Coming up this Friday, the 19th of July at the Vanier College –

• 7pm – Griffintown Gaels (Ladies) vs Goose Village Blackrocks (Ladies)
• 8pm – St Henri Harps vs PSC Cu Chulainn

For the second time in five days we’re back to Vanier as the chase for a place finals continues in the ladies’ football with the Gaels and the Blackrocks both looking to put one over the other, and in hurling PSC look to take an unlikely scalp as they face off against on the high flying Harps.

Starting things off, we have the Griffintown Gaels lining out against the Goose Village Blackrocks in the ladies’ football. The way this ladies’ season is shaping up, the question of who joins the Verdun Vikings in the final looks like it’ll come down to who comes out ahead across all the Rocks V Gaels matches. As it stands, it’s one game apiece – so both sides will know that the team that can take the two points here will put themselves in a strong position to claim that second final spot. Previous fixtures between these two sides have been very closely fought affairs, with both teams giving as good as they get, so it’s very likely that this game will turn on the smallest of things: a misplaced pass, a player bursting through and not being picked up, any one of them could mean the difference between victory and defeat. So join us in Vanier where we will see which of these two teams can take the pressure, and who will buckle. It should be a fantastic game and another exciting chapter in the summer superleague

Taking us into the weekend, we have small ball action as current table toppers, the St Henri Harps take on PSC Cu Chulainn who are playing their second game this week. On Monday PSC were taken by surprise as they failed to contain a resurgent N.D.G. Na Fianna Rouges, who also manged to depose them from the number two spot. With only a few days to regroup and a much tougher task ahead of them this time, this game will be a true test of the character of PSC as they’ll need to dig deep and find something special if they’re to take two points and return to the second place spot. The Harps have been asking questions that the rest of the league have been unable to answer since the start of the summer, and they show no signs of stopping now. A win here puts them into the final no matter what happens, and they’ll surely know that coming into this, and we can expect them to be as ruthless and driven as we’ve ever seen them. Will the Harps finish booking their place to the final or with PSC finally find a response and take two much deserved points from a team that’s given up nothing so far? Join us for what will undoubtedly be a blistering game of hurling, and a fine end to the week.

Coming up this Monday, the 15th of July at the Vanier College –

• 7pm – Verdun Vikings (Men’s) vs Griffintown Gaels (Men’s)
• 8pm – PSC Cu Chulainn vs N.D.G. Na Fianna Rouges

This Monday at Vanier we have Men’s football and Hurling, as the Verdun Vikings look to build on last weeks success by taking two points from the Griffintown Gaels and N.D.G. Na Fianna Rouges are still in search of their first win of the season as they go up against PSC Cu Chulainn.

First up, the Verdun Vikings line out against the Griffintown Gaels as the men’s football season moves into its second half. A win here with a score difference of greater than two points would move the Vikings into second place, a far cry from where they were before last week’s game. After so many false starts and near misses, the Vikings will surely feel that their season is about to come good, and a strong performance here would be the perfect way for them to reassert themselves as potential finalists. The Gaels have been enjoying a prolonged spell of good form since their one point loss in their opening game, and have been taking teams apart with ease. Indeed the last time these two sides met the Gaels ran out comfortable winners with a seventeen point margin, and they will be hoping to stop any Vikings resurgence in its tracks with a similar performance. Both sides have a great opportunity here, the Vikings’ season may very well rest on the result of this game, whereas the Gaels will look to reduce their potential pool of challengers by one and move a step closer to the finals at the same time. All of which should make for a fantastic game from start to finish.

And seeing things out for the evening will be PSC Cu Chulainn battling against N.D.G. Na Fianna Rouges in the hurling. With the St Henri Harps being the team to beat this summer, PSC will need to take two points here if they’re to keep pace with the current leaders, and they’ll be looking back to the last meeting between these two sides for inspiration, where a fine display from PSC saw them win with an eight point margin. And as bad as PSC need a win to keep up at the top, Na Fianna are in a much more dire need of a win here before their season is beyond salvaging. Currently at zero wins in three games in spite of spirited performances, the rouges will need to really dig deep and pull out something special here, or they’ll be looking at a very steep mountain to climb. Will the Rouges pull out a much needed win, or are PSC going to brush them aside and keep pressure on the Harps? Join us down in Vanier for what ought to be an intense game of Hurling.

Coming up this Monday, the 8th of July at the Vanier College –

• 7pm – Goose Village Blackrocks (Ladies) vs Verdun Vikings (Ladies)
• 8pm – Concordia Warriors (Men’s) vs Verdun Vikings (Men’s)

We’re back again at Vanier for a football double header, where the Men’s and Ladies’ Vikings are in action and both sides with very different stories to tell.

To begin, we have ladies’ football, with the Goose Village Blackrocks taking on the Verdun Vikings. The Blackrocks took their first win of the season two weeks ago, with a three point victory over a tenacious Griffintown gaels side, and now they’ll be looking to put some manners on the a Vikings side that has yet to taste defeat in this summer superleague. If they can maintain the discipline and drive that saw them overcome the Gaels then they’ll stand a very good chance of doing just that. Meanwhile, the Vikings have just come off another strong victory, and will now be looking to get to the half way point in their season with an unbeaten record, knowing that just one more win after that would put them in the final no matter what happens. Teams have been asking questions of the Vikings all season, but they always seem to have an answer to hand. Will this time be any different? Knowing that a place in the final is so close might give them the drive needed to brush the Blackrocks aside, but it might also instil overconfidence.
How will this fixture play out, will the Blackrocks draw a line in the sand that the Vikings cannot cross, or will the Vikings just continue on their way in spite of their oppositions best efforts, by as they have done so often this season? Join us and find out!

Wrapping things up the men take to the field, with the Concordia Warriors squaring off against the Verdun Vikings. This bottom of the table clash is the last chance these sides have to launch a resurgence before the season hits the halfway mark. The Vikings just put their first point on the board with a hard fought draw against the Goose Village Blackrocks ten days ago, while the Warriors only win this season came when these sides first met back at the start of June. Both teams will be going into this knowing that they need a win to stand any chance of catching up with the top two teams. The Warriors have been impressive and hard working all season, but lacking that clinical finishing in the forward line, whereas the Vikings have been struggling with low numbers, but never letting the heads drop while also suffering their own goal scoring woes. With both sides having such similar stories, and both knowing that failure is not an option if they are to entertain any hope at all of making the summer superleague finals, we expect this to be a very intense affair, with neither side willing to let up from the throw in to the last play. It should make for an electrifying game to end the day.