UCD’s star quality shines out as Maynooth spurn chances

Sigerson Cup: UCD 2-15 - NUI Maynooth 1-6: UCD manager John Divilly praised his side’s composure as last year’s beaten finalists saw off an erratic NUI Maynooth to open their Sigerson Cup campaign with a win.

UCD’s star quality shines out as Maynooth spurn chances
Wed, 24 Jan, 2018 - 00:00
Daragh Small

Laois forward Eoin Lowry was the star forward for the 2016 champions, and he scored 1-7 while Jack Barry landed the other goal, after UCD led by 1-8 to 0-1 at half-time in Maynooth.

The hosts had Tom Hannifan and Jason Gibbons shown black cards after half-time, and they had already kicked 10 wides in the first-half, with Keith Beirne’s second-half penalty a mere consolation.

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