President's Trophy ignites into Quarter Finals

Trinity vs S. Thomas' at Havelock Park on 3 May:

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THIS is the most eagerly anticipated game to be worked out on Saturday, but the Lions should be able to bag this one relatively easily due to some core issues in the Thomian defence that cannot be corrected overnight.

The attacking game:

When it comes to attacking, both teams follow a similar philosophy of 'attack before being attacked.' They also follow similar styles of attack that are rapid and extremely fluid, supported by super quick Balls that don't give the opposition much time to think, let alone react. However, the Thomians may not be as successful as the previous weekend in their attacks due to a few factors.

■ Open spaces will not be available by default (unlike in the Science game where the defence formation always had gaps in them), hence STC would have to work harder to create these spaces in order to break through.

■STC is highly unlikely to receive stray kicks that they can run with as they did earlier.

■ The goal line defence of Trinity would be much stronger than of Science for STC's comparatively weaker (in comparison to last year) pick 'n drives to breach.