Cold snap causes havoc

WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Frozen pitches up and down the country resulted in the entire fixture list being postponed on Saturday, with…

WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Frozen pitches up and down the country resulted in the entire fixture list being postponed on Saturday, with three Leinster Senior Cup quarter-finals the chief casualties. Pembroke Wanderers are due to play UCD in the fourth quarter-final tonight but whether Serpentine Avenue survives the elements remains to be seen.

The draw for the semi-finals of the competition has already been made - there will be no repeat of the last two finals, when Hermes and Loreto met on both occasions, after the clubs came out on the same side of the draw.

LEINSTER CUP - Tonight - Quarter-final: Pembroke Wanderers v UCD, Ballsbridge, 8.15. Semi-final draw: Hermes or Trinity v Pembroke Wanderers II or Loreto; Corinthian or Clontarf v Pembroke Wanderers or UCD. Matches to be played Sunday, March 2nd.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times