UL put end to WIT's reign as Ashbourne Cup champs
University of Limerick finally ended Waterford Institute of Technology’s long reign as Ashbourne Cup champions, having a point to spare after a hard-fought final at Queen’s University.
In doing so, they were claiming their first title since 2005, and gaining revenge for a heartbreaking defeat in last year’s decider. On that occasion, a late free from Emma Comerford got WIT to extra time, and then a brilliant goal from Denise Gaule and a pointed free from distance by Trish Jackman turned a three-point deficit with two minutes left into a famous one-point win.
