Dave Guiney names star-studded Wexford Masters team for All-Ireland final

The Wexford Masters hurling team are into the 2024 All-Ireland final…

They will take on the Tipperary Masters in the All-Ireland Masters final, a team with former stars such as Lar Corbett, Eoin Kelly, and Benny Dunne all featuring for their side in previous clashes. For Wexford, a number of Wexford hurling legends such as Diarmuid Lyng, Rory Jacob, Michael Jacob, and Mossy Mahon have all featured on the team at various stages.

Borris-Ileigh will host both the Championship and Shield finals on Saturday, October 19th, at 4pm, with Wexford travelling to oppose Ger ‘Redser’ O’Grady’s charges.

On the day, there will be two games played. Wexford will take on Tipperary in the Cup final at 4pm, while Galway will take on Cork in the Shield final at 2pm as the curtain raiser. The Wexford game will be refereed by Johnny Murphy from Limerick. For those interested in attending the clash, there will be a €10 entry fee, payable upon entry – while u16s are free.

Wexford have went unbeaten in the competition so far and they’ll be hoping to continue their winning ways next Saturday. In their previous games, they defeated Kildare, Limerick, Cork, and Galway. They were due to take on Tipperary in their final group game, but as both Tipperary and Wexford were already through to the final, it was agreed by both teams and the Masters Association to run the final group game off as the Masters hurling final.

The Wexford Masters team is managed by Rathnure’s Dave Guiney, while Gorey’s David ‘Bomber’ Kennedy and Padge ‘Skinner’ Walsh act as the team’s selectors.

Ahead of the clash, manager Dave Guiney has revealed his starting team. All of the players who have featured in previous clashes have been named on the squad for the All-Ireland clash against Tipperary.

Wexford Masters team:

1 NOEL CARTON – CLOUGHBAWN

2 BRENDAN O’LEARY – RATHNURE

3 BRENDAN MULLIGAN – FAYTHE HARRIERS

4 DECLAN BROWNE – GOREY

5 GIZZY LYNG – ST.MARTINS

6 JOHN O’CONNOR – RATHNURE

7 BRENDAN BREEN – GOREY

8 JIM BERRY – FAYTHE HARRIERS

9 MOSSIE MAHON – RAPPEREES

10 MJ FURLONG – CLOUGHBAWN

11 ALAN CARTON – CLOUGHBAWN

12 LARRY MORRISSEY – ST.MARYS ROSSLARE

13 RORY JACOB – OULART

14 NIGEL HIGGINS – RATHNURE

15 JOEY LAWLOR – CLOUGHBAWN

Subs:

16 PAUL CARLEY GYLNN BARNTOWN

17 EAMON FURLONG RAPPEREES

18 CHRIS DALY – MONAGEER

19 NIALL O’LOUGHLIN – MONAGEER

20 EOIN QUIGLEY – ST.MARTINS

21 RED BARRY – ST. ANNES

22 SEAN O’NEILL – RATHNURE

23 DENIS CARROLL – BLACKWATER

24 DAMIEN GRANNELL – BUFFERS ALLEY

25 FRAN MURPHY – RATHNURE

26 BENNY JORDAN – FERNS

27 MICK JACOB – OULART

28 DARREN NOLAN – OULART

29 GEORGE JACOB – SHAMROCKS

30 BOB JACOB – SHAMROCKS

21 DENIS MORTON – OULART

32 BARRY LAMBERT ST MARTINS

33 EDDIE REDMOND – BALLYGARRERTT

34 JAMES TONKS – FERNS

35 JUSTIN KENNY – GOREY

36 DAVE GUINEY – RATHNURE

For those interested, you can read our previous interview with Wexford masters manager, Dave Guiney, here as he discussed his role as manager and the appetite from the players to continuing performing at a relatively high-level.