Tag: Allianz Leagues
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Greville unveils first group as Tir Chonaill men come to town
New Meath Senior Hurling manager Johnny Greville has announced his first Royal County match day panel prior to his first competitive outing in charge as Donegal come to Trim for the first round of the Allianz National Hurling League Div. 2 on Saturday afternoon. Undoubtedly, the headline grabbing development is the return of the former…
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Greville’s gang face significant Northern Exposure
Unlike the county senior footballers in their first campaign under the stewardship of Robbie Brennan, Johnny Greville’s Meath hurlers have the biennial fixture flip flop on their side with three – or half of the Allianz NHL Div. 2 outings slated for St Loman’s Park in Trim. Why the matches aren’t fixed for Pairc Tailteann…
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When you’re neither up nor down
Meath…0-09 Kerry…2-18 A Kerry-bred friend of mine residing in these parts posted a photo on social media this (Monday) morning of his young daughter with the great Tom O’Sullivan on the Pairc Tailteann pitch after Kerry had done what most people expected them to do. Albeit with far too much ease than was comfortable for…
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O’Rourke holds auditions in league finale
With Div. 2 status already safely secured, Colm O’Rourke has handed many of the members of his extended panel the opportunity to make their case for inclusion later in the campaign during tomorrow night’s Allianz NFL final round encounter against Donegal in Ballybofey. Billy Hogan, Harry O’Higgins, Adam McDonnell, Ross Ryan, Diarmuid Moriarity and Keith…
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Bulfin goes to the bench ahead of mammoth task
Meath manager Seoirse Bulfin has rung the changes ahead of Sunday’s crunch Allianz NHL clash with high flying Laois at Pairc Tailteann. Daire Shine and Shane Whitty swap roles in the full and half back line, where Dunboyne’s Ciaran Longeran will take over in the right half back slot. Jarlath Ennis of Rathmolyon slots into…
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Three changes for odyssey into the Kingdom
Ahead of the weekend’s Allianz NHL Round 3 assignment against what’s likely to a weakened Kerry side, the Meath management have made three changes from the amalgam which lost out to Carlow. Mickey Burke, Niall McLarnon and Paul Kelly drop out of the starting 15 and are replaced by Seanie Geraghty, Kris Gorman and Daire…
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A chastening night in the Orchard
MEATH… 0-10 ARMAGH… 2-16 Armagh – for a place yours truly has only been on four separate occasions during the four and a bit decades rolling around this world – causes a serious emotional tumult. From the time of my first excursion up the reunite with the Blair family in Crossmaglen whom we’d met in…
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Paper won’t refuse ink!
Meath manager Colm O’Rourke has announced the same starting 15 as that which initially took to the field against Fermanagh last week ahead of tomorrow evening’s Allianz NFL Round 2 encounter against Armagh at the Box-It Athletic Grounds. That sees Eoghan Frayne listed to start at centre forward with Shane Walsh named among the subs,…
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Wholesale changes for rapid rematch
Meath manager Seoirse Bulfin has made wholesale changes to his side ahead of Sunday’s National League Div. 2A opener against Kildare. Which is of course a rapid rematch of the Kehoe Cup Final of just a week ago. As a result of the reshuffle, mainstays of the team such as Charlie Ennis,Simon Ennis, James Toher,…
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Point lost or point gained?
MEATH… 0-12 FERMANAGH… 1-09 It would be ventured the above will be the most asked question in Meath tonight. By players, mentors and supporters. At this moment in time, this writer is unsure. Temptation is to think a point dropped. But at the same time, the home side were so flat hands would’ve been taken…