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18th February 2016
11:15am GMT
Of the 45 players who started for UL, LIT and Mary I in their Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final wins over CIT, WIT and GMIT respectively, only 10 hailed from Limerick.
Champions UL, located on the south side of the city, boast five Tipperary starters, including Jason Forde, compared to four from Limerick and four from Clare.
Teacher training college Mary I had just three Limerick men in their starting 15, including Lynch and Hannon, among seven Tipperary hurlers, such as Niall O'Meara.
However Richie English and Darragh O’Donovan were rested for this win, with the Limerick Leader highlighting the heavy workload for the duo and UL's Tom Morrissey.
Unsurprisingly, given their manager and the campus being on the Clare border, Fitzgerald's LIT have eight Clare players and just three from Limerick.
But it's still a hell of an achievement for the city's three third level institutions to reach finals weekend in Cork and a rising tide lifts all boats.
Meanwhile, Kilkenny stick to second level, where St Kieran's College and Kilkenny CBS will contest the Leinster Senior Schools Hurling Final on Saturday, 27th February. It will be the sixth all-Kilkenny final in seven years.
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