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Roscommon are away to westmeath for their final game. The way div 2 has gone, it wouldn't suprise me if Westmeath got their first win of the year.

Does anyone have any idea when the Munster shc tickets go on sale? I'm hoping to go to Clare v Tipp in Ennis this year.

Do they go on ticketmaster? Would imagine it goes through the clubs? Probably not depending on the ground

I got 4 tickets for Cork v Limerick last year in Supervalu, I'm looking for 4 this year for Clare v Tipp in Ennis.

Could be harder this year with the smaller capacity in Ennis, but in recent years the Tipp support hasn't travelled in great numbers.

I'd like to know when they go on sale, just to give me the best opportunity of getting them.

Even if Cork win, Louths final game is v Meath which I can't see them winning, but we would need to beat Monaghan in Clones to stay up.
If Louth win we would have the same points as Cork going into the final game, clear of them on the head to head.
Their final match is away to Cavan, we are away to Monaghan and as long as we matched their result we would stay up.

Does anyone have any idea when the Munster shc tickets go on sale? I'm hoping to go to Clare v Tipp in Ennis this year.

I saw a Blaney mentioned in the minor hurling team, I'm presuming the son or nephew of Greg.

Like Leinster the last few years, I find this Irish team hard to warm to. Maybe its listening to the Dublin media  but both teams seem totally devoid of personalities. Its all very robotic both on and off the pitch.

I'd be similar, there was a time I wouldn't miss a 5/6 nations game, recently I'd more than likely not see it.

I really hate the residency rule, I think it makes a mockery of international rugby. I know every country does it, blah, blah blah, it really irks me.

I'd love Saudia Arabia to take a keen interest in rugby , sign up 100 top up and coming players and compete for a world cup in 5 or 6 years time and show the ridiculousness of the rule.

I vaguely remember Ger Brennan mentioning male partners after winning the all Ireland during his acceptance speech. Can't remember the exact detail but there wasn't much reaction to it at the time.

If phenomenal isn't used in the promotion of it I won't listen in

He can't be accused of, selling himself short, that's for sure.

The Munster shc games will be tough enough to get tickets for. A tipperary home game would be your best bet.
Cork and Limerick have huge support and Waterford and Clare home games have relatively low capacity.

Another narrow defeat for Down.. our boys are struggling to win pkaying well. Relagation beckons...

Down playing very well. Was a savage game, 2 teams out of it gassed last 10 mins after emptying the tank before that. Down had a nailed on 2 pointer waved wide late on

I was perfectly in line with it and felt it was over the post.

I was in line with it too, and myself and most Cavan people around me thought it was a score

Any idea why the 13m free was given to Cavan in front of the posts in the last few minutes having awarded R McEvoy the free in the first instance, very unlucky not to get a result in spite of the decisions against us I felt.

He didn't do the tap and go properly, got brought back to take free, then dissent gave a 13m free to Cavan for throwing the ball down and shouting at the ref

How can you do the tap and go incorrectly? You either keep going or you don't. There were frees for both teams in the second half and I've no idea what any of them were for.

It's an odd thing.

This is the most progress a Down team has made in 15 years. Competitive in every game and unwilling to accept defeat. Likely going down to D3, but not far off D1 standard. I think there's a big championship incoming.

I'd disagree. I think we are miles off Div 1 standard. Rl
Relegtion back to div 3 is a major set back. Very competitive in all games but do we lack leaders to get them over tge line? Last 2 games should've seen a result.

I think only having 3 home games this year was a huge disadvantage. Eugene Brannigan has had a huge impact off the bench in the last 3 games, how James Guinness, Millar, and at the start of the campaign, McKibben started before him is a mystery.

McCrickard in ff has had a few games, and considering the impact other forwards in other counties are having under the new rules, he is coming up short. Savage might benefit from a year in div 3 to help find his feet. Our problems in midfield are well documented but I think our ff line is what is causing Laverty the most problems.

On a positive note Paddy McCarthy had a solid game, Daniel Guinness was quieter than normal, but has probably been our best player in the league. I think that come championship, the hard ground will really suit this Down team.

I think Laverty is getting the best out of this group, the results have been disappointing but sometimes you can go through a spell where you just can't buy a win and it feels like we are in a rut.

If the frc change the 12 v 11 keeper situation it will benefit Down immensely. We don't have a goalkeeper who can take advantage of the rule and other teams are killing us, particularly Meath and Roscommon who had a keeper who could contribute positively to their teams attack.

I was hoping to see him line out for Derry hurlers this year. I didn't see his name mentioned anytime I checked. Do many of the Slaughtneil team play for Derry?

I was thinking that the club might encourage as many as possible to play county and as a plus, expose more of them to more competitive games on more regular basis.

I've only missed 1 Down game this year, but even though we haven't got the rub of the green at times, I've enjoyed the games a lot more than last year.

Be careful what you wish for, next year still €20 for the grass bank, but €30 for the covered stand.

It was a bank Holiday weekend in the south too for that game.