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Replying To Viking66:  "
Replying To bloodandbandage:  "[quote=Viking66:  "[quote=BarneyGrant:  "[quote=Fionn:  "The GAA has confirmed the fixture details for the AIB All-Ireland Club SHC Semi-Finals. <b>Sunday December 15</b> Sarsfields (Cork) v Slaughtneil (Derry), <b>Cedral St Conleth's, 1.30pm</b> - TG4 Loughrea (Galway) v Na Fianna (Dublin), <b>FBD Semple Stadium, 3.30pm</b> - TG4 (Extra Time & Winner on the Day)"</div>A double header in Thurles would have made as much sense surely? Must have to boost Newbridge after the renovation. Hardly handy for either Sars or Slaughtneill."
Newbridge is around the same travel time for both and mostly motorway or fast A road for Slaughtneil and all motorway for Sars? Thurles would be a terrible journey for Slaughtneil."]Agree with you Viking. Thurles would have been an awful long journey for Slaughtneill. I think St. Clonleth's is an excellent choice and might even head down myself."]Was thinking of heading up there too. See how Santa goes first...."]Viking congrats to Rathnure. A club steeped in tradition and former greats. Are they on the rise again to make Wexford great again?

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3193 - 03/12/2024 18:50:22    2582244

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Replying To Canuck:  "
Replying To Viking66:  "[quote=bloodandbandage:  "[quote=Viking66:  "[quote=BarneyGrant:  "[quote=Fionn:  "The GAA has confirmed the fixture details for the AIB All-Ireland Club SHC Semi-Finals. <b>Sunday December 15</b> Sarsfields (Cork) v Slaughtneil (Derry), <b>Cedral St Conleth's, 1.30pm</b> - TG4 Loughrea (Galway) v Na Fianna (Dublin), <b>FBD Semple Stadium, 3.30pm</b> - TG4 (Extra Time & Winner on the Day)"</div>A double header in Thurles would have made as much sense surely? Must have to boost Newbridge after the renovation. Hardly handy for either Sars or Slaughtneill."
Newbridge is around the same travel time for both and mostly motorway or fast A road for Slaughtneil and all motorway for Sars? Thurles would be a terrible journey for Slaughtneil."]Agree with you Viking. Thurles would have been an awful long journey for Slaughtneill. I think St. Clonleth's is an excellent choice and might even head down myself."]Was thinking of heading up there too. See how Santa goes first...."]Viking congrats to Rathnure. A club steeped in tradition and former greats. Are they on the rise again to make Wexford great again?"]There's some good people up there working really hard at underage and behind the scenes. They will likely do better at Senior when they go back up, but not sure they will be contenders to win Senior, unless they can get everyone to buy into the athletic development side of the game. They have skilful exciting players, and definitely have good hurlers. But sadly in this day and age that's not enough by itself.
There's maybe 5 lads there who would possibly be good enough for Senior Intercounty given they put in the work, but 2 don't want to, 2 missed the intercounty season this year with injury, and the last was on the u20s this year.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17271 - 03/12/2024 21:01:45    2582261

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Replying To Viking66:  "
Replying To Canuck:  "[quote=Viking66:  "[quote=bloodandbandage:  "[quote=Viking66:  "[quote=BarneyGrant:  "[quote=Fionn:  "The GAA has confirmed the fixture details for the AIB All-Ireland Club SHC Semi-Finals. <b>Sunday December 15</b> Sarsfields (Cork) v Slaughtneil (Derry), <b>Cedral St Conleth's, 1.30pm</b> - TG4 Loughrea (Galway) v Na Fianna (Dublin), <b>FBD Semple Stadium, 3.30pm</b> - TG4 (Extra Time & Winner on the Day)"</div>A double header in Thurles would have made as much sense surely? Must have to boost Newbridge after the renovation. Hardly handy for either Sars or Slaughtneill."
Newbridge is around the same travel time for both and mostly motorway or fast A road for Slaughtneil and all motorway for Sars? Thurles would be a terrible journey for Slaughtneil."]Agree with you Viking. Thurles would have been an awful long journey for Slaughtneill. I think St. Clonleth's is an excellent choice and might even head down myself."]Was thinking of heading up there too. See how Santa goes first...."]Viking congrats to Rathnure. A club steeped in tradition and former greats. Are they on the rise again to make Wexford great again?"]There's some good people up there working really hard at underage and behind the scenes. They will likely do better at Senior when they go back up, but not sure they will be contenders to win Senior, unless they can get everyone to buy into the athletic development side of the game. They have skilful exciting players, and definitely have good hurlers. But sadly in this day and age that's not enough by itself.
There's maybe 5 lads there who would possibly be good enough for Senior Intercounty given they put in the work, but 2 don't want to, 2 missed the intercounty season this year with injury, and the last was on the u20s this year."]Rathnure always had a few very tasty, skilful hurlers but I agree they don't seem to the great athletes.

Compared to say a club like St Martins who have a very strong gym and fitness culture in the club.

Would they do do much S&C out that way or have they access to a club gym in Rathnure?

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 982 - 04/12/2024 21:24:13    2582403

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Ballygunner added the U20 to minor and senior titles. A couple of Hartleys, Patrick Fitzgerald still under age and a host of other recognizable names. It's not that they are untried in Waterford as suggested. It is they are so far ahead. Abbeyside had some future stars on this U20 and gave a good account of themselves. In the senior Abbeyside could not afford to be without Montgomery,Prunty and Callaghan. Not deep enough. Gunners will be beaten on an off day. Abbeyside probably the ones closing in. Abbeyside across the bridge from Dungarvan. If together I would fancy them but two proud clubs.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3193 - 08/12/2024 15:16:21    2582778

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Few Sars defenders sailing close to the wind.

HurlingObserver (Down) - Posts: 67 - 15/12/2024 14:05:30    2583609

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Sars dug it out and into final. Free ridden tight game, but I thought Sars deserved the win.

Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 586 - 15/12/2024 15:02:03    2583615

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Cork clubs contesting all Ireland finals in all 3 grades. Good luck to Russell Rovers, Watergrasshill and Sarsfields in Junior, intermediate and senior grades. Hurling is alive and well in the rebel county!

Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 586 - 15/12/2024 15:21:56    2583618

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Sarsfields (Cork) 0-18 Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-17, Cedral St Conleth's - FT

The Derry men wasted a glorious chance to win the game in injury time in that game.
Definitely easier to score a goal in that position. What a chance missed....

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 15/12/2024 15:27:14    2583619

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Sars trained heavy in the week. Will be looking to peak against Loughrea in the final.

CorkLiamMcCarthy24 (Cork) - Posts: 163 - 15/12/2024 15:41:37    2583620

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Slaughtneil unlucky but definitely got the rough end of a few decisions…. SARS should easily have been at least two men down to red cards…. Same old story, again.

exref (Antrim) - Posts: 72 - 15/12/2024 16:22:18    2583625

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Sars creating history this year as the only hurling club to not win a county championship, but to win Munster. It has been done in football by Barrs and Castlehaven but never in hurling. Sars lost to divisional team Imokilly in Cork county final, and should they win all Ireland club championship for first time in history, will be a memorable feat for a club who had representations from legends Teddy McCarthy and ace forward from Cork's 1954 team Paddy Barry !

Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 586 - 15/12/2024 16:24:00    2583627

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Referee officiating according to the rules.
Good to see

Glensboy (Antrim) - Posts: 321 - 15/12/2024 16:25:57    2583628

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Loughrea will start as favourites in final.

CorkLiamMcCarthy24 (Cork) - Posts: 163 - 15/12/2024 16:27:45    2583631

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Replying To CorkLiamMcCarthy24:  "Sars trained heavy in the week. Will be looking to peak against Loughrea in the final."
A comment like that is very disrespectful to their opponents who more than held their own and but for wastefulness would have won easily… There is no way that Sars trained heavily during the week…

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4243 - 15/12/2024 16:30:27    2583632

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Loughrea havent missed anything in second half. No Wides. Na Fianna missing everything, are brutal.

CorkLiamMcCarthy24 (Cork) - Posts: 163 - 15/12/2024 16:39:45    2583635

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Whoooooo.

Not bad for table tennis lads.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3734 - 15/12/2024 16:52:35    2583636

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Replying To CorkLiamMcCarthy24:  "Sars trained heavy in the week. Will be looking to peak against Loughrea in the final."
Na Fianna will beat Sars in the final.

Sars struggled for a lot of the game v the Derry team Slaughtneil today.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 982 - 15/12/2024 17:03:21    2583638

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Two thoroughly enjoyable games again.a point in both games..some great advertisements over the last few months for the club game..yes there were decisions in both games but overall thought refs today did very well..sars could have lost jack o connor for a silly flick to the head..a few challenges in 2nd game that could have led to cards..huge credit to sars after everything that happened them in past 12 months..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2606 - 15/12/2024 17:07:04    2583639

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I dunno, something seems a bit hollow with super clubs winning and no unbridled joy at the whistle. Players probably know 5% of the supporters.

CorkLiamMcCarthy24 (Cork) - Posts: 163 - 15/12/2024 17:14:03    2583640

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Replying To Past hurler:  "Na Fianna will beat Sars in the final.

Sars struggled for a lot of the game v the Derry team Slaughtneil today."
Bookies agree with you as Na Fianna are 4/7 and Sars 5/4, but bookies were woefully wrong in predicting Ballygunner 1/14 against Sars. If Na Fianna win, it would be good to see Liam Rushe win an all Ireland of some description, as he's a long time stalwart of Dublin hurling . He made a good transfer in 2021 from Palmerstown to Na Fianna!

Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 586 - 15/12/2024 17:30:42    2583642

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