U-21 Hurling 2018

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Who’s the ref?

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Sorry about that pal Dublin steadied up a bit in the second half. Probably deserved to win but could have been caught. About 10 mins to go and sides level a Westmeath forward Mitchell I think got in one on one with the keeper but got hooked. Dublin went straight down the field and Feargal Whitley got a point. Small margins

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Any reports from a galway fan actually at The game tonight?

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Ha you’re alright - i’ll get over it.

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Be far too soft to even compete. The Laois U21FC isn’t a place for the faint of heart.

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The Cork panel supposedly:

  1. Ger collins

  2. David lowney

  3. Eoghan Murphy

  4. Niall o leary

  5. David griffin

  6. Mark coleman

  7. Billy hennessy

  8. Darragh fitzgibbon

  9. Daire conroy

  10. Robbie o flynn

  11. Tim o Mahony

  12. Shane kingston

  13. Jacko connor

  14. Deccie dalton

  15. Liam healy

  16. Shane hurley

  17. John cashman

  18. Seadnaidh smyth

  19. Paul walsh

  20. Michael halloran

  21. Stevie condon

  22. Liam o shea

  23. Conor cahalane

  24. Chris o leary

  25. Brian roche

  26. Aaron myers

  27. Eoin roche

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Cork will take some stopping this year.

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The Cork U21 Hurling team to play Waterford in the Munster U21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final on Wednesday 20th June in Pairc Ui Chaoimh @ 7.30pm has been announced as follows.

  1. Ger Collins : Ballinhassig

  2. David Lowney : Clonakilty

  3. David Griffin : Carrigaline

  4. Niall O’Leary : Castlelyons

  5. Eoghan Murphy : Sarsfields

  6. Mark Coleman: Blarney

  7. Billy Hennessy: St Finbarrs

  8. Chris O Leary : Valley Rovers

  9. Darragh Fitzgibbon Charleville Vice - Captain

  10. Robbie O’Flynn : Erins Own

  11. Declan Dalton : Fr O’Neills

  12. Shane Kingston : Douglas (capt).

  13. Liam Healy : Sarsfields

  14. Tim O’Mahony : Newtownshandrum

  15. Jack O’Connor : Sarsfields

Subs

  1. Shane Hurley : St Finbarrs

  2. Seadnaidh Smyth : Midleton

  3. John Cashman : Blackrock

  4. Eoin Roche : Bride Rovers

  5. Daire Connery: Na Piarsaigh

  6. Conor Cahalane : St Finbarrs

  7. Micheal O’Halloran : Blackrock

  8. Aaron Myers : Sarsfields

  9. Stephen Condon : Harbour Rovers

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Exceptionally strong u21 team and worthy AI favourites.

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Tipp will struggle this year. 10/11 for Limerick to win is a gift

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Bench isn’t great. Only really have the bare 16/17 players.

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Are these games on TG4?

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I know tomorrow nights one id

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Both are .

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https://tg4.ie/en/live-sport/

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Why can senior panellists play U21 hurling but senior panelist’s can’t play U20 football?

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It’s a strange one. A weak county at senior level, lacking squad depth, is probably more likely to use U20 players than a settled team. Although I did see Kerry cribbing about being without Clifford. So you had the likes of Wexford being without their supposedly strongest 3 or 4 U20 players in the game against Dublin last weekend as they had played for the seniors. I don’t think Dublin lost any of their players to the senior team. That said, the counties voted for it apparently.

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The lack of joined up thinking in the GAA never fails to astound me

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Dublin did lose Evan Comerford the goalkeeper but you are correct. This rule favors the stronger counties who generally have far less need to play u20’s. Crazy Stuff.

On top of this, the main reason cited by Paraic Duffy for moving Minor from u18 to u17 was to avoid Leaving Cert Students being distracted by County Football. Then they moved u21 to u20 and recreated the same problem except on a larger scale as almost all Leaving Cert Students are either 18 or 19. Hurling is going to follow suit next year. A complete clusterfuck.

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Because hurling is enjoyable to play.

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