Manager says resilience key for Ardscoil

Take a left inside the main entrance doors of Midleton CBS and you’ll quickly stumble upon a full board of Harty Cup player profiles.

The students who’ll wear the school colours in tomorrow’s decider are quizzed on their hurling memories, their greatest hurling achievement and their favourite player.

In the majority of profiles, there is reference to the Battle of Bansha. The Battle of Bansha in fact refers to two games - the Harty Cup quarter-finals - drawn game and replay - between Midleton CBS and tomorrow’s opponents, Ardscoil Rís, in January of last year.