All-Broughshane final remains a possibility in League Cup

Both teams reached the last four of the competition and have avoided each other in the semi-final draw.

BPFA ‘A’ lost the home leg of their quarter-final clash with Michelin but advanced on aggregate thanks to their stunning first leg win at Michelin before Christmas.

As befitting a team that have won the trophy for the past five years, Michelin made a brave attempt at holding onto their crown but it was always likely to be an uphill struggle after a 31-shot defeat in the first leg.

Grant Robinson’s rink were in fine form against Ivan Craig and despite the Broughshane rink scoring a ‘3’ on the eighth end, Robinson’s rink finished strongly and counts of 4 and 3 saw them claim an excellent 14-4 victory.

Wesley Caldwell’s rink trailed in the early stage against Alan Cahoon but dominated the latter stages when they scored 3 scores of 2 shots to run out winners by 13 shots to 9.

In the second half, Graham Wilson’s Michelin rink led William Morrison by a shot with three ends to play but the Broughshane rink won all the remaining ends to win 10-6.

The rinks skipped by Matthew Boyd and David Morrison produced a tight contest which was eventually settled in BPFA’s favour by a single shot margin.

BPFA ‘A’ now face Golf Club who, after a big first leg lead, eased into the last four at the expense of Eaton Park.

The third division rugby club side gave a very good account of themselves in the second instalment, winning both first half games through Bonar Hill and George Reid.

But Golf Club held the upper hand after the break and wins from the rinks guided by Sean McGarry and David McCullough steered them safely through.