Rodgers runs riot to see Scariff stay senior & Smith O’Briens drop down
*Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A HAUL OF 4-12 from Mark Rodgers inspired Scariff to victory in the do or die East Clare relegation derby.
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Crusheen hold senior status and put pressure on Smith O’Briens
*Oisin O’Donnell scored 1-04 for Crusheen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRUSHEEN saved their senior status and sent Smith O’Briens into a relegation battle less than a year after their promotion.
Intermediate bounce key to settling in senior for Smith O’Briens
*David Gough continues as joint captain of the Killaloe outfit. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It’s eleven years since the last intermediate champion fell straight back down from senior and it’s that bounce of momentum that Tony Gleeson is hoping can fuel Smith O’Brien’s first taste of top flight championship action in nine years.
All-Ireland final heartache for Ennistymon CBS
*Photograph: John Sheridan ENNISTYMON CBS have been defeated in the All-Ireland PPS Senior C hurling final.
Break needed for Smith O’Briens after ‘long year’ – Gleeson
*Smith O’Briens manager, Tony Gleeson. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WIDES proved costly for Smith O’Briens as they sustained a two point defeat to Waterford’s Dunhill in the Munster intermediate club quarter-final.
Smith O’Briens fall short in Munster quarter-final
*Eddie Bourke. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Smith O’Briens have exited the Munster club championship, their tally of twelve wides proving costly.
‘When it pays off my God is it worth it’
*Smith O’Briens players celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Tony Gleeson came back for his second stint as coach and manager to the Smith O’Briens hurlers this year and it was a contributory factor for the club claiming their second intermediate title.
Cusack soaks up special Smith O’Briens win
*John Cusack and Gretta Cusack embrace at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin John Cusack and Patrick Aherne can now form a unique club as the only two Killaloe men to hold more than one intermediate championship medals.
Foley basks in the happy coincidence of Smith O’Briens success at Halloween
*Brendan Foley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Halloween and Smith O’Briens competing in intermediate hurling finals are turning out to be quite the happy coincidence.
Injury doubts for key players ahead of intermediate decider
*Doora/Barefield’s Kevin Meaney misses out on Sunday’s final due to a hamstring injury. Photograph: Natasha Barton Both St Josephs Doora/Barefield and Smith O’Briens are dealing with injury worries ahead of Sunday’s intermediate hurling final.
