Harlequins take on Dungannon

If Belfast Harlequins manage to retain their First Trust Ulster Senior Cup title they will have done it the hard way.

They came up against Ballymena in the fourth round, now they tackle All Ireland League champions Dungannon at Ormeau in the quarter-finals on a date yet to be decided.

However, Harlequins' home advantage may be wiped out, as both sides have re-arranged AIB League games to consider on 10 November.

It may be that the game will be switched to midweek on 15 November under the lights of Ravenhill in what would be a repeat of last season's final.

  First Trust quarter-finals

Malone v City of Derry

Quins v Dungannon

Instonians v Banbridge

Coleraine v Ballynahinch

Harlequins, of course, were beaten by Ballymena in the last round, but as the Braidmen featured ineligible players the Belfast side were re-instated.

Ballymena are due to have an appeal on their dismissal from the cup heard by the Ulster Branch on Tuesday evening.

Meanwhile, Malone will face City of Derry at Gibson Park, while Instontians tackle fellow Division Three outfit Banbridge at Shaw's Bridge.

Coleraine, the only junior side remaining in the competition, take on Ballynahinch at Rugby Avenue.

First Trust Senior Cup quarter-finals:
Malone v City of Derry
Belfast Harlequins v Dungannon
Instonians v Banbridge
Coleraine v Ballynahinch
(Matches to be played on 10 November where possible).

Replays or matches rescheduled due to AIB League fixtures to be played on Thursday, 15th November.

Previous games
First Trust Ulster Cup, first round, 1 Sept:
Dromore 25-7 Ards
Lisburn v Carrick (Lisburn scratched)
Cooke 13-7 Rainey OB
Donaghadee 19-12 Larne
Coleraine v Limavady (Limavady scratched)

Second round, 8 Sep:
Donaghadee 12-23 Dromore
Omagh 50-0 Clogher Valley
Cooke 17-50 Coleraine
Armagh 13-3 Enniskillen
Ballymoney v Cavan (Cavan scratched)
Carrick 19-12 Civil Service

Third round, 13 Oct:
Belfast Harlequins 5-28 Ballymena
(Ballymena dismissed for playing players not properly registered)
Portadown 3-27 Dungannon
Bangor 15-41 City of Derry
Coleraine 24-3 Ballymoney
Carrickfergus 7-15 Instonians
Armagh 7-19 Banbridge
Malone 60-16 Dromore
Ballynahinch 38-0 Omagh.

Semi-finals, 15 Dec: To be confirmed.

Final, 1 Jan: At Ravenhill.

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