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2015 County U-21 Hurling Championship Final
De La Salle 4-20 Dungarvan 4-16
Well done to our U-21 hurlers who are 2015 county champions after defeating Dungarvan in a thrilling final played in Carriganore last Tuesday night. This was a great win for our lads but full credit must go to both sets of players for producing an outstanding final that went down to the last few minutes. The lead changed hands several times and it was 3-16 each with four minutes of normal time left when we struck for 1-4 to secure victory. Dungarvan still didn’t give up and finished the game with a goal of their own.
There was great delight after the game when county board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan presented, for the first time, the Tony Mansfield Memorial Cup to our captain Shane McNulty. He also announced that Shane Ryan had been selected as the man of the match.
Congratulations to our panel of players, manager Bryan Phelan, selectors Ian Flynn, Stevie Brenner, Barry Murphy and Martin Doyle, Joe Kenny on first aid and the rest of the back room members. Commiserations also to an excellent Dungarvan team.
Dungarvan began with two points in the second and third minutes. We opened our account in the fifth minute when Shane Ryan converted after Eddie Meaney was fouled. Dungarvan pointed again a minute later but we were level by the ninth minute when Shane Ryan pointed from play and then from a free after a foul on Cormac McCann. Dungarvan pointed twice and Brian Cunningham replied with one. Dungarvan pointed again to give them a 0-6 to 0-4 lead by the 13th minute. We then hit four points in a row between the 18th and 22nd minutes through Eddie Meaney (2), Shane McNulty (free) and Shane Ryan (free). The rest of the half belonged to Dungarvan who scored 1-3 to lead 1-9 to 0-8 at the interval. Shane McNulty pointed a free in the first minute and we were level a minute later when Brian Cunningham and Dylan Foley combined for Craig Dowling, who had just been introduced at half time, to finish to the net. We took the lead in the fourth minute when Shane Ryan, now operating at full forward, sent over a free after a foul on Eddie Meaney. Back came Dungarvan with three consecutive points but we replied through Shane McNulty (’65) and a free from Shane Ryan after he was fouled himself to make it all square at 1-12 each after ten minutes. Dungarvan pointed in the 13th minute and goaled a minute later. A foul on Adam Farrell saw Shane Ryan point in the 15th minute but Dungarvan converted a free a minute later to lead 2-14 to 1-13. The excitement was increasing now as first Gavin Coppinger and Dylan Foley set up Eddie Meaney for a cracking goal and we followed with points from Eddie Meaney and Brian Cunningham. Then came a superb team goal as Stephen Dalton, Cormac McCann, Adam Farrell and Dylan Foley combined for Shane Ryan to crash the ball to the roof of the net and we led 3-15 to 2-14 with ten minutes left. Back came Dungarvan again and two minutes later it was 3-15 each. Shane Ryan put us back in front after he was fouled but Dungarvan equalised again with just over four minutes of normal time left. We struck for home when Mikey Costigan set up Shane Ryan for another excellent goal and when Cormac McCann intercepted a free, Dylan Foley pointed from half way. Three Shane Ryan frees after two fouls on himself and one on Cormac McCann stretched our lead to seven points before Dungarvan goaled from a free in the 33rd minute to end the scoring. The final whistle then sounded and cue much excitement and celebrations.
Scorers: Shane Ryan 2-11 (0-10 frees), Eddie Meaney 1-3, Shane McNulty 0-3 (0-2 frees, 0-1 ’65), Craig Dowling 1-0, Brian Cunningham 0-2, Dylan Foley 0-1 each.
Panel: Shaun O’Brien, Lee Wall, Jack McCarthy, Adam Doyle, Mikey Costigan, Shane McNulty, Stephen Dalton, Gavin Coppinger, Shane Ryan, Adam Farrell, Dylan Foley Eddie Meaney Brian Cunningham, Robert Daniels, Cormac McCann, Craig Dowling, James Stone, Darragh Fitzpatrick, Evan Whelan, Jeff Cahill, Ryan Duke, Adam Hayes, Micheál Kavanagh, Tom Moran.
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County Senior Hurling Championship
De La Salle 2-14 Dungarvan 1-12
Our senior hurlers ended their group campaign with a victory over Dungarvan in St. Mollerans grounds last Sunday. With both sides already qualified, a few players were missing from both teams either through injury or being rested but that didn’t prevent the lads on the field engaging in what turned out to be a hard fought encounter. We now move on to face Mount Sion next Sunday in the quarter final.
We struggled with our shooting in the early stages and found ourselves trailing 0-4 to 0-0 after eleven minutes. Bryan Phelan opened our account in the 13th minute from a free after Eoin Madigan was fouled. Eddie Meaney added our second after quick thinking from Jake Dillon with a free in the 18th minute and Jake got our third a minute later when he was fouled himself. Dungarvan pointed in the 23rd minute and John Mullane replied in the 25th minute after good work by Stephen Jacob. We took the lead in the 28th minute when Jack Fagan goaled after good work by Stevie Brenner and Jake Dillon. Two late frees from Dungarvan levelled matters at the break 1-4 to 0-7.
The second half began with us missing a goal chance and from the puck out Dungarvan goaled. However, we were level within a minute when Eddie Meaney was brought down and Eoin Madigan goaled from the penalty. Three points from play from John Mullane, Eoin Madigan and Shane McNulty had us ahead 2-7 to 1-7 after eight minutes. Dungarvan pointed a free in the ninth minute but Bryan Phelan cancelled it out immediately. Back came Dungarvan with three points to make it all square again 2-8 to 1-11 after sixteen minutes. We took control of the game then and points from Jake Dillon (2), John Mullane (2) and Adam Farrell between the 18th and 29th minutes had us ahead 2-13 to 1-11. Dungarvan pointed a late free but Jake Dillon did likewise to end the scoring.
Scorers: John Mullane and Jake Dillon (frees) 0-4 each, Eoin Madigan 1-1 (1-0 penalty), Jack Fagan 1-0, Bryan Phelan 0-2 (frees), Eddie Meaney, Shane McNulty and Adam Farrell 0-1 each.
Panel: Stevie Brenner, Oran Keevers, Shane McNulty, Steven Daniels, Bryan Phelan, Kevin Moran, Eoin Madigan, David Greene, Jake Dillon, Thomas Kearney, Jack Fagan, Adam Farrell, Stephen Jacob, John Mullane, Eddie Meaney, Conan Watt, Mikey Costigan, Paddy Kennedy, John Coady, Brian Cunningham, Kenneth Byrne, Colm Morris, Lee Wall, Gavin Coppinger, Kyle Sinnott, Eddie Barrett, Ian Flynn (captain), Tom Moran, Stephen Dalton, Shane Ryan.
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Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs East Intermediate Hurling Quarter Final
Ballygunner 3-17 De La Salle 1-9
Our intermediate hurlers year came to an end when we were comprehensively beaten by Ballygunner in Walsh Park last Saturday. The loss of eight players from the team since the start of the campaign allied to two more being unavailable for this game proved too much of a handicap and on the day we were no match for a superior Ballygunner side.
Aided by a fifth minute penalty Ballygunner had 1-2 on the board after seven minutes. We opened our account in the ninth minute when, after good work by Jamie Sage, Cormac McCann finished low to the net. Ballygunner replied with a goal two minutes later and added a point before Cormac McCann pointed in the 17th minute. Ballygunner then pointed twice before Robert Daniels pointed in the 21st minute. Two more Ballygunner points followed before Colm Morris converted a free after Dylan Foley was fouled to see us trail 2-7 to 1-3 at half time. The second half began with Ballygunner adding three points in the first five minutes. The next ten minutes saw both sides scoring three points with ours coming from Colm Morris (free), James Stone and Conor Dunphy to make it 2-13 to 1-6. Ballygunner pointed twice more and Colm Morris pointed a free after a foul on Thomas Kearney. Ballygunner got their third goal in the 21st minute and we then lost a player to a red card. A foul on Thomas Kearney saw Colm Morris point gain and James Stone then got our final point before Ballygunner pointed twice to end the scoring
Scorers: Cormac McCann 1-1, Colm Morris 0-4 (frees), James Stone 0-2, Robert Daniels and Conor Dunphy 0-1 each.
Panel: Kyle Sinnott, Ryan Duke, Lee Wall, Adam Doyle, Jack McCarthy, Kenneth Byrne, Evan Whelan, Gavin Coppinger, Colm Morris, Dylan Foley, Thomas Kearney, James Stone, Cormac McCann, Robert Daniels, Jamie Sage, Conor Dunphy, Ray Murphy, Shaun O’Brien.
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County Division 1 U-13 Hurling Final
Hard luck to our U-13 hurlers who were narrowly beaten by 2 points in the county final last Saturday. The game was played in Fraher Field on a wet windy day with difficult underfoot conditions. A poor first half saw us trail by 5 points but was followed by a determined second half display which saw us close the gap to one point at one stage but we had left ourselves too much to do. Congrats to Naomh Brid on their success.
Panel: Daire Treacy, Conor Cummins, Rishi Oben, Glen Buckley, Alex Hoban McGuire, Alex Keane, Conor O’Shea, Evan Hayes, Kieran O’Sullivan, Josh Kelly, Owen Oseni, Cormac Dawson, Jack Twomey, Darragh Crowe, Conor Keane, Kieran Kennedy, Jack Cox, Niall Dawson.
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Fixtures
Thursday 29th September County Minor Hurling Semi Final v Clonea in Carrickbeg 7.30pm.
Sunday 2nd October County Senior Hurling Quarter Final v Mount Sion in Walsh Park 2.30pm.
Sat Oct 01 East Junior B Hurling Championship v Portlaw in Gracedieu TBC
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De La Salle Camogie Notes
Training:
U-8 & 10 on Weds 28th Sept @ 6pm.
U-12, 13, 14 tbc.
U-16, 18 & adult on Weds 28th Sept @ 6.15pm. All sessions this week take place in Gracedieu.
Newcomers always more than welcome to join in.
Fixtures:
Our U-18 girls have qualified for the County Final date, opponents tbc.
Our Intermediate squad will play Munster club v Limerick opponents on Sat 8th Oct at home time tbc.
Results:
We played a good Dungarvan-Brickeys combination on Sun 25th Sept in our final U-18 group game in Gracedieu. We ran out winners on a scoreline of DLS 7-13 Dungarvan-Brickeys 1-5. 4 wins from 4 group games mean we have now reached the County Minor A Final for the second year in a row.
Panel: Brianna O’Regan, Katie Ryan, Taylor Healy, Rachel Butler, Megan O’Connor, Colette Hogan, Niamh Murphy, Caoimhe Drohan 0-1, Courtney Healy, Chloe Dempsey 0-1, Beth Carton 2-5, Emma Fitzgerald, Katie O’Keeffe, Abby Flynn 4-5, Aisling Madigan 1-1, Rachael Daniels, Becky Roche, Lucy Hogan, Clara Boland, Toni Forristal, Patricia Farrell, Jade Phelan.
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