I caught up with the Kirk Cup semi final between Banbridge and Belfast Harlequins on Wednesday evening at Havelock Park.

The sun was setting fairly quickly at the 7:45 pm pass back and there was a chill in the air but it didn’t take long for the game to warm up as Quins looked for an early advantage in a physical game.

There was no score in Q1 and Banbridge began to get on top in Q2 which led to a Philip Brown penalty corner goal a couple of minutes from half time.

Quins continued to go toe to toe in defence and attack in Q3 but despite a big effort they were unable to break down the resolute Banbridge defence and the . . .