Tag: Hurling
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Form holds in the one that really matters
Meath… 2-24 Wicklow… 2-14 Pre season competitions are exactly that, a step below the intensity and seriousness of what comes after them. But they can also be useful indicators of where a team’s form is at. Thus, just as the Royal County senior footballers franked their unbeaten start to the season with last week’s terrific […]
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Meath Hurling Team v. Wicklow in NHL Div. 2B Round 1
Trim’s James Toher returns to the heart of the Meath defence for Saturday’s opening National Hurling League encounter at Pairc Tailteann. Seoirse Bulfin’s side will be hoping to repeat last month’s Kehoe Cup victory in Bray. Toher’s return means James Kelly of Kiltale switches to wing back with Kyle Donnelly continuing his progression on the […]
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Disappointing Kehoe conclusion in lunchtime shoot out
Meath… 0-18 Kildare… 2-24 Needing to win big in this lunchtime encounter at Dunganny, the last thing Meath needed was David O’Flaherty rifling to their net inside the first minute. Podge O’Hanrahan responded with two points for Meath, but unfortunately that was as good as it got for them. With James Burke in awesome form […]
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Meath squadron for lunchtime shootout
Meath’s hurlers face an uphill task if they are to advance to the Final of the restructured Kehoe Cup. With the top side in the group being declared the winner of the trophy, the Royals – currently sitting third – have to win, and win big, against their visitors to Dunganny at lunchtime tomorrow (1p.m.) […]
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Creativity and profligacy
Meath…2-14 Carlow…2-22 The early January competitions could once be judged akin to the rule changes which tended to get their airtime in them – experimental. Due to the asinine re-configuration of the playing season however, there is, in reality, little if any wriggle room to trial anything or anybody. As bad as it is for […]
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Meath test strength in depth with experimental line up
Meath manager Seoirse Bulfin is clearly intent on testing the strength in depth available to him having made wholesale changes for tomorrow’s Kehoe Cup encounter against Carlow. The Royals go into the fixture unbeaten by virtue of victories over Wicklow and Down. The competition format this year decrees that whoever finishes top of the standings […]
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Meath team vs. Down revealed
The Meath team to take on Down in this afternoon’s Kehoe Cup second round encounter at Dunganny (2.00PM) has been announced. Seoirse Bulfin’s side will be hoping to build on their midweek victory over Wicklow in Bray whilst at the same time avenging last summer’s championship defeat at the hands of the men from the […]
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Bulfin unveils first Royal battalion
New Meath hurling manager Seoirse Bulfin has unveiled his first starting 15 and substitutes for this evening’s Kehoe Cup opener against Wicklow at the home of Leinster Club Intermediate Champions, Bray Emmets. The former Wexford mentor has selected an exciting looking blend of youth and experience for the beginning of the Royals 2023 season. Dunboyne’s […]
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Three superstars, a plethora of penalties and fairytales not finished yet
A winter’s day, in a deep and dark December. A scenario (Ladies) teams in Meath have got used to. Early Christmas presents. In Meath’s case, an All Ireland IFC win. On the club scene, that meant our history making ladies capturing the Leinster Club SFC this time last year. This year, December action from a […]
