AIB Cup Preview: Terenure College v Clonakilty
History will be made at Lakelands Park on Saturday afternoon as Terenure College and Clonakilty clash for the very first time in AIB League or Cup competition.
AIB CUP QUARTER-FINAL: Saturday, February 3
TERENURE COLLEGE v CLONAKILTY, Lakelands Park, 2.30pm
Referee: Ger Clancy (Munster)
Previous AIB League/Cup Meetings: Played 0
Most Recent Game: N/A
League/Cup Form: Terenure College: WWWWL
Clonakilty: WWWWL
Terenure College – Notes: *They have played three Munster clubs already this season, two of them at Lakelands Park, and lost two of these three games – they are one of three Leinster teams that are pitched against Munster opposition in the AIB Cup quarter-finals
*They qualified for the last-eight by winning Section A of the Leinster Senior League Cup earlier this season
*This game is the only Division One v Division Two duel in the cup quarter-finals – Terenure have never played Clonakilty before in league or cup
*They beat Malone 12-7 in the first round at Lakelands Park on January 13 and have won their last four league and cup games
*Currently in eleventh place in AIB League Division One, they also reached the cup’s quarter-final stage last season where they lost 35-21 at home to St. Mary’s College
2006/07 AIB League Top Points Scorer: Robert McCarthy 31 points
2006/07 AIB League Top Try Scorer: Alex Dunlop 3 tries
Clonakilty – Notes: *They boast an excellent AIB League record at home to clubs from Leinster – winning 19 of 36 games – but have won only three times on their 16 league visits to the eastern province
*They are one of three Munster clubs in the AIB Cup quarter-finals and have won their last four league and cup games
*Their squad this season includes three sets of brothers – only two seasons ago they had seven sets of brothers involved
*They qualified for the AIB Cup by being one of five clubs to progress past the second round of this season’s Munster Senior Cup – they beat Greystones 8-0 in the AIB Cup’s first round at Shannonvale Cross on January 13
*Currently in fourth place in AIB League Division Two, they were Division Three champions last season – this is their sixth term in the league
2006/07 AIB League Top Points Scorer: Gary Cribb 60 points
2006/07 AIB League Top Try Scorer: John O’Donnell 5 tries