The Sigerson Teams

February 26, 2004
A full list of all the squads taking part in the Sigerson Cup. Cork IT Cork IT joined the ranks of the Sigerson in 1995, along with their more successful colleagues in Tralee (who won three Sigesons in a row in 1997-9). This is their first year in the finals. Chairman of the St. Mary's organizing committee, Peter Finn, expressed his delight on seeing a new team reach the weekend, "The presence of Cork IT makes this Sigerson a truly All-Ireland affair with representative teams from every province". TEAM 1. Paddy Nealon 2. Billy O'Connor 3. Alan Sheehy 4. Brian Twomey 5. Ciaran O'Shea 6. Stephen Hackett 7. Robbie Mageen 8. Eamon O'Connor 9. Paul O'Brien 10. Pat Fitzgerald 11. David Burns 12. Murt Kelleher 13. Billy Dennehy 14. Alan Murphy 15. Dij Flemming 16. Paul O'Sullivan 17. Bryan Sheehan 18. Ray Keane 19. Damien Breen 20. Padraig Sheehan 21. Barry Hegarty 22. Noel O'Riordan 23. Colm Cronin 24. James White 25. Michael Prout 26. Shane Walsh 27. John Gardiner 28. Kevin Murphy 29. Donncha O'Connor 30. Anthony O'Sullivan 31. Vince Hurley 32. Alan Morgan 33. Liam Crowlet 34. Kevin Cotter Queen's University Belfast Queen's first entered the Sigerson Cup in 1923 and have since won the Cup on seven occasions (1958, 1964, 1971, 1982, 1990, 1993 and 2000). They have reached this year's final rounds, defeating Athlone IT and St. Mary's on the way. The rivalry between QUB and the Ranch is made more intense by the close ties between the two Belfast institutions with each encounter being fiercely contested.. Following their one-point victory over the host team, St. Mary's club chairman, Ryan Feeney, wished QUB well for the remainder of the competition as the sole northern representative in this year's final rounds. TEAM 1. Willie McSorley 2. Niall Bogue 3. Dan McCartan 4. Ryan O'Neill 5. Chris Rafferty 6. Owen Devine 7. Sean Kelly 8. Martin McGrath 9. Dick Clerkin 10. Aidan Carr 11. John Clarke 12. Karl Oakes 13. John Turley 14. Billy Padden 15. Aidan Fegan 16. Davey Padden 17. Paul O'Hea 18. Pete Stevenson 19. Mel Courtney 20. Enda Casey 21. Mattie Drumm 22. Chris O'Neill 23. Adrian Carville 24. Colm Brady 25. Gavin Donaghy 26. Conall Dunne 27. Ciaran O'Reilly 28. Eoin McCartan 29. Ciaran Shields 30. Cormac Murphy 31. Conor Greene 32. Noel McElvanna 33. Philip Donnelly 34. Martin Dunne Manager: James McCartan Sligo IT Sligo IT was admitted to the Sigerson in 1992. They won the competition for the first time, ten years later, in 2002. Having defeated UUJ in the preliminaries, and UCC in round 1, they are strong favourites to go all the way once again. TEAM 1. PAUL DURCAN 2. DAVID WARDE 3. NIALL MccGEE 4. BRIAN MALONEY 5. EAMONN McGEE 6. GER PEARSON 7. AIDAN HIGGINS 8. PATRICK HARTE 9. BARRY DUNNION 10. ALAN COSTELLO 11. SEAN GRIMES 12. SEAN McDERMOTT 13. KEVIN CASSIDY 14. MATTHEW SMITH 15. BRENDAN BOYLE 16. DEREK MORAN 17. MICHAEL MOYLES (Captain) 18. GER O'MALLEY 19. ANDY MORAN 20. MICHAEL DOHERTY 21. FERGUS HORAN 22. PAUL FINLAY 23. CHRISTY TOYE 24. BARRY McWEENEY 25. AUSTIN O'MALLEY 26. GLEN KELLY 27. NIKI JOYCE 28. EOIN GALLAGHER 29. JOHNNIE DAVEY 30. KARL LACEY 31. PAT KELLY 32. EOIN SMITH 33. MARTIN CASSIDY 34. GEOFFREY DURCAN MANAGER: Michael Breslin COACH: Denis Johnson Selectors: Paddy Ward University College Dublin One of the original colleges of the Sigerson, UCD holds the record for the most Sigerson victories at 32 wins. Since it dominated the competition in the 70s, however, it has only won twice in the last 25 years (1985 and 1996). This is indicative of the increasing number of competitors and the increasing competiveness of the championship. This year's team is hungry to improve on recent history. TEAM 1. Breandan O Hannaidh (captain) 2. Cathal Mullan 3. Conor Evans 4. Paul Griffin 5. Sean Brady 6. John Donoghue 7. Dara O Hannaidh 8. Darren Magee 9. Stephen Lucey 10. Billy Sheehan 11. John Hanly 12. Liam O Heineachain 13. J.P. Casey 14. Joe Sheridan 15. Conor Murphy 16. Kevin McMahon 17. Eamon O Cuiv 18. John McCarthy 19. Ray Ronaghan 20. Niall McNamee 21. James Sherry 22. James Conroy 23. Aidan Brady 24. Brian McGrath 25. Pat O Sullivan 26. Mark Ward 27. Dan Davey 28. Red Barry 29. Pat Navin 30. Dara Walsh Manager: Dave Billings

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