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Wexford Club Hurling 2026

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Replying To indaknownow: "Not a bad weekend overall for the Wexford Clubs in Leinster. I never really expected Cloughbawn to put it up to James Stephens (Who i expect to go far in the intermediate competition) and I thought they were very competitive. Gusseraune were fairly comfortable. and fair play to Shels on getting through a tough away encounter. On another issue - I only heard (over the weekend)about the letter from St Martins to the County board in the wake of their Semi Final defeat. It seems now that they have withdrawn the letter but not until it reached the whole country it would seem. Having read it it seems like sour grapes from them. regardless of the standard of officiating (in their opinion) the reasons for their defeat lay closer to home. I expect there will be some backlash for them. any thoughts on where this will finish up?" Like alot of things that happen in the GAA it will gradually get forgotten about. As regards the whole country, I first heard about it from a Limerick man, and then a Clare man. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20966 - 09/11/2026 14:26:54 2699858 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Theres still some lads who live in fantasy land down here. Laois have knocked us out of Leinster at both minor and u20 in the last 5 years too. And their Senior club champions have beaten ours in that time too. Both St Mullins snd MLR from Carlow have beaten our champions in the last dozen or so years too. And in any case club is completely different to county. Antrim clubs have more all ireland club titles than ours or Limericks." "Antrim clubs have more all ireland club titles than ours or Limericks." That's not a fair comparison. Antrim clubs have dominated in Ulster. It's far harder for a Leinster or Munster club to win a provincial championship. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2966 - 09/11/2026 14:55:53 2699867 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Like alot of things that happen in the GAA it will gradually get forgotten about. As regards the whole country, I first heard about it from a Limerick man, and then a Clare man." However .. and I think this is the important point to make .. Are referees held accountable for their decisions and is there any review process in place in the county? .. I am aware of at least 4 senior clubs after sending in letters to county board questioning performances of referees in this years championship. MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 395 - 09/11/2026 15:06:20 2699869 Link
Replying To MyOhMi: "However .. and I think this is the important point to make .. Are referees held accountable for their decisions and is there any review process in place in the county? .. I am aware of at least 4 senior clubs after sending in letters to county board questioning performances of referees in this years championship." Referees get their performances assessed throughout every season. Not every individual game though. But "letting the game flow" and spectator enjoyment are not criteria when assessing a referees performance. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20966 - 09/11/2026 15:30:59 2699873 Link
Replying To MyOhMi: "However .. and I think this is the important point to make .. Are referees held accountable for their decisions and is there any review process in place in the county? .. I am aware of at least 4 senior clubs after sending in letters to county board questioning performances of referees in this years championship." As far as I am aware there is a referees appointments committee which is in charge of the referees. from what I read of the Martins letter they were questioning the appointment of the referee in question - which is ironic as two of the members of that committee are from the Martins. But as to who or how referees get appointed to games thats anyones guess. Seems to be 10 or 12 refs do most of the Senior games anyway. and i wouldnt say they are the best ones in all cases. seems this year some of the better ones were doing lower grade games. but I dont agree with Clubs objecting to referees - even a poor referee if he is fair is fair for both sides! indaknownow (Offaly) - Posts: 127 - 09/11/2026 15:35:00 2699874 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Referees get their performances assessed throughout every season. Not every individual game though. But "letting the game flow" and spectator enjoyment are not criteria when assessing a referees performance." Well we definitely don't have that issue in Wexford - 'cos no game is allowed flow :-) One would also like to question how referees are chosen for respective finals - the county final referee was known even before the county finalist teams were MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 395 - 09/11/2026 15:35:34 2699875 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: ""Antrim clubs have more all ireland club titles than ours or Limericks." That's not a fair comparison. Antrim clubs have dominated in Ulster. It's far harder for a Leinster or Munster club to win a provincial championship." It is to an extent, although the Down Champions and Derry Champions have been very competitive too, but thats not the point. The point is that a clubs performance, and the county they are froms performance, are nearly entirely unrelated. Ballygunner have dominated Munster in recent years, while Waterford havent won a Munster title since 2010, and have never made it out of the round robin. Limerick have won 6 AIs in the last 9 years, while Tipp have won 2 and Clare one. A Tipp club won Munster in 2019. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20966 - 09/11/2026 15:38:55 2699877 Link
Replying To jobber: "Your piece reminds me of a Wexford people journalist of a few years ago who was horrified a Wexford team lost a Leinster minor championship match to us For the record Westmeath v Wexfords last 2 Leinster senior hurling championship matches were a 1 point win for Westmeath and a draw." I won't be forgetting these games in a hurry. Especially the one in Wexford park. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4691 - 09/11/2026 16:21:28 2699891 Link
Replying To jobber: "Your piece reminds me of a Wexford people journalist of a few years ago who was horrified a Wexford team lost a Leinster minor championship match to us For the record Westmeath v Wexfords last 2 Leinster senior hurling championship matches were a 1 point win for Westmeath and a draw." That was u20 Leinster championship in 2021 Purpleandgold72 (Wexford) - Posts: 298 - 09/11/2026 18:33:13 2699902 Link
Replying To Purpleandgold72: "That was u20 Leinster championship in 2021" That was Kildare not Westmeath Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20966 - 10/11/2026 08:01:47 2699919 Link
Replying To Purpleandgold72: "That was u20 Leinster championship in 2021" We lost to Westmeath at minor in a knockout game in 2015. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20966 - 10/11/2026 08:06:22 2699920 Link
Replying To jobber: "Your piece reminds me of a Wexford people journalist of a few years ago who was horrified a Wexford team lost a Leinster minor championship match to us For the record Westmeath v Wexfords last 2 Leinster senior hurling championship matches were a 1 point win for Westmeath and a draw." Westmeath have also been in the Joe Mac since 2023. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 1119 - 10/11/2026 09:05:52 2699925 Link
Replying To countyman2022: "Westmeath have also been in the Joe Mac since 2023." Ye are not a million miles away from it yourselves. Luckily the expansion of the Leinster championship should keep ye out of it DanGer966 (Westmeath) - Posts: 74 - 10/11/2026 09:45:31 2699926 Link
Replying To DanGer966: "Ye are not a million miles away from it yourselves. Luckily the expansion of the Leinster championship should keep ye out of it" Hopefully we vote against it. Its going to seriously handicap all the Leinster teams that make the AI series. If we end up in the Joe Mac in any given year thats where we will deserve to be. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20966 - 10/11/2026 11:28:53 2699940 Link
Replying To DanGer966: "Ye are not a million miles away from it yourselves. Luckily the expansion of the Leinster championship should keep ye out of it" And even since being relegated, Westmeath have not threatened winning it. Not even a final appearance. Considering never been relgated before the expansion, I'd say we are safe enough yep. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 1119 - 10/11/2026 11:46:41 2699946 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Hopefully we vote against it. Its going to seriously handicap all the Leinster teams that make the AI series. If we end up in the Joe Mac in any given year thats where we will deserve to be." Completely agree. It would be suicidal for any Leinster county with a shred of ambition to vote for it. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 2181 - 10/11/2026 22:10:40 2700008 Link