Home & Away Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg (1st Leg results in blue)
MSC Trojans (4) 3-5 (10) Castle (Castle win 15-7 on aggregate)
Spartans(12) 3-0 (2) Valkyries (Spartans win 15-2 on aggregate)
Monkstown (6) 3-7 (8) Scorpions (Scorpions win 15-9 on aggregate)
Barbarians (9) 6-4 (5) Teddy Bears (Barbarians win 15-9 on aggregate)
Eastway (7) 7-8 (7) Whitehead Trojans (Whitehead Trojans win 15-14 on aggregate)
Greenisland (8) P-P (6) Alpha
Barbarians 6-4 Teddy Bears. With Barbarians having built up a sound 4 frame advantage from the 1st leg the Teddy Bears were hoping to get off to a good start. But it was veteran H.Regan who took the first, potting 6 reds and the black for a 1-0 home lead. And it was soon 2-0 as M.Porter broke and dished in the second. But the Bears came right back with a brace of their own, A. Moore taking advantage of a foul to clear up his 7 colours and the black and A.Lyndsey with a tidy finish of his own. The next could have gone either way but G.Harrington just edged it to give the hosts the lead again. The last 2 before the interval went to the visitors with A.Moore, and A.Lyndsey with his 2nd, giving the Bears a 4-3 advantage and hope of staging a comeback in the tie. But it wasn't to be as a 3 frame burst from Regan, Porter and Harrington sealed a 6-4 win on the night and 15-9 overall win over the 2 legs for Michael Lowry's Barbarians.
Eastway 7-8 Whitehead Trojans. This must go down as the match of the round. The 2 teams couldn't be seperated after 28 frames of pool over the 2 legs in Whitehead and Rathcoole. The tie then entered a sudden death play off frame and with the clock ticking towards the midnight hour the tension in the room was tangible. Cometh the midnight hour cometh the man and Trojans Captain Gordon McCormick potted the 29th black of the tie to send his team into a Quarter Final tie against the Barbarians. Credit to both teams for a battle right to the end.
Spartans 3-0 Valkyries. With Spartans having built up a commanding lead in the first leg, a shock result wasn't expected when the teams met again. And the tie was over after the 3rd Frame as the hosts secured the 3 they needed to take them into the Quarter Finals where they will face Castle who overcame MSC Trojans by a 15-7 aggregate. On target for Spartans were D.Lowe (2) and S.McWhirter (1).
Quarter Final draw
Spartans v Castle
Barbarians v Whitehead Trojans
Rockers v Alpha/Greenisland
Pirates v Scorpions