The men’s 3rds had a roller coaster week as they secured promotion but were narrowly beaten by Corinthians in the intermediate cup.

They started the week in flying form beating Pembroke 10-3 on Tuesday night. Stuart Ronan and Sam Gilmore got hat-tricks, while Dylan Cullen also popped up to score two. It was a strong performance to earn their higher league position next year.

Buoyed by that game they went into the cup final on Saturday with a strong squad. Stephen Findlater, Ed Simpson and Richard King helped provide the experience for the more youthful players of Ruan McGuiness, Dylan Cullen, Stuart Ronan and the likes.

Unfortunately they went 2-0 down but bounced back when Stu Rigby Jones banged in two corners. The vocal crowd were then treated to extra time before the game ultimately went to strokes. Not even this could separate the teams as it then went to sudden death. In cruel fashion Stuart Ronans cracker hit off the post before Ed Simpson had initially looked to have saved Corinthian effort only for it to find its way over the line.

It was a great end to what has been a very successful season. Despite a somewhat false start the team has blended well and has a good mix of youth and experience. Hopefully they can build on this for next year!