Coming up this Monday, the 26th of August on the Concordia Stadium –

• 7pm – St Henri Harps vs PSC Cu Chulainn
• 8pm – Concordia Warriors (Men’s) vs Verdun Vikings (Men’s)

Just before Montreal hosts the Eastern Canadian GAA Championships, we have one more week of Superleague fixtures. In Hurling, we have a pivotal game as PSC Cu Chulainn look to stake their claim on a place in the finals, meanwhile in Men’s football, with the narrowest of chances still available to both teams, the Concordia Warriors and the Verdun Vikings are both looking to stage a fairytale of a comeback and nab the one remaing spot in the finals.

Starting off in small ball action with top of the table St Henri Harps lining out against last placed PSC Cu Chulainn. PSC come into this game in last place, but only by virtue of score difference. With a game in hand over their nearest rivals, they do have an oppertunity here to put themselves into second place and narrow the gap at the top of the table to just two points. And while their opponents here have been in fine form all season, the Cus will surely fancy their chances after the last time these two met PSC shocked everyone by taking a well deserved two points, the only team to do so this season. The Harps are already guarenteed a spot in the finals no matter what happens here. This does leave them with an oppertunity to pick their opposition, if they were to slip up here they would almost certainly face PSC instead of Na Fianna in the final, but a firm response to the loss they suffered the last time these teams met would put the ball firmly in Na Fianna’s court. Will the Harps take advantage of the situation, or simply play their best game and let the chips fall where they may? Are PSC about to shock the entire league twice with another upset? And will Na Fianna manage to find a loophole in the rules that means that both teams lose? The answer to these questions and more can be found at the Concordia Stadium, so please do join us.

Meanwhile in the Men’s football a pair of struggling sides are looking to make one last push for glory as Concordia Warriors face off against the Verdun Vikings. On paper both these sides have what it takes to be contenders for the final but have failed to find their form this season. And with only a narrow route to the finals available to both of them, any lazurus like performace will need equal measures of skill and luck, srarting here. Of the two the Warriors have the better prospects – only a point behind the Vikings and six behind the second placed Gaels, but with four fixtures left, giving them a possible total of eight points to pick up. Grabbing them all would put them within touching distace of the top spot, provided the Gaels fail to win any of their remaining games. But that’s a long way from today, where the’ll need to get the better of a Vikings side that are very much their equals. In previous meetings it’s a game apiece, with the Warriors taking the first game and the Vikings giving a loud reply to take the second. The Warriors are well capable of doing the business here, they’ll just need to want it more. Meanwhile, the Vikings have a less forgiving road ahead of them, with only three games left, they can only pick up a maximum of six points, which would just allow them to slide into second, again provided the Gaels are afflicted with a curse than prevents them from winning any matches for the rest of the season. But as with the Warriors, they need to worry more about what’s in front of them. Their last game against the Blackrocks showed flashes of the side that won the Summer Superleague a year ago and if they can find that form again, they’ll be well on their way to winning here. Which one of these two teams will get to hang onto their slimmest of chances, and which will get first dibs on the good seats for watching the finals? Come and join us at the Concordia Stadium and find out.