Ulster Colleges

[Rawhide]

As far as I know the top 2 in each section qualify for the QFs automatically and then the next 4 playoff A3 v B6; A4 v B5; A5 v B4; A6 v B3 and it's open draw after that.

Yip something like that, and those playoffs will approximately be the week before the quarter finals, which will place the automatic qualifiers who went straight to the quarter finals at a disadvantage. They will being going in cold on the back of a couple of challenge matcsh against a team who has had a very serious game the week before.

[elk]

As far as I know the top 2 in each section qualify for the QFs automatically and then the next 4 playoff A3 v B6; A4 v B5; A5 v B4; A6 v B3 and it's open draw after that.

Yip something like that, and those playoffs will approximately be the week before the quarter finals, which will place the automatic qualifiers who went straight to the quarter finals at a disadvantage. They will being going in cold on the back of a couple of challenge matcsh against a team who has had a very serious game the week before.

The more serious the game the more risk of injury to key players.

[Orior]

St Pats beat St Colmans in the Rannafast, by about 3 points.

St Josephs Crossmaglen beat Ballymena in the earlier match by a late point.

St Pat's Maghera had that little bit more strength across the 15. In midfield Glass did some great catches and their leftback McNicholl is a crafty wee divil, but a good player.

[superbad]

Disappointing result for Colman's last night but seemed to be very close. Hopefully they will build on it. Was reading the match preview and Maghera seemed to be the favourites. Three Rannafasts in 4 years, some going plus a MacRory/Hogan. How good is young Carr and Aiken? Crossmaglen are doing well.

[elk]

Disappointing result for Colman's last night but seemed to be very close. Hopefully they will build on it. Was reading the match preview and Maghera seemed to be the favourites. Three Rannafasts in 4 years, some going plus a MacRory/Hogan. How good is young Carr and Aiken? Crossmaglen are doing well.

they have a long way to go to be in the same class as young Glass.

[superbad]

He must be something special.

[brokencrossbar1]

Young Glass is a serious player.  Great to see St Joes winning the Herald Cup, think it is only their second one ever. Some fine young players on the team from the whole area. Only 4 clubs represented, ourselves,  Silverbridge Cullyhanna and mullaghbawn.

[armaghniac]

Only 4 clubs represented, ourselves,  Silverbridge Cullyhanna and mullaghbawn.

Not looking good for Cullaville then.

[The Worker]

Young Glass is a serious player.  Great to see St Joes winning the Herald Cup, think it is only their second one ever. Some fine young players on the team from the whole area. Only 4 clubs represented, ourselves,  Silverbridge Cullyhanna and mullaghbawn.

The full forward for st joes seemed a v good player, what club is he ?

[brokencrossbar1]

Young Glass is a serious player.  Great to see St Joes winning the Herald Cup, think it is only their second one ever. Some fine young players on the team from the whole area. Only 4 clubs represented, ourselves,  Silverbridge Cullyhanna and mullaghbawn.

The full forward for st joes seemed a v good player, what club is he ?

Left footed? That was miceal mc cabe, he is one of the Cross lads, there are 7 of that team from Cross,  the keeper, the full back line, one of the mf, chf and the ff.

[The Worker]

Young Glass is a serious player.  Great to see St Joes winning the Herald Cup, think it is only their second one ever. Some fine young players on the team from the whole area. Only 4 clubs represented, ourselves,  Silverbridge Cullyhanna and mullaghbawn.

The full forward for st joes seemed a v good player, what club is he ?

Left footed? That was miceal mc cabe, he is one of the Cross lads, there are 7 of that team from Cross,  the keeper, the full back line, one of the mf, chf and the ff.

Yeah must be. The conveyor belt shows no signs of slowing up then !

[brokencrossbar1]

Young Glass is a serious player.  Great to see St Joes winning the Herald Cup, think it is only their second one ever. Some fine young players on the team from the whole area. Only 4 clubs represented, ourselves,  Silverbridge Cullyhanna and mullaghbawn.

The full forward for st joes seemed a v good player, what club is he ?

Left footed? That was miceal mc cabe, he is one of the Cross lads, there are 7 of that team from Cross,  the keeper, the full back line, one of the mf, chf and the ff.

Yeah must be. The conveyor belt shows no signs of slowing up then !

Yeah pretty good u16 team this year,  playing in the Paul McGirr Ulster competition semi final next week.  Good bunch of lads.

[NP 76]

I didn't think Glass was on form last night didn't look interested un till the last 10 mins when it was tight and he made a few vital catches and drove forward. The no 4 was a class act but should of been sent of earlier for a knee to the head of the corner forward. Thought maghera were the stronger side with the forwards all capable of doing damage but this is a very young college team with a fair few 4th years on board. Everyone was expecting maghera to win easy but the college held on and gave them a run for it.  The other game was won by the best side with some good lads on show. The no 6 for ballymena was excellent as was 14 for cross. The cross midfield was excellent and won a vast amount of clean catches.

[Rawhide]

Another good win for St Pats on Friday evening. always good to put one over St Colemans. That's last year on the way to winning the Mac Rory and Hogan Cups, and this year on route to the Rannafast. Sweet.

[Brick Tamlin]

I wouldn't be crowing too much about it to be honest.
That was a Maghera group of players that has had a lot of relative success up through the grades, not to mention a decorated Hogan winner in their ranks.
They had beaten the same Colmans team by 12 points in the earlier stages of this competition and were heavily fancied going into the final.
Be under no illusions, Colman's were rank outsiders and to get to the final was an achievement in itself..probably just glad to have shared the field with the Derry men.

On the game itself, Glass did nothing until the last 8mins. Colman's midfield had nullified his threat and influence for large parts. Colman's had an excellent first half of football and the halftime whistle came too soon for them. Maghera would been glad to get inside and regroup. They showed a lot better the 2nd half and started to show why they were the strong favourites. Colman's goals were both out of the blue, but the 2nd goal was a fantastic effort. They were in it at the death by the skin of their teeth but again Maghera steadied themselves with some well taken scores and ran out deserved winners. The no4 for Maghera should have walked earlier for his continuous antics off the ball, along with dropping the knee into a guy on the floor. He was a good player but was too involved in the bullsh!t stuff. He walked because he tried to decapitate the Colma's midfielder but actually ended up on his hole.

In the earlier game its was a ding-dong battle too. St Josephs had the more influential ball players in the positions that counted. Thought the ref gave absolutely nothing to Ballymena. He was extremely harsh on them and definitely didn't have a good day. He penalised Ballymena for certain fouls but wasn't as quick to blow when it was Crossmaglen who infringed. The winning score itself was a gift from the ref. Ballymena no11 had 2 men hanging out of him trying to win his ball but was blown for fouling his man. He then moved the ball up due to no11 protests at being blown up when it was evident he was the victim. The free was then brought into shooting range for no14 for Cross. Ballymena no6 presence was missed in the second half whenever he went to full back to nullify Cross danger man.