Masita GAA All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior C football final
Coláiste Ghobnatan, Baile Mhic Íre (Cork) 1-12
Ardee Community School (Louth) 2-6
DESPITE COLÁISTE GHOBNATAN goalkeeper Gearóid Ó Luasa conceding his first goal in this year’s Dr. Eamonn O’Sullivan Cup competition, the Cork side held on for a three point win over a spirited Ardee Community School.
The Ballymakeera school went into the break with a five point lead, 1-6 to 1-1. Ryan Rooney’s goal for Ardee briefly giving them the lead mid way through the first-half.
The lead was seven mid-way through the second before 1-2 in just two minutes from Louth U21 forward Ryan Burns reduced the deficit. However, time ran out for the Louth side and it is Coláiste Ghobnatan who are celebrating their first success at this level.
Masita GAA All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior D football final replay
Our Lady’s Secondary School, Belmullet (Mayo) 5-10
St. Joseph’s High School, Crossmaglen (Armagh) 2-4
Our Lady’s Secondary School made light work of St. Joseph’s High School in the Senior D replay in Ballyshannon this afternoon, the Belmullet school running out 15-point winners in a high-scoring encounter.
The Mayo side were well in control at the break leading 3-5 to 1-2 and though St. Joseph’s doubled their tally in the second half, Our Lady’s had more than enough in hand to lift the Br. Edmund Ignatius Rice Cup at the second attempt.
Masita GAA All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Junior A football final
Good Counsel College, New Ross (Wexford) 1-15
St. Francis College, Rochestown (Cork) 0-6
Sheehan is not human. To come back that quickly from an acl & be that good beggers belief
@munsterman: so hard to know either to start him Vs Scots or come off bench and be a beast at 50 minute mark
@Gary Galligan: in fairness kelleher was good too but sheehan is one of those rare players in world rugby you really love to watch. The man has it all
@munsterman: could go down as best hooker ever
@Gary Galligan: Best Hooker ever was Julia Roberts in Pretty Women.
@Gary Galligan: same formula as last night. But get big Joe on the bench and maybe jack Boyle too.
@munsterman: is he the 2nd best player in the world? Obviously Dupont, the best but I’d have him ahead of PSDT, Barrett. Absolute beast with handling skills and feet of a intl level center
Well that’s put end to crowley over sam prendergast debate. Normal play resumes next match.
@Liam Collins: Yep Frawley back to the 22 jersey to back up Sam
@Liam Collins: Sam creates more. Will start again. Crowley great off the bench
@Liam Collins: Crowley is far above. Prendergast is nowhere near test rugby standard
@Aidan Cullinane: You’ve a series of posts about Prendergast that are detached from reality and the provincial bias seems like parody.
Crowley had a very good game. Both players’ potential to play well is not mutually exclusives.
As for test-level, the fact is that despite his age and inexperience , he has 3 starts on the bounce for Ireland, all wins, and has been the first choice 10 for a team with a 100% record in the URC and Europe. There is no question over whether or not he is good enough for test rugby. He’s good enough for test rugby at an age where his competitors were unknown. Nobody claims he is the finished article and he is being judged against the expectations of his age/profile.
And none of this takes anything away from Jack Crowley who is a terrific player.
@Gavin Healy: Well written Gavin. Both lads yesterday helped Ireland win the game. We are so lucky also to have Sheehan and Conan bring energy and talent to get us that BP.
@Gavin Healy: that’s far too nuanced for some of those who only see the world in black/white (Munster /leinster). The only tool they have is a hammer, so treat everything as a nail.
Sam P did fine for his first 6Ns game and grew into the game, the subs came on when England were out of steam, easy to look good during that period. Think Baird and Hansen were very quiet though and should be under pressure for a start next week. I’d go with Conan at 6, he’s a big game player. Izzy on the bench. Think Nash deserves a run too.
@Kenjo: Nash will be nowhere near 23 .. Hansen offers way more. Agree on Baird but id give him another chance next week .. Conan is an unbelievable player to come Bennch last 30 minutes so is Sheehan. Good to have bomb squad. I agree with u on Izzy instead of Henderson.. how does one gain experience he’s better than hendo now
Just think they should have kicked for points in the first half, they could have put points on the board but let England who didn’t really offer much hang in the game. Small things but could get punished for the same decisions against better sides like France, good win but disappointing last 10 minutes giving away those two tries. Onward and upward, will be a tough game against Scotland
It was a mixed bag for Prendergast, but I really hope those we want to castigate for the errors also aren’t the ones who harp on about Ireland not doing enough to prepare for the future because coming through a game like that will do more for his development than anything else.
I believed Crowley was the better flyhalf to start for the win but this result will benefit Ireland more in the long run.
@Barry Moran: Crowley better coming off bench
Bundees try was one of the best I’ve ever seen,after all the hard yards he’d clocked up already. He’s the King of the West
@Jb Walshe: was funny though listening to the commentators for Gibson-Parks try “the two New Zealanders combined so well together”. What will we be like when the three New Zealand lads retire?
It took a while for sam to find his feet but finished his stint well enough. It’s a different game if beirne didn’t try to be too clear and that try had stood. Jack done exactly what he was supposed to do. I thought Hanson and keanan were very average and made far too many wrong decisions.
We also need to take 3 points now and then. Especially when they got the yellow. Take 3 points and they kick the ball back to us and we go again. Anyways a bonus point win to start the competition with a much improved lineout is not a bad start at all.
@chris mcdonnell: I’ll be shot down for this, but contrary to the normal opinions, I think prendergast is a very high floor but low ceiling 10. His passing and kicking are really really good but his lack of athleticism might stop him reaching the very top level. I still believe he’ll be very good though
@munsterman: Genuine question, what do you mean by high floor low ceiling? You think where he is at now is it? Won’t get better?
@munsterman: I was only saying the same earlier to a mate. I do hope I’m mistaken though.
@chris mcdonnell: Osborne would be my preference at 15. Keenan wasn’t at the races today
@Carmine Lorenzo: he’ll definitely get better in his decision making and game management, that comes with experience. He’s not going to get more athletic as he gets older though and you either have it or you don’t if you like the physical side. The likes of sexton, Wilkinson, farrell and crowley seem to love it, rog and prendergast, not so much.
@munsterman: I mean your the constant ‘hope over reality fella on here’. Prendergarst is athletic, as he’s clearly shown multiple times. Let’s not forget you were on here last season banging on about how the other provinces have better talent coming through than Leinster, which indicated by Leinster A pulverising Munster A twice this year is a load of nonsense. Once Prendergast bulks up and gets used to the contacts at this level, it’s not even a debate who the 10 is. Crowley is very close to his ceiling and has been dropped by the best coach in the NH? What does say about his ceiling?
@Carmine Lorenzo: Last year this fella was also constantly yapping about how Leinster don’t have much quality coming through and the other provinces have better youngsters. Hasn’t mentioned it this season after Leinster A pulverised Munster A twice, two teams made up of the next gen.
@Eoin H: so you ‘HOPE’ prendergast will be able to bulk up and not get slower? Cos that could be the ‘REALITY’
@munsterman: He isn’t slow, as we saw vs Bristol, as we saw vs the breaks he made in the u20s. You also need to be able to shift well to perform the loop play, hence why you never see the Byrnes do it. Crowley is very very close to his ceiling now, same age as Marcus Smith really, and he’s been dropped by one of the best attacking coaches in the game. That’s not a very high ceiling is it?
Regardless of experience, the worrying aspect of Sam is lack of pace. Takes the ball standing, and his effort at jogging (at best) to cover the backfield for the first England try is alarming.
Enough of the cranberries music please. Any wonder half the stadium probably depressed listening to it
@Jb Walshe: I think all that’s in your head….
Conclusion – job done – improved line out and maul – scrum ok- handling errors to be eradicated and reverse experiment next with Cr staring and Pr as impact . Couple of guys looking over heir shoulders but give benefit of doubt for another week
Coulter plagiarized the teletubbies theme tune for Ireland’s call and both are truly awful. Fact.
@David Lawlor: Not really, just your opinion/taste. We’re all entitled to that.