The quarter-finals of this year's Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup have been confirmed following the final round of group stage games.
On Thursday, ATU Galway defeated TUS Midwest 2-21 to 1-18 in Moylish. The Galway side, who had faced a strong breeze in the first half, came back from seven points down at the break to secure the victory, and second place in Group D.
ATU Galway will face UCC, who topped Group C, in the last eight. UCC defeated UCD 0-19 to 0-13, also on Thursday. Darragh Flynn scored nine points from placed balls in the game at Belfield to claim a home quarter-final for UCC.
Despite the loss, UCD have also progressed to the quarter-finals. They will face reigning champions UL, who topped Group D with victories over ATU Galway and TUS Midwest.
2 February 2023; UCD manager Conor O'Shea talks to his players during the HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup Group C match between University College Dublin and University College Cork at Billings Park in Belfield, Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
In the other quarter-finals, DCU will face SETU Waterford at the DCU Sportsgrounds, while the University of Galway play SETU Carlow in Dangan.
DCU defeated SETU Carlow by a point on Wednesday to secure their home quarter-final. Though they were beaten, the result was enough for the Carlow team to reach the quarter-finals against a Galway side which topped Group A with wins against SETU Waterford and MTU Cork.
SETU Waterford's place was earned with a two-point victory over MTU Cork on Wednesday.
The @ElectricIreland @HigherEdGAA Fitzgibbon Cup Full Time:@UCDGAA 0-13@ucc_gaa 0-19
A loss tonight but we move onto the Fitzgibbon Cup 1/4 final where we play @ul_gaa next week. Details TBC #ucdgaa pic.twitter.com/CIlZwgzXwj— UCD GAA Club (@UCDGAA) February 2, 2023
2023 Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup quater-finals
Wednesday, February 8th, 6:15pm: DCU vs SETU Waterford at the DCU Sportsgrounds
Thursday, February 9th, 6pm: University of Galway vs SETU Carlow at Dangan
Thursday, February 9th, 7pm: UCC vs ATU Galway at the Mardyke
Thursday, February 9th, 7:45pm: UL vs UCD at the UL Grounds
The details of the @ElectricIreland Fitzgibbon Cup Quarter-Finals are below.
Stream details will follow.#FirstClassRivals pic.twitter.com/Qrinvnot3E— GAA Higher Education (@HigherEdGAA) February 3, 2023
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