LAST UPDATE | 1 May 2022
Derry 1-18
Tyrone 0-10
Declan Bogue reports from Healy Park
THERE WAS A sense that not all was good with Tyrone this year, and it all came home to roost with an eleven-point beating at home to a fully-deserving Derry side.
Derry had been showing they were tactically set from the early stages in establishing an early lead, but the alarms must have been ringing on the Tyrone bench when they had just one score from play in the first half, Darren McCurry coming on the loop to let fly with an audacious effort.
The only other scores in the first half were two frees from Cathal McShane – he was fouled by Brendan Rogers for both – and a Niall Morgan ‘45’.
The interesting element to Morgan’s score was how Derry stationed five players directly in front of Morgan with hands in the air. Derry manager Rory Gallagher was on the sideline as assistant manager of Donegal when they did exactly this on Morgan’s Championship debut and they crumbled his confidence on the day.
From kickouts, he found the going tough. Twice he launched the ball over the stand sideline. On 25 minutes he went straight down the middle to Brian Kennedy who caught it but incredibly kicked out at Gareth McKinless, earning himself a red card from referee Paddy Neilan.
At this stage, Derry were three points and a man up. Three minutes later Ethan Doherty played a back-door pass to Paul Cassidy who was taken down by Morgan. It was so obvious it wasn’t even a big call for Neilan to call the penalty, and Shane McGuigan sent Morgan the wrong way to slot home.
McGuigan added another free to have Derry up 1-7 to 0-4 at the break.
With Tyrone getting increasingly desperate they committed Morgan forward but almost got caught on once occasion when a handpass from Conor Doherty didn’t quite reach Niall Toner. The game became ragged with bookings coming into it, but the Tyrone comeback never materialised.
Instead, Derry kept the ball in the cooler, killing it professionally. Tyrone looked ever more exhausted, summed up by Conor McKenna getting sent off for throwing the ball at Ethan Doherty.
Scorers for Tyrone: D McCurry (0-4, 2f), C McShane (0-2f), D Canavan (0-2, 1f, 1xm), N Morgan (0-1, ‘45’), R McNamee (0-1)
Scorers for Derry: N Loughlin (0-7, 4f, 1x’45’), S McGuigan (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2f), C Doherty (0-2), B Heron (0-2) G McKinless, E Doherty (0-1 each), E Bradley (0-1m)
Tyrone: N Morgan; M McKernan, R McNamee, P Hampsey; R Brennan, F Burns, P Harte; C Kilpatrick, B Kennedy; C Meyler, N Sludden K McGeary; D McCurry, C McShane, C McKenna
Subs: D Canavan for McShane, M O’Neill for Burns (both HT), B McDonnell for Brennan (55m), C Monroe for Sludden (66m), M Conroy for McGeary (70m)
Derry: O Lynch; C McKaigue, B Rogers, C McCluskey; C Doherty, G McKinless, P McGrogan; C Glass, N Toner; P Cassidy, S Downey, E Doherty; B Heron, S McGuigan, N Loughlin
Subs: E Bradley for Toner (55m), Padraig Cassidy for Paul Cassidy (65m), L Murray for Heron (67m), B McCarron for E Doherty, P McNeill for Downey (both 70m)
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
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Very lazy choice for coach of the year Hansens a good coach but Schmidt was magnificent
Ya your dead right! Never mind the blacks breaking the world record of any team for consecutive wins throw in southern nations championship win and where they are now…. Very lazy choice!
Subjective awards are meaningless anyway.
@phillipryan did the AB not just equal the record cause they drew 12-12 with oz when they lookin to break it?
Don’t loose too much sleep he was never going to get it
If he goes though the 6 nations and the world cup the way he has gone through the last 3 games he’ll get it next year .
Should do! His all round performances have been superb and and his place kicking has improved quite a lot. If he keeps this form coming into the six nations and world cup then he is surely in with a shout.
Fancy that. A man from New Zealand named player of the year. A Cinderella story, if ever there was one.
Nothing worth getting upset over.
If sexton was from the south he would of won. Irb prefer to award anyone who plays down south
He wouldn’t have been my winner! Savea or Le Roux would have gotten it off me
Never heard of him
John if you’ve never heard of Retallick you obviously don’t know or watch the fantastic game that is Rugby Union. Well deserved. Maybe watch a game or two and you might be qualified to comment then champ.
It may be a long shot, but if Murray keeps up his form, I’d stick a few quid on him for next year.
If an ape coached NZ they’d still win, and the ape would get coach of the year. Although that’s more or less what’s currently happening. They’re about to be toppled in the next year, far to many close games and a shambles at fly half to maintain their supremacy going forward.
No disrespect to apes meant by the way, I just don’t think they’re coaching material. Although I’m sure they’d make a monkey out of me.
Apparently Joe isn’t even the radar in New Zealand….. Maybe we should be thankful the sign him up to a 10 year contract.
Shame on them if they’re not considering him!
I’m not being bitter but I find it very hard that southern and northern players are put in same category cus lets be honest they hardly play each other and its very mindset in both spheres probably fair if they spit them (exulting Rwc years)
Wouldn’t say bod would have been overly impressed if he did get it!
Hard luck Johnny