Cavan Duo in UCD All Ireland Winning Team
March 26, 2015
Templeport's Ciaran McManus and Mark Rehill Mountnugent
Having played on opposing teams in Division 3 at the weekend, the Cavan duo of Ciaran Mc Manus from Templeport and Mark Reihill, Mountnugent combined forces to help UCD win the All Ireland Junior Football title. Templeport defeated Mountnugent 2-14 to 0-13 in round 1 of the Division 3 league.
The UCD squad of 23 were represented by players from 15 counties and secured the Leinster championship title in February beating The National College of Ireland, Trinity and DCU on their way to provincial victory.
The All Ireland semi finals and finals were played off in one day, blitz style, creating great demand on fitness levels. UCD played IT Sligo in their semi final. This was a tight affair until the last few minutes when a UCD goal rocked the hopes of the men from the west with UCD eventually winning by a 4 point margin.
The University of Ulster (UUJ) overcame Waterford IT in their semi final by a similar margin setting up a final a mouth watering final with UCD.
UCD All Ireland Junior Champions. Front left Ciaran McManus and Mark Rehill 5th from left on the back row.
UUJ were physically bigger in every position of the field but it was the skill, speed and agility of the Leinster champions that proved to be more important in an open and skillful game of football.
UUJ's had the opening chance which went wide, and it proved to be the first of only a handful of chances as the UCD back line were instrumental in breaking down their attacks and setting up counter attacks of their own.
In the end, UCD ran out easy winners on a scoreline of 1-15 to 0-7.
