Former Wexford ace Eoin Quigley is hoping to add a third Cork SHC medal to his collection this weekend. 

Son of former Model County great John, Eoin switched club allegiances from his native St Martin's to Sarsfields and will have the honour of captaining his adopted club in tomorrow's Cork SHC decider against Glen Rovers.

"This group of players I would be very fond of," the 2004 Leinster SHC medalist remarked to The Examiner. "I have a lot of good friends here.

"When you are put as captain of the team, you ask yourself, 'what kind of a bunch of lads have I with me' and the answer is that I couldn't pick a better bunch.

"It is a very easy role to captain these lads. You don't have to pull rank on anyone. They all train as hard as each other. They are a dedicated and committed group."

He added: "The Sars shirt means as much to me as it does the rest of the lads, but in different ways. They have grown up through the club. What the club has given them has been fantastic.

"But on my side, what the club has given me since I came to Glanmire has been huge. I don't think I would have settled as well into Cork were it not for what they have done for me.

"I had a cruciate injury coming down here. They opened up the gym for me and told me to head away in and use it. Small things like that make a big difference. Once you get in and get to know the boys, they are a great bunch. They have made it very easy for me."

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