The team was very small and it was a case of grinding out results but it has paid off for the North Down girls with the news that they finished in seventh place in Division 1 of the AAI National League. They will now be in the Division 1 Final at Tullamore on Sunday, hopefully with an expanded and strengthened team. The positions of the top eight finalists are as follows.
1. Bandon 106 pts
2. Clonliffe 103
3. County Meath 101
4. Riocht 99
5. Navan 98
6. Dublin Striders 97
7. North Down 89
8. County Wexford 86
The eight finalists in the Mens Premier Final are as predicted though in slightly different order.
1. North Down 233 pts
2. DSD 218
3. Clonliffe 212
4. Crusaders 206
5. Menapians 198
6. Raheny 191
7. Donore/UCD 189
8. County Kildare 185
The Premier Women Finalists are
1. DSD 219 pts
2. Abbey 215
3. SLOT 213
3. Leevale 213
5. Lagan Valley 208
6. Sli Cualann 197
6. Belgooley 197
8. Tir Chonaill 173
and Division 1 Men Finalists are
1. County Tipperary 116 pts
2. Shercock 115
3. Abbey 114
4. KCH 109
5. Togher 102
6. City of Derry 101
7. Tallaght 100
8. West Waterford 96
North Down are thus one of only three clubs that will have both Mens and Womens teams at the finals Congratulations in particular to the girls for reaching the finals and we hope as many as possible will make themselves available.
The timetable for Sunday is