Young Trophy draws big attraction to Kilrush Golf Club
There was a keen contest for the highly anticipated Young Trophy in Kilrush Golf Club over the weekend.
There was a keen contest for the highly anticipated Young Trophy in Kilrush Golf Club over the weekend.
As they complete their preparations for Saturday’s clash with Whitegate at O’Garney park in Sixmilebridge, Feakle manager Mike Guilfoyle is under no illusions as to the task his side is facing.
“The reality of the situation is so fluid that one can only look at the first game. We are delighted to be back hurling. Nobody knows what way things will be in a month’s time. We are all delighted there is hurling, as the community revolves around the GAA club”.
A stellar lineup of games are on the cards in the opening round of the Clare SHC, Cratloe’s first outing against Kilmaley is certainly among them.
O’Callaghans Mills justfied favouritism when scoring a two point win on Saturday afternoon but the defeated Broadford have reason to be disappointed as they had opportunities to record a victory over their neighbours.
Cratloe’s recent dominance over Kilmaley was extended at Cusack Park on Saturday evening when the South Clare men got their senior championship campaign off to a winning start.
Wolfe Tones are not viewing the opening outing of the Clare SHC as a dead-rubber.
One look at the line out of the Kilmaley senior hurling management team and it’s easy to understand why the club is short listed for honours in 2020.
Despite registering seventeen wides, Inagh-Kilnamona managed a comfortable win over Clooney-Quin in this Clare senior hurling championship first round game at Cusack Park on Friday evening.
Clarecastle captured the last of their eleven county senior hurling titles back in 2005 and fifteen years is too long to be waiting for the Canon Hamilton trophy to return to the village.