Draw for AIB Cup announced

The draw for the AIB Cup took place earlier today in Dublin. The knock out cup competition brings together all 48 AIB League clubs from the four provinces.

The first round of the draw includes the 32 clubs from Divisions Two and Three of the AIB League. The winners of these ties will then go forward to the second round to play the 16 clubs from Division One of the AIB League.

The first round of the competition will be played on the weekend September 27 and 28 with the second round being played on the weekend of November 1 and 2.

The teams drawn in the first round were:

Match A: Instonians V Rainey Old Boys

Match B: Highfield V Sundays Well

Match C: Connemara V Barnhall

Match D: Bruff V Clonakilty

Match E: Malone V Queens

Match F: UCC V Greystones

Match G: Nenagh Ormond V Lansdowne

Match H: Bective Rangers V Galway Corinthians

Match I: Midleton V Old Wesley

Match J: Dublin Univ. v Co. Carlow

Match K: Old Crescent v DLSP

Match L: Belfast Harlequins v Banbridge

Match M: Naas v Ballynahinch

Match N: Wanderers v Thomond

Match O: Ards v Suttonians

Match P: Waterpark v Portadown

The teams drawn in the second round were:

St Marys v Cork Constitution

Winner O v Winner I

Winner G v Winner C

Winner H v Terenure

Galwegians v Winner B

Winner A v UCD

Dolphin v Winner E

Winner F v Winner P

Young Munster v Winner L

Winner M v Winner J

Winner K v Winner D

UL Bohemians v Dungannon

Blackrock v Shannon

Garryowen v Winner N

Old Belvedere v Ballymena

Buccaneers v Clontarf

The winners from Round two will be entered into further open draws for Round three, the quarter finals and semi finals. The final will be played on April 4 in a double header with the final of the AIB Junior Cup. The draw for the AIB Junior Cup will be made at a later date.