Cork Harlequins battling for EY Hockey League survival

At the opposite end of the table, Catholic Institute continued their excellent start to 2022 with a third successive victory since the turn of the year, keeping them in second place as they were too good for Muckross.

Cork Harlequins’ outside hopes of a great escape in the women’s EY Hockey League were dealt a cruel blow on Saturday at Farmer’s Cross as their Belfast namesakes nicked a 1-0 win.

The result leaves Eddie Gash’s youngsters eight points off safety with six games remaining but, crucially, all of those are against sides in the playoff hunt.