It seems more than appropriate that it will be Pembroke Wanderers and Catholic Institute who will contest Saturday’s Irish Senior Cup final at Belfield at the end of a season that has seen the two clubs rival each other for all three of the major national honours.
Pembroke have prevailed in the first two parts of that trilogy, pipping Institute to the EY Hockey League title on the final day of the campaign, before producing an outstanding display in last Sunday’s Champions Trophy final when they beat the Limerick side 4-1.
The treble is on, then, Pembroke seeking their first Irish Senior Cup success since 1975, while Institute will attempt to win the competition for the first time in the club’s history, having lost their two previous final appearances, in 1979 and 1984.
Institute are also aiming to become just the second Munster side to win th …
- April 29, 2022
