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Wexford Intercounty Hurling 2023

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Not too many is there."
25 or 26. Been about the same the last few years. Cork, Tipp and Galway always seem to have the most. Ourselves, Clare and Limerick usually around the same. I think most of the lads from Wexford this year would be maybe slightly lower profile lads than the last couple of years. It will be interesting to see do they start. I've a feeling we will have less Fitzgibbon starters than the last couple of years.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13880 - 19/12/2023 12:13:18    2517383

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Replying To Viking66:  "25 or 26. Been about the same the last few years. Cork, Tipp and Galway always seem to have the most. Ourselves, Clare and Limerick usually around the same. I think most of the lads from Wexford this year would be maybe slightly lower profile lads than the last couple of years. It will be interesting to see do they start. I've a feeling we will have less Fitzgibbon starters than the last couple of years."
Also a few of the younger players on the panel went straight into work or apprenticeships after school rather than 3rd level education.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 19/12/2023 14:01:33    2517395

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Replying To Viking66:  "25 or 26. Been about the same the last few years. Cork, Tipp and Galway always seem to have the most. Ourselves, Clare and Limerick usually around the same. I think most of the lads from Wexford this year would be maybe slightly lower profile lads than the last couple of years. It will be interesting to see do they start. I've a feeling we will have less Fitzgibbon starters than the last couple of years."
Sorry, was starters I meant by it. Be a handful. Compared to some the Munster counties its poor return.

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 727 - 19/12/2023 14:17:55    2517397

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Sorry, was starters I meant by it. Be a handful. Compared to some the Munster counties its poor return."
It is. I think lads have woken up to the fact that it's u8s to u12s where we are falling behind. Lads like Paul Laffan and Dermot Ryan are doing great work currently trying to address this.

https://youtu.be/pEA2GCLeSGU

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13880 - 22/12/2023 09:21:59    2517620

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Sorry, was starters I meant by it. Be a handful. Compared to some the Munster counties its poor return."
https://hoganstand.com/Wexford/Article/Index/330073

Our lads will be in Groups C and D. Hopefully more of them start than we are expecting countyman2022.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13880 - 28/12/2023 10:11:12    2517750

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Sorry, was starters I meant by it. Be a handful. Compared to some the Munster counties its poor return."
Maybe some better news for you was talking to a lad from UCD they've a challenge game against Laois coming up. Likely Wexford starters are Eoin Ryan, Charlie Mcguckin, Cian O Tuama, Pauric Reville. Sam Audsley is there on a hurling scholarship doing his Masters. Maybe David Codd. There are a few others on the panel also. Good presence from Wexford there. Eoin Guilfoyle from Kilkenny really flying for them apparently also.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13880 - 28/12/2023 12:07:28    2517757

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Sorry, was starters I meant by it. Be a handful. Compared to some the Munster counties its poor return."
10 out of the 15 lads on the SETU Waterford, Carlow and DCU squads started for their teams, which is better than I thought. UCD and Maynooth haven't played yet. Well done to them.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13880 - 19/01/2024 06:19:52    2520902

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