Tough opening National Cup draw for North West sides
The 2012 runners up Balbriggan entertain NCU side Cliftonville, while three times Irish Cup winners Lurgan travel to the North West to take on Newbuildings.
All the local teams in the competition will be desperate to reach the final next year, as it will be staged at Strabane CC.
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Hide AdNational Cup draw: Cork Harlequins v County Sligo; Ballaghderreen v Middleton; Templepatrick v Rush; Holywood v Civil Service (LCU); Downpatrick v Killyclooney; Academy v Burndennett; Balbriggan v Cliftonville; Phoenix v Derriaghy; North Kildare v Drummond; Greystones v Sion Mills; Creevedonnell v Dundrum (LCU); Ballyspallen v Laois; Newbuildings v Lurgan; Bonds Glen v Bangor; Clare and Kerry both received byes.