Newcestown 1-23
Valley Rovers 0-8
NEWCESTOWN WERE IN devastating form as they claimed the Cork Premier IHC title with an 18-point win over Valley Rovers at Páirc Uí Rinn today.
The west Cork outfit, operating at senior football level since 2011, will now become the first non-city club to be senior in both codes since Ballincollig at the start of the millennium.
A close game had been expected and a scoreline of 0-3 each at the end of the first quarter seemed to bear this out, but Newcestown’s territorial dominance was already evident by a burgeoning wides tally.
They found their sights, however, to lead by 0-10 to 0-4 at half-time, with Daniel Twomey, Jack Meade and Carthach Keane impressive in attack, and the flow continued upon the resumption.
Valleys did have points from Chris O’Leary and Darragh Crowley but Newcestown were simply unstoppable, with subs Mikey Bradfield and Colm Dineen adding further points while Daniel Twomey finished with 1-5 as he netted a late penalty.
Scorers for Newcestown: Daniel Twomey 1-5 (two frees, one 65), Carthach Keane, Seán O’Donovan, Luke Meade, Eoin Kelly (two frees), Mikey Bradfield 0-3 each, Jack Meade 0-2, Colm Dineen 0-1.
Scorers for Valley Rovers: Chris O’Leary 0-4 (three frees), Kevin Canty 0-2, Jack Walsh, Darragh Crowley 0-1 each.
Newcestown
Darren Heffernan
Micheál McSweeney
Greg Murphy
John Crowley
Conor O’Neill
James Desmond
Fionn Keane
Tadhg Twomey
Jack Meade
Luke Meade
Carthach Keane
Cian Twomey
Seán O’Donovan
Eoin Kelly
Daniel Twomey
Subs
Mikey Bradfield for E Kelly (45)
Seány Ryan for T Twomey (50, injured)
Trevor Horgan for C Keane (54)
Colm Dineen for C Twomey (56)
Valley Rovers
Willie Burke
Cormac Desmond
Noel O’Donovan
Tomás O’Brien
Darragh Murphy
David Lynch
Joseph Lynch
Gary Farrell
Darragh Looney
Eoin O’Reilly
Jack Walsh
Fiachra Lynch
Kevin Canty
Chris O’Leary
Richie Butler
Subs
John Cottrell for F Lynch (6-7, blood)
Cottrell for O’Reilly (HT)
Billy Crowley for Butler (HT)
Fearghal Coughlan for Looney (HT)
Darragh Crowley for F Lynch (44)
Jeremy Hurley for Walsh (49)
Referee: Cathal McAllister (Aghada)
McCloskey, Hanrahan and McGrath. Particularly pleased to see those three names in the line-up.
Depth of Irish squad is something to behold. Really interesting group of players – possibly even a few bolters for the RWC squad in there? Reid, Ruddock, McCloskey perhaps? Surprised to see Duncan Casey not selected though – he’s been in very good form of late. Similarly Collie O’Shea or Garry Ringrose, just to see how they’d fare?
Gary Ringrose will be playing at the under 20 World Cup. Ronan O Mahoney deserved a place on this squad, along with Duncan casey. Don’t see the point in bringing billy holland, who has had a really good season but he’s in his 30s using he?
So, I guess it’s something like:
1s: Cronin, Buckley, Warwick
2s: Herring, Heffernan
3s: Archer, Bealham
locks: Holland, Marshall, Stevenson
back-row: Ruddock, Masterson, McKeon, Leavy, Taggart
9s: Cooney, McGrath
10s: Hanrahan, Scannell
centres: McCloskey, Reid, Griffin
back three: Healy, Conway, O’Halloran, Nelson, Kelleher
I wonder why John Ryan, Duncan Casey, Tadhg Furlong, Jack O’Donoghue, Jack Conan and Ronan O’Mahony weren’t selected
Can only assume the Furlong and Casey are in the running to be part of the main training squad. O’Mahony and Conan exclusion seems daft considering how far they have come on this season and while I know O Donoghue is only well started everything he does screams future international….
No Duncan Casey?
Archer and Holland???? Holland is too old and Archer can’t scrummage.
If there was a better player than Holland available then he wouldn’t be going.
Could have picked a much stronger squad imo. From a Munster perspective, I would much rather see JOD, Casey and ROM in there than Holland and Archer. Conan should be there too as well as Furlong. Still, it’s good to see talent like McCloskey, McGrath and JJ being recognised.
Delighted to see lots of young talents being given the chance to improve and put their hands up for the future.Griffen has being doing well at Irish and playing abroad should not be punished. As a Connacht fan after Ireland I am so pleased Matt Healy is being given a chance, he has a great kick and chase game and seems to be able to get through the eye off the needle a lot. And Denis Buckely is just unbelievable, solid at scrummage and so tenacious at turn over ball, remember the game in Thomond with was it 7 turn overs ? Quinlan couldn’t stop talking him. Best of luck too all involved maybe even a few RWC wild cards in there!!
Great to see Kelleher getting recognition for a great season