Two Leinster Senior League matches, postponed a fortnight ago because of the interprovincial championship in Cork, will be robustly contested tomorrow. Pembroke Wanderers - still without Colin Kelly - may be vulnerable at St Mark's against Glenanne, who will feel galvanised by their capture of the Stephen Doyle Trophy on Monday.
Corinthians, though beaten in that final, have an opportunity to leapfrog Three Rock Rovers at Whitechurch Park, but Robin Madeley may well motivate Rovers sufficiently to share the spoils and retain a one-point advantage over their neighbours so as, at least, to share the lead with Avoca. On Wednesday night, Avoca slipped into top place with their 3-0 win over Monstown at Rathdown.
Of the five first-round Cable & Wireless Mills Cup first-round ties, it will be interesting to see to what degree Dublin City University rookies can hold Monkstown before the students host the Mauritius Cup tournament next week.
Aer Lingus and YMCA will be more concerned with their league meeting next Saturday than their cup clash tomorrow, while Railway Union seem capable of repeating a 2-0 Statoil win at Kilkenny.
But a first home win is due before long, predicted the Kilkenny captain Ross Harding yesterday after Corinthians had only broken through in the last 10 minutes last Saturday.
Down, without an astroturf pitch at their disposal for their Irish Senior Cup first-round tie next weekend, have opted to travel to Dublin to meet Sherries on Suttonians' new surface.
