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EE - V2 Friday, January 25, 2013 CORK SPORTS WORLD 1 Dave Hannigan: Old putter may land Rory McIlroy in the rough. P16 INSIDE TODAY SNOOKER: Cork sides target a Munster Club Championship in Kilarney. P12-15 Cup fever Titanic weekend for Cork basketball as the sides battle it out for National Cup glory: See P2-9 Bord Gáis Neptune and UCC Demons in action during the Men’s SuperLeague National Cup semi-final at Neptune Stadium two weeks ago. Neptune face UL in the final tonight at the Basketball Arena in Tallaght. Picture: SPORTSFILE SPORT Evening Echo Horse racing: P35-41 Corinthians bid to halt Avondale’s FAI three-in-a row bid MSL soccer: P45 Neptune must play out of skin BORD Gáis Neptune stal- wart and captain Ger Noon- an is urging his team-mates to seize their opportunity in tonight’s National Cup final, Remarkably it’s been 21 years since the Cork bas- ketball powerhouse cap- tured the cup, and 10 years since their last piece of sil- verware was lifted. They’re underdogs against reigning double- holders UL Eagles in the clash, which is screened live at 8.45pm on Setanta Ireland, but are hoping to bring the cup back to Leeside to honour the memory of Emmet Neville. The gifted player died 10 years ago this week at the age of 21. “My gut feeling tells me this is going to be the year that the drought ends,” Ger says, “but first we have to play out of our skins.” Team Montenotte captain Gráinne Dwyer is looking forward to the mouth-water- ing women’s National Cup decider against UL Huskies at 6.45pm, also live on Setanta Ireland. Dwyer, one of the grittiest players in Irish basketball, believes her team has the firepower to bring down the champions. “UL are overwhelming fa- vourites, but we stand proud as the only team to have defeated them in two years of competition.” Looking back on Team Montenotte’s league win, Dwyer is wary UL will be going all out to avenge that defeat. “There is little doubt when they were leading us by 23 points in the first half, they thought it was a case of go- ing through the motions.” BASKETBALL National Cup preview in Cork Sports World Cobh regain league status COBH Ramblers are back in the League of Ireland after a four-year absence, The east Cork were awarded a First Division li- cence by the FAI to com- pete in the 2013 First Divi- sion, which will consist of eight clubs. The return of the harbour club is a welcome develop- ment for the Airtricity League, after they failed to meet the first division criter- ia on previous occasions due to financial issues. The decision paves the way for an eight-team First Division subject to licences being issued when the com- mittee meet again in mid-February after the January 30 deadline for final financial submissions from other clubs. As a new applicant, Cobh requested an early decision in their case. This was to fa- cilitate the registration of players prior to the January 31 amateur transfer window deadline. ● See P47 for more. SOCCER CBC players Cameron Penney (junior team) and Alex Penney (senior) show off their school jerseys with their parents Erin Penney and Munster coach Rob Penney. Picture: Adam Clarke Coughlan can grasp Six Nations ‘carrot’ TODAY is a red-letter day for Cork’s James Cough- lan as he leads the Irish Wolfhounds out against England Saxons at the Sportsground, 7.35pm, The Dolphin player has been the form number eight and has been rewar- ded for his stellar per- formance by being handed the captaincy of a side that contains Mun- ster team-mates David Kilcoyne, Mike Sherry and Tommy O’Donnell. Coughlan intends to make the most of his op- portunity and reckons all the players are in the same boat as they put their hands ups for selec- tion for the senior side. “It’s an opportunity for everybody,” said the num- ber eight. “It’s not being dismissed as ‘off you go now lads, play your game and we’ll see you at the end of the Six Nations. “We’ve been in the meetings. We’ve been go- ing through game plans and having a look at the Welsh stuff so the carrot is there.” Coughlan’s provincial boss Rob Penney was at Coughlan’s alma mater Cork CBC yesterday to see his sons received their cup jersies. Cameron Penney re- ceived his second row jer- sey for the junior cup team, while older brother Alex, a blindside wing for- ward, received his senior cup jersey. ● More P18, P49-50. RUGBY A NEW-LOOK Cork team will take to the field at Páirc Uí Rinn tomorrow for the Waterford Crystal Cup quarter-final against Waterford IT, 2pm. The emphasis is again on ex- perimentation with a number of players getting their first com- petitive start in a red jersey. Only eight of the side that started in last week’s win over UCC have been retained for this assignment and there’s a new full-back line of James O’Donovan from Bandon, Mark Ellis from Millstreet and Pat O’Sullivan from Carrigtwohill. O’Donovan featured in a chal- lenge outing against CIT while Ellis was in the squad last sea- son. Christopher Joyce and Steph- en White are retained in the half-back line and are joined by Colm Spillane, who featured in the full-back sector last week- end. New-look Rebels to face WIT HURLINIG By JOHN HORGAN Daniel Kearney starts again at midfield and is joined by Rob O’Shea from Carrigaline, the player who replaced him against UCC when the Sarsfields player received a knock. Brian Corry gets another chance in the half-forward line and he will be joined in the centre-forward slot by Cian Mc- Carthy with newcomer Cormac Murphy from Mallow getting his first ever taste of senior inter-county action. Opportunity knocks for Kil- worth’s Adrian Mannix at right corner-forward with Michael Cussen getting another outing at full-forward and Newtown’s Jamie Coughlan makes his first start of the year on the left. Tried and trusted players like Shane O’Neill, Stephen McDon- nell, Conor O’Sullivan, Patrick Cronin, Patrick Horgan and Paudie O’Sullivan feature in the subs list but there is an intro- duction to the senior set up for Carrigtwohill netminder Willi- am McCarthy and Harbour Rovers player David Pyne. The winners will face Clare in the semi-final. ● More hurling P52, 53. Cork continue to experiment Adrian Mannix gets an- other chance to impress the Cork management team. Picture: Larry Cummins All eyes will be on Cheltenham for a big weekend of racing Churchyard Lane, Well Road, Douglas, Cork Tel. 021-4294633 Mob: 087-52215266 Fax. 021-4294658 [email protected] Energy Rated Windows UPVC Sash Windows, Aluminium Windows & Patio Doors Supplied & Fitted PVC Windows, Doors & Sunrooms
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Friday, January 25, 2013
CORK SPORTS WORLD 1
SF - V1
Dave Hannigan: Old putter may landRory McIlroy in the rough. P16
INSIDETODAY
SNOOKER: Cork sides target a MunsterClub Championship in Kilarney. P12-15
Cupfever
Titanic weekend forCork basketball asthe sides battle itout for NationalCup glory: See P2-9
Bord Gáis Neptune and UCCDemons in action during the Men’sSuperLeague National Cupsemi-final at Neptune Stadium twoweeks ago. Neptune face UL in thefinal tonight at the Basketball Arenain Tallaght.Picture: SPORTSFILE
SPORTEvening Echo
Horse racing: P35-41
Corinthians bid tohalt Avondale’s FAIthree-in-a row bid
MSL soccer: P45
Neptune mustplay out of skinBORD Gáis Neptune stal-wart and captain Ger Noon-an is urging his team-matesto seize their opportunity intonight’s National Cup final,
Remarkably it’s been 21years since the Cork bas-ketball powerhouse cap-tured the cup, and 10 yearssince their last piece of sil-verware was lifted.They’re underdogs
against reigning double-holders UL Eagles in theclash, which is screenedlive at 8.45pm on SetantaIreland, but are hoping tobring the cup back toLeeside to honour thememory of Emmet Neville.The gifted player died 10years ago this week at theage of 21.“My gut feeling tells me
this is going to be the yearthat the drought ends,” Gersays, “but first we have toplay out of our skins.”Team Montenotte captain
Gráinne Dwyer is lookingforward to the mouth-water-ing women’s National Cupdecider against UL Huskiesat 6.45pm, also live onSetanta Ireland.
Dwyer, one of the grittiestplayers in Irish basketball,believes her team has thefirepower to bring down thechampions.“UL are overwhelming fa-
vourites, but we standproud as the only team tohave defeated them in twoyears of competition.”Looking back on Team
Montenotte’s league win,Dwyer is wary UL will begoing all out to avenge thatdefeat.“There is little doubt when
they were leading us by 23points in the first half, theythought it was a case of go-ing through the motions.”
BASKETBALL
National Cuppreview in CorkSports World
Cobh regainleague statusCOBH Ramblers are backin the League of Irelandafter a four-year absence,
The east Cork wereawarded a First Division li-cence by the FAI to com-pete in the 2013 First Divi-sion, which will consist ofeight clubs.The return of the harbour
club is a welcome develop-ment for the AirtricityLeague, after they failed tomeet the first division criter-ia on previous occasionsdue to financial issues.The decision paves the
way for an eight-team FirstDivision subject to licencesbeing issued when the com-mittee meet again inmid-February after theJanuary 30 deadline forfinal financial submissionsfrom other clubs.As a new applicant, Cobh
requested an early decisionin their case. This was to fa-cilitate the registration ofplayers prior to the January31 amateur transfer windowdeadline.● See P47 for more.
SOCCER
CBC players Cameron Penney (junior team) and Alex Penney (senior) show off their school jerseys with their parents Erin Penney andMunster coach Rob Penney. Picture: Adam Clarke
Coughlan can grasp Six Nations ‘carrot’TODAY is a red-letter dayfor Cork’s James Cough-lan as he leads the IrishWolfhounds out againstEngland Saxons at theSportsground, 7.35pm,
The Dolphin player hasbeen the form numbereight and has been rewar-
ded for his stellar per-formance by beinghanded the captaincy of aside that contains Mun-ster team-mates DavidKilcoyne, Mike Sherry andTommy O’Donnell.Coughlan intends to
make the most of his op-portunity and reckons allthe players are in the
same boat as they puttheir hands ups for selec-tion for the senior side.“It’s an opportunity for
everybody,” said the num-ber eight. “It’s not beingdismissed as ‘off you gonow lads, play your gameand we’ll see you at the
end of the Six Nations.“We’ve been in the
meetings. We’ve been go-ing through game plansand having a look at theWelsh stuff so the carrotis there.”Coughlan’s provincial
boss Rob Penney was atCoughlan’salma mater
Cork CBC yesterday tosee his sons receivedtheir cup jersies.Cameron Penney re-
ceived his second row jer-sey for the junior cupteam, while older brotherAlex, a blindside wing for-ward, received his seniorcup jersey.● More P18, P49-50.
RUGBY
A NEW-LOOK Cork teamwill take to the field atPáirc Uí Rinn tomorrowfor the Waterford CrystalCup quarter-final againstWaterford IT, 2pm.
The emphasis is again on ex-perimentation with a number ofplayers getting their first com-petitive start in a red jersey.Only eight of the side that
started in last week’s win overUCC have been retained for thisassignment and there’s a newfull-back line of JamesO’Donovan from Bandon, Mark
Ellis from Millstreet and PatO’Sullivan from Carrigtwohill.O’Donovan featured in a chal-
lenge outing against CIT whileEllis was in the squad last sea-son.Christopher Joyce and Steph-
en White are retained in thehalf-back line and are joined byColm Spillane, who featured inthe full-back sector last week-end.
New-lookRebels toface WIT
HURLINIGBy JOHN HORGAN
Daniel Kearney starts again atmidfield and is joined by RobO’Shea from Carrigaline, theplayer who replaced himagainst UCC when the Sarsfieldsplayer received a knock.Brian Corry gets another
chance in the half-forward lineand he will be joined in thecentre-forward slot by Cian Mc-Carthy with newcomer CormacMurphy from Mallow gettinghis first ever taste of seniorinter-county action.Opportunity knocks for Kil-
worth’s Adrian Mannix at rightcorner-forward with Michael
Cussen getting another outingat full-forward and Newtown’sJamie Coughlan makes his firststart of the year on the left.Tried and trusted players like
Shane O’Neill, Stephen McDon-nell, Conor O’Sullivan, PatrickCronin, Patrick Horgan andPaudie O’Sullivan feature in thesubs list but there is an intro-duction to the senior set up forCarrigtwohill netminder Willi-am McCarthy and HarbourRovers player David Pyne.The winners will face Clare in
the semi-final.● More hurling P52, 53.
Cork continue to experiment
Adrian Mannix gets an-other chance to impressthe Cork managementteam. Picture: Larry Cummins
All eyes will be onCheltenham for a bigweekend of racing
Churchyard Lane, Well Road, Douglas, CorkTel. 021-4294633 Mob: 087-52215266 Fax. 021-4294658
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