Harding Cup

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

The College's cup competition, the Harding Cup is in Trinity this year. Anyone got any news on the teams, players, who to look out for etc.?

When it starts I should be able to post updates and scores each day.

[CollegeTillIDie]

The College's cup competition, the Harding Cup is in Trinity this year. Anyone got any news on the teams, players, who to look out for etc.?

When it starts I should be able to post updates and scores each day.

Well UCD usually enter it Larry as do the hosts, UCC NUIG and most of the major Universities. U.C.D. enter their freshman team which is students in their first academic year in the College as do most of the other universities.
We will have some players who may feature in the Under 21's during the 2005 season. But as for names I will have to wait till closer to the time.
When is it starting by the way? :D

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

It get's goin' on Thursday week - 13th?

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

Only one day to go before the start of the 36th Harding Cup which is hosted by Dublin University A.F.C. Trinity are last years' Plate winners and will be hoping to go one better and secure the Harding Cup on their own patch. Confidence is high after retaining the Freshers Colours trophy v. UCD in November. Diarmuid Byrne from Tullamore is an exciting striker who will be pushing for the title of leading goal scorer in the competition.
Admission is free so come along and see some top class University football.

All games will be played at Dublin University Playing Fields, Santry Avenue except for the final which takes place in College Park (Trinity College Dublin) at 2pm on Sunday 13th February.
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The full draw is as follows:

Thursday 10th February 2005

Preliminary Round
(A) UL v Magee 2pm

Friday 11th February 2005
Quarter Finals
(B)Winner (A) v DCU 2pm
(C) UCC v QUB 11am
(D) UCD v NUIG 11am
(E) DU v UUJ 2pm

Saturday 12th February 2005

Cup Semi-Finals
(F) Winner (B) v Winner (C) 2pm
(G) Winner (D) v Winner (E) 2pm

• Plate Competition / Round Robin 1 (RR1) (60 min games )
(1) Losers Match (A) v Losers Match (D) 11am
(2) Losers Match (A) v Losers Match (E) 1pm
(3) Losers Match (D) v Losers Match (E) 3pm

(H) Losers Match (B) v Losers Match (C) (90 mins) 11am
(Extra time /FIFA penalty rule to apply if necessary)

Sunday 13th February 2005

Plate Final Winner (RR1) v Winner (H) 11am

Cup Final Winner Match (F) v Winner (G) 2pm(College Park)

(Both finals 45 minutes each way and extra time and FIFA Penalty Rule if required)

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

This mornings quarter finals in the HARDING CUP got under way at 11am. Two very exciting games were played out
between the four teams comprising of 1st year University squads.

UCC beat Queens 3-2 with the winner coming from the penalty spot with just 2 minutes remaining. Paul Johnson took on his
role as captain to slot away the winner. Stevie Horan and Chris Wasson were on the score sheet for Queens with Padraig
O’Brien (7) and Sean Henaghan (51) being the other scorers for the Munster side.

In the other quarter final UCD beat last year's winners NUIG 2-0. Paul Byrne scored first just after the half-hour mark and
Conor Salmon made sure of the victory in the 80th minute. UCD must now await the afternoon session to see who they will
meet in the semi-final. They will meet the winners of DU v UUJ ( 2pm DU playing Fields, Santry)

The losers from today's games go on the contest the Plate competition, the final of which will be played on Sunday

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

Semi finals played at Santry

UCD 5 - UUJ 0
Ryan Coyle
Paul Byrne 92)
Conor Salmon

UUJ - player sent off

UCC 1 - UL 0
Sean Henaghan

UL - player sent off

Final: UCD V UCC tomorrow (Sunday). College Park, TCD at 2pm


Plate final: TCD v. Queens, tomorrow (Sunday). Santry at 11am

[CollegeTillIDie]

Semi finals played at Santry

UCD 5 - UUJ 0
Ryan Coyle
Paul Byrne 2
Conor Salmon
UUJ - player sent off

UCC 1 - UL 0
Sean Henaghan

UL - player sent off

Final: UCD V UCC tomorrow (Sunday). College Park, TCD at 2pm


Plate final: TCD v. Queens, tomorrow (Sunday). Santry at 11am

Insert the following UCD scorer Larry, Derek Doyle :ball:

[CollegeTillIDie]

Plate Final Queen's 1 Trinity 0

Cup Final U.C.D. 6 U.C.C.0 U.C.C. player red carded
Paul Byrne 4 mins
Conor Sammon 24,75,89 mins
Ciaran Harte 40 mins
Brian Shorthall 41 mins


U.C.D. won the 2005 Harding Cup bringing the Cup back to Belfield for only the second time this century. A hat-trick for Conor Sammon was completed in the second half. Paul Byrne opened the scoring early on and Conor Sammon, Ciaran Harte and Brian Shorthall all scored in the first period to leave the half-time score 4-0. With the game effectively over U.C.C.'s cause was not helped when one of their midfielders was sent off for throwing a fist on the hour mark. U.C.D. made it 5-0 on 75 minutes when Sammon grabbed his second of the game and he completed his hat-trick a minute from time.

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

Good win for UCD and well deserved. Paul Byrne (UCD) picks up player of the tournement.

Btw, the Queens goal in the Plate came straight from a corner played at a wind-swept Santry