WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Ulster won the girls Under-18 interprovincial title for the fourth year in a row at Mervue, Galway, on Saturday. They achieved a grand slam by beating Leinster 3-0 to finish the tournament with 19 goals for and none conceded.
In senior circles, UCD completed their halfway programme in the Leinster League with a 6-0 defeat of Trinity at Santry. It remains to be seen if Hermes, the only unbeaten side, can share top place with Loreto, whose 2-0 win over UCD on Thursday leaves them in pole position.
Following negotiations by team manger Steven Hiles, Ireland have accepted an invitation to play in a four-nation tournament involving Austria, Switzerland and Russia in Vienna in June.
Leinster League Division One: Trinity 0 UCD 6 (J Lynch 2, R Keegan, S McMaster, C Sullivan, E Horan). Standings: Loreto (9) 19 pts (26-8); Pembroke 18 pts (18-5); Old Alexandra 18 pts (15-3); Hermes (8) 16 pts (24-4); UCD (9) 15 pts (18-9); Corinthians (8) 9 pts ((7-6); Genesis (8) 7 pts (15-19); Railway Union (7) 7 pts (5-12); Trinity (8) 7 pts (13-27); Glenanne (9) 1 pt (2-50). Division Two: Pembroke II 0 Loreto II 0; Clontarf 4 (L Watters 2, N Mooney, G Leahy) Our Lady's 0.
