to this game as a reference point.

UCC weather the UCD storm
Fri, 03 Feb, 2017 - 00:00
Jackie Cahill

Champions last in 2013, UCC lost the semi-final a year later as their quest for three-in-a-row ended at the penultimate hurdle.

They haven’t progressed beyond the group stages since but moved to within touching distance of a home quarter-final with a gritty victory against UCD in yesterday’s heavyweight Belfield clash.

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