Down Club Hurling & Football

[Square Ball]

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Down GAA Results



ACPRFL

Div One

Longstone 0.11 An Riocht 1.12

Liatroim 1.18 Bryansford 3.3

Burren 1.11 Warrenpoint 1.1

Mayobridge 0.11 Rostrevor 0.11

Clonduff 0.10 Kilcoo 0.8

Div Two

Saul 2.6 Tullylish 2.12

Castlewellan w/o Kilclief d/f

Saval 2.9 Carryduff 3.4

Div Three

Bredagh 1.16 Glenn 0.8

Div One

An Riocht 0.10 Rostrevor 1.9

Castlewellan 0.11 Clonduff 2.9

Bryansford 0.7 Longstone 1.11

Loughinisland 1.4 Kilcoo 2.13

Mayobridge 1.11 Burren 1.11

Liatroim 2.12 Atticall 0.5

Div Two

Shamrocks v Carryduff

Ballyholland 1.9 Warrenpoint 0.12

Downpatrick 1.14 Clann Na Banna 2.8

Glasdrumman 1.11 Darragh Cross 0.10

Kilclief 1.9 Annaclone 1.9

Ballymartin 0.9 Saval 0.11

Div Three

Ardglass v Drumgath

Dundrum 4.10 Mitchels 2.7

Teconnaught 0.7 Tullylish 3.11

St. Pauls 2.5 Saul 3.7

Glenn 0.11 Bosco 0.13

Bright 0.11 Bredagh 0.8

Div Four

Ballykinlar 0.2 Aghaderg 3.11

Dromara 0.8 St. Johns 3.10

St. Michaels 7.20 Aughlisnafin 0.3

[spiritof91and94]

agree with mournerambler 100%. Bryansford have had to play their last 2 games without the 2 panelists - S Toner and A Carville while Ambrose Rogers played for Longstone on Thursday night.
Toner and Carville had never a snowballs chance in hell of playing for Down in the Championship at any stage yet they were starved of games all season.
How did Ambrose get playing so close to Saturday night - match practice perhaps! Surely this contradicts the whole issue here.

Tyrone and Derry are mid way through their Championships - we dont start for 6 weeks - we are out, they are still in - It will be finished in Down on a cold, wet and near dark Newry in mid October - and Mayobridge will win again!!

[goldenyears]

scrap the starred game system, and therefore scrap the play offs.

scrap the 10-14 day ruling on county players not playing club games before championshop matches- its not worth it

[southdown]

Spirit, you are probably right about Ambrose being allowed to play so that he can get metch practice.  But the fact the 2 Bryansford men who were probably not going to feature in the county game were not allowed to play shows how contradictory the system is.  The CB should review the starred system, if its OK for Tyrone players to be playing club games close to a County game, then it should be OK for Down to do the same. It doesnt seem to be doing Tyrone any harm - it could even make the players a bit sharper for the upcoming County game.

[DownFanatic]

For anybody thats interested, Dromara beat Saul in the first Quarter Final of the Ballykinlar GAC Connolly Cup Tournament tonight. Suprising enough result. Saul had a good few Seniors playing but Dromara showed well. A highlight of the game was seeing 55 year old Dromara manager Duck Bell doing goals.
Tomorrow night Teconnaught play Bright while on Wednesday Dundrum play Ballykinlar and on Thursday Ardglass play St Johns.

[DownFanatic]

Bright beat Teconnaught last night in the second Quarter Final of the Connolly Cup. Tonight, we beat our local rivals Ballykinlar 2-12 to 0-11. Tomorrow night is the last Quarter Final between Ardglass v St Johns.

[Square Ball]

DF, Bredagh were in that last year, wonder if we were invited this year? also our underage team were reigning champions at the 7 aside,

its a very good quality competition, did Ardglass win that a few times in a row?

[DownFanatic]

SB, yeah its a well run competition. Bredagh arent in it this year. The 7-a-side U-14 competition you are talking about is the Damien McCashin Shield. The four teams that progress to the Semi Finals of the Connolly Cup get their U-14's to the Semis. The U-14's play before the Senior game.
We won the Connolly Cup in 2002 but every year since Ardglass have won it. The local Lecale clubs take it very seriously and it keeps things competitive for the fortnight off.

[boscomo]

guys lets have your predictions for the  junior , intermediate and senior championships this year.

regards

[Square Ball]

Senior      Kilcoo, would love to see them win it

Inter        No idea really, but Downpatrick at a shout

Junior       Bosco, pressure is on Boscomo

[DownFanatic]

Ardglass beat St Johns 2-08 to 0-06 in the last Quarter Final of the Connolly Cup tonight.

The Semi Final lineup is as follows:

Monday 16th July: Dromara v Bright
Tuesday 17th July: Dundrum v Ardglass


As regards the Championship, predictions are coming ever nearer. Just going on a couple of hunches but here is what I think at the moment (subject to change):

SFC: Mayobridge again, Burren to be the main challengers

IFC: Saval wont have the hunger, Ballyholland too unpredictable, Downpatrick too erratic. Im gonna plump for Kilclief

JFC: Bosco will be the favourites and will reach the Final. However, Division 4 teams have a far superior record in this grade and im gonna go for Drumaness to win it with Bright with a full team to suprise a few.

[TORGAEL]

Senior                   Mayobridge

Intermediate          Ballymartin

Junior                    Bosco

[boscomo]

Senior --- would like to see some1 other than the bridge win but would also like to see a club get a good run in ulster ( in all 3 grades) so think the Bridge would be favs but have a soft spot for Burren.. MAYOBRIDGE

Intermediate----- Saval jump out as they seem to be the form team but you couldnt rule out Ballyholland they are on a good run and Downpatrick have a good pedigree....SAVAL

Junior ---- We will be giving the championship a good push but our main aim is Promotion but we will be going out to win every game. Newry Mitchels if they can get some form can do damage and Drumaness seem gto be running away with the 4th Div so i will opt for ........DRUMANESS

[dundrumite]

Senior: think this could finally be the year for Kilcoo, though they continue to fail to deliver when it matters, but im goina stick my neck out and say them, be a hella of a party if they win. Also watch out for Longstone, Dawson has them gearing to peak at the right time when it matters.

Intermediate. think its between Saval and Ballyholland, like kilcoo saval always seem to come up short when it comes championship time, but they are without doubt the strongest team in this grade, them and Ballyholland would be a hum dinger of a final.Saval to win it

Junior. Between drumaness and Bosco, again would be a great final, im goina say Bosco, simply because Drumaness have of experience of tight games this year,whilst nearly every game in 3 is tight, sorry to put a bit of pressure on boscomo

[boscomo]

no presure on me lads ,will leave that to the boys on the pitch but it gives for an interesting 3 championships and i am sure i will be in the bookies for a wee bet on a treble.
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