UCC understrength for divisions opener against Duhallow

The Fitzgibbon Cup champions are hampered by the lack of availability of many of their non-Cork players

UCC's Mark Coleman in action against UCD in last year's Fitzgibbon Cup. Picture: Denis Minihane.

While this weekend is free from club action in the Cork county championships, there will be games of some import as the qualifiers from the divisions and colleges sections of the premier senior hurling and football championships will be decided.

Due to the compacted scheduling, there are just three entrants into the hurling mini-competition. Tonight, Duhallow face UCC in Mourneabbey (7.30pm), with the winners advancing to play three-time champions Imokilly next Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals of the championship proper.