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New season almost upon us .
Assume its starting the weekend of 26th June 2 weeks hurling first .
Do we anticipate anyone coming out of the pack or just same sort of championship shadow boxing until the prelims 1/4 finals.
Hard to look past st Martins even losing few players to travelling they seem to have better stremgh n depth . Have they matured to a stage where they dont shoot themselves in the foot .
Next best st annes , naomh eanna either of them have the potential . Maybe lack marquee forward . Mac is good but needs the right ball the better the opposition the less opportunities he ll get .
Love to see Liam og and dee o keefe get a senior county medal . Graet club and county men . Coming to the twilight wont get many more chances have good blend of youth and experience
Harriers i think are couple players short rely on chin too much no better man ti rely on but needs few more to step up and 2nd team relegated last year anyone stepping up would be huge leap .
Ur 2nd team needs to be at least intr A to help bridge that gap if stepping up .
Rathnure could cause few surprises along the way have some good hurlers might lack few backs.
Shels have potential but maybe lack belief need bit luck and things to fall into place.
Ferns steady but not winners imo .
Rapps cbeg who knows 1/4 fiinslistvat best
Glynn lack belief and despite being do competitive in Premier underage seem to only produce average senior club players bit of an enigma really .
Oulart to survive will rely on winning either prelim 1/4 final or relegation final hoping to improve over next few years
Oylgate hard to know if injuries to key players don't clear up they might struggle. Potential semi finalists most likely 1/4 final their potential .
Either way .
1st couple rounds will set the tone might be few decent games but after first 2 rounds every other team will be cruising until prelims abd knockout stages . Just trying to avoid beingbon bottom 2 at best .
Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 370 - 17/06/2025 12:52:01
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It's starting the weekend commencing Friday June 27th all right. Fixtures were issued last night.
Spent some time today looking at the fixtures myself, but to be honest, hard to get excited about this stage of the championship as long as we have what I still consider to be a sham of a system with everybody going through anyway.
As somebody pointed out last year - we started with 30 teams across the grades, we play 150 matches, and we still have 30 teams involved. I seriously think it's ridiculous.
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2962 - 17/06/2025 22:57:02
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Replying To Formertownie: "New season almost upon us .
Assume its starting the weekend of 26th June 2 weeks hurling first .
Do we anticipate anyone coming out of the pack or just same sort of championship shadow boxing until the prelims 1/4 finals.
Hard to look past st Martins even losing few players to travelling they seem to have better stremgh n depth . Have they matured to a stage where they dont shoot themselves in the foot .
Next best st annes , naomh eanna either of them have the potential . Maybe lack marquee forward . Mac is good but needs the right ball the better the opposition the less opportunities he ll get .
Love to see Liam og and dee o keefe get a senior county medal . Graet club and county men . Coming to the twilight wont get many more chances have good blend of youth and experience
Harriers i think are couple players short rely on chin too much no better man ti rely on but needs few more to step up and 2nd team relegated last year anyone stepping up would be huge leap .
Ur 2nd team needs to be at least intr A to help bridge that gap if stepping up .
Rathnure could cause few surprises along the way have some good hurlers might lack few backs.
Shels have potential but maybe lack belief need bit luck and things to fall into place.
Ferns steady but not winners imo .
Rapps cbeg who knows 1/4 fiinslistvat best
Glynn lack belief and despite being do competitive in Premier underage seem to only produce average senior club players bit of an enigma really .
Oulart to survive will rely on winning either prelim 1/4 final or relegation final hoping to improve over next few years
Oylgate hard to know if injuries to key players don't clear up they might struggle. Potential semi finalists most likely 1/4 final their potential .
Either way .
1st couple rounds will set the tone might be few decent games but after first 2 rounds every other team will be cruising until prelims abd knockout stages . Just trying to avoid beingbon bottom 2 at best ." A reasonable synopsis of where teams are at.
Martin's definitely out in front but also beatable. They're the most likely to do something at national level.
Anne's for me are a fairly clear second and I agree. I think everyone in Wexford would love to see the two lads win a senior.
I'd have shells and gorey together, yet the harriers should have beaten both last year.
Ferns dependable as you say.
I agree with you on Rathnure as well. They're not going to make it easy for anybody and seem to be getting their house in order across the board which is good for Wexford.
My own club.... I'd be expecting 1/4 at least but we're a bit like the county. Capable of a lot but struggle to produce consistently. I think we can do something this year.
I'm very much looking forward to it now.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3757 - 18/06/2025 08:00:15
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I don't like the current format but what also annoys me is how they've set out the fixtures
Just happened to reading something last year from Alan Aherne about how they do the fixtures in Kilkenny and while I understand the need to accommodate Clubber, I still think we can accommodate streamed games without having games clashing against each other
Yes, you can't really play Senior on Sunday the first week as you don't want second teams playing beside their first teams in the very first week and yes, the All-Ireland Semi-Finals give us less room to manoeuvre in the second week. But having games clashing against each other is far from ideal, Aherne made the point that everything should revolve around the Senior games each week and that someone should be able to attend all six Senior games if they so wish
Back in 2022, there was a bit of creativity the day of the AI Final when games were scheduled for 11AM and 12:30PM on a Sunday morning. I understand setting fixtures is in all likelihood very difficult but too many games are clashing right now and it feels like we're shooting ourselves in the foot
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "I don't like the current format but what also annoys me is how they've set out the fixtures
Just happened to reading something last year from Alan Aherne about how they do the fixtures in Kilkenny and while I understand the need to accommodate Clubber, I still think we can accommodate streamed games without having games clashing against each other
Yes, you can't really play Senior on Sunday the first week as you don't want second teams playing beside their first teams in the very first week and yes, the All-Ireland Semi-Finals give us less room to manoeuvre in the second week. But having games clashing against each other is far from ideal, Aherne made the point that everything should revolve around the Senior games each week and that someone should be able to attend all six Senior games if they so wish
Back in 2022, there was a bit of creativity the day of the AI Final when games were scheduled for 11AM and 12:30PM on a Sunday morning. I understand setting fixtures is in all likelihood very difficult but too many games are clashing right now and it feels like we're shooting ourselves in the foot" Fair shout. I'd like to be in bellfield and the park at the one time next week to be honest.
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Replying To Doylerwex: "Fair shout. I'd like to be in bellfield and the park at the one time next week to be honest." Record one on clubberTV
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16387 - 18/06/2025 11:18:15
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Replying To Viking66: "Record one on clubberTV" Sure but that still doesn't really justify having the games on at the same time
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 581 - 18/06/2025 12:39:55
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How many people would attend all 6 senior games?
And then, if you are to go to all 6 games how are you not accommodating your 2nd string? Does there need to be 2+ hours gap before the seconds can play?
I would say setting fixtures is hard enough without adding another constraint for a small pool of die-hards.
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Does anyone know when Clubber will announce their fixtures?
StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1879 - 18/06/2025 12:57:21
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "I don't like the current format but what also annoys me is how they've set out the fixtures
Just happened to reading something last year from Alan Aherne about how they do the fixtures in Kilkenny and while I understand the need to accommodate Clubber, I still think we can accommodate streamed games without having games clashing against each other
Yes, you can't really play Senior on Sunday the first week as you don't want second teams playing beside their first teams in the very first week and yes, the All-Ireland Semi-Finals give us less room to manoeuvre in the second week. But having games clashing against each other is far from ideal, Aherne made the point that everything should revolve around the Senior games each week and that someone should be able to attend all six Senior games if they so wish
Back in 2022, there was a bit of creativity the day of the AI Final when games were scheduled for 11AM and 12:30PM on a Sunday morning. I understand setting fixtures is in all likelihood very difficult but too many games are clashing right now and it feels like we're shooting ourselves in the foot" I think you've answered your own arguments there.
In Week 1, every club's first team has to play before their second team can play. Means that all the senior & Intermediate matches have to be on the Friday evening or the Saturday. In Week 2, nobody would want to play at the "normal" times on the Sunday afternoon, because the All-Ireland semi-finals will be on TV.
I actually remember that piece about Kilkenny fixtures. Will see later if I can find a link for it. Thing is, it told how they had three different matches at three different venues on a Saturday at something like 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., and then did the same again at three different venues on the Sunday at 12 noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.
As StoreysTash says above, there are very few diehards who'd actually go to all six senior matches, particularly if there's not even a double-header involved. I honestly couldn't see too many going to let's say Bellefield for a match at 2 p.m., before heading on to Oylegate for another at 4 or 4.30, and then Wexford Park for a third match at 6 or 6.30. And they're probably the three senior venues that are closest and therefore handiest to each other.
Also the consideration that 2 p.m. on a Saturday isn't a great time for most people for a match. Would you put out "ordinary" supporters of a club by fixing that club to play at that time anyway, just to accommodate the small number of diehards who'd go to other matches at other venues that day too?
Have long thought that being on the fixtures committee must be the worst job out there. Even worse than refereeing! Have often dealt with them on the club's behalf, and I know there are all sorts of considerations behind all sets of fixtures, from weddings to Patrons and everything in between. They don't just pluck dates, venues and times out of the air.
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2962 - 18/06/2025 15:14:17
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What's the prediction for intermediate championship lads?
Wexforduser89 (Wexford) - Posts: 17 - 20/06/2025 17:59:35
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Interesting statement about club fixtures in the latest bulletin from Wexford GAA.
For instance, four senior fixtures clashing in Round 2 of the hurling due to requests from the clubs to have them on the Friday evening, but a warning that club requests won't always be accommodated going forward.
Like I said, fixtures is a tough job. Do what the clubs want, and it's not good for the game overall. Do what's good for the game overall, and the clubs would be annoyed. It's a no-win situation.
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2962 - 21/06/2025 20:08:18
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Replying To Pikeman96: "Interesting statement about club fixtures in the latest bulletin from Wexford GAA.
For instance, four senior fixtures clashing in Round 2 of the hurling due to requests from the clubs to have them on the Friday evening, but a warning that club requests won't always be accommodated going forward.
Like I said, fixtures is a tough job. Do what the clubs want, and it's not good for the game overall. Do what's good for the game overall, and the clubs would be annoyed. It's a no-win situation." As bad as being on a club committee would be in my opinion, you could not pay me to set fixtures!
A thankless job. Its hard enough sorting fixtures at underage where most people are in it for enjoyment and to give their children games.
ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1395 - 23/06/2025 12:39:41
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Its a impossible task that the fixtures committee have. I'd image they do try and spread the games out but as stated above club request etc make it impossible. So looking forward to this weeks games:
St. Martins v Faythe Harriers
Martins looked impressive enough in league final but as Doylewex said above, Harriers are unpredictable. Because the first few rounds will be shadow boxing, I'm going to say a draw.
Shelmaliers v Rapparees
Two teams that are not going well. Shels are missing a load of players from last year through injury and travelling while Rapps had a ok league campaign in Division 2. I still think the Shels should have enough.
Naomh Eanna v Ferns
Would expect Gorey to be too strong for the Ferns side.
Oulart The Ballagh v Glynn-Barntown
Massive game for both clubs if they dont want to finish in the bottom two, as it wil be one of these. I'm going to say Glynn by 3.
Annes v Oylegate
Oylegate if they hit good form are a match for anybody on their day. A very interesting tie but would expect Annes to be that much sharper.
Ballymurn v Rathnure
Like Oulart v Glynn, another massive game as I'd expect one of these to be in relegation. Rathnure will feel they shouldnt have been relegated two years ago and will be out to set a point. I'd expect them to win by 5.
Intermediate
Gusserane v Askamore
Gusserane were poor last year while Askamore have significant fire power up front, the men in yellow by 10.
St. James v Blackwater
Jimmies will be looking to win a title without O'Hanlon while Blackwater are just the perennial team in intermediate, doing enough to stay but never look like winning. James by 5.
Buffers Alley v Fethard
The men in red havent been the same team since they came down to intermediate and have failed to recover the form from previous years. Still good players in attack like Byrne but the Alley have a mix of youth and experience. Expect them to win out by 5.
Tara Rocks v Craanford
The battle of Gorey, Craanford did well last year to stay up and compete while it depends what Kilanerin footballers want to play hurling for Tara Rocks. They should have significant numbers early on as football hasnt started so expect them to win out by 6.
HWH Bunclody v Liam Mellows
The Castletown side would be my favourite to go back down, they came late last year into the intermediate a championship and while they have some good hurlers, Bunclody I think will have too much for the,
Cloughbawn v Horesewood
By other team that could go down, Horeswood, I think will also struggle this year. Cloughbawn probably favorites to go back up, yet again.
alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 483 - 23/06/2025 13:30:13
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Replying To alwaysasub: "Its a impossible task that the fixtures committee have. I'd image they do try and spread the games out but as stated above club request etc make it impossible. So looking forward to this weeks games:
St. Martins v Faythe Harriers
Martins looked impressive enough in league final but as Doylewex said above, Harriers are unpredictable. Because the first few rounds will be shadow boxing, I'm going to say a draw.
Shelmaliers v Rapparees
Two teams that are not going well. Shels are missing a load of players from last year through injury and travelling while Rapps had a ok league campaign in Division 2. I still think the Shels should have enough.
Naomh Eanna v Ferns
Would expect Gorey to be too strong for the Ferns side.
Oulart The Ballagh v Glynn-Barntown
Massive game for both clubs if they dont want to finish in the bottom two, as it wil be one of these. I'm going to say Glynn by 3.
Annes v Oylegate
Oylegate if they hit good form are a match for anybody on their day. A very interesting tie but would expect Annes to be that much sharper.
Ballymurn v Rathnure
Like Oulart v Glynn, another massive game as I'd expect one of these to be in relegation. Rathnure will feel they shouldnt have been relegated two years ago and will be out to set a point. I'd expect them to win by 5.
Intermediate
Gusserane v Askamore
Gusserane were poor last year while Askamore have significant fire power up front, the men in yellow by 10.
St. James v Blackwater
Jimmies will be looking to win a title without O'Hanlon while Blackwater are just the perennial team in intermediate, doing enough to stay but never look like winning. James by 5.
Buffers Alley v Fethard
The men in red havent been the same team since they came down to intermediate and have failed to recover the form from previous years. Still good players in attack like Byrne but the Alley have a mix of youth and experience. Expect them to win out by 5.
Tara Rocks v Craanford
The battle of Gorey, Craanford did well last year to stay up and compete while it depends what Kilanerin footballers want to play hurling for Tara Rocks. They should have significant numbers early on as football hasnt started so expect them to win out by 6.
HWH Bunclody v Liam Mellows
The Castletown side would be my favourite to go back down, they came late last year into the intermediate a championship and while they have some good hurlers, Bunclody I think will have too much for the,
Cloughbawn v Horesewood
By other team that could go down, Horeswood, I think will also struggle this year. Cloughbawn probably favorites to go back up, yet again." No Lee Chin ( Suspension) and Richie Lawlor ( travelling) for Harriers this weekend.
Paull (Wexford) - Posts: 206 - 24/06/2025 08:46:44
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Replying To Pikeman96: "Interesting statement about club fixtures in the latest bulletin from Wexford GAA.
For instance, four senior fixtures clashing in Round 2 of the hurling due to requests from the clubs to have them on the Friday evening, but a warning that club requests won't always be accommodated going forward.
Like I said, fixtures is a tough job. Do what the clubs want, and it's not good for the game overall. Do what's good for the game overall, and the clubs would be annoyed. It's a no-win situation." Why don't we have midweek games like other counties? Surely nothing wrong with 7.30pm games on a Tue, Wed, or Thurs during the summer?
countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 826 - 24/06/2025 09:04:26
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Replying To countyman2022: "Why don't we have midweek games like other counties? Surely nothing wrong with 7.30pm games on a Tue, Wed, or Thurs during the summer?" Very unfair to expect players working outside the county to come home during week for championship games. Also our U21 championship is fixed for midweek
MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 195 - 24/06/2025 11:50:18
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Replying To alwaysasub: "Its a impossible task that the fixtures committee have. I'd image they do try and spread the games out but as stated above club request etc make it impossible. So looking forward to this weeks games:
St. Martins v Faythe Harriers
Martins looked impressive enough in league final but as Doylewex said above, Harriers are unpredictable. Because the first few rounds will be shadow boxing, I'm going to say a draw.
Shelmaliers v Rapparees
Two teams that are not going well. Shels are missing a load of players from last year through injury and travelling while Rapps had a ok league campaign in Division 2. I still think the Shels should have enough.
Naomh Eanna v Ferns
Would expect Gorey to be too strong for the Ferns side.
Oulart The Ballagh v Glynn-Barntown
Massive game for both clubs if they dont want to finish in the bottom two, as it wil be one of these. I'm going to say Glynn by 3.
Annes v Oylegate
Oylegate if they hit good form are a match for anybody on their day. A very interesting tie but would expect Annes to be that much sharper.
Ballymurn v Rathnure
Like Oulart v Glynn, another massive game as I'd expect one of these to be in relegation. Rathnure will feel they shouldnt have been relegated two years ago and will be out to set a point. I'd expect them to win by 5.
Intermediate
Gusserane v Askamore
Gusserane were poor last year while Askamore have significant fire power up front, the men in yellow by 10.
St. James v Blackwater
Jimmies will be looking to win a title without O'Hanlon while Blackwater are just the perennial team in intermediate, doing enough to stay but never look like winning. James by 5.
Buffers Alley v Fethard
The men in red havent been the same team since they came down to intermediate and have failed to recover the form from previous years. Still good players in attack like Byrne but the Alley have a mix of youth and experience. Expect them to win out by 5.
Tara Rocks v Craanford
The battle of Gorey, Craanford did well last year to stay up and compete while it depends what Kilanerin footballers want to play hurling for Tara Rocks. They should have significant numbers early on as football hasnt started so expect them to win out by 6.
HWH Bunclody v Liam Mellows
The Castletown side would be my favourite to go back down, they came late last year into the intermediate a championship and while they have some good hurlers, Bunclody I think will have too much for the,
Cloughbawn v Horesewood
By other team that could go down, Horeswood, I think will also struggle this year. Cloughbawn probably favorites to go back up, yet again." Martins by 8. Harriers been pretty poor in the lead up to Championship, and while they will undoubtedly get better Martins have been ticking along nicely.
Shels by 4. Think Rapps are in bother, alot of miles on the experienced lads, and younger lads haven't really kicked on over the last couple of years.
Gorey by 1, although Ferns will fancy this I'm sure. Probably the closest game to being a draw prediction for me this week in Senior. Really not sure how fit Gorey will be.
Oulart by 3. Someone the younger lads starting to come through, O Connor going well for example. Barntown have been really poor so far this year, although they have a couple players back who missed last year.
Annes by 3. Annes really making a big push this year. Mogie and Dee will be fresh. This could be their year. Oylegate will be good, although I'm not sure who is injured. Be interesting to see how Mike Kelly goes in the half forwards, if he's picked there.
Crossabeg by 2. If both sides were fully fit I'd give a slight edge to Rathnure. As it is I think Crossabeg will win a low scoring affair.
Gusserane by 1. If James Byrne is fully fit Askamore might shade it, but some of their better players are getting on now. Will be a close game.
James by 3. O'Hanlon a loss for sure, but Darragh Lyons should be back, and they have good players like Murphy, KOG, Barrons, Mcphillips, Walshes etc. Fitzgerald is a good prospect also. Blackwater will fight like dogs though.
Fethard by 1. Fethard start every year slow which gives the Alley a small chance, but they badly need their 22-23 year olds to kick on this year, not sure that they will. Fethard would be my 3rd favourites to go up.
Rocks by 3. Craanford need a few more players up to the Grade.
Bunclody by 1. Mellows will be flying after promotion, and I expect them to stay up tbh. Hard to know where Bunclody are at, they are like Blackwater insofar as I don't think they will go down, but would need to get a few results early on to make sure they dont get dragged into a relegation fight.
Cloughbawn by 1. Cloughbawn are going to find it harder to go back up this time, with injuries etc. Still my 2nd favourites for promotion though. Horeswood will be decent, and fit. As regards relegation it wouldn't surprise me to see Horeswood and Mellows stay up tbh. Craanford or one of the Intermediate perennials look more likely to go down right now.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16387 - 24/06/2025 11:58:29
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Replying To countyman2022: "Why don't we have midweek games like other counties? Surely nothing wrong with 7.30pm games on a Tue, Wed, or Thurs during the summer?" Hard to get the referees and venues with u12s on Tuesdays, and u14s on Thursdays. U21 will be affecting it this year also, and the minors also.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16387 - 24/06/2025 12:02:18
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Replying To Formertownie: "New season almost upon us .
Assume its starting the weekend of 26th June 2 weeks hurling first .
Do we anticipate anyone coming out of the pack or just same sort of championship shadow boxing until the prelims 1/4 finals.
Hard to look past st Martins even losing few players to travelling they seem to have better stremgh n depth . Have they matured to a stage where they dont shoot themselves in the foot .
Next best st annes , naomh eanna either of them have the potential . Maybe lack marquee forward . Mac is good but needs the right ball the better the opposition the less opportunities he ll get .
Love to see Liam og and dee o keefe get a senior county medal . Graet club and county men . Coming to the twilight wont get many more chances have good blend of youth and experience
Harriers i think are couple players short rely on chin too much no better man ti rely on but needs few more to step up and 2nd team relegated last year anyone stepping up would be huge leap .
Ur 2nd team needs to be at least intr A to help bridge that gap if stepping up .
Rathnure could cause few surprises along the way have some good hurlers might lack few backs.
Shels have potential but maybe lack belief need bit luck and things to fall into place.
Ferns steady but not winners imo .
Rapps cbeg who knows 1/4 fiinslistvat best
Glynn lack belief and despite being do competitive in Premier underage seem to only produce average senior club players bit of an enigma really .
Oulart to survive will rely on winning either prelim 1/4 final or relegation final hoping to improve over next few years
Oylgate hard to know if injuries to key players don't clear up they might struggle. Potential semi finalists most likely 1/4 final their potential .
Either way .
1st couple rounds will set the tone might be few decent games but after first 2 rounds every other team will be cruising until prelims abd knockout stages . Just trying to avoid beingbon bottom 2 at best ." Martins are in a very good place with 3 adults team in the championship. 1 in Senior, 1 in Inter A and 1 in Junior B.
Lads performing very well for the Inter A team in the Martins have a very good chance then of stepping up to senior.
They are flying in the Rackard leagues in Primary school too so that is where their hard work is starting.
I'd imagine Martins would love another crack at Leinster after having a right cut off Na Fianna last year.
Past hurler (None) - Posts: 964 - 24/06/2025 12:50:46
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