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Fitzgibbon Cup win caps a historic double for University of Limerick
UL players celebrate with the Fitzgibbon Cup following victory in the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Fitzgibbon Cup final match between Mary Immaculate College Limerick and University of Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
UL is celebrating a historic double win thanks to their 4-31 to 3-21 victory over Mary Immaculate College in the Fitzgibbon Cup
University of Limerick added to a historical week which saw them lift the Sigerson Cup for the first time ever by winning a second successive Fitzgibbon Cup on Friday, February 13.
The Fitzgibbon Cup final at Croke Park saw UL come out on top in a Limerick final with an impressive 4-31 to 3-21 win over Mary Immaculate College which saw the university get out the blocks at an intense speed, putting three goals on the board within the first eight minutes from Jack O’Neill, Jack Leahy, and Limerick senior hurler Adam English, which kept MIC chasing throughout.
The three goals proved the difference coming in at halftime with UL leading 3-13 to 0-13. Down but not out, MIC went in search for some goals of their own, notching on three of their own in the secondhalf with Limerick’s Shane O’Brien putting a penalty past UL’s Darach Fahy, and Tipperary’s Joe Caesar adding a second before substitute Ben Currivan added a third for the MIC men.
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MIC were unlucky, putting up a score that could win most games, finishing out with 3-21, but with some standout performances, including man of the match Cathal O’Neill, who tallied 0-7 from play, a fourth goal from Mungret St Paul’s Fintan Fitzgerald helped UL on to an incredible 4-31 to 3-21 win.
The victory marks UL’s 10th Fitzgibbon Cup success and completes a memorable double in what has been a historical week for the university who become just the fourth college to achieve the football and hurling double in the same season.
Following the game, University of Limerick shared on social media, “With two Limerick colleges contesting the final, the spotlight on this region and its commitment to sport in higher education has never been brighter. Credit to Mary Immaculate College Limerick for a fierce and fitting battle. And in a week that also brought Sigerson Cup success, it has been an extraordinary few days for sport in UL. Tonight belongs to UL. This week belongs to UL.”
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