RESULTS
Corn Uí Mhuiri final
St Brendan’s (Killarney) 5-21 HS Clonmel 0-7
Leinster Colleges SAHC final
St Kieran’s (Kilkenny) 2-12 Kilkenny CBS 1-11
Fitzgibbon Cup final
Mary Immaculate College 1-30 UL 3-22
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Afternoon all and welcome along to our coverage of a big day of GAA colleges action.
Here’s what’s on the agenda:
Fitzgibbon Cup final
UL v Mary Immaculate, Cork IT, 3pm
Corn Uí Mhuirí final
St Brendan’s (Killarney) v High School Clonmel, Mallow, 2pm
Leinster Colleges SAHC final
St Kieran’s (Kilkenny) v Kilkenny CBS, Nowlan Park, 2pm
We’ll be keeping an eye first of all on the two colleges finals in Mallow and Kilkenny.
St Brendan’s 2-0 HS Clonmel 0-1
Two early goals for the Killarney school puts them in control.
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St Brendan’s 2-2 HS Clonmel 0-2
12 mins – Six point lead now for the Killarney school in Mallow.
Kilkenny CBS 0-3 St Kieran’s 0-1
9 mins – Early advantage with Kilkenny CBS in Nowlan Park.
St Brendan’s 2-3 HS Clonmel 0-3
15 mins – Six points still separating the teams after the opening quarter.
Kilkenny CBS 0-5 St Kieran’s 0-2
15 mins – Three points the margin after the first quarter in the Corn Uí Dhúill decider.
Kilkenny CBS 0-6 St Kieran’s 1-3
23 mins – All square now at Nowlan Park, Adrian Mullen nets for St Kieran’s.
Evan Cronin and Michael Casey bagged the opening goals for St Brendan’s. HS Clonmel have also lost captain Stephen Ryan to a black card.
St Brendan’s 2-8 HS Clonmel 0-4
25 mins – St Brendan’s starting to exert their influence now as they stretch ten points clear.
St Brendan’s 3-9 HS Clonmel 0-4
28 mins – Third goal arrives for St Brendan’s courtesy of David Clifford from the Fossa club.
St Brendan’s very much in control at the break, uphill task facing High School Clonmel now.
Ten minutes to throw-in in Cork IT, both UL and Mary Immaculate College out on the pitch warming up.
St Brendan’s 3-14 HS Clonmel 0-6
37 mins – St Brendan’s storming clear now in the Corn Uí Mhuirí decider.
UL 1-0 Mary Immaculate 0-2
5 mins – Morrissey hits the net but Mary I respond through points from Cian Lynch and Sean Linnane.
Goal for UL from Tom Morrissey!
St Brendan’s 3-18 HS Clonmel 0-6
49 mins – Looks like the contest is finished in Mallow.
Mary I 0-4 UL 1-1
11 mins – Excellent point from midfield for UL by Clare’s Kevin Hehir.
St Kieran’s 2-9 Kilkenny CBS 0-10
49 mins – Five point advantage for St Kieran’s.
Mary I 0-4 UL 1-0
9 mins – Hannon converts another free and Mary I hit the front.
Martin Keoghan hit the second goal for St Kieran’s in the Leinster colleges final in Nowlan Park.
Result:
Corn Uí Mhuiri final: St Brendan’s 5-21 HS Clonmel 0-7
15 mins – Goal chance for Mary I but UL goalkeeper Paul Maher is equal to Cian Lynch’s effort. He catches the shot and clears to safety.
Mary I 0-6 UL 1-3
20 mins – Declan Hannon on the mark again with a free from a trickier angle.
St Kieran’s 2-10 Kilkenny CBS 0-11
55 mins – 1-7 for Adrian Mullen of St Kieran’s so far.
Mary I 0-7 UL 1-3
23 mins – Hannon fouled again, this time by UL’s Jason Forde, and he sends Mary I into the lead from the free.
Mary I 0-8 UL 1-4
29 mins – Excellent point from play by Mary I’s leading attacker Hannon
Mary I 0-8 UL 1-5
30 mins – We’re level again, fantastic long range point by UL centre-back Jason Forde.
UL 0-9 Mary I 1-5
31 mins – Good point by Limerick’s Tom Morrissey when Cathal McInerney found him in space.
UL 1-6 Mary I 0-9
32 mins – Level once more thanks to a point by Mary I midfielder Darragh O’Donovan from Limerick.
Half-Time: Mary Immaculate 0-9 UL 1-6
Here’s how the teams started in the Fitzgibbon Cup final.
UL
1. Paul Maher (Moyne-Templetuohy, Tipperary)
4. Stephen Roche (Kilnadeema-Leitrim, Galway)
3. Jack Browne (Ballyea, Clare)
26. Gearoid Ryan (Clarecastle, Clare)
24. Barry Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg, Tipperary)
10. Jason Forde (Silvermines, Tipperary)
7. Brian Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons, Tipperary)
5. Aidan McGuane (Kilmaley, Clare)
8. Kevin Hehir (Inagh-Kilnamona, Clare)
23. David Fitzgerald (Inagh-Kilnamona, Clare)
13. John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney, Tipperary)
12. Conor Martin (Emeralds, Kilkenny)
14. Kevin O’Brien (Patrickswell, Limerick)
11. Tom Morrissey (Ahane, Limerick)
15. Cathal McInerney (Cratloe, Clare)
Mary Immaculate College
1. Maidhc O Conghaile (Micheal Breathnach, Galway)
2. Eoin Quirke (Whitegate, Clare)
3. Richie English (Doon, Limerick)
4. Andrew Ryan (Toomevara, Tipperary)
5. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary)
6. Thomas Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons, Tipperary)
7. John Meagher (Loughmore-Castleiney, Tipperary)
8. Colm Galvin (Clonlara, Clare)
9. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon, Limerick)
17. Sean Linnane (Turloughmore, Galway)
11. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell, Limerick)
13. David Reidy (Dromin-Athlacca, Limerick)
15. Darragh Corry (Tulla, Clare)
14. Declan Hannon (Adare, Limerick)
10. Niall O’Meara (Kilruane McDonaghs, Tipperary)
Goal for Mary Immaculate from Declan Hannon
Mary I 1-9 UL 1-7
32 mins – Good approach work by David Reidy releases Declan Hannon and he solos clear before unleashing a cracking shot to the net.
John McGrath goal for UL.
Mary I 1-13 UL 2-8
37 mins – Mary I stretch their advantage thanks to a Hannon pointed free.
UL 2-7 Mary I 1-10
34 mins – John McGrath cuts in from left wing and fires to the net via the upright. But Darragh O’Donovan points soon after and it’s level again.
Mary I 1-12 UL 2-8
36 mins – A brace of points by Cian Lynch sandwiches one for UL from Aidan McGuane.
Subs – Mary I bring in Mickey O’Neill for Colm Galvin, UL introduce Tommy Heffernan for David Fitzgerald.
Mary I 1-15 UL 2-8
42 mins – Now four point lead for Mary I thanks to a Hannon pointed free.
Third goal for UL from John McGrath
Mary 1-15 UL 3-9
45 mins – Mary I defensive mix up and John McGrath surges clear. His first shot hits the post but he follows up to whip the rebound to the net. Then McGrath wins the ball from another attack, is fouled and points the free. Suddenly we’re all square.
Mary I 1-18 UL 3-10
56 mins – Outstanding long range point for Mary I by half-back John Meagher.
Mary I 1-19 UL 3-12
61 mins – First blood in extra-time to Mary I as Hannon points from play. 1-10 for him now.
UL 3-15 Mary I 1-19
65 mins – UL go ahead through points from McGuane and McInerney.
Mary I 1-19 UL 3-13
63 mins – Conor Martin brings UL level with a point after Alan Murphy provided the assist.
UL 3-16 Mary I 1-22
69 mins – David Reidy hits over a brilliant point for Mary I.
Mary I 1-25 UL 3-18
71 mins – First score of extra-time comes from Mary I’s David Reidy who points after a mazy run and then Reidy hits another to put Mary I ahead.
Mary I 1-27 UL 3-19
75 mins – Hannon hits over another free for Mary I, they lead by two.
Mary I 1-25 UL 3-19
72 mins – All square again after a superb score from UL’s Tommy Heffernan.
It’s been announced that there will be another two five minute periods of extra-time.
Mary 1-28 UL 3-22
Tommy Heffernan replies for UL with his sixth point since coming on as a sub.
Mary Immaculate College win the Fitzgibbon Cup for the first time.
Best of luck Prendy. Onward and upward
It would be some craic if he picks a side packed leinster with leinster players.
@chris mcdonnell: I think he has enough players from all the provinces who didn’t make the cut for the national side. Quite a few of them will be from Munster like Ahern, Coombes, Hodnett, Gleeson, Nash, Daly to name but a few. All good players before he even considers the other providences.
@chris mcdonnell: not sure what you mean.
@Con Cussed: The 13 players not selected for the 6N match day squad will be available for Ireland A
@Paul Ennis: Apart from the awkward 2 or 3 guys who need to travel with the main squad in case of injuries.
Always unlucky to be technically higher in the pecking order than some guys playing the A but unable to get gametime to prove it.
@Joe O’Regan: i am talking about how some people on here lost their sh 1t when easterby and paul O’Connell picked their 6 nation squad and how funny this site would be if he picks a leinster based sqaud.
@Con Cussed: Nash is in the national squad
@chris mcdonnell: be some craic if he replaced Cullen soon
@Paul Ennis: thats cool, will be a proper A team then
@Paul Ennis: so take out the likely 23 your left with something something like this.
1 Boyle
2. Herring
3. Clarkson
4. Henderson
5. Cormac Izzy
6. PoM (capt)
7. Timoney
8. Pendergast
9. Blade
10. Frawley
11. Nash
12. Cooney
13. Postwhistle
14. Obrien
15. Osbourne
@Adrian Breen: you can have Cullen, I’d even drive him down to limerick
@chris mcdonnell:
I’d like to see;
1. Boyle, sub Dooley
2. McCarthy, sub Stewart
3. Clarkson, sub Scott Wilson
4. Henderson (c)
5. T Aherne l, sub Sheridan
6. Jensen, sub Soroka
7. Timoney, sub Kindellan
8. McNabney, sub Gleeson
9. Doak, sub Ben Murphy/Gus ….
10. Flawley, sub Harry B
11. Stockdale, sub Zac Ward
12. Postletwaite
13. Forde
14. Tommy O’Brien
15. Jimmy O’Brien
@damien reidy: Yeah, thanks my mistake :0)
@chris mcdonnell: Something like that. I have a funny feeling POM makes the 6N 23, especially v Wales. Osbourne would be unlucky not to make the squad too.
@Barry Moran: Bristol is less than an hours drive from Cardiff so the 24th man plus plus will still be available for the A game. Chances are that both squads will stay in Cardiff. I also forgot about the training panelists, so you will essentially be looking at 17 plus 6 drafted in. Maybe Easterby will use the opportunity for an extended squad gathering in the fallow week to give exposure to another 10 or 12 players over all?
@chris mcdonnell:
Could hardly have gotten Richie Murphy as both his sons will on form likely be playing it.