Tag: Allianz Leagues
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Three League newcomers for Royals
Mick Murphy, Ciaran Caulfield and Sean Coffey will make their Allianz National Football League debuts for Meath tomorrow as part of the team announced to take on Fermanagh. Ballinabrackey’s Coffey holds the unusual distinction of having played Championship for the Royal County before featuring in the springtime competition. Elsewhere, skipper Ronan Jones reverts to his…
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A snippet of the opening round fixtures in the Allianz Leagues
All Ireland football champions Dublin will welcome Monaghan to Croke Park (presumably) in the opening round of the NFL, it was revealed this evening as some details of the fixtures in the perceived secondary competition were released on Friday afternoon. The Farney Army have caused the all conquering Dubs more problems than most over the…
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Meath team vs. Mayo in Christy Ring Cup
The Meath Senior hurlers will begin their bid for further silverware this season on Sunday afternoon with the commencement of their Christy Ring Cup campaign with a home tie against Mayo. Throw in at Pairc Tailteann is scheduled for 2.00pm. Seoirse Bulfin’s selection shows seven changes from the side which competed in their last Christy…
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Sideline Cuts 28 – Sometimes the most obvious answer is the right one
In the dark old days of the National Leagues before each division (rightly) was seen as a separate competition which their own Final, trophy and the like, the knockout stages went in such a way that whoever qualified from Div. 1 played whatever team came out of the fourth tier. Thus, it went that whoever…
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Neither of them have gone away – Sideline Cuts (27)
It’s the hope that kills you. At the start of every season, it’s in the DNA of a GAA fan to get a new transfusion of hope. Regardless of whether it’s club or county, whether new players have come in or you’ve actually lost some. There’s something woven into the GAA psyche which plants This…
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Cavan are the template others must follow – SIDELINE CUTS (26)
For some reason which has never quite been figured out, this corner has always had something of a hidden soft spot for the Cavan Senior Football team. The nearest to an explanation which can be arrived at is that – for a while – during my school years, our jerseys were blue and white replicas…
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League Final Reviews
What to look forward to on http://www.boylantalkssport.com in the very near future.
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SIDELINE CUTS – 25
A poignantly fitting winner in the ‘Battle Of Cross’ The GAA often finds itself attracted to flak like flies are to cow sh***. Much of it self inflicted, and more often than not, deserved. Credit where it’s due, though, the National Leagues have often been their redemption and, you, suspect, will only become even more…
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Regan finds his range as Meath Shine in taking title
Meath…0-20 Donegal…0-14 Having just seen the Roscommon football team with which he is a mentor defeat his native Donegal and in so doing relegate them, Mark McHugh stated that, having attained promotion last season under Anthony Cunningham, their main objective was to maintain their top flight status. Having become something of a yoyo team in…
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Mc switches to the back for Donegal date
The re-location of Ratoath’s Niall McLarnon to wing back is the point of most note on the Meath team announced for Sunday’s NHL Div. 2B Final against Donegal in Avant Money Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-On-Shannon. McLarnon has featured as a half forward in most of Meath’s matches to date this year, but his transfer…