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Galway's Irish Trophy and Irish Junior Cup Draws

13 October 2008

The draw's for both the Men's and Ladies' Irish Trophy and Irish Junior Cups have been made today by the IHA. Galway Ladies 1sts will begin their Irish Trophy campaign against Munster Division 1 side Catholic Institute who will be a quiet formidable opposition. The match will be played in Rosbrien, Limerick on the 1st of November. In the Irish Junior Cup Galway Ladies 2nds have been drawn away to Leinster Division 2 side Pembroke Wanderers 2nds. The match will take place in Serpentine Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin on the 8th of November.

Meanwhile Galway Men's team have been given a bye into the second round of the Irish Men's Trophy.

Complete Draw:

ESB IRISH HOCKEY TROPHY 1st November ROUND 1 (women's)

Catholic Institute v Galway; Queens v Greenisland; Wexford v Yeats County; Priorians v Parkview; Carrickfergus v NICS; Three Rock Ladies v Kilkenny; Genesis v Banbridge; NUIG v Clontarf; Dromore v Weston; Ballyclare v Kilkeel; Avoca v North Down

Byes to second round: Muckross; Omagh; Greenfields; OL Terenure; Waterford; Skerries; Newbridge; Portadown; Ulster Elks; UL; Ashton; Moyne Thurles; Cookstown; North Kildare; Coleraine; Dungannon; Bandon; Belvedere; Suttonians; Saintfield; Ballymena

ESB IRISH JUNIOR CUP 8th November Preliminary Round (women's)

Loreto 2 v Bandon 2

ROUND 1 Cork C of I 2 v Lurgan 2; Portadown 2 v UCC 2; Pembroke W 2 v Galway 2; Belfast HQ 2 v Randalstown 2; Cork HQ 2 v Ulster Elks 2; Corinthian 2 v Three Rock 2; Glenanne 2 v Armagh 2; Ards 2 v Queens 2; Ashton 2 v Clontarf 2; Hermes 2 v Coleraine 2; UL 2 v Railway 2; UCD 2 v Bray 2; Pegasus 2 v Priorians 2; Lisnagarvey 2 v Old Alex 2; Trinity (Dub Uni) v Genesis 2

29th November Loreto 2 / Bandon 2 v Waterford 2

MEN'S IRISH HOCKEY TROPHY 1st November ROUND 1

Weston v Navan; Armagh v Trinity (Dublin University); NICS v Newry; Kilkeel v Clontarf; Belfast HQ v Skerries; Bray v Naas; Avoca v Suttonians

Byes to second round: Antrim; Cliftonville; UCC: Galway; South Antrim; North Down; Queens; Portadown