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Malahide hosted Clontarf and Rush hosted Terenure in the preliminary round of the RSA Irish Senior Cup yesterday
Malahide hosted Clontarf and Rush hosted Terenure in the preliminary round of the RSA Irish Senior Cup yesterday.
The two winners will qualify for the RSA Irish Senior Cup proper.

Clontarf recorded a resounding win over Balbriggan in the Leinster League on Saturday and they seemed to be in similar form the following day. Batting first, Clontarf made 232/7, Alex Cusack top scoring with 82, while Malahide could only post 112 in return. Clontarf now host Ballymena in the first round.

Rush faced Terenure in a much closer affair. The teams met in the League on Saturday, a match which Terenure won easily, but Rush were not to be rolled over twice in a weekend. Rush batted first, scoring 222/9 from their 50 overs with Eoghan Conway and Patrick Sheridan both scoring 40.

Terenure looked like they would canter to a win but found themselves in a spot of bother at 211/8. They ran out eventual winners by two wickets in the 48th over. Terenure now travel to Donemana in the first round of the RSA Irish Senior Cup.

RSA Irish Senior Cup Draw

Cork Harlequins v Fox Lodge
Carrickfergus v Cork County
Clontarf v Ballymena
Leinster v North Down
The Hills v Instonians
Pembroke v Creevedonnell
North County v Brigade
Lisburn v YMCA
Downpatrick v Railway Union
CIYMS v Glendermott
CSNI v Strabane
Donemana v Terenure
Coleraine v Merrion
Eglinton v Phoenix
Bready v Lurgan
Bonds Glen v Waringstown

RSA National Cup

NUIG v Limerick Raiders
Ballaghadereen v Midleton
Munster Qualifier v Co. Sligo
Co. Clare v Co. Galway
Rush v Templepatrick
Mullingar v Cooke Collegians
Laois v Killyclooney
Civil Service Dublin v Newbuildings
Woodvale v Dundrum (LCU)
Muckamore v Balbriggan
Cliftonville v Sion Mills
Derriaghy v Ardmore
St Johnston v North Kildare
Drummond v Malahide
Burndennett v Laurelvale
Ballyspallan v Dundrum (NCU)

The dates for the competitions are as follows:

Round 1 – Saturday May 11 (reserve up to and including May 24)
Round 2 – Saturday June 8
Round 3 – Sunday July 7
Semi-final – Saturday August 3
RSA Irish Senior Cup Final – Saturday August 24 (reserve Sunday September 1)
RSA National Cup Final – Sunday August 25 (reserve Sunday September 1)

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