By Michael McMullan REIGNING champions Ulster University and St Mary’s are still in the mix for this season’s Sigerson title. Action thickens up next week with four Round Three ties down for decision as the competition’s knock-out element continues. St Mary’s were winners over Queen’s but defeat to TUD leave them facing a trip to […]
IT’S the first Team of the Week for 2025 as teams begin a new year with new ambitions and targets. Here were some of the key players from across Ulster over the weekend. 1 CONALL McCANN St Patrick’s, Armagh Two saves in the shoot-out sent Abbey crashing out after his 45 had sent the game […]
By Michael McMullan ST Mary’s manager Gavin McGilly gave his side a “bye ball” for their slowness out of the blocks in Sunday’s win over Belfast rivals in the Sigerson Cup opener. After trailing by two points at half-time, the ‘Ranch’ pulled themselves back on level terms before Niall McKenna – who kicked 0-7 in […]
There has been the annual debate of Sigerson Cup has crossing paths with the start of the NFL. Michael McMullan sought the Queen’s, St Mary’s and Ulster University managers’ thoughts on the future of Third Level football’s showpiece competition…. Barry Dillon (Ulster University) IN Dillon’s book, Sigerson and National League simply cannot overlap and having […]
ST Mary’s will face UCC in next week’s Sigerson Cup quarter-finals after today’s draw. The game will be played at a neutral venue, tbc, due to it being a Ulster-Munster clash. UCC needed penalties to see off Queen’s in Wednesday’s Round Three clash in Abbortstown. Three goals from Luke Donnelly brought Queen’s back from the […]
ST Mary’s have booked their spot in the last eight of this year’s Sigerson Cup with a 1-10 to 0-6 win over ATU Sligo. A first half goal Cormac Murphy put Gavin McGilly’s side on their way to victory. The former St Mary’s Magherafelt MacRory Cup star notched 1-2 as the Ranch won their second […]
Sigerson Cup Round 1 Queen’s University 1-12 Ulster University 1-11 By Michael McMullan FOUR late points saw Queen’s claw a deserving victory from the jaws of defeat at home to Belfast rivals Ulster University at The Dub on Tuesday night. Advertisement There was a bumper crowd in attendance with over 4,000 viewers tuned into the […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER rivals Ulster University and Queen’s University will meet in the opening round of the 2023 Sigerson Cup at the Dub in the new year. UU, under manager Barry Dillon, were beaten by UCD after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Ryan Cup (Higher Education League) with wins over QUB, ATU Donegal […]
By Michael McMullan A GOAL from Derry’s Ben McCarron helped Ulster University off to a winning start in Thursday night’s opening game at home to St Mary’s in the Higher Education League Division One. The Steelstown man capitlaised on a defensive slip before firing home in a 1-8 to 0-4 victory for Barry Dillon’s side. […]
“Rivals morph into teammates during Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup” 1. How did you feel this year’s Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup went for St Mary’s? Is there anything you think you could have done differently? St Mary’s Sigerson Cup campaign this year was quite disappointing. After a very strong performance against a Maynooth team, we failed […]
