Category: Hurling

On Friday the Intermediates played Ballyfad and won by 2-11 to 1-12. Our lads got off to a great start but faded after 20 mins or so. Having said that we never really looked like losing the game and despite a late Ballyfad goal we managed to hang on and qualify second in the group, which means we

will now play Rathnure in the Quarter final. Team: Sean Murphy, Liam Gahan, Stephen Murphy, Graham O Reilly, Niall O Reilly, Tommy Breen, Mick Sweeney, Damien Fenlon, Mark Walsh, Colm O Loughlin, Matthew Dunne, Shane Kehoe, Peter Mernagh, Niall O Loughlin, Bertie Gahan.

Subs: Padraig Flynn, Patrick Breen, Paul Gahan

On Sunday the Junior team played the Rapps and lost by 5-18 to 0-12. The scoreline reflects accurately the gap between the teams on the day, with the rapps taking a 3-08 to 0-04 point lead at half time. The seocnd half was better in terms of our ability to score but there was never any danger of a comeback. The juniors will play Davidstown in the Quarter finals. Team: morgan Gahan, Sean Doran, Daire Turner, Declan Kelly, Liam Gahan, Chris Daly, Sean McCabe, Laurence Murphy, Diarmaid Breen, Ed Rowsome, Conall Nolan, Bryan Dwyer, John Ivory, John O Loughlin, Adrian O Dowd. Subs: Mark Gahan, Patrick Walsh

There were mixed fortunes for the junior and intermediate teams at the weekend. firstly on Friday night the Junior team ended their winning run with a heavy defeat to St James. The damage was done in the first half when, despite playing with a strong wind, we only managed to score 1-03 and went in at half time two points down, 1-03 to 0-08. We started with sloppy wides but a well taken goal from an Ed Rowsome free gave us some hope of an improvement but we only managed three points in the first half. Playing into the wind in the second half, we managed a great start with John O Loughlin getting a well taken goal but this was as good and as close as it got on this occasion and St James ran out comfortable winners

by 1-22 to 3-04 with James Gahan getting a consolation goal towards the end of the game.

Team was: Morgan Gahan, Liam Gahan (Ballysimon), Daire Turner, Sean Doran, Ger Daly, Aidan Gahan, Sean McCabe, Laurence Murphy, Diarmaid Breen, Ed Rowsome, Conall Nolan, James Gahan, Bryan Dwyer, John O Loughlin, John Ivory. Sub: Chris Daly for Diarmaid Breen

Scores: Ed Rowsome 1-03, John O Loughlin 1-01, James Gahan 1-00

On Saturday the Intermediates ended the long wait for a championship victory over Marshalstown with a 1-13 to 2-08 win. Playing into the strong wind in Bree we started poorly conceding a goal in the first minute but with the next attack Peter Mernagh pulled a goal back, only for the evergreen Mitch Jordan to score his and Marshalstown’s second goal within the first few minutes. Marshalstown had much the better of the play for the next 10/15 mins but we managed to get on top of them towards the end of the half helped primarily by good play from Shane Kehoe and a couple of points for Niall O Loughlin to leave the half time score 2-05 to 1-04 in favour of Marshalstown. Playing with the wind in the second half we started well and pulled back a couple of scores through frees, but we were never actually in the lead at any stage in the game until the final few minutes when a foul on Bertie Gahan led to a free scored to put us one point ahead, in the dieing moments of the game goalkeeper Sean Murphy scored a free from our own 45′ metre line to give us a two point win. Both the junior and the intermediate teams will progress to the knockout stages, whilst Marshalstown will be fighting relegation this season.

Team: Sean Murphy, Liam Gahan (Ballyorley), Stephen Murphy, Graham O Reilly, Niall O Reilly, Tommy Breen, Mick Sweeney, Mark Walsh, Damien Fenlon, Colm O Loughlin, Matthew Dunne, Shane Kehoe, Peter Mernagh, Niall O Loughlin, Bertie Gahan. Sub: Padraig Flynn for Mark Walsh

Scores: Peter Mernagh 1-08, Niall O Loughlin 0-03, Colm O Loughlin 0-01, Sean Murphy 0-01

Our intermediate hurlers returned to winning ways with an impressive display of aggression and craft to completely outplay a Fethard side whose  pre match form suggested otherwise. Early goals from Bertie Gahan and Colm O Loughlin set the tone in this at times over robust contest but our lads never yielded an inch and with our defence in superb form we led at half time by 2-8 to 0-6. Facing a strong wind in the second half, we comfortably dealt with the Fethard challenge, restricting them to 0-1 in the entire half while replying with 1-4 ourselves with Damien Fenlon grabbing the goal to finish the game as a contest.      On a day when there were many fine displays, we had exceptional displays from young Graham O Reilly who was making his debut at this level along with Tommy Breen, Mick Sweeney, Mark Walsh and Colm O Loughlin.                                                                        Team;   Sean Murphy, Liam Gahan, Steven Murphy, Graham O Reilly, Niall O Reilly, Tommy Breen(0-1), Mick Sweeney, Mark Walsh, Damien Fenlon(1-0), Colm O Loughlin(1-1), Matty Dunne(0-1), Shane Kehoe(0-1), Peter Mernagh(0-3 2 frees), Niall O Loughlin(0-3 2 frees), Bertie Gahan(1-1).

Our Junior hurlers continued their fine form on Thursday evening in round 3 of the championship with an impressive performance against Taghmon/Camross in windy Oylgate and booked their place in the quarter finals with two games to spare Leading by 2-5 to 0-5 at halftime with John

O’Loughlin scoring both goals in a man of the match display. We had to withstand a great come back from a strong Taghmon side who eventually closed to within a point with 12 minutes left and despite now playing into a stiffish wind we used all our experience to pull away again with points from O Loughlin and Ed Rowesome. Morgan Gahan in goal along with all of our defence were excellent, with Sean Doran and Sean McCabe exceptional, Larry Murphy at midfield and Johnno at full foward also excelled Team; Morgan Gahan, Declan Kelly, Daire Turner, Sean Doran, Graham O’Reilly(0-1), Chris Daly, Sean McCabe, Larry Murphy(0-1), Aidan Gahan, Ed Rowesome(0-5,0-4frees), Ger Daly(0-1), Adrian O Dowd(0-1), Bryan Dwyer, John O Loughlin(2-2), John Ivory(0-1). Subs; Conal Nolan for O Dowd, Mick Nolan for Ger Daly.