Great result and congratulations to St Marys on Saturday.

Given the fact that only around 1000 students attend the college on the Falls Road it makes it more remarkable given the resources/numbers of some the universities they faced, in fact they don't even have a pitch.
So could this be a year for the underdog? Im away to book my hotel for all Ireland weekend...hon the saffrons!!

bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 20/02/2017 10:41:44    1958569

Was delighted to see them win it. They were littered with exceptional players at the same time, Meyler, McShane, McCann, McKiernan, O Neill, McGeary Mac Iomhair McKay
Wonderful workrate and team ethos

gowna02 (Cavan) - Posts: 99 - 20/02/2017 11:02:03    1958574

they only won because the Dublin players were still jetlagged from their Jamaican holiday

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 20/02/2017 11:17:43    1958584

They scored some fantastic points throughout the game and their substitutes certainly had more of an impact on the game.
Alhough UCD hit a brave few wides in the second half and from areas of the pitch st.marys were converting from in the first half. They will no doubt be thinking they let it get away from them.
As for having a team of exceptional players, have a look at some the panels of the other universities that competed.

bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 20/02/2017 11:28:02    1958589

bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 20/02/2017 11:29:37    1958593

Great win for them. Fair play. UCD kicked some terrible wides and Mary's fully deserved their win as they were by far the better coached team in my opinion.

McKieran really is a quality footballer.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 20/02/2017 11:37:16    1958600

Can anyone provide details/link of the counties, even clubs of the Sigerson squads? Always find it hard to get this info.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12116 - 20/02/2017 12:01:48    1958622

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 20/02/2017 12:32:49    1958635

Well done - great win for them.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 20/02/2017 12:50:34    1958644

Very difficult for a dub team to come to mayo and win an all ireland

gerund (Mayo) - Posts: 9 - 20/02/2017 22:49:28    1958946

UCD didn't even have their best players on the field
county players should not be playing sigerson

manfromdelmonte (UK) - Posts: 541 - 21/02/2017 09:28:30    1959010

2setsofrules (Down) - Posts: 99 - 23/02/2017 18:16:10    1959981

tonydoranfan (Wexford) - Posts: 550 - 23/02/2017 19:22:35    1960012

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 23/02/2017 19:33:45    1960018

Congrats to St Mary's, great achievement given he context.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 23/02/2017 20:15:42    1960027