The Harps championship journey continued on Saturday afternoon when they took on Wandsworth Gaels for the first time in the second round. From the throw-in, a flowing Harps move scythed through the Gaels defence which resulted in Mickey Clarke being dragged down to which Ciaran Stone duly tapped over the resultant free. Playing with a strong wind, the Harps managed to keep their south London counterparts penned in their own half for a large part of the opening half. This resulted in a number of fine scores coming from the boot of Niall Russell (1 free & 1 "45), John O'Sullivan, Darren White and Ciaran Stone. The Harps went into the break leading on a score line of 0.12 to 0.01.

The Harps started the second half of the game somewhat sluggishly and Wandsworth tapped over two early points. However the Harps responded with fine scores from Ronan Devlin and Ryan Brolly. The second half was much more competitive and both teams were fighting for primary possession around the middle third. 

The Battersea side hit the Harps for a goal and a point in the final quarter of the game but the Blues managed to close out the game on a reasonably comfortable score line of 0.18 to 1.04. The lads now progress to the semi-finals where they will face St Anthony's Reading. 

Training continues for the lads this week on Peckham Rye Common on Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7:15pm. We are always on the lookout for more potential players and if you are interested in joining our welcoming club, contact Enda on 07522 723765.

Our ladies have no upcoming fixtures this week but training continues on Monday and Wednesday evenings on Peckham Rye at 7:00pm. If you are interested in joining please email us at [email protected] or contact Maeve on 07907 301806. 

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