Tyrone 0-13
Donegal 0-11
TYRONE DELIVERED THEIR first Ulster title in six years with a dramatic late win over Donegal at Clones.
Rory Gallagher’s side led by 0-7 to 0-4 at half-time and appeared to be controlling proceedings, particularly after Mattie Donnelly and Cathal McShane were black carded for Tyrone in the opening period.
Tyrone came back into the game after the break and found themselves level as the game approached stoppage-time.
Michael Murphy curled over a free from 50 metres to put Donegal a point in front, but there was time enough for Tyrone to claw their way back.
Sean Cavanagh drove over a wonderful equaliser from the wing with a counrter-attacking score that seemed to suck the life out of Donegal.
Then Peter Harte and Kieran McGeary tagged on a point apiece to deliver Tyrone’s first championship win over Donegal since 2007.
Donegal scorers: P McBrearty 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, R McHugh 0-3, O MacNiallais 0-2, C Toye 0-1
Tyrone scorers: N Morgan 0-2, C McShane 0-1, N Sludden 0-1, C McCarron 0-1, R Brennan 0-1, P Harte 0-2, S Cavanagh 0-3, D McCurry 0-1, C McGeary 0-1
Tyrone
1. Niall Morgan (Edendork)
2. Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciarán)
3. Ronan McNamee (Aghyaran)
4. Cathal McCarron (Dromore)
5. Tiernan McCann (Killyclogher)
6. Justin McMahon (Omagh)
7. Peter Harte (Errigal Ciarán)
8. Colm Cavanagh (Moy)
9. Mattie Donnelly (Trillick)
10. Cathal McShane (Eoghan Roe O’Neill)
11. Niall Sludden (Dromore)
12. Ronan McNabb (Dromore)
13. Connor McAliskey (Clonoe)
14. Sean Cavanagh (Captain – Moy)
15. Ronan O’Neill (Omagh)
Donegal
1. Mark Anthony McGinley (St Michael’s)
2. Paddy McGrath (Ardara)
3. Neil McGee (Gaoth Dobhair)
4. Ciaran Gillespie (Gaoth Dobhair)
5. Ryan McHugh (Kilcar)
6. Karl Lacey (Four Masters)
7. Frank McGlynn (Glenfin)
8. Rory Kavanagh (St Eunan’s)
9. Odhrán Mac Niallais (Gaoth Dobhair)
10. Anthony Thompson (Naomh Conaill)
11. Martin McElhinney (St Michael’s)
12. Eoin McHugh (Kilcar)
13. Patrick McBrearty (Kilcar)
14. Michael Murphy (Glenswilly – captain)
15. Martin O’Reilly (Sean Mac Cumhaill)
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To win the World Cup we’ll need our best players and as good as Stewart is Sheehan is the best hooker in the world. We need some good news on both him and Conan.
@Gearóid MacEachaidh: he’s a great hooker but for me marx is the best currently… Hope he comes through, he’s a big player for Ireland in that front row….
@Gearóid MacEachaidh: agree hope he will be ok
Let’s hope it’s not too serious. Serious drop off from kelleher and sheehan to the other hookers.
@Patrick O’Sullivan: don’t think the drop is as big as you say , we’re well stocked with Herring and Stewart is no slouch
@Patrick O’Sullivan: To be honest Kelleher has looked a shadow of the player he was a two years ago. I’d back Herring and Stewart to produce performances more consistently than him at the moment.
@Eamonn Mac Lughadha: the drop off is huge. Herring and Stewart are both fine hookers but the gap is enormous. Both statements can be true.
@Andrew Martin Farrell: Can be but they’re not.
It looked to me as if Sheehan stretched his foot when he flyhacked the ball forward. I would be surprised if it turned out to be anything very serious
Hope he is ok….the guy is a phenomenon
If injuries are going to nibble away at certain areas the front row is the area we can least afford to lose players. However if Stewart had to step up to the mark I think he would relish the chance. He may not be as big as others but he has foot skills, handling skills and speed as good as any.