McKenna Cup 2024

[Eire90]

There will be less test/friendlies in rugby once the new nations league type tournament comes in.

[Eire90]

should challange games not be banned during pre season comps otherwise better to get rid of pre season comps and do challange games only dont think the provinvcial councils will be happy they still bring in some revenue i would say.

[Itchy]

Derry up by 3 against Cavan at HT in this test match. Derry will have breeze in 2nd half. Derry well organised and brilliant in defence, Cavan very casual and clueless in attack. Can only see a Derry comfortable win.

Derry did a Haka before the game led by Mickey Harte with his tongue hanging out, made all the difference

[Captain Obvious]

Will be a test to burn off the big winter asses.

Half time in the other matches  Donegal 2-6 Armagh 1-3,  Monaghan 0-6 Antrim 0-4

[AustinPowers]

Derry up by 3 against Cavan at HT in this test match. Derry will have breeze in 2nd half. Derry well organised and brilliant in defence, Cavan very casual and clueless in attack. Can only see a Derry comfortable win.

Derry did a Haka before the game led by Mickey Harte with his tongue hanging out, made all the difference

Did they play two anthems?

[skeog]

Armagh u 20s in Ballybofey Seniors playing Dublin apparently some joke for the 3830 paying customers.

[5times5times]

Armagh u 20s in Ballybofey Seniors playing Dublin apparently some joke for the 3830 paying customers.

Cry me a river. Everyone seen the team sheets yesterday. It's McKenna cup ffs

[naka]

Armagh u 20s in Ballybofey Seniors playing Dublin apparently some joke for the 3830 paying customers.

Ulster council didn't give a fk about Armagh fans playing the game on a Wednesday nite in Donegal .
Game against Dublin was last night.

[Dreadnought]

Right. My ignorance of the ways of the world are now corrected.

McKenna Cup = Challenge Games
Rugby games with no cup at stake = Not Challenge Games, but "test" Games

Cool.

Yes. Literally that. Look up how test games came about via tours etc and so on. There are non test matches if that's what you're getting confused on

The fact you're p*ss taking with comparing McKenna cup games where Armagh are playing their U20 players while they set up other challenge games for the real squad, with international games between likes of Ireland and South Africa/NZ/Australia and so on shows the ridiculousness of your argument. If you don't understand or grasp what test matches are, feel free to move on from it

Sound. They always said the Mullahorans were experts on rugby so I bow to your wisdom.

Played the sport for years as well as GAA so this Mullahoran is at least

[Dreadnought]

Derry up by 3 against Cavan at HT in this test match. Derry will have breeze in 2nd half. Derry well organised and brilliant in defence, Cavan very casual and clueless in attack. Can only see a Derry comfortable win.

Derry did a Haka before the game led by Mickey Harte with his tongue hanging out, made all the difference

Better now though, and at least took one of the goal chances. Gerry Smith had looked good since coming on, while Oisin Brady has played very well so far. Draw game now

[armaghniac]

Men against boys in Donegal v Armagh, which you would expect given the selection. Michael Langan and Oisin Gallen prominent for Donegal, a couple of Armagh players put their hands up.

[tonto1888]

Men against boys in Donegal v Armagh, which you would expect given the selection. Michael Langan and Oisin Gallen prominent for Donegal, a couple of Armagh players put their hands up.

Which players?

[AustinPowers]

Men against boys in Donegal v Armagh, which you would expect given the selection. Michael Langan and Oisin Gallen prominent for Donegal, a couple of Armagh players put their hands up.

Sam's for the hills

[screenexile]

Thought Derry looked comfortable for most of the game. The Cavan goal was probably a free out for Derry but McEvoy should have been stronger.

Thought we defended very well and Paul Cassidy Forbes and Declan Cassidy were good up front. Thought Baker showed well in defence for his first start and McGrogan and Doherty steady as usual.

Happy enough

[armaghniac]

Men against boys in Donegal v Armagh, which you would expect given the selection. Michael Langan and Oisin Gallen prominent for Donegal, a couple of Armagh players put their hands up.

Which players?

Luke McKeever and O'Hagan had a couple of nice scores, Keenan Campbell and Callum O'Neill seemed like useful players.