7.30pm, Saturday 8th Dec, 2007 UL Sports Arena
Limerick Lions meet Dublin team UCD Marian in the quarter final of the National Cup in the UL Sports Arena at 7.30pm, Sat 8th Dec 2007. The quarter final games in the national cup are always close affairs as the prize on offer is live national TV at the semi final stages. The game at UL will be a close and tense affair where Limerick Lions will want to push home advantage in their favour.

Both teams will come to win and cup clashes tend to bring out the best in teams. In cup games the winning team takes all off course as the losers have to wait for next season to get another crack at the cup. Limerick are experiencing one of those ‘unsettling’ seasons, and have had to make a few changes to their overseas personnel. New signing from New York Jenar Harrison now has a game behind him and a full week to get ready for the cup clash with UCD.

Limerick coach Matt Hall says "Cup quarter finals are big games for clubs, they probably don’t come any bigger. I would like to think that home advantage will help us, but I also realise that UCD will travel down to Limerick with the intention of winning. We will need to be focused and concentrate for the full game to have a chance of winning the game.  I have been pleased with our performances in the last few games and our Irish players have been doing quite well. However, every Limerick player will have to step up a few gears on Saturday night to give us any prospect of getting a win. UCD will be tough, no doubts, we will have to be tougher, that’s it.

A big crowd is expected at the UL Sports Arena for this national cup quarter final which tips off at 7.30pm, Saturday 8th Dec, 2007.