COUNTY UNDER 16 HURLING
DOWN HURLING DEVELOPMENT SQUADS TRAINING
Down hurling development squads under 14s 15s and 16s take note of the
following travel arrangements for Saturday the 18th of August
Training is at Dillon Ave Downpatrick at 11-00am.
Would players please make sure that they use the changing rooms in St Marys
High School and not the playing area were the session takes place.
Consent forms will be given to all under 14 and 16 players who will be travelling to Waterford and Mullingar the weekend of the 25th of August.
Ards Bus
leaving on the 10 -15am crossing from Portaferry
Warrenpoint Bus
pick up ulster bank Warrenpoint 9 - 30am
pick up Downshire Banbridge 10 - 00am
pick up Library Castlewellen 10 - 30
Arrive Downpatrick 11 - 00am
Belfast Bus
Leaving Cherryvale 10 - 00am
pick up Ivanhoe Inn Carryduff 10 - 15am
Arrive Downpatrick for 11 - 00am
DOWN HURLING DEVELOPMENT SQUADS TRAINING
Please take note these travel arrangements are only for the under 14s and 16s
Down hurling development squads under 14s and 16s take note of the
following travel arrangements for Saturday the 4th of August
Training is at Dillon Ave Downpatrick at 11-00am.
Would players please make sure that they use the changing rooms in St Marys
High School and not the playing area were the session takes place.
Warrenpoint Bus
pick up ulster bank Warrenpoint 9 - 30am
pick up Downshire Banbridge 10 - 00am
pick up Library Castlewellen 10 - 30
Arrive Downpatrick 11 - 00am
UNDER 15 HURLING DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
There will be fitness testing for all the u-15 development squad
players on Saturday the 4th August in St Malachy's High School at 10 - 00am.
Players should bring indoor training gear with them.
TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS Bus 1
Mayobridge 8-45am Newry (Brass Monkey)8-55am,
Warrenpoint 9-05am
Rostrevor 9-15am Hilltown 9-30am Kilcoo 9-40am Castlewellan (St Malachys High School)9-45am.
Down hurling development squads under 16s
take note of the
following travel arrangements for Saturday 14th of July.
Match v Derry at 3.15pm in Ballinascreen, Co Derry
Warrenpoint Bus
Leave Castlewellan Library 10-15am
Pick up Ulster Bank Warrenpoint 10-45am
pick up Downshire Banbridge 11-15am
Arrive Ballinascreen Co Derry 1-15pm
Down U-16 Hurlers defeat Antrim by Gerard McShane |
Down U-16 Hurlers under the management of Martin McCusker, Gerard Monan and Stephen McAree opened their campain with a 5-9 to 1-17 victory over Antrim in Ballycran on Saturday last. Despite fielding with a few players unavailable, this team showed character, heart and belief as they were always chasing the game as a Shane McKee lead Antrim full forward line wreaked havoc against a Down defence which was slow to start. Within the opening 15 minutes the visitors had raced into a 0-6 to 0-1 lead with only Dan Toner replying for the home team, however Connor Dorrian from a long range puck deceived the defence and seen the sliothar nestling in the corner of the net to give his team some hope and encouragement. As the last five minutes of the first half approached with Antrim leading by four points nippy corner forward Dan Toner was quickest to react and with the deftest of flicks lashed the sliothar into the net for his side’s second goal to reduce the arrears to a single point, each side exchanged points in the final two minutes of the half to leave he score 0-10 to 2-3 in favour of the Antrim lads. Antrim through three Michael Devlin and a Duffin point extended the lead to five points before the move of the game with direct route one hurling seen Toner once again lash the ball into the Antrim net, Ryan Kelly in the Down nets with pin point accuracy found midfielder Mc Manus who immediately flicked the sliothar to Neil Torney and he with speed and accuracy delivered a telling ball to Toner for him to round his opponent and finish the move to the net. Whilst McKee and Carberry replied for the Glensmen this Down team kept persevering away with Miceal Cunningham growing in strength and stature scored a delightful point, closely followed by points from Toner and McManus. Direct from one of the skills in the game of hurling Miceal Cunningham scored another Down goal to equalise the score with some three minutes of time left to play. Antrim exerted tremendous pressure in an effort to regain the lead and from a fortuitous free Michael Devlin appeared to have done enough as the 30th minute approached, but in the three minutes of additional time added on by referee Hassin, Toner with another goal points along with the assurance point from Cunningham seen the Mourne men victorious over their closest rivals. This was a well earned victory by a committed group of players who after the initial fifteen minutes kept plugging away and got the result they richly deserved. DOWN: R. Kelly, P. Woods (E. Fitzgerald), B. Coleman, D. Johnson, C. Teague, B. Toner, Capt, 0-1, J. Smyth, M. Cunningham,1-3, D. Mc Manus,0-2, D. Hughes, N. Torney, I. Todd (A. Smyth), D. Toner,3-2 C. Dorrian,1-1 C. Young. Other Down Subs: N. Burns, M. Creighton, F. Magee, D. Boyle. |
“A” Championship
Saturday 16th June
Down 5.09 V Antrim 1.17 @Ballycran 1.30pm E Hasson Derry
Saturday 30th June
Antrim v Derry @ Casement Pk 1.15pm H Torney Down
Saturday 14th July
Derry V Down @ Ballinascreen 1.15pm R Mathews Antrim
Top 2 Qualify for final
Scoring difference will be used if necessary
Saturday 21st July
Final
