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Leinster U21HC final: Dominant Dubs retain crown
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Dublin produced a power-packed second half performance to retain their Bord Gais Energy Leinster U21HC title at the expense of a fancied Wexford side in Wexford Park last night. Dublin 1-18 Wexford 0-11 Leading by 0-9 to 0-8 at the break, the Metropolitans took complete control after substitute Eamonn Dillon scored the only goal seven minutes into the second half. It was a highly impressive victory by the Dubs, who also landed the Leinster minor crown last Sunday week. Played before a bumper 8,000 attendance, the final was evenly contested in the opening half with Emmet Kent and Kevin O’Loughlin...
Rushe subject of player cam in Bord Gais Energy Leinster U21HC final
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Dublin captain Liam Rushe will be the subject of the first ever player cam to feature in Gaelic Games as he takes to the field against Wexford in Wednesday’s Bord Gáis Energy Leinster Hurling U-21 Final.  The match will throw-in at Wexford Park at 7.30pm as the home side aim to take revenge over Dublin for last year’s defeat in the same fixture for a chance to meet the Ulster champions in the All-Ireland semi finals. At Parnell Park in 2010, the two sides played out a thriller as a late goal from Dublin’s David Quinn ensured the victory following...
Vincent Hogan: Blue ‘murder’ is swift and brutal
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No priest required then. They didn’t press their noses against the wire mesh of a confessional, seeking final absolution. Kilkenny just unloaded themselves of loud, martyred sighs, opened their shoulders and hurled. And, maybe, that’s their measure. Not so much what they win as how they do it. Ordinarily, we see the Bob O’Keeffe taken home like it’s a nice cake bought at a church social. But this was different. This demanded a level of engagement Kilkenny normally reserve only for teams who get beneath their skin. Which tells you how far Dublin have travelled. They’ve crossed continents in a...
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Kilkenny 4-17 Dublin 1-15
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Kilkenny powered to victory in the Leinster SHC final at Croke Park, handing out a hurling lesson to a Dublin team which learned harsh lessons about the demands of championship hurling at Croke Park. From: Rte.ie The Dubs were brought crashing back down to earth as the Cats bared their claws and gained revenge for defeat in the league final. Once again, Henry Shefflin turned in an imperious display, hitting 1-9 as Dublin were sent back to the drawing board. There was never any doubt that Brian Cody’s side would capture a seventh successive title and a 68th in all such...
In-form Dubs’ Minor mission
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LEINSTER MHC FINAL: DUBLIN v KILKENNY(Croke Park, Tomorrow, 2.0) DUBLIN will hope to claim their first minor provincial title since 2007 when they face current All-Ireland champions, Kilkenny, in their Leinster MHC final at Croke Park tomorrow (2.0). The Dubs enter the game in fine fettle, as witnessed by their 1-16 to 2-7 victory over Westmeath in last Saturday’s semi-final, when nine separate players scored from play over the hour, highlighting the attacking options available to team manager Shay Boland. The movement and interplay of the forwards was encouraging, with Cormac Costello, Emmett Ó Conghaile and Ciarán Kilkenny finding time...
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Vincent Hogan: Dublin’s year zero
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‘They wouldn’t let horses run in The Curragh, but they let us hurl,’ recalls Kevin Flynn of the day Dublin were knocked out of the Leinster SHC by Westmeath. Five years on, they are league champions and face Kilkenny in a Leinster final. Vincent Hogan takes a look at their journey If the bad days have a hierarchy, Westmeath features high. Their last true embarrassment in the province. Some games seize you up and spit you out and that one in Portlaoise just lent ballast to the standard repertoire of Dublin’s story. In a deluge that had people scanning the...
Boland at centre-back for clash with Cats
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Joey Boland returns from injury for Sunday’s Leinster SHC final against Kilkenny at Croke Park (4.0). The Na Fianna man has proven his fitness following his shoulder injury in time for Sunday’s eagerly anticipated duel. Simon Lambert comes in at wing-forward after impressing against Galway last time out after coming on as as first half sub. DUBLIN (SHC v Kilkenny) 1. Gary Maguire 2. Niall Corcoran 3. Peter Kelly 4. Oisín Gough 5. John McCaffrey (Capt.) 6. Joseph Boland 7. Shane Durkin 8. Liam Rushe 9. Alan McCrabbe 10. Simon Lambert 11. Conal Keaney 12. Conor McCormack 13. David O’Callaghan...
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Kilkenny won’t be able to go home if they lose – Daly
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DUBLIN hurling manager Anthony Daly has upped the ante for Sunday’s Leinster SHC final at Croke Park, insisting Kilkenny are under “far more” pressure than his League champions. By Frank Roche Brian Cody is chasing a seventh straight Leinster title — and 12th in 13 seasons — whereas Dublin haven’t lifted the Bob O’Keeffe Cup for exactly 50 years. But Daly insists there is a “tremendous freedom” about Sunday’s showdown for his players. “The real pressure is on Kilkenny. We’ve beaten them in the Walsh Cup final, drew with them in the league and beaten them once more in the...
Daly: Dubs robust, not robots
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ANTHONY DALY has hit out at the perception of his team as “robotic” and insists they have enough natural talent to claim the county’s first Leinster title in 50 years. By John Fogarty Much has been made of the physical edge Dublin have brought to their game but speaking at the Guinness Greats launch yesterday, the Clarecastle man was keen to extol the skills of his players. “I hear so many fellas talking about movement and all these things but Jesus, move to the ball is the first thing isn’t it? Move to the feckin’ ball, whether it’s high or...
Rushe: We stole Cats’ blueprint
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IMITATION, it’s said, is the sincerest form of flattery and on Sunday old Kilkenny meets new Kilkenny in the Leinster SHC final. Yes, it’s the Cats versus the Dubs, but when the high-profile Kilkenny players take up their positions, they’ll be looking at a mirror image of themselves. By Diarmuid O’Flynn Who says? Liam Rushe. And he should know. “We’ve pretty much stolen their whole game-plan,” admitted Liam. “It (the gameplan) was never a secret anyway, they’ve been at the top for so long. Hurling is a simple game and that’s the way they play it. “They don’t give you...
Daly: Dubs are faster
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Anthony Daly reckons his players are faster than Kilkenny’s – but admits hurling isn’t a race! The Metropolitan boss believes his younger, fitter side could take the Cats at the Olympics, but says they need to get their hands on the sliothar on Sunday to show their true worth: “It has been well documented that there might be a few Kilkenny lads slowing up. “I certainly knew around ’99 or 2000 that my own legs weren’t as good as they were – not that they were ever hectic! Around 1994 or 1995, I was that little bit quicker. “I’d say...
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Rushe hour: Young star epitomises confidence of Dublin’s new breed
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ONE OF Anthony Daly’s first acts as Dublin manager was to single Liam Rushe out for special praise. It was New Year’s Day in 2009 and Daly’s first match in charge. Rushe was in action and, as captain of the previous year’s minor team, he had been touted for a senior role at some stage in the future. But Daly recognised his talent instantly and, in a freezing Portmarnock, acknowledged as much afterwards. “Some of the young lads did very well,” he said. “Liam Rushe was very impressive. He’s still very young but he showed great potential there.” Perhaps it...
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