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Under 12- Monageer/Boolavogue V’s St Anne’s in Final of St John’s Volunteers Mini All Ireland Hurling Tournament on Sunday 11th May.

Final Score St Anne’s 0-3 Monageer/Boolavogue 0-1

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This was a game where both defences dominated the game from the start with very little if any scorable chances coming for either side. The score line definitely did not reflect the intensity and work rate of both teams in what was a very enjoyable game.

Right from the start it was very obvious that the St Anne’s defence was very strong as M/B had to shoot from distance and tried in vain to get on the scoreboard. Good efforts from Eoin Gahan and Darren Kelly fell short of the posts and were cleared back up the pitch and an excellent long puck from Ronan O’Leary just went wide of the posts for Monageer/Boolavogue. St Anne’s were first on the scoreboard with a point against the strong wind. Conor Dolan for MB then took a shot at goal but was stopped by the excellent St Anne’s Goalie who put in an excellent performance throughout the game. Minutes later Conor Dolan got M/B’s only point of the game to bring the teams level. Just before half time Ronan O’Leary for MB struck off his bad side from distance and was on target except for the wind took it wide of the post. MB were by far the strongest team in the first half but had failed to covert the hard work into scores due to St Anne’s robust defence.

The start of the second half was all St Anne’s as they piled on the pressure on the Monageer/Boolavogue defence but excellent work by M/B’s Tadgh Maher, Patrick Redmond, Ronan O’Leary and Ruairí Leacy in Goal left St Anne’s struggling to score despite many efforts at goals and points. Patrick Redmond from Boolavogue took a severe blow to his leg but persevered through the pain to continue playing. St Anne’s eventually scored from a free after 8 minutes in. This left MB a point down and they lifted their game and fought hard to get on the scoreboard again. St Anne’s scored another point against the run of play which left Monageer/Boolavogue needing a goal to win and they nearly did with quick thinking by Ronan O’Leary dropping the sliotar to foot to kick for goal which went just wide of the left post. Conor Dolan had a shot on for goal but an excellent hook by a St Anne’s defender put an end to that effort also. The game ended St Annes 0-3 Monageer/Boolavogue 0-1. While the MB players and Mentors were disappointed they can hold their heads high as they won 4 out of 5 games in the tournament and put in a very strong final performance. Monageer/Boolavogue GAA club wish to thank St. John’s Volunteers for inviting them to the tournament.

Team Ruairí Leacy (Goalie), Tadgh Maher, James Mernagh, Dylan Brady, Alan O’Neill, Patrick Redmond, Ronan O’Leary, Darren Kelly, Conor Dolan 0-1, Eoin Gahan, Jim Gahan, TJ Breen, Jason Breen, Eoin Dolan, Daniel Rooney, Colm Dickinson.

Hurling 365 has been in operation in both Monageer and Boolavogue parish for a number of months now. This is a well run and fun aspect of promoting Hurling in the area and bringing children into our national games that may otherwise may not have got the opportunity of doing so. It works by bringing both the Schools and Clubs together to promote and to provide weekly coaching to children.

The Launce of ‘Putting Wexford First-Hurling 365’ took place last September in the Ferrycarrig Hotel, with club under-age Chairmen and club Coaching Officers in attendance. It was initiated by the Wexford Coaching & Games Development Committee and it was based on successful models in Kilkenny, Clare and Waterford. Wexford G.A.A., through support from the Hickey Fund, provide a grant, payable to the school, up to a maximum of €500 for equipment. This is a hurling-only initiative and is an additional support over and above the current County Board funding. This initiative will not diminish current football coaching activity but rather is aimed at enhancing, and increasing, hurling participation in clubs/schools

 It is run by volunteers who help schools and clubs to shape their own future development and equip children with the key skills and of course love of the game. Not only does it help to promote the game but also is the foundation of many a long lasting friendships.