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CLOYNE GAA
GAME REPORTS – HURLING 2008
Chapel Street Cloyne Co.Cork Ireland
www.cloynegaa.com
Junior "A"
Champioship
ON THE
ROAD!
Congratulations are in order to the
‘A’ Grade hurlers and to their management who had a fine, if hard-earned,
win over Fr. O’Neill’s in the opening round of the East Cork Championship
at Castlemartyr on Sunday evening last. There were some fine individual
performances on show, and with further training, this team can do well in
the competition.
Following on the
disappointment of departing from the County Senior championship, club
spirit was raised somewhat on June 29 when the junior hurlers had a fine
victory over Fr. O’Neill’s in the East Cork ‘A’ Grade Championship at
Castlemartyr on a scoreline of 4-8 to 2-10. O’Neill’s started smartly and
put up three points on the board before Cloyne replied in a stunning
manner with goals from Jamie Costine (2) and Fergal O’Brien. At the
interval, Cloyne were to the good by 3-6 to 0-5. However, with the leaders
‘losing the plot’ in the third quarter, O‘Neill’s staged a revival and
eventually drew level. Another goal and a point from Jamie Costine, with
points from Victor Cusack and Alan O’Reilly, put Cloyne in the second
round.
Team: Philip Considine, James Cotter, Ian McCarthy,
David Jermyn, Vincent Cusack, Shane O’Brien, Brian Ring, Ross McCarthy,
Tom O’Shea, Paul O’Sullivan, Victor Cusack (0-3), Mike McCarthy (0-1),
Alan Reilly (0-3), Jamie Costine (3-1), and Fergal O’Brien (1-0). Kevin
O’Lomasney. Paul O’Donovan, and Maurice Walsh
substituted.
SENIOR HURLING
LEAGUE:
CLOYNE 2-8 BALLINHASSIG
2-15
The Cloyne senior side travelled to
Ballinhassig on Wednesday, June 4, to take on the locals in the County
Senior League. With a County second round qualification game against Bride
Rovers in the offing, Ballinhassig were more than eager to perform. They
completely outclassed Cloyne in the opening half and led by an impressive
1-10 to 0-2 at the break. In fact, Cloyne’s two points came from the stick
of centre half-back, Maurice Cahill, who was impressive throughout the
game. Also stemming the Ballinhassig ‘blue tide’ was full-back Killian
Cronin, who saved many thorny situations in front of Cloyne’s stand-in
custodian, James Nyhan. The opening ten minutes of the second period
continued as before until the introduction of Victor Cusack and Jamie
Costine brought the Cloyne attack to life, while Liam O’Driscoll came on
to bolster the defence. The visitors now had the better of the exchanges
until the end of the contest, and began to claw back Ballinhassig’s lead
through two goals (from Cathal O’Reilly and Morrie Lynch) and a brace of
points. However, the gap was too great to bridge, and the league points
remained in Ballinhassig.
Team: James Nyhan, Brian Fleming, Killian Cronin,
Declan Motherway, Conor O’Lomasney, Maurice Cahill (0-5), Brian McCarthy,
Graham Fleming, Dónal O’Sullivan, Morrie Lynch (1-0), Mike Naughton (0-2),
Johnny Cotter, Paul O’Sullivan, Cathal O’Reilly (1-1), and Conor Cusack.
Liam O’Driscoll, Victor Cusack, and Jamie Costine
substituted.
JUNIOR
HURLING LEAGUE (Div. 3)
Cloyne 5-5 Bride Rovers
5-9
Cloyne entertained
Bride Rovers in the Junior Hurling League (Div. 3) at Spital Street on
Tuesday, May 13. A high-scoring game saw Bride Rovers’ ‘third string’
overcome their Cloyne equivalent by only four points. Cloyne raced into a
1-3 to 0-1 after ten minutes, with the goal coming from full-forward,
Kevin Lawton. However, the Rovers rallied and led by a point at the
interval (1-3 to 1-4). The home team started the second period poorly and
fell back when Rovers scored a couple of goals. But the game changed in a
radical fashion when Cloyne netted four goals – three from Alan Reilly and
a fourth from substitute, Brian Lawton. This ensured a grandstand finish,
with the score standing at 5-5 to 4-9 in Rovers’ favour. They had the last
say, however, with a goal which sealed their victory. Best for Cloyne were
Felix Sherlock, Alan Roberts, Maurice Walsh, and Alan
Reilly.
Team: Seán
Motherway, John Naughton, Anthony Coleman, James Cotter, Felix Sherlock,
Shane O’Brien, James Northridge, Brian Ring, Maurice Walsh (0-2), Ciarán
O’Shea, Alan Reilly (3-3), Alan Roberts, Fergal O’Brien, Kevin Lawton
(1-0), and Tadhg O’Sullivan. Brian Lawton (1-0) substituted.
JUNIOR
HURLING LEAGUE (Div. 3)
Cloyne 1-8 Lisgoold
2-13
Within the space of
three days, Cloyne’s third string produced another battling performance in
the Junior Hurling League (Div. 3) game at Spital Street, when they took
on Lisgoold’s first team on Friday last, May 16. Again, Cloyne were well
up to things in the opening half, but a flick goal from the Lisgoold
full-forward late in this half left the homesters trailing by five points
at the break. Cloyne played some delightful hurling, with great scores, in
the second half but could not close the gap. Most prominent for Cloyne
were Alan Reilly, Alan Roberts, and Shane O’Brien.
Team: Seán
Motherway, John Naughton, Brian Lawton, Anthony Coleman, Felix Sherlock,
Shane O’Brien, James Northridge, Brian Ring, Ciarán O’Shea (0-1), Alan
Reilly (1-6), Tadhg O’Sullivan, Alan Roberts, Fergal O’Brien, Kevin
Lawton, and Kevin O’Lomasney (0-1). Mike Oosthuizen, Richie Daly, and
Philip Considine, substituted.
SENIOR HURLING
LEAGUE:
Cloyne 3-11 Blackrock
0-10
On Friday evening last
(April 18),Christy Ring Memorial
Park was the scene of a useful victory for the Cloyne
seniors in their preparation for their upcoming County Championship on May 10. The game was
played at a terrific pace throughout, but Cloyne had the edge in the vital
areas of the field. Killian Cronin was imperious at centre-back in leading
a very solid defence, while Diarmuid O’Sullivan helped himself to a
hat-trick of goals at full-forward. In fairness, the Rockies never gave up the chase and were impressive
in converting long-range points, despite a spoiling cross-wind which also
hampered many Cloyne efforts. Cloyne’s only ‘glitch’ was when Liam
O’Driscoll, who was having a fine game, was forced off with a leg
injury.
The first half was
very tight until near the interval when Diarmuid scored his first goal. By
then, the hosts led by 1-6 to 0-4 going into the second half. Here, Cloyne
produced some excellent combined movements and pulled away in the last
quarter when the Blackrock defence was forced to play deep in an effort to
salvage the game.
Team: Dónal Óg
Cusack, Brian McCarthy, Declan Motherway, Eoin O’Sullivan, Liam
O’Driscoll, Killian Cronin, Donal O’Sullivan, James Nyhan (0-2), Graheme
Fleming, Victor Cusack, Colm O’Sullivan (0-1), Mike Naughton (0-2), Paudie
O’Sullivan (0-2), Diarmuid O’Sullivan (3-2), and Tom O’Shea (0-1). Brian
Fleming and Johnny Cotter (0-1)
substituted.
JUNIOR HURLING LEAGUE
(DIV.1)
Cloyne
0-6 Dungourney 1-13
Cloyne faced one of the stronger outfits in the
Junior League yesterday when they played host to Dungourney on Sunday
morning last at Spital Street. In conditions ideal for hurling, the
first half was played in a very competitive manner. With strong play from
Ian McCarthy at full back and with Conor O’Lomasney unbeatable at
centre back, Cloyne were happy enough with the scoreline just before the
break. A goal just on the stroke of half time for Dungourney and despite
turning around to play with the breeze, made the second half a much
tougher proposition for Cloyne. Despite a bright opening ten minutes of
the second half, a couple of good scores from Maurice Lynch kept us in the
reckoning. As time ran on, the legs of our stronger players (most of whom
had a tough game on Saturday) began to slow and we couldn’t make the
pressure tell on the scoreboard. Overall, a good run out, and an
indication of the challenges that lie ahead in the
championship.
Team : Mike McCarthy, Maurice Walsh,
Ian McCarthy, David Jermyn, Cathal O’Reilly, Conor O’Lomasney, Shane
O’Brien, Paul O’Sullivan, Vincent Cusack, Tom O’Shea (0-1), Maurice Lynch
(0-5), Jamie Costine, Brian Ring, Kevin O’Lomasney, and James Northridge.
Tadgh O’Sullivan, Philip Considine, and Anthony Quinlan substituted.
JUNIOR
HURLING LEAGUE (Div. 3)
Cloyne
2-2 St.
Catherine’s 2-13
Cloyne’s newest team travelled to Ballynoe on
Tuesday, April 22, to tackle the locals in the above division. However,
St. Catherine’s proved too strong in this encounter and moved into a
five-point lead, before an Alan Reilly free opened the account for Cloyne.
Then the Ballynoe side hit a goal and five more points before the
half-time whistle, without reply. A much more spirited display from the
visitors in the second half, saw a long-range free from Maurice Walsh go
all the way to the net and a fine goal from Kevin O’Lomasney. Even though
a heavy blanket of fog had by now descended on the pitch, Cloyne battled
gamely on to the final whistle, but could never close the gap on a slicker
side. Best for Cloyne were Felix Sherlock, Shane O’Brien, and John
Naughton.
Team: Kevin Lawton, John Naughton, Brian Lawton,
James Northridge, Felix Sherlock, Shane O’Brien, Maurice Walsh (1-0),
Brian Ring, Donagh Hurley, Alan Reilly (0-2), Kevin O’Lomasney (1-0), Mike
Oosthuizen, Thomas Cahill, Philip Considine, and Tadhg O’Sullivan. Anthony
Cronin, Jason Gilroy, Richard Barry, and Tommy Horgan
substituted.
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