That time of year again. WIT won last year as rank underdogs and are that again despite what I would consider a handy group, Mary I would expected to be reasonably strong also. The winner of that most likely makes the semi, would be surprised were either side to fall to UUJ or DIT (though they took WIT to extra time last year.)
Group of death features UCC and UL again, with NUIG joining them. Once again the Cork and Limerick Universities are favourites for the competition, but both had star studded line ups last year and failed to make the final. Of the two, fancy UL to fair the better though they have to play UCC away so may be facing the winner of Group A which features UCD and CIT, who lost out in the final last year.
Tony Kelly has left LIT, and for them to have any chance they would want to have been short a few players yesterday. Have thrown up reports of the Waterford Crystal games for lineups, if you've any knowledge of whose involved with the respective college teams please throw em up. You'll be able to follow the competition from this website
http://www.he.gaa.ie/
Might go to UL v GMIT but would expect it to be one sided, but I think I'll head down for the semis and final so will be able to throw up reports on those.
http://munster.gaa.ie/2015/01/10/waterford-crystal-cup-preliminary-round-cork-v-ul/http://munster.gaa.ie/2015/01/09/waterford-crystal-cup-preliminary-round-tipperary-v-mary-i/http://munster.gaa.ie/2015/01/11/waterford-crystal-cup-preliminary-round-waterford-v-lit/
Laois and Antrim beat UCD and DIT comfortably respectively but can't find reports. Carlow and NUIG drew. CIT and WIT will be out in the next round of the Waterford Crystal.
The draw is as follows:
Group A
1 DCU 2 Cork IT 3. UCD 4. St.Pat’s Drumcondra
Group B
1. UCC 2 GMIT 3. NUI Galway 4. UL
Group C
1. IT Carlow 2. WIT 3. Maynooth University 4. Mary I Limerick
Group D
1. Limerick IT 2. UUJ 3. DIT
First Team Named Has Home Advantage in Group Fixtures
Round 1 - Thursday, 29th January 2015
All Groups
Team 1 v Team 2
Team 3 v Team 4
Group D
Team 3 Bye
Round 2 - Thursday, 5th February 2015
All Groups
Team 3 v Team 1
Team 4 v Team 2
Group D
Team 2 Bye
Round 3 - Tuesday, 10th February 2015
All Groups
Team 2 v Team 3
Team 1 v Team 4
Group D
Team 1 Bye
[E.T. if necessary in Knock-Out Stages]
Quarter Finals – 17.02.15/18.02.15
Group Winners Have Home Advantage
E Winner A V Runner Up B
F Winner B V Runner Up A
G Winner C V Runner Up D
H Winner D V Runner Up C
Semi-Finals – Friday 27.02.15 – Limerick IT
E v G
F v H
Final – 28.02.15 – Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
