GMIT to host HEC Championship Finals Weekend

The HEC is delighted to announce that all 6 championships semi-finals and finals will be played over the one championship weekend. This will occur on the 10^th and 11^th of March and will be hosted by GMIT Mayo.

The 12 semi-finals will take place on Friday the 10^th in the Connacht Centre of Excellence in Bekan, Co Mayo with the 6 finals taking place on the 11^th of March in Castlebar, Co Mayo.
The following is the list of teams which are declared for the HEC championships and the Grades they currently reside in. As stated before the commencement of the leagues, seeding in the O’Connor Cup, Giles Cup, Lynch Cup and Moynihan Cup have been decided from the league table placing, with Seeded teams receiving a home draw in the opening round of the Championships, as long as it is not contrary to HEC Bye Law 25. Then the venue will be a neutral venue.

 

All colleges need to confirm their participation in the Championships by emailing d.j.collins@ul.ie by 5pm Friday the 25^th of November.

 

O’Connor Cup – 8 teams

            Seeded –         DCU, MU, UCD, UL

            Unseeded –     NUIG, Queens, St Pats Drumcondra, UCC

 

Giles Cup – 8 teams

            Seeded –         AIT, DCU2, IT Carlow, MICL,

            Unseeded –     CIT, IT Sligo, TCD, UL2

 

Lynch Cup – 8 teams

            Seeded –         Garda, DIT, UUJ, WIT

            Unseeded –     DKIT, IT Tralee, UCC2, UCD2

 

Moynihan Cup – 10 teams

            Seeded –         IT Blanchardstown, LYIT, NUIG2, UCD3     

            Unseeded –     DCU3, IT Tallaght, MICL2, MU2, RCSI, St Marys Belfast

 

Donaghy Cup – 8 teams

           AIT2, LIT, St Pats2, Marino, GMIT G, IT Carlow2, QUB2, TCD2,  

 

Lagan Cup – 8 teams

            No Draw. Two regional Blitz with the top 2 teams from each blitz going to the weekend.

Cavan Inst, DCU4, Drogheda, GMIT M, Law School, St Pats Thurles, UU Coleraine, UU Magee

 

Details of the date of the draw will follow then.