Category: Water Polo U19 National Cup

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup 1997

Knockout Rounds Schedule

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Knockout Rounds 1997

Match Day Semi-Finals
(Semi-Finals)
Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Knockout Rounds
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

(Semi-Finals)
Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Knockout Rounds
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Match Day Final
(Final)
Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Knockout Rounds
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Preliminary Round Group Tables

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group A 1997

PosTeamPWLPts
1Marian2204
2Glenalbyn2112
3Clonard2020

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group B 1997

PosTeamPWLPts
1Cathal Brugha3306
2North Dublin3214
3Claremorris3122
4Grads3030

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group C 1997

PosTeamPWLPts
1St. Vincent's2204
2Setanta2112
3Corrib2020

Preliminary Round Group A Schedule

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group A 1997

Irish Water Polo U19 National Cup Group A
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo U19 National Cup Group A
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo U19 National Cup Group A
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Preliminary Round Group B Schedule

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group B 1997

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group B
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group B
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group B
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group B
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group B
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group B
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Preliminary Round Group C Schedule

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group C 1997

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group C
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group C
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Group C
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Knockout Rounds Schedule

Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Knockout Rounds 1997

Match Day Semi-Finals
(Semi-Finals)
Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Knockout Rounds
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

(Semi-Finals)
Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Knockout Rounds
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Match Day Final
(Final)
Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup Knockout Rounds
Claremorris Pool, Co. Mayo

Recap

Cathal Brugha from Belfast won the Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup in 1997 by defeating North Dublin 11-2 in the Final. The Cup was hosted in Claremorris, Co. Mayo for the first time, and the home team claimed the first ever win by a Connacht team at this level in Water Polo with a 7-5 victory over Grads, also of Belfast, in their Final Group B match.

Marian, from Dublin, won a tightly contested Group A ahead of Dublin’s Glenalbyn and Belfast’s Clonard. Group B was a four team Group with winners Cathal Brugha and runners-up North Dublin qualifying for the Semi-Finals ahead of Claremorris and Grads. Group C saw two runaway wins for St. Vincent’s of Glasnevin in Dublin, qualifying ahead of Belfast’s Setanta and Galway’s Corrib.

The Knockout Rounds showed Cathal Brugha to be well-deserving victors with a 14-5 defeat of Marian in the Semi-Finals and an 11-2 triumph in the Final versus North Dublin. North Dublin had knocked out St. Vincent’s 7-5 in an all-Northside Dublin match in the other Semi-Final.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Laurence O’Toole.

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