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HOCKEY/Irish Senior Cup Final: The last time Cork Harlequins won an Irish Senior Cup match outright was December 14th of last year when they beat Antrim 11-0. The talented side have since taken 19 penalties in the competition, scored 16 of them, hit the woodwork twice and had one saved.

Against Annadale, this season's otherwise unbeaten Ulster League champions, the sides tied at 3-3 before Harlequins won the penalty shoot-out (5-4) to go through to meet Pembroke at Serpentine Avenue. Again the teams finished 1-1 with Harlequins advancing (4-3) to face Corinthians in the semi-final. Whitechurch Park in Dublin presented the same script for the endgame and once more it was Harlequins (5-4) after extra time left the teams level at 2-2.