A big week on the colleges front lies ahead.

It’s going to be a busy few days for Waterford College sides competing in the Munster Colleges G.A.A. Championships as well as for colleges outside of the county that will most likely include some players who are playing for clubs within the county.

The Harty Cup continues on Wednesday with nine games down to be played. Three Waterford sides will be amongst those playing, two of whom will be playing in the competition for the first time this year. The holders Colaiste na nDéise are the only side to have played in this years competition to date, recording a 3-13 to 1-13 win over Doon CBS last Wednesday in Golden.

In Group A, De La Salle College make the long trip to Mallow to take on the Kerry Colleges for a 1-30pm throw in while at the same time in Pairc na Gael in Limerick there is an all Limerick clash when Ardscoil Rís and Castletroy meet and at Mitchelstown Clonmel CBS and Saint Colman’s College from Fermoy do battle.

In Group B, Blackwater Community School in Lismore make the short journey to Fermoy where they will play Charleville C.B.S. at 1-30pm and half an hour earlier at Claughan, Our Lady’s from Templemore take on the West Limerick Colleges.

Two games are down for decision in Group C. At Templemore there is an all Tipperary battle when Thurles CBS and Nenagh CBS do battle at 1-30pm and at the same time in Cobh there is an all Cork battle when Midleton CBS and Colaiste Chriost Rí do battle.

Colaiste na nDéise make the journey to Tipperary Town to play Saint Caimin’s from Shannon for a 1-30 start. The West Waterford Colleges side will have happy memories of playing here, as there most recent visit saw them beat a fancied Saint Flannan’s side in the quarter final stages of last years competition, and in Ballygiblin outside Mitchelstown, Gael Coláiste Mhuire from Cork City take on Doon CBS again at 1-30pm.

 

Group A.

Saint Colman’s                      1          1          0          0          2-25    2-9      2

Árd Scoil Rís                        0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Castletroy College                0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Clonmel CBS                         0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

De La Salle College               0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Kerry Colleges                       1          0          0          1          2-9      2-25    0

 

Group B.

West Limerick Colleges       1          1          0          0          1-17     1-12     2

Blackwater C.S.                   0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Charleville                           0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Our Lady’s Templemore       0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Abbeys CBS                        1          0          0          1          1-12     1-17     0

 

Group C.

Hamilton High School          1          1          0          0          1-18     3-10    2

Midleton CBS                      0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Nenagh CBS                        0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Thurles CBS                        0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Colaiste Chriost Rí               1          0          0          1          3-10    1-18     0

 

Group D.

Saint Flannan’s                    1          1          0          0          2-25    1-5       2

Colaiste na nDéise               1          1          0          0          3-13    1-13     2

Saint Caimin’s                      0          0          0          0          0-0      0-0      0

Doon CBS                             1          0          0          1          1-13     3-13    0

Gael Colaiste Mhuire            1          0          0          1          1-5       2-25    0

 

In the lower grade competitions to be played this weekend, there will also be plenty of Waterford interest. In the Corn Pádraig Senior B Hurling Championship Pobal Scoil na Tríonóide from Youghal will play Hospital Community School from Co. Limerick at Ballyhooly at 1-30pm also on Wednesday, while in the Corn an Runai Football Championship also on Wednesday Douglas Community School from Cork take on Tramore C.B.S. in Old Parish at 1-30 and an hour earlier at Kilfinnane in South East Limerick, Saint Declan’s from Kilmacthomas take on Ballybunion from Kerry.

On Friday in Dungarvan, De La Salle College take on Clonmel CBS in the Dean Ryan Cup at 1-30pm. In the under 15 and a half football Corn Uí Mhóráin competition Clonmel CBS travel to Kildorrey to take on Colaiste Choilim from Ballincollig for a 1-30 start. In the Corn Phádraigh Senior B Hurling Championship St. Augustine’s College from Abbeyside travel to Fermoy to take on the Patrician Academy from Mallow also at 1-30pm and in Cahir also at 1-30pm in the Corn an Rúnaí Senior ‘C’ Football Championship De La Salle College take on Mitchelstown CBS.