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The Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals got underway this weekend, and one fan has given their thoughts... When the Rapparees took on Rathnure this evening, their focus was admirable and they were reminiscent of a savvy Oulart The Ballagh team at work. They found each other intelligently and created space in abundance so they were sure …
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In response to the article about one club's hefty representation on the county u21 team in last July's Leinster final... Those St Martins lads went out last night and hurled the socks off Naomh Eanna of Gorey, similar to how they have dominated to other opposition in the previous rounds. Their victory yesterday was symbolic …
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On Monday evening, St Martins faced off against Naomh Eanna of Gorey in the u-21 Premier hurling final in Bellefield. Full time: St Martins 4-27 - 2-14 Naomh Eanna From the offset, the Martins took a stronghold of the game, opening up a comfortable lead of eight points that they kept for the match thereafter. …
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St. Martin’s: After three rounds of the championship, these are the boys all the punters are tipping to relieve Oulart/The Ballagh of the Bob Bowe Cup. They laid down a marker in Round 1 with a winning display against the reigning county champions, performed with less pomp in their win over Ferns in Round 2 …
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Oylegate: Certainly, this is the team who have surprised us all with their mature, uncomplicated and workmanlike approach to the Senior Hurling Championship. They currently lead the group and will definitely qualify for the knock out stages. When they won their first two games, many still thought they would succumb to the pressure as the …
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If Round 1 of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship, had all the heady excitement and giddiness of the first day back at school, Round 2 was a bit of a damp squib in comparison.
Can you recall the weekend of May 5th-7th 2017?  In case you’re struggling to remember what happened way back then, let me remind you that this was the weekend of the opening round of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship. Now that Davy and the county hurlers are knocked out, attention turns to the Club Championship …
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On Sunday, Wexford will face Waterford in the All-Ireland Quarter final in the newly opened state of the art stadium, Páirc Uà Chaoimh. Even though the game has been dubbed as a potential game of two sweepers by many, an All-Ireland semi-final place is still at stake and huge crowds will attend the match or will …
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Derek McGrath has named an unchanged side to face the Yellowbellies.
On Tuesday evening, the first round of the u-21 hurling championship took place throughout the county.Â
On Sunday 23rd, the new Pairc UÃ Chaoimh will host the much awaited All-Ireland quarter-final derby between Wexford and Waterford.Â
In his novella ‘Animal Farm’, George Orwell could have been talking about hurling when he examined how power is a corruptive influence which ultimately leads to an acceptance that the more things change, the more they stay the same. While Davy is making sure we Chill the Beans in terms of the Senior Hurling team, …
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