Senior Hurling County Championship
24 June, 2016
Congrats to our Senior hurlers who defeated Newtownshandrum in round 2 of the County Championship last Saturday evening in Pairc Ui Rinn by 3-21 to 1-15.
This game definetly tested our panel resources as up to ten players were unavailable due to travel, injury and exams. We led comfortably at the break by 1-12 to 0-07 but a strong start to the second half saw Newtown come within two ponts. However a fine point from Seanaidh Smyth helped steadied the ship and goals from Brian Hartnett and Conor Lehane closed out the game leaving us as deserving winners.
It must be acknowledged that Newtown were also without a number of key players for this game. We now wait to see if we will play in either Round 3 or 4 next.
Team: Tommy Wallace, Killian Burke (0-01), Finbar O'Mahony, Cillian Hurley, Declan Ryan, Aidan Ryan , Seamus O'Farrell (0-01), Padraig O'Farrell (0-01), Leslie Coughlan, Padraig O'Keeffe, Conor Lehane (1-05), Cormac Walsh (0-08, 5 frees), Brian Hartnett (2-01), Luke O'Farrell (0-03) & Seanaidh Smyth (0-01). Sub used Sean O'Meara for Declan Ryan (inj), subs not used Liam Franklin, Billy O'Shea, Cormac Beausang, Shane Ryan, Adam Daly, Padraig O'Brien & Mark O'Keeffe.