5 September 2018; Mouth-watering opening round Hula Hoops National Cup clash in store as Tralee drawn against Templeogue and Glanmire face Killester. There will be a mouth-watering opening to the 2018/19 Hula Hoops Men’s National Cup this season as reigning champions Templeogue will host Garvey’s Tralee Warriors in a hugely-anticipated clash. The draw was made at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght this afternoon as part of the official launch of the 2018/19 Basketball Ireland season, which sees a huge 49 clubs competing in the senior National League and Cups this year. Today’s Cup draws dished up a number of interesting clashes across the board, with last year’s Pat Duffy Cup runners up UCD Marian facing Moycullen, while Belfast Star will host Neptune. In the Women’s National Cup there are some big clashes in store with the draw pitting Ambassador UCC Glanmire against Pyrobel Killester in the opening round, while Marble City Hawks and Fr Mathews – who met each other five times last season between the Cup and the regular season, and have faced each other every year for the past four years in National Cup – will face each other yet again. Pictured are Jenna Kaufman, left, and Kollyns Scarbrough of Ulster University Elks. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile