CORK’S TEAMS FOR their season openers this weekend have been named and hopes are high for 2016 with new men in charge of both codes.
Peader Healy begins his tenure as senior inter-county football boss against Limerick on Sunday in the McGrath Cup, throw-in 2pm, in Mallow.
It is an experimental line-up, as expected, with Conor Dorman, Mark Collins, Kevin O’Driscoll, Tomás Clancy and Brian Hurley the only men on the panel who took the field in Brian Cuthbert’s last game in charge – an eight-point qualifier defeat to Kildare last July. He has, however, opted to start the experienced Daniel Goulding at full-forward.
In hurling, Kieran Kingston, who succeeded Jimmy Barry Murphy last October, begins his reign against Clare at the same time in Sixmilebridge.
Up against Kingston will be former Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack who is now part of Davy Fitzgerald’s Banner management team.
Kingston has included a number of high-profile names in his 26-man panel with the likes of Damian Cahalane, Mark Ellis, Cormac Murphy, Shane O’Neill, Patrick Horgan, Alan Cadogan, Páidí O’Sullivan, Stephen Moylan and Bill Cooper listed.
Cork senior football team to play Limerick:
1. Micheál Martin (Nemo Rangers)
2. Colm O’ Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
3. Conor Dorman (Bishopstown)
4. Jamie Davis (Douglas)
5. Mark Collins (O’ Donovan Rossa)
6. Tomás Clancy (Fermoy
7. Alan O’ Donovan (Nemo Rangers)
8. Ian Maguire (St Finbarrs)
9. Rory Deane (Bantry Blues)
10. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)
11. Luke Connolly (Nemo Rangers)
12. Kevin O’ Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
13. Dan McEoin (Ilen Rovers)
14. Daniel Goulding (Eire Óg)
15. Seamus Hickey (Rockchapel)
Subs:
16. Brendan O’ Connell (Glanmire)
17. Lorcan Harrington (Castletownbere)
18. Bart Daly (Newmarket)
19. Shane Beston (Mitchelstown)
20. Brian Coughlan (Kinsale)
21. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
22. Daniel Hazel (O’ Donovan Rossa)
Cork senior hurling team to play Clare:
1. Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)
2. Conor Twomey (Newtownshandrum)
3. Patrick O’Mahony (Midleton)
4. Colm Spillane (Castlelyons)
5. Brian Moylan (Glen Rovers)
6. Damian Cahalane (St Finbarrs)
7. William Egan (Kilbrin)
8. Paul Haughney (Midleton)
9. Mark Ellis (Millstreet)
10. William Leahy (Aghada)
11. Paidi O’Sullivan (Cloyne)
12. Dean Brosnan (Glen Rovers)
13. Stephen Moylan (Douglas)
14. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
15.Trevor Horgan (Newcestown)
16. Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neills)
17. Niall Cashman (Blackrock)
18. Darren Browne (Kanturk)
19. Patrick O’Rourke (Na Piarsaigh)
20. Cathal Cormack (Blackrock)
21. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
22. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum)
23. Shane O’Neill (Bishopstown)
24. Cormac Murphy (Mallow)
25. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
26. Alan Cadogan (Douglas)
wonder is there a way to tap into the schools rugby support and create a schools section of the RDS. Proud season ticket holder and all, but have to say the atmosphere at Leinster games can be incredibly dull at times. Have seen people actually turn round and give disapproving looks at people if they shout a lot. They have a university section at some of the Super rugby games in Aus and they are supposed to create a pretty epic atmosphere.
I’m a season ticket holder too Barry, but I don’t think that would work all that well. A lot of the reason why school attendances look so great is because the school get a half day to attend and in some cases, it’s deemed mandatory to attend.
The Laighin Pit does a good bit at Leinster games, but they’re very secluded in their small section. If they could model themselves on YBIG who have been phenomenal at Irish football games they’d be on to a winner.
on the money darragh, who wouldnt support their team if it gets them out of double maths.
Immaculate concept that!