ULSTER University pulled out all the stops to keep their Sigerson Cup hopes alive with a 2-11 to 1-13 win ATU Donegal on Sunday in Ballinderry.

Victory sets up a home clash with UCD on Wednesday night, a repeat of their league quarter-final won by the Dubliners.

The game was called off three times last week before it was refixed for Sunday.

It was Maxi Curran’s side who looked like advancing when they led by eight points before UU’s comeback.

Goals from Andrew Gilmore and Conor Cush from a late penalty pulled Barry Dillon’s side over the finish line.

The winners of this week’s four Round 3 games will advance to the quarter-finals with Queen’s and St Mary’s already there.

Sigerson Cup 2023

Round 1
(A) –  ATU Sligo 4-6 MTU Kerry 0-12
(B) – SETU Carlow 0-8 St Mary’s 0-14
(C) – NUI Galway 3-10 Maynooth  1-6
(D) – MTU Cork 0-13 UCD 2-11
(E) – Queen’s 1-12 Ulster 1-11
(F)- ATU Donegal 1-7 DCU 4-15
(G) – TU Dublin 1-13 ATU Galway 0-9
(H) – UCC 0-10 UL 2-7

Round 2A
(I) ATU Sligo 0-6 St Mary’s 1-10
(J) UCD 1-6 NUI 2-11
(K) Queen’s v DCU – Friday, 8pm, The Dub
(L) UL  1-17 TU Dublin 3-11 AET TU Dublin win on penalties

Round 2B
(M) SETU Carlow 2-9 MTU Kerry 0-12
(N) Maynooth 2-11 MTU Cork 3-14
(O) Ulster 2-11 ATU Donegal 1-13
(P) ATU Galway 0-8 UCC 1-12

Round 3 January 24/25 – All 7pm
MTU Cork v ATU Sligo – Tuesday, January 24 – Neutral
SETU Carlow v UL  – Tuesday, January 24
UCC v Queen’s  – Wednesday, January 25 – Neutral
UU  v UCD – Wednesday, January 25

Quarter-finals – January 31/February 1 

NUI Galway v Winners of Round 3
St Mary’s v Winners of Round 3
TU Dublin v Winners of Round 3
Queen’s/DCU v Winners of Round 3

Semi-finals – February 7/8

Final – Wednesday, February 15 7.30pm