The temperatures are high, and so are the stakes in the second set of fixtures for week six of the Summer Superleague.

We’re approaching the midway point of the summer season, and the league tables are starting to take shape, but nothing is set in stone yet – which will be a comfort to both sides in our first Friday fixture, which sees the Goose Village Blackrocks facing off against the Griffintown Gaels in ladies’ football.

These teams are tied on points, with scoring difference keeping the Blackrocks in first place. The Gaels will be eager to claim the top spot for themselves, as well as avenging a ten point defeat at the hands of the Blackrocks earlier in the season. With a nine points scoring difference and a game in hand, the Blackrocks have the advantage going into this game, and would expect to win it, but they would need to be wary of complacency as the Gaels will be as unrelenting as the Montreal summer heat. This clash promises to be intense with some of the best Ladies’ players going head to head in an important game.

While the evening may have cooled slightly by the time our second game kicks off, this Hurling fixture will be hot from the get go.

Both the St Henri Harps and N.D.G Na Fianna Rouges will be keenly aware that the winner here will put themselves in the driving seat when it comes to dethroning current table toppers, PSC. Na Fianna won by three points against St Henri in the first hurling game of this season, and will be looking for a repeat of that performance to steady the ship, which has been rocked by back to back losses against PSC Cu Chulainn. St Henri also failed to stop PSC in their last fixture, but it was a close game and with a bit of luck could have easily gone St Henri’s way, so they’ll look to draw on that performance and exact revenge on Na Fianna.

It’s a bit early to be calling this the battle for second place, but neither team will be willing to give an inch as they have one eye on the top of the table, and go into this fixture knowing that a loss here would leave them with a mountain to climb. But as the winter league showed, nothing is ever certain in Hurling.

Both these fixtures are on Friday the 6th of July at the College de Notre Dame

7pm – Goose Village Blackrocks (Ladies) vs Griffintown Gaels (Ladies)
8pm – Na Fianna Rouges vs St Henri Harps

In the first set of fixtures for week six of the Summer Superleague sees all four men’s teams in action after a three week break.

The opening game sees the currently unbeaten Verdun Vikings squaring off against Winter Superleague Champions the Goose Village Blackrocks. The last time these sides met it was the Winter Superleague final where the Blackrocks confidently saw off the Vikings. This time the Vikings will be hoping to right that particular wrong, and given their current form, they’ve every chance of doing so. The Blackrocks for their part are currently in third place, but only one points difference and would delight in putting one over on the vikings, a result that could see them go top depending on how the second fixture of the evening shakes out. This will be a tense affair, and although it’s early days the result of this match could well set the tone for the rest of the season.

Following up, Summerleague newcomers Montreal City Blues will meet the last of the old guard, the Griffintown Gaels. The Gaels are still hungry for a win to kickstart their season, and will be looking to what went right for them in their previous matches as a source of inspiration and reflection.
But this might not be enough against a Montreal City Blues side that, after some opening game jitters, took the game by the scruff of the neck against the Blackrocks and will have every intention of doing the same again. Currently second by virtue of points difference and only two points behind the leaders, the Blues would love nothing more than to keep the pressure on the leaders and prove that their last result wasn’t simply luck. Expect a physical game, with both sides looking to prove something.

Both these fixtures are on Monday the 2nd of July at the Vanier College

7:30pm – Verdun Vikings vs Goose Village Blackrocks
8:30pm – Montreal City Blues vs Griffintown Gaels

Week five of the summer superleague might have a hint of deja-vu as we see Ladies’ Football and Hurling action on a Monday for the third week straight.
But there’ll be no complaints from any of the teams togging out, as this season is still all to play for.

First up in the Hurling, a dominant PSC Cu Chulainn, riding high on back to back victories over Winter Superleague champions Na Fianna Rouges, will be facing the St Henri Harps for the first time this season. PSC will be looking to keep their winning streak alive and extend their lead a the top of the table, by putting one over a St Henri side that is still hunting for a win. But they’re unlikely to have it all their own way, St Henri are always formidable and will have no intention of giving PSC so much as an inch in what promises to be a very tight clash.

Next the Goose Village Blackrocks will meet the Verdun Vikings in Ladies’ football for the first time in the 2018 Summer Superleague. The Vikings are currently on the bottom of the table after two games and are hungry for a win to kickstart their season. They’ve come off the worse twice against current leaders the Griffintown Gaels so the vikings will be eager to start imposing themselves on this competition. But they won’t find their opponents to be accommodating, a win for the Blackrocks would most likely bring them to the top of the table on points difference, and keep their designs of a 2018 double on track. Expect flowing football and constant battling in what will undoubtedly be a fierce game.

Both these fixtures are on Monday the 25th of June at the Vanier College

7pm – PSC Cu Chulainn Vs Na Fianna Rouges
8pm – Goose Village Blackrocks (Ladies) vs Verdun Vikings (Ladies)