Senior Football
Championship:
The final round of games in the league stages of this
years County Senior Football Championship takes place this coming Saturday and
Sunday.
For most of the clubs they know their fate. Stradbally,
Clashmore and Kilrossanty have advanced to the quarter finals from group one,
while in group two, Ballinacourty, The Nire and An Rinn have qualified for the
last eight.
This means that there is just one place in each group up
for grabs. Saint Saviours, Ardmore and Gaultier
will be looking for that last place in group one, while in group two,
Ballinameela, Brickeys and Rathgormack are vying for the final place.
As things stand Saint Saviours would take the last place
in group one, while in group two, Rathgormack would take the place. Gaultier are
currently bottom of the pile in group one and in group two its Ballinameela that
is at the bottom of the group and both are would have to play off to see which
of the two will drop down to the intermediate grade next year, but there still
remains a lot of time for everything to change.
On Saturday evening, the six teams in group one will play
off at 7pm.
Ardmore have the long journey to the WIT Campus ahead of
them to play Saint Saviours, Clashmore play Gaultier at Kill and Stradbally
play Kilrossanty at Fraher Field.
On Sunday, games are fixed for 2pm, meaning for many
there will be a mad dash to a television after the games for some to see Dublin
take on Kerry in the All-Ireland semi Final in Croke Park at 3-30pm.
Ring and Ballinameela make the relatively short journey
for both sides to Bushy Park for their game, Ballinacourty and Brickeys also
have a short journey to make to Fraher Field for their game, while The Nire
have a little to travel to take on Rathgormack at Stradbally.
League Table J J
Kavanagh & Sons Senior Football Group 1
Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
For
|
Against
|
Difference
|
Points
|
Stradbally
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
77
|
36
|
41
|
8
|
Kilrossanty
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
52
|
37
|
15
|
6
|
Clashmore
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
41
|
35
|
6
|
6
|
St Saviour's
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
33
|
61
|
-28
|
2
|
Ardmore
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
36
|
47
|
-11
|
1
|
Gaultier
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
39
|
62
|
-23
|
1
|
League
Table J J Kavanagh & Sons Senior Football Championship Group 2
Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
For
|
Against
|
Difference
|
Points
|
Ballinacourty
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
86
|
35
|
51
|
8
|
The Nire
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
60
|
43
|
17
|
5
|
An Rinn
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
46
|
44
|
2
|
5
|
Rathgormack
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
43
|
56
|
-13
|
2
|
Brickey
Rangers
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
30
|
50
|
-20
|
2
|
Ballinameela
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
29
|
66
|
-37
|
2
|
Up West:
It is a relatively quiet weekend on the Western Front
when it comes to the G.A.A. with just a handful of games to be played.
Colligan and Modeligo are set to play this evening in the
final of the Junior Football League. When the two sides clashed a few weeks
back, it was Colligan that came out on top winning 0-13 to 0-8. This latest
game is one that could well go to the wire. Both sides for finishing in the top
two places in the league have qualified for the semi finals of the
championship.
In the semi finals, they will meet one of the winners of
this weekend’s quarter finals. Affane play Tallow in Ballyduff on Friday
evening (7-30pm throw in) in the first of the quarter finals. When the sides
clashed in the league, it was Affane that came out on top, winning 4-5 to 1-10
and many would expect them to come out on top again in this game.
The second quarter finals sees Old Parish take on the Shamrocks
on Saturday evening in Ardmore (6-30pm). These two sides clashed the same
weekend that Tallow and Affane played and when they did, it was Old Parish that
won 1-8 to 0-10. ‘The Shocks’ when it comes to the championship are there or
there about with the past few years and many would love them to win it sooner
rather than later. They will go into this game as the slightest of favouriotes,
but you can never tell what will happen when it comes to the knockout stages of
the championship.
The only other game on this weekend in the West of the
county is the Junior ‘Senior Attached’ Football final between Stradbally and
Kilrossanty. The game is down for decision on Sunday evening and will be played
in Stradbally at 6pm. The two sides have met twice already this year in the
championship. When they clashed at Lemybrien it was the home side that won,
2-12 to 0-12 and when they played in Stradbally, it was Kilrossanty that again
won, this time on a 0-13 to 0-12 score line. Will Stradbally make it third time
lucky?
Down East:
There is a little more activity in the Eastern End of the
county this weekend than what there is in the west.
This weekend sees quarter final action in both the
Intermediate and Junior Football Championships take place.
On Friday evening, the first of the Junior quarter finals
take place when Erin’s Own take on Butlerstown in Clayboy (7pm) and at the same
time in Fenor Ferrybank take on Ballyduff Lower.
When the sides clashed in the league section of the
competition, Erin’s Own beat Butlerstown 2-11 to 0-8 while Ballyduff Lower beat
Ferrybank 0-8 to 1-4.
Also on Friday evening, the semi finals of the Junior ‘B’
Football semi finals are down for decision. Saint Saviours play Tramore in
Dunhill at 7pm while De La Salle play Portlaw in Carrigbeg at 8pm.
Friday evening’s round of games are finished off by the
meeting of Clonea and Mount Sion on the semi finals of the Junior ‘A’ Hurling
championship.
On Saturday evening, the quarter finals of the Intermediate
Football Championship will be played.
There is a double header in Kill where John Mitchells
take one Tramore at 2-30pm and is followed ninety minutes later with the
meeting of Bunmahon and Newtown.
At 4-30pm in Dunhill, Portlaw take on Kilmacthomas and
the action comes to a close at 7pm when De La Salle who won the Eastern Championship
in 2012 take on Saint Molleran’s at Portlaw.
Fundraiser for
Minor Hurlers
Another fundraising night to try and offset the cost of
the All-Ireland hurling final will take place on Monday evening with a night at
the Local Bar in Dungarvan.
Starting at 8pm, a night of Music and Craic will happen
till late. On the night members of the last Waterford Minor team to win the
All-Ireland (1948) as well as the last Minor team to appear in a final (1992)
will be present on the evening and will interviewed by Kieran O’Connor. This
promises to be something special, so get along if you can at all.
Post Match Meal
Win, loose or draw the All-Ireland Minor Final, a post
match meal is planned for the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel at Newlands Cross. Tickets
for the meal costs €35 each and can be got by contacting County Treasurer 085
1741248 or Patricia Walsh County Bórd na nÓg Secretary 087 2118047.
Camogie
The Waterford Under 16 Camogie team travel to Mallow on
Sunday afternoon to play Cork in this years ‘B’ All-Ireland final.
The sides have met in three occasions this year and have
resulted in a win for both sides as well as a draw.
The game in Mallow has a 2pm throw in. G.A.A. Supporters
in Waterford should try and get to the game if possible as the team deserves
all the support they can get.
Underage Hurling
Tournaments
It’s a big weekend on the Juvenile Inter County G.A.A.
Scene with competition in under 14, 15, 16 and 17 hurling down to be played
across Munster.
Details of the Under 14, 15 and 16 tournaments can be
found here. http://thomaskeane1973.ie/2013/08/its-festival-of-underage-intercounty.html
Dr Harty Cup
The dates for the different rounds in this years Dr Harty
Cup were announced recently.
In the first round of games on September 25, there is
some exciting games down to be played.
Dungarvan C.B.S. and Blackwater Community School will
attract a considerable amount of support while the meeting of St Flannan’s and
De La Salle could also attract considerable support.
Other games in the first round of games see Ardscoil Ris
take on Hamilton High School from Bandon, last years beaten finalists Our Lady’s
from Templemore play Charleville, Gael Choláiste Mhuire take on Doon CBS,
Midleton CBS play Nenagh CBS and Clonmel (CBS) High School take on Pobail Scoil
na Trionóide from Youghal. Venues for all games are to be confirmed.
