Arthur puts icing on cake

St Patrick's/Mater Dei... 1-20 Uni of Ulster, Jordanstown..

St Patrick's/Mater Dei ... 1-20 Uni of Ulster, Jordanstown ... 2-9:St Patrick's/Mater Dei, Dublin, produced a brilliant second half against the breeze to outscore the University of Ulster in this high-class encounter at Jordanstown yesterday. This result means UUJ miss out on a quarter-final place while the Dublin men advance.

St Patrick's/Mater Dei can thank their Kilkenny star Richie Hogan for this victory. He scored nine points - six from play.

UUJ were a goal ahead after four minutes from Randal McDonnell.

The Dublin college were rocked by a second UUJ goal from Brendan Ennis and although the St Patrick's/Mater Dei came back to level, a Caoither Cunning point gave UUJ a 2-5 to 0-10 half-time lead.

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St Patrick's/Mater Dei then sent over 10 points and to seal victory. Mark Arthur scored a goal five minutes from time.

ST PATRICK'S/MATER DEI:J Harkin; J Byrne, N Tennyson, C Lawlor; B Doyle, P Hogan (0-1), S Reilly; J Fitzpatrick (0-2), B Malone; R Hogan (0-9), E O'Donoghue (0-2), M Bergin (0-2); G Arthur (1-3), JJ Farrell, M Walsh (0-1). Sub: D Wafer for C Lawler.

UUJ:F Neeson; T Hughes, A Graffin, M Devlin; R McCloskey, K Courtney (0-1), M Ennis; N McManus, P Maguire; P McGill, E McGuinness (0-3), B Ennis (1-0); C Cunning (0-1), R McDonnell (1-4), O McCloskey. Subs: A Morrow for O McCloskey, J Hughes for M Devlin.

Referee:D Magee (Down).