Galway 0-23
Cork 0-14
Stephen Barry reports from the Gaelic Grounds
CAPTAIN JAMES SKEHILL collected the All-Ireland intermediate hurling trophy for Galway, as Cork suffered another loss at the hands of Anthony Cunningham’s Tribesmen tonight at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.
It was a powerful and astute performance from Galway, who were able to pick Cork apart despite the Rebels’ use of a defensive sweeper.
Galway had the better start, with Dan Nevin, who took Conor Whelan’s place in the starting XV, firing three early points. Eanna Burke was also on target with a pair as Galway built up a 0-6 to 0-2 lead after 9 minutes.
However Cork steadied as Galway stalled, with Willie Leahy (0-3) and Fintan O’Leary (0-2) helping them to pull level at half-time, 0-9 apiece.
Galway re-established their lead early in the second period, with Kevin McHugo points pushing them three clear.
Noel McNamara, O’Leary and Kevin O’Neill kept Cork in touch, at 0-15 to 0-12, but five points in a row from Haran, Eamon Brannigan, Shane Moloney (2) and Nevin effectively sealed the deal for Galway, before Jason Kennedy embellished the final scoreline with two late points.
Scorers for Galway: Tadhg Haran (0-4f, 1 sideline), Dan Nevin 0-5 each, Dean Higgins 0-3, Kevin McHugo, Eanna Burke, Shane Moloney, Eamon Brannigan, Jason Kennedy 0-2 each.
Scorers for Cork: Noel McNamara 0-4 (0-4f), Tony Murphy (0-2f), Willie Leahy, Fintan O’Leary 0-3 each, Kevin O’Neill 0-1.
Galway
1. James Skehill (Cappataggle – captain)
2. Colm Flynn (Tommy Larkin’s)
3. Darragh O’Donoghue (Kilnadeema-Leitrim)
4. Adrian Tuohy (Beagh)
5. Paul Flaherty (Abbeyknockmoy)
6. Darragh Burke (St Thomas)
7. Shane Cooney (St Thomas)
8. Kevin McHugo (Tommy Larkin’s)
9. Dean Higgins (Castlegar)
10. Dan Nevin (Cappataggle)
11. Tadhg Haran (Liam Mellows)
12. Eanna Burke (St Thomas’s)
13. Brian Molloy (Kilnadeema-Leitrim)
14. Shane Maloney (Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry)
15. Eamon Brannigan (Rahoon-Newcastle)
Subs
20. Barry Daly (Clarinbridge) for Brannigan (17-20, blood)
17. Barry Keane (Clarinbridge) for O’Donoghue (half-time)
23. Jason Kennedy (Ardrahan) for E Burke (48)
20. Barry Daly (Clarinbridge) for McHugo (53)
22. Ronan O’Meara (Portumna) for Brannigan (55)
21. Kevin Lane (Ballindereen) for Higgins (59)
Cork
1. Padge Buckley (Mallow)
4. Greg Murphy (Newcestown)
7. Tomas Lawerence (Brian Dillons)
2. Barra Ó Tuama (Castlemartyr)
11. Michael Collins (Ballinhassig)
3. Ed Finn (Ballinhassig)
6. Donnocha O’Donovan (Ballinhassig)
5. Kevin Kavanagh (Carrigaline – captain)
8. Kevin O’Neill (Watergrasshill)
9. Shane McCarthy (Ballinhassig)
14. Fintan O’Leary (Ballinhassig)
12. Tony Murphy (Carrigaline)
10. Willie Leahy (Aghada)
13. Noel McNamara (Kilworth)
15. Darren O’Driscoll (Carrigtwohill)
Subs
17. Paudie Butler (Argideen Rangers) for Finn (half-time)
20. Martin Brennan (Fermoy) for McCarthy (45)
21. Luke Meade (Newcestown) for McNamara (46)
19. Ciaran O’Brien (St Ita’s) for G Murphy (52)
23. Andrew Cagney (Charleville) for T Murphy (53)
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
Won’t impact them really. Those are not huge losses. Munster v Wasps– now that was a squad decimated by COVID.
Serious chance here lads
@whoowhat?: you mean there’s a chance……
@whoowhat?: Eden Park, that would be historic altogether.
@Keith McCarthy: in llyod christmas’s world maybe
@daveyt: so you’re telling me there’s a chance ?
@Sean McCarthy: too right mate, put a few shrimp on the barbie ;)
What do people make of those billboards they’ve put up anywhere the Irish team are due to go? Stinks of desperation if you ask me. Are the NZ team embarrassed by them or are they lacking confidence that they take solice in them? If anything they’re going to fuel the fire in the Irish camp, probably exactly what we need after Ulster and Leinster feeling a bit dejected after the URC exits.
@SPQH: billboards?
@SPQH: take it as a compliment and a laugh, Irish bookmakers have done same, but much witter and better. Its really a non story
@SPQH: A Kiwi gambling company TAB NZ behind this.
Good luck to them provoking Paddy Power’s social media team!
@Paul Kennedy: wittier*
@SPQH: i don’t think they matter much, if it generates a bit of rivalry and sells more tickets fair play, maybe is a compliment that NZ fans are taking Ireland seriously.
@Paul Kennedy: OK fair enough, didn’t realise it was a bookmakers that was behind it.
@Doug Storms: Yeah, 3 outside Missouri.
Ireland can give back the players they robbed from new Zealand
@Tony Mcgrath: and then New Zealand can give back all the players they robbed from Tonga, somoa etc it works both ways
@Sole Trader: Australia & Scotland too.
@Tony Mcgrath: Ah c’mon. You can be more creative than “robbed”. Put some effort in man.
@Tony Mcgrath: robbed? Like what they did to Isa?
Getting Joe Schmidt on board reeks of desperation from Foster I think .
@Macus Mc Mahon: more like Feeks
All Blacks obviously taking a leaf out of the Tyrone playbook. Ireland beware .