SCOTTISH COLLEGE ON TOUR

One of the top sports colleges in Scotland, Robert Gordon’s College Aberdeen, will be in Cork over the next three days as part of their Irish tour. This will be the colleges 6th trip to Ireland where they have played a series of matches generally against Munster schools.

This year’s tour will be something different as the team traveling is the colleges under 16 boys team, the first time this age group has traveled to play Irish opposition. Normally it is Gordon’s College senior team that makes the trip but this year they are heading for Australia.

While in Ireland Gordon’s College, who arrive in Cork tonight, will play four matches. Tomorrow, Friday, they will play possibly one their toughest matches on tour when they visit Ashton School to take on a strong Ashton Comprehensive team at 10.15am. On Friday afternoon Midleton College will provide the opposition in Midleton at 4.15pm.

On Saturday Gordon’s College face a trip to Bandon to play the Munster Junior League and Cup holders Bandon Grammar School at 11.15am. The final match of the tour takes place on Monday in Waterford against Newtown School at 1.30pm.

MUNSTER UNDER 18 SQUAD

The following is the Munster under 18 squad to play in the interprovincial tournament in Cork on the 9th – 11th November 2007.

The next training session for the squad takes place this Sunday at 6.00pm at Garryduff Sports Centre.

MUNSTER SENIOR LEAGUE

Cork Harlequins who hit 16 goals last weekend, they defeat Cork Harlequins 11 8 – 0 in the Munster Senior League Division 1 and Bandon 11 8 – 1 in the Peard Cup first round, should continue their winning ways on Saturday when they again play Bandon 11 this time in the Munster Senior League Division 1 match at Harlequin Park, hit off 12.00noon. Bandon made a good start to the league last Saturday when drawing 2 – 2 with Cork Church of Ireland 11 3 – 3 but the West Cork side should find the going very tough on Saturday against a Cork Harlequins side that includes internationals Jason and Mark Black.