GAA in Britain

Started by BennyHarp, June 20, 2007, 12:18:20 PM

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Eamonnca1

What's the make-up of those English teams like? Is there many English-born players?

theticklemister

hoping old bedians, definitely Kerry but; 23rd July.

In Lancashire squad today we had about 5 English born players; there are more in the Warwickshire team where the underage system is very good.

Our manager Liam Coyne, has won u-16, minor, u-21 and senior all-britain medals; he has now won it as a coach. Great achievement.

Right, away to write up a very biased match report !!!

carnaross

Pennine League finals today in Leeds. First up at 1.00pm is John F Kennedy's v Oisins in the Div. 3 final followed at 2.30pm by the Div. 2 final between St. Benedicts Harps and Cu Chulainns.
Anyone travelling to Leeds to work/study are welcome to join St. Benedicts Harps GAA in Leeds.

theticklemister

Pennine League Division 3 Final
JFK 2-14 V 1-11 Oisins Thirds
JFK spirited into a 7 point lead after just 15 minutes and it looked like they would be easily collecting their first trophy of the season, but to be fair to Oisins, they pegged the Leeds men back and there were only 2 points in it at the break. But cometh the hour cometh the man and it was homegrown talent Patrick Gibbons, who took the game by the scruff the neck to fire JFK to victory with some wonderful points.
James Kilroy; Thomas McDonagh, Thomas Sheridan (c), Kevin Jordan; James Leeman (0-02), Thomas Gardiner, Dermot Ryan (0-01); Niall Burkey (0-01), Patrick Gibbons (0-06); Rhys Lloyd (0-02), Mark Ryan, Zac Widera; Thomas Howard (1-01), Martin Mullen, Dclan Conlan (1-00)

Pennine League Division 2 Final
Cu Chulainns 4-07 v 0-10 St.Benedicts
The concluding game of a very entertaining Pennine League Division 2 was played out today in Beeston in Leeds. Cu Chulainns had cantered to first place in the league blitzing all before them, while Benedicts managed to get into second place, finishing a point above Liverpool Wolfe Tones. In their league meeting the Newcastle lads emerged easy winners beating Benedicts on a scoreline of 5-14 to 1-08. The final promised to be a tighter affair, and it lived up to its billing.
The first half was neck and neck before a goal from Cu Chulainns' Michael Breen with 10 minutes remaining, put them 3 points up. Benedicts however, fought back and reduced the deficit to a point at the break. Benedicts could not penetrate up front and Cu Chulainns full back line of Justin Hanratty, Mark Anderson and Danny Gallagher were in fine form, while Michael Boyce had a fine day from frees. The second-half was a dogged affair as two quick goals for Cu Chulainns from Boyce and Breen again put them in prime position for victory but it wasn't secure until they majored again in the dying minutes from Danny Gallagher. Best for Benedicts were Declan Rooney and unsurprisingly Andy Mullan. Mullan has been one of the most impressive players across all three divisions this year with his excellent point taking and superb fielding.
The scoreline was harsh on the Leeds men as it was a hard fought game and Pauric Dolan in goals made some good saves to deny Benedicts.
St.Benedicts scorers: Andy Mullan 0-04 (3f), Paul Curran 0-02, Dom Thompson 0-01, Mark Giblin 0-01, Declan Rooney 0-01, Conor Houton 0-01.



All-Ireland Junior Semi-Final
Lancashire 3-10 v 4-17 Kerry
By Cathal Harkin
Kerry turned on the gas in the second-half to ruthlessly crush the best efforts of the Red Roses of Lancashire and set up an All-Ireland Final against Mayo in early August. A valiant effort from the hosts in the first half where they went in level at the break, signalled a potential victory; but within the first 5 minutes of the second-half the writing was on the wall for the British champions. Kerry's fitness and match sharpness was evident for all to see as they overran the Saffrons to pummel 3 goals in the space 8 minutes to coast home in the end.
Old Bedians was looking splendid in the warm summer sunshine, as a piper led the two groups of players past the well-marshalled Manchester ground, as 400 paid spectators waited in expectancy for the game to begin. Michael Higgins opened the scoring for Lancashire men, when he split the posts with the outside of the boot after 3 minutes, but Kerry notched over the next three points to go ahead and it came from their potent full-forward line of Sean O'Conchuior, Kieran Hurley and Niall O'Shea. The triumvirate would amass a total of 2-12 between them and were the main difference between the teams. Comparing the full-forward lines was like chalk and cheese. When the ball was let into the Lancashire full-forward line, it easily came straight back out; the Kerry full-forward however, was likened to a horseshoe magnet: the ball was attracted to them.  Then a Kerryman struck a goal, but this time he was wearing a Lancashire geansai. Darren Russell, who hails from Asdee in County Kerry, managed to pounce on the ball when it struck the upright, to give the Saffrons the lead. This was followed up with a point from the marauding Pauric McGuirk as Lancashire's gander was very much up. Kerry were welcoming Lancashire onto them and were simply absorbing the pressure, but when they broke, they did so at speed and precision. Enter Hurley. He was giving McTaggert a torrid time and his next two points where he got out in front of the Louth man to turn and fire over. were simply breathtaking. Colm Conway for Lancashire and then an O'Shea free-kick followed up Hurley's heroics to leave Kerry one point behind before Tyrone's Ciaran Harper stretched the lead back to 2 points with a 'free'. Kerry would then outscore Lancashire by 3 points to 1 for the remainder of the half, the pick of these being an O'Conchuir effort which ricocheted off the crossbar; to leave the score Lancashire 1-06 to Kerry's 0-09 at the break.
This was an encouraging half from the British champions, they were going toe-to-toe with their more illustrious opponents and they had a chance of an upset as the second-half began. In comparison, Kerry manager Stephen Wallace was not happy.  He cut a frustrating figure along the sideline for much of the opening half and his rage was taking out on an unlucky trio of players as they were made to leave the fray at the break. The substitutions seemed to do the trick, as the players who came on impressed, as well as sending a firecracker up the backsides of the rest of the team. Within the space of 5 minutes they had registered 1-03. The Kingdom had come. The deadly O'Conchuir hit the first 2 points, the first being a monster effort from long range, the second being a free-kick from close range. This was followed up by the rampaging John C O'Connor, before Kevin O'Sullivan smashed the ball to the net to stretch the gap to 6 points. Lancashire had barley time to breathe such was the speed of the Kerry attacks.  Ironically, Lancashire's first attack of the second-half resulted in a goal when a great run by Stephen Sands led to Gerard McCaughey rifling the ball past Darragh O'Se in the Kerry goal. While the partisan crowd thought that Lancashire were back in the game, their dreams were blown away in ruthless fashion; the Kerry fashion. They hit 3 goals in succession to seal the game. First, Hurley found the net to cap an excellent move; secondly, O'Shea goaled after the ball hit the post and then wingback Robert Wharton got on the end of a flowing move to fire home. By this stage the score read Lancashire2-06 to 4-12 and it was all over with 12 minutes remaining. A catalyst for these goals was the impressive Adrian Spillane in midfield. He is not overly big for a midfielder, but his sheer athleticism was a joy to behold as he soared through the sky like a falcon to secure possession. Kerry rattled over 5 points to finish up the tie, not before a second goal for McCaughey gave Lancashire some credit for the second-half exploits to leave the final score Lancashire 3-10 to Kerry's 4-17.
The Kerry Juniors were much like their Senior counterparts in the second-half. Their quick speed of thought and delightful foot-passing could not be thwarted by a tiresome Lancashire team. Kerry had to start a new team from scratch this year. They won the All-Ireland Junior last year and the same players cannot take part if they have had previously won it, add to the fact that 10 of the players are 20 years of age; then it is such a remarkable achievement.   Lancashire on the other hand were in bonus territory. They had deservedly claimed the All-Britain crown and anything after that was a welcome addition. They can look back on a successful season as the football in Britain during August takes a break.

Player of the Match: Adrian Spillane
Anyone in the Kerry full-forward line could have secured this award, such was their possession-holding and score-taking capabilities. The award however goes to Adrian Spillane. Spillane is truly an athlete. He ran from start to finish and linked up play as Kerry became more dominant in the second-half and was very much like Donnchadh Walsh.

Turning Point:
Half-time. Stephen Wallace had some harsh words to say, it delivered its desired effect. Kerry were a different beast in the second-half as each player were fighting for an All-Ireland final jersey.

Lancashire: Michael Donnelly; Craig Owen, David McTaggert, Michael Collins; Michael Higgins (0-01), Pauric McGuirk (0-01), Gary Morris; Stephen Sands (0-03), Niall Donnelly; Michael Comney, Gerry McCaughey (2-00), Chris Mullen; Darren Russell (1-01), Colm Conway (0-01),  Ciaran Harper (0-02, 1f)
Subs used: Dessie O'Malley (0-01) for Ciaran Harper (half time)), Ryan Devlin for Michael Collins (43 mins),  Dennis O'Neill for Chris Mullen (43 mins), John O'Hagan for Niall Donnelly (48 mins), Paddy Murphy (Brendans) for Colm Conway,  Paddy Murphy (Mitchels) for Darren Russell (55 minutes)



Kerry:Darragh O'Se; Fionan Clifford (0-02), Jason Foley, Cathal O Luing; Laurence Bastible, Andrew Barry, Robert Wharton (1-00); Adrian Spillane, Michael O'Donnell; Brian O'Seanachain, Kevin O'Sullivan (1-00), David Foran (0-01); Sean M.O Conchuir (0-06, 2f), Kieran Hurley (1-04), Niall O'Shea (1-02, 1f).
Subs used:  John C. O'Connor (0-01) for Michael O'Donnell, Patrick Clifford for Laurence Bastible, Lee O'Donoghue for David Foran (all half-time); Paul O'Donoghue for Kevin O'Sullivan (50 mins), Dara Roche (0-01) for Adrian Spillane (53 mins) Dara O'Shea for Robert Wharton (55 mins)

Maroon Manc

Lancs did well  in the first half, wasn't an obvious gap between the sides until the 2nd half. At least in the fist half there was an option for the short kickout a few times, that disappeared in the 2nd. I thought it was obvious which 2 players Lancs needed to get on on the ball but that didn't happen enough.

In fairness drawing Kerry is the worst possible draw as they take this grade more seriously than everyone else

carnaross

Pennine Intermediate Cup starts tomorrow at Beeston with St. Benedicts Harps playing Hugh O'Neill's at 1.00pm. Winners go through to the semi-final against St. Lawrence's next Sunday. Second semi-final, also next Sunday, is Cu Chulainns against Wolfe Tones. Final set for September 11.
Anyone travelling to Leeds to work/study are welcome to join St. Benedicts Harps GAA in Leeds.

theticklemister

yeah Carnaross, got it up on the old facebook there now

BennyHarp

Quote from: Maroon Manc on July 25, 2016, 02:36:44 PM
Lancs did well  in the first half, wasn't an obvious gap between the sides until the 2nd half. At least in the fist half there was an option for the short kickout a few times, that disappeared in the 2nd. I thought it was obvious which 2 players Lancs needed to get on on the ball but that didn't happen enough.

In fairness drawing Kerry is the worst possible draw as they take this grade more seriously than everyone else

I see Mayo v Kerry in the AI Junior final are playing as part of a triple header in Croker today. How nice would that have been for Lancs? 😃
That was never a square ball!!

theticklemister

Quote from: BennyHarp on August 06, 2016, 11:37:00 AM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on July 25, 2016, 02:36:44 PM
Lancs did well  in the first half, wasn't an obvious gap between the sides until the 2nd half. At least in the fist half there was an option for the short kickout a few times, that disappeared in the 2nd. I thought it was obvious which 2 players Lancs needed to get on on the ball but that didn't happen enough.

In fairness drawing Kerry is the worst possible draw as they take this grade more seriously than everyone else

I see Mayo v Kerry in the AI Junior final are playing as part of a triple header in Croker today. How nice would that have been for Lancs? 😃

Ah je, that would have been brilliant, sitting in the pressbox and changing rooms would have been sweet; but I would have missed it as i'm. But still we gave it our all and it wasn't to be. I think the county did the province proud with our display on the day and our hosting of the event with programmes, piper, flags, scoreboard anf general stewarding of the whole day. We had a great run also which brought some great memories. Looking forward to our championship in september.

carnaross

Who won yesterday's game in Leeds between Wolfe Tones and Cu Chulainns?
Anyone travelling to Leeds to work/study are welcome to join St. Benedicts Harps GAA in Leeds.

theticklemister

Cu Chulains won. I was away to fleadh last weekend so no updates via Lancashire Facebook!!!!! Apologies.

carnaross

Aye, by 4 points, apparently. So now they go into the final against either St. Lawrence's or St. Benedicts Harps who play their semi-final this Saturday at Beeston in Leeds at 1.30pm.
Anyone travelling to Leeds to work/study are welcome to join St. Benedicts Harps GAA in Leeds.

BennyHarp

St Benedicts Harps best reigning champions Hugh O'Neills in the Yorkshire championship semi final. In a very hard fought game in testing conditions that could have gone either way, St Benedicts managed to get their noses in front at the final whistle winning 1-8 to 0-12.
That was never a square ball!!

theticklemister

Quote from: BennyHarp on October 09, 2016, 05:04:42 PM
St Benedicts Harps best reigning champions Hugh O'Neills in the Yorkshire championship semi final. In a very hard fought game in testing conditions that could have gone either way, St Benedicts managed to get their noses in front at the final whistle winning 1-8 to 0-12.

well done.

Lads I'm collecting GAA jerseys for Palestine. Im up your way the weekend after next and I can collect. Benny lad, when is the Yorkshire Final? I can maybe catch it as i;; be there sunday week.

BennyHarp

Quote from: theticklemister on October 11, 2016, 09:20:12 PM
Quote from: BennyHarp on October 09, 2016, 05:04:42 PM
St Benedicts Harps best reigning champions Hugh O'Neills in the Yorkshire championship semi final. In a very hard fought game in testing conditions that could have gone either way, St Benedicts managed to get their noses in front at the final whistle winning 1-8 to 0-12.

well done.

Lads I'm collecting GAA jerseys for Palestine. Im up your way the weekend after next and I can collect. Benny lad, when is the Yorkshire Final? I can maybe catch it as i;; be there sunday week.

The final is this Sunday at 1pm v Cuchullainns. I believe Irish TV will be in attendance so you might get your head on the television!!  :) Send me a text re. the kit, we definitely have at least one old kit we could donate, our secretary has them in his garage so you can arrange to meet him.
That was never a square ball!!