Our Intermediate hurlers face Newcestown in Ballincollig on Friday night next 3rd June in the first round of the championship at 7.30. This is our fifth time facing the West Cork outfit in 8 years in the opening round of the c'ship. Last year we lost out 1-13 to 1-9 at Mallow. The line out was David O' Riordan, Aidan O'Connor, Eamon Morrissey, Owen O'Sullivan, Michael Morrissey, Barry Coleman, Stephen Dennehy, Liam O'Connor, Hugh O'Leary, Aidan Crowley, Jonathon O' Sullivan, Neil Ronan, Darren Ronan, Maurice O' Sullivan, Kieran Morrissey.Subs:Ian Ronan, James Hennessey, Trevor O'Sullivan, Ryan Hanley. We lost also by 4 points in 2006 at Ballyanly 1-14 to 1-10 , the team on this occasion was  Olly Morrissey, Owen O' Sullivan,Derek Mackessey, Stephen Dennehy, Sean Curtin,  Barry Coleman, Eamon Morrissey,  Michael Morrissey, Ian Ronan, Diarmuid O' Riordan, Aidan Crowley, Gavin Morrissey, Maurice O' Sullivan , Neil Ronan, Ian Curtin .Sub:Darran Ronan . In 2005 we were victorious 0-10 to 1-6 at Ballyanly and the team was Olly Morrissey, Owen O' Sullivan, Stephen Dennehy, Michael Morrissey, Eamon Morrissey, Barry Coleman, Tim Shanahan, Ian Ronan, Aidan Crowley, Jonathon O' Sullivan, Neil Ronan, Ian Curtin, Diarmuid O' Riordan, Maurice O' Sullivan, Darran Ronan.Subs: Sean Curtin, Liam O' Connor, Gavin Morrissey. The previous year in 2004 we lost out narrowly 1-9 to 0-11 also at Ballyanly with following line out Olly Morrissey, John O' Riordan, Derek Mackessey, Eamon Morrissey, Barry Coleman, Tim Shanahan, Liam O' Connor, Owen O' Sullivan, Ian Curtin, Jonathon O' Sullivan, Aidan Crowley, Ian Ronan, Darren Ronan, Maurice O' Sullivan, Conor O' Riordan . Best of luck to the lads who have trained well under the guidance of Dermot O'Riordan, John Coleman and Ray Ronan. Hopefully we can advance to the third round and look forward to a long summer of hurling.