Second time writing this as my internet cut on me half way through the last one. I was up at the McRory Cup Semi Final between Omagh CBS and St Marys Belfast. For those of you who dont know, the McRory Cup is Ulster Colleges A Football tournament. It was a great game of football which Omagh sneaked in the end up to set up a final tie with Tyrone rivals St Pats Dungannon. I was secretly hoping for a St Marys win, purely for the good it could have done for football in Belfast. Some great performances by both teams. On the way home, discussion between my fellow travellers centred around the dominance of Tyrone colleges in the McRory Cup in this past decade. Both Omagh CBS and the Academy in Dungannon have had great teams in the competition and both schools have went on to taste further success in the Hogan cup as well. There are a huge number of past pupils hailing from these two schools who make up the bulk of the current Tyrone senior squad (the likes of the Mc Mahon brothers, Dermot Carlin, Raymond Mulgrew, Damien Mc Caul, Stevy O'Neill, Brian Mc Guigan etc), and it is a huge well done to all those involved at schools level in Tyrone. Long may the good work continue and hopefully this will add further to our senior titles. Just so that i cannot be accussed of posting another Tyrone thread and blowing as usual, here's the cold hard facts of the winner of the McRory Cup: 2000 St Pats Armagh 2001 Omagh CBS 2002 Omagh CBS/ St Michaels Enniskillen shared 2003 St Pats Maghera 2004 St Pats Academy Dungannon 2005 Omagh CBS 2006 Abbey CBS Newry 2007 Omagh CBS 2008 St Pats Academy Dungannon 2009 Omagh CBS/St Pats Academy Dungannon P.S. We could nearly claim 2000 as well saying as the great Sean Cavanangh and other Tyrone youngsters were involved with this Armagh team ;)

Rio Bingo (Tyrone) - Posts: 788 - 05/03/2009 11:10:03    224521

Plenty of Armagh men involved with last few St Pats Dungannon teams. 3 or 4 on each i think. No doubt it is good going all the same.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 05/03/2009 11:23:53    224532

it was shared in 01 st michaels won it in 02

speedy12 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 592 - 05/03/2009 11:25:39    224534

Good stats Rio. But public perception is that the kings of the McRory are Pats Armagh. Fact!

spudenator (Laois) - Posts: 1052 - 05/03/2009 11:29:25    224539

omagh will win, dunnganon very lucky to sneak through semi-final

omagh far better players

BlackanBlue (Down) - Posts: 31 - 05/03/2009 11:30:12    224540

Can anyone confirm what the rules are for eligibility for the McRory? The excuse for so little Cavan success is always that the northern schools McRory teams are a year older, but I'm not sure its as straightforward as that. Anyone clarify?

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12359 - 05/03/2009 11:44:19    224554

Apologies,

2001 Omagh CBS/St Michaels shared due to foot and mouth
2002 Omagh CBS runners up to St Michaels

Well pointed out Speedy!

Rio Bingo (Tyrone) - Posts: 788 - 05/03/2009 11:45:24    224556

Rio Bingo

What do you work at if you dont mind me asking.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 05/03/2009 11:50:09    224559

st marys put in a great performance last night but omaghs tyrone minor stars probably got they home just. cracking game well done to both teams for serving up a cracker.

bigfinger (Tyrone) - Posts: 203 - 05/03/2009 11:57:18    224564

Breffni - in the 1980s, College Senior Football was classed as 'under-18 and a half' (giving six county colleges an advantgae) then it was reduced to under 18 around 1990. I don't know if it is still the same, but when I was in my last year of school in Belfast a good few lads couldn't play McLarnon Cup football as they were overage.

pearsesabu (Antrim) - Posts: 663 - 05/03/2009 12:08:56    224581

u have to be 18 after the 31st of may last year 2 be able to play

northmon (Monaghan) - Posts: 19 - 05/03/2009 12:13:30    224587

Samin10,

I work in the financial sector. What's the interest?

Rio Bingo (Tyrone) - Posts: 788 - 05/03/2009 12:14:23    224588

lol. fancy name for a bean counter!!!

fw (Tyrone) - Posts: 50 - 05/03/2009 12:17:23    224590

fw
County: Tyrone
Posts: 29

224590 lol. fancy name for a bean counter!!!

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that cuts deep there rio

joan_balantine (UK) - Posts: 824 - 05/03/2009 12:32:04    224613

Rio

thought i knew you there for a minute. Think you said you were from Eglish, was out in Eglish last night for nephews confirmation, someone else there had to rush off to go to the match.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 05/03/2009 13:46:35    224680

some1 wrote st pats armagh are kingpins at mac rory level clearly not. st colmans are with 17 titles and armagh are second with 14.. get ur facts right bro before u go slabbering again..

hydrated (Down) - Posts: 39 - 05/03/2009 14:18:44    224714

I think it's U19 for the MacRory Cup but i remember hearing that some players from an Ulster school that played in the MacRory final couldn't play in the Hogan Cup Semis or Final because they were overage for it as it was U18 and a half. Not sure if this is true or if it was BS...

hughoreilly (Cavan) - Posts: 95 - 05/03/2009 14:22:00    224718

Samin10,

Yeah Eglish man through and through! Definitely wasnt me you were chatting to, have you family in our lovely wee hamlet then?


Hydrated,

You might want to relax a wee bit there. Don't take it so seriously!!

Rio Bingo (Tyrone) - Posts: 788 - 05/03/2009 14:29:36    224738

I do indeed Rio, if you see a couple of wee lads running around Roan in Armagh jerseys they are the nephews myself and my brother have brainwashed. Still working on a couple of them.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 05/03/2009 14:35:40    224745

think its u18 and half myself but not sure!!

budlight (Tyrone) - Posts: 540 - 05/03/2009 14:49:29    224765