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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "I'd have Seán O'Brien, Colin Carley, and Jack Nolan on both, I'm not saying an U20 shouldn't be in the Senior squad or that there's anything wrong with them being in there"
Cushinstown let O Brien hurl last night, 1-3.

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 1075 - 02/08/2026 08:08:02    2688435

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Cushinstown let O Brien hurl last night, 1-3."
From play?

Trump2 (Wexford) - Posts: 5 - 02/08/2026 10:32:00    2688438

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Cushinstown let O Brien hurl last night, 1-3."
If only there were more lads like him in the county that put in the amount of work outside of training sessions that he does

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1475 - 02/08/2026 11:39:39    2688444

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "If only there were more lads like him in the county that put in the amount of work outside of training sessions that he does"
Correct.

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 1075 - 02/08/2026 13:54:55    2688449

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Replying To zinny:  "You can only take water from a river for personal consumption. After that its regulated."
Ah ok

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20406 - 02/08/2026 14:46:39    2688452

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Replying To Viking66:  "Plenty of wides in Oylegate v Barntown and Ferns v Rapps. Good to see some of next years u20s play well in the 1st game, and 3 of the Barntown lads scored 6 from play each. Oylegate will rue all the early wides though."
I was impressed with Colin Carthy, has a bit of a physical presence about him.

WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 522 - 02/08/2026 16:03:16    2688463

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Replying To WEXILE:  "I was impressed with Colin Carthy, has a bit of a physical presence about him."
Reminds me a bit of Bonner Maher (Or maybe that's the way to get the best out of him) although my father was saying he thought he was more like John Power from Kilkenny (The one who was around in the late 80s, 90s, and early 00s, not the one who around in the early 2010s)

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1475 - 02/08/2026 17:43:43    2688468

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Replying To Trump2:  "From play?"
Sean scored 1 goal from play

Bryson (Wexford) - Posts: 54 - 02/08/2026 18:58:45    2688478

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There was some big results at the weekend, senior looks to be between Rathnure and Martins. Relegation between Fethard and Oulart. Inter Ballymurn and I'd still fancy Cloughbawn even though there were bet surprisingly. Davidstown still have a chance be beating Ballyfad, Inter A looks to be be Gusseranes to lose. Looking at relegation, I'm shocked to see Taghmon there, maybe Viking you can shed some light? They were one of the better teams in intermediate a few years ago. And after 20 games no team promoted last year has won a game. Horeswood still have a chance but I'd expect them to finish bottom.

alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 610 - 02/08/2026 21:45:19    2688493

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Reminds me a bit of Bonner Maher (Or maybe that's the way to get the best out of him) although my father was saying he thought he was more like John Power from Kilkenny (The one who was around in the late 80s, 90s, and early 00s, not the one who around in the early 2010s)"
He was great,. Took a few balls out of the sky which is what Wexford lack I think.

I was also impressed by Dunne in midfield for Oilgate. I don't get home often so never see.many games but whats his story in terms of intercounty?

WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 522 - 02/08/2026 23:53:16    2688503

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Seen the games yesterday in Bellefield. Think Shels are building nicely again have brought through some young players who are having a real impact. Gorey seem to be struggling for scores are reliant on goals to keep them in games.
Martins and Harriers was entertaining enough first half but Harriers completely destroyed in the second half even against 14 men for the whole half. Hopefully Joe Barret goes in with the county team. Msrtins seem to be getting stronger were without two of there main players last year in Barry and Rory still won handy.

WexMurph (Wexford) - Posts: 361 - 03/08/2026 07:37:21    2688507

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Replying To alwaysasub:  "There was some big results at the weekend, senior looks to be between Rathnure and Martins. Relegation between Fethard and Oulart. Inter Ballymurn and I'd still fancy Cloughbawn even though there were bet surprisingly. Davidstown still have a chance be beating Ballyfad, Inter A looks to be be Gusseranes to lose. Looking at relegation, I'm shocked to see Taghmon there, maybe Viking you can shed some light? They were one of the better teams in intermediate a few years ago. And after 20 games no team promoted last year has won a game. Horeswood still have a chance but I'd expect them to finish bottom."
We took our eye off the ball as regards underage. Numberswise we are a smaller club. For around the last decade now up until 4 years ago at u11 all our teams were training once a week, largely only from April to September. Some of the coaching was pretty ordinary also. So lads stepping up to adult had played most of their underage hurling in div5 and we werent/aren't getting enough players through who are ready made for Intermediate. Couple that with some of our best players being injured or in Oz and thats why we are where we are.
In recent years we have tried to change this, now all our teams start back in January or February, and our u14s downwards are currently training twice a week, and mostly over an hour a session. This will work its way up to minor in the coming couple of years. All of these younger groups are doing some sort of winter hurling also. Numbers are still generally small though.
A bit like the county, we got left behind a little when competitors started doing more than we did at underage.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20406 - 03/08/2026 08:31:32    2688512

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Replying To WEXILE:  "He was great,. Took a few balls out of the sky which is what Wexford lack I think.

I was also impressed by Dunne in midfield for Oilgate. I don't get home often so never see.many games but whats his story in terms of intercounty?"
Joe Dunne?

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1475 - 03/08/2026 12:04:00    2688534

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Replying To WexMurph:  "Seen the games yesterday in Bellefield. Think Shels are building nicely again have brought through some young players who are having a real impact. Gorey seem to be struggling for scores are reliant on goals to keep them in games.
Martins and Harriers was entertaining enough first half but Harriers completely destroyed in the second half even against 14 men for the whole half. Hopefully Joe Barret goes in with the county team. Msrtins seem to be getting stronger were without two of there main players last year in Barry and Rory still won handy."
Was in bellefield too,i agree with you about the shels building nicely,lots of young lads plenty of legs and playing a style that suits them,on the other hand gorey look way off it as regards there fitness and like the the shels trying to play the short passing/running game that i dont think suits them at all because they havnt the fitness or legs really!!! Martins in cruise control,lots of really good hurlers to many really!!! Down players and down a man for the whole second half and beat the harriers at there ease!!! Maddock done a serious job on chin until the sending off,then barrett took over with the same effect!!! Harriers lacking leadership,not sure where richie kehoe is or is he injured but they could be doin with a figure like that!! Thought harriers had no answer to the martins,very dissappointing really,having looked good v gorey!!

theboys (Wexford) - Posts: 307 - 03/08/2026 16:02:30    2688558

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Joe Dunne?"
Yeah

WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 522 - 03/08/2026 18:04:57    2688570

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Got the two games on Saturday in Belefield and two games on Sunday .. Not much to add to the Sunday games - Martins really upped the pace after the sending off and the Harrier wilted badly. Once Chin is curtailed it's the same issue with no one else standing up. Shels looked very impressive again. I do think they are strong contenders this year to dethrone the Martins. Gorey just don't seem to be up to much currently - when the pressure comes on they seem to fade badly.

Saturdays game between Rathnure & Oulart was poor enough - It was as poor an Oulart senior team as I've seen in a long number of years .. Rathnure seemed to be just going through the motions. Were good in first half .. very poor in second half but still doing enough to win all their games .. Eamonn Wickham hobbling off with recurring foot injury after been sidelined for last 3 months is a big worry - I do think without him they are going to struggle in later stages. Askamore V Bunclody was an okay game .. Bunclody powered on in the second half and Askamore faded badly after a goo start.

4 rounds down and it hasn't been the greatest and most exciting championship yet - but Round 5 will lead to some big tussles on who will play Fethards in relegation final.

MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 358 - 04/08/2026 08:50:24    2688602

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Replying To WEXILE:  "Yeah"
Don't think he's ever been considered tbh, don't think he was ever involved in a Minor or U20/U21 set-up, think he's about 25/26/27?

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1475 - 04/08/2026 08:53:27    2688603

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How old is Glynn's Liam Donoghue? Was he eligible for the Wexford U20s this year?

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1475 - 04/08/2026 08:54:19    2688604

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Replying To MyOhMi:  "Got the two games on Saturday in Belefield and two games on Sunday .. Not much to add to the Sunday games - Martins really upped the pace after the sending off and the Harrier wilted badly. Once Chin is curtailed it's the same issue with no one else standing up. Shels looked very impressive again. I do think they are strong contenders this year to dethrone the Martins. Gorey just don't seem to be up to much currently - when the pressure comes on they seem to fade badly.

Saturdays game between Rathnure & Oulart was poor enough - It was as poor an Oulart senior team as I've seen in a long number of years .. Rathnure seemed to be just going through the motions. Were good in first half .. very poor in second half but still doing enough to win all their games .. Eamonn Wickham hobbling off with recurring foot injury after been sidelined for last 3 months is a big worry - I do think without him they are going to struggle in later stages. Askamore V Bunclody was an okay game .. Bunclody powered on in the second half and Askamore faded badly after a goo start.

4 rounds down and it hasn't been the greatest and most exciting championship yet - but Round 5 will lead to some big tussles on who will play Fethards in relegation final."
As poor as Oulart were vs Rathnure by all accounts, I fancy them to nick a win against an albeit improving Glynn, and I can't see a stagnant Ferns side beating Rathnure on the same day, so that would leave Ferns in the relegation vs Fethard. That would be too hard to call.

Does anyone know Davidstown's Oisin Hayes' pedigree as regards to underage county? Looks to me to be as good a freetaker as there is around the county at the minute, one of the areas we need looking at. Thomas O'Connor and Rhyan Whelan may be worth considering too.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1565 - 04/08/2026 11:21:55    2688620

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "I'd be strongly of the view too that it's up to Rapps/Starlights to look after their own pitch. I don't understand the suggestion from the other poster that Wexford County Board should hop in to look after a club pitch.

And with my own bit of agricultural and mathematical knowledge -
To water a GAA pitch to the equivalent of half an inch of rain would take somewhere from 30,000 to 35,000 gallons. That's about 15 to 20 fills of a regular slurry tanker spreader. And that would need to be done a couple of times to make any significant difference.

Fair play to Rathnure if they're making the effort but I did notice in that photo that all the tractors are of the same make, which leads me to believe that a certain agricultural contractor in the area is likely involved in the effort, and is sending his own fleet of machinery out to get the job done."
Yeah and given their catchment area extends far into rural parts of the surrounding area, you would think they would have somebody able to do it for them...

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 2148 - 04/08/2026 12:05:53    2688623

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