Sigerson Cup final

For the third time in four games, UCC needed extra time but for once, they didn't require penalties to claim the college's 24^th Sigerson Cup title. Dylan Geaney ...

As they penned in UCC from their kick-out, Jack Coyne and Jack Glynn strode forward from defence for a pair, while McMahon’s brace put them two up. A really fast start as UL hit a couple of points to respond to the UCC goal 1-5 to 0-6 at the break.

The Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup Final is down for decision on Wednesday night, as UL and UCC face off for the biggest prize in third-level gaelic football ...

The less experienced of the two, Brouder has worked with Limerick underage teams in the past. And he will be bidding for another big performance in the decider. Ronaldinho's favourite Irishman, Paul Walsh is another on the UL panel. The all-Munster affair promises to be a cracker, with inter-county stars in both camps. Rebels forward Mark Cronin is another capable attacker, who helped Nemo Rangers to county glory in 2022. Incidentally, the duo are house-mates, along with inter-county hurlers Michael Kiely, Mark Rodgers and Seán Twomey.

UCC have been crowned Sigerson Cup champions after beating UL 1-16 to 0-16 after extra time at the SETU Arena.

UL’s response came down the left flank, with Daniel Walsh cutting inside and forcing a low save from Dylan Foley. A free from Geaney was the final point of the night and UCC hung on to lift their first Sigerson Cup title since 2019. UL were left with little to lose in the closing minutes of the first half and that sense of freedom lifted the pressure as they suddenly started kicking balls over from open play.

After losing to UL in the opening round, UCC survived two penalty shootouts and this third extra-time battle to finish the campaign as champions.

UCC had the elements behind them in the opening half. UL, bidding to avoid back-to-back final defeats and bidding to secure a first Sigerson Crown, managed only one point in the 20 minutes of extra-time. They were in the box seat as we moved into the fourth quarter. Cathail O’Mahony’s free, poorly kicked, was touched to the net by Dylan Geaney. It was a slow-burning comeback, this final playing host to not a single score in the six minutes after UL went seven for seven. UCC, the same as they did at the beginning of the second half, engineered a three-in-a-row into the wind. It was the first time they had led. They were now the likely winners. They were firmly on the backfoot at that stage. Fifty-nine years later, this will by some distance go down as the sweetest of the six final wins he has been involved in as player and manager. Ciaran Downes was first over the hill for UL. His 39th minute point was the first of seven without answer in as many minutes.

UL'S SIGERSON Cup side are hoping to bring the prestigious title back to Limerick for just the third time as they go into battle against UCC at SETU ...

Two Emmet McMahon frees and a fisted effort from Downes booked UL’s spot in the semi-final against DCU, which ended up a straightforward victory. A superb second half-showing got UL back into the game and a Walsh goal looked to have won it only for UG to come back. It was all the more impressive as they did so without Galway All-Star from 2022 Jack Glynn and Mayo’s McLaughlin.