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Replying To wexfordwin: "Thanks. In Dublin, if there is any doubt about the legality of a player the opposing club would appeal very quickly. Would have thought the same applied in Wexford." Thing is, you're not quite comparing like with like there.
In Dublin, if a player lines out with a particular club (let's call them Ballymore Gaels), and you suspect he's illegal, it's a simple matter of checking to see if he's properly registered with Ballymore Gaels that year. That's because since there's no parish rule, there'd have been nothing stopping him from joining that club in the first place.
Difference here is that he might have been registered with Ballymore Gaels since he was six years old, but still not be properly "legal" for them if he was never properly entitled to join them in the first place, when his parents first sent him to the pitch there. So to prove he was illegal, under the bye-law quoted in my last post, you'd have to show either (a) that he didn't attend school there, or (b) that his parents didn't live there at the time of his birth, or (c) he didn't satisfy any of the other general "relevant connections" conditions either.
And remember, this could involve going back 20 years or more. Would probably be a job for a private investigator rather than a GAA committee!
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It's all set for Martins Gorey final, with thr martins winning final between 6 to 9 points, ,
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Replying To Trueblue123: "Realistically, what is stopping a child who lives in Craanford from playing for Gorey, or a child that lives in Ballymoney and plays for Kilanerin? Do they do a background check to see if they're actually living in the address they provide? Do they even provide an address when enrolling into a club?
Some club transfers in recent years have gone through with no questions asked, despite it being common knowledge that the players don't live or have any connection to the club they're moving to.
Maybe there is someone policing it? I don't know.
I was speaking to a big Ballgarrett Realt Na Mara clubman last year in killenagh. He told me they get very little from riverchapel and courtown. Literally no one. Alot of the kids that live in Killenagh got to school in Ballycanew, and as a result play for St.Pats. He believes they're only going in one direction! Adult results tells the story.
I remember hearing rumors of Buffers Alley and Ballgarrett amalgamating a few years ago? Can't imagine the Alley entertaining it.
Hurling from the weekend.
Rathnure and St.Martins moving very well but haven't been tested yet. Gorey are coming at the right time and will give Rathnure a proper senior hurling game. Martins will beat Ferns in 3rd gear.. winner of the championship comes from Rathnure vs Gorey I feel. Gut is telling me Gorey with the Anne's and the Rathnure game under their belt going into a final. Proper championship games. Whereas St.Martins first proper championship game comes in a county final.
Intermediate is wide open. Cloughbawn are no Rathnure in comparison to last year. Bunclody got very close to them in the final round of the group,all beit a glorified practice match (like all group games) and by all accounts Tara Rocks were leading the entire match until 9 minutes to go and having a goal disallowed which would have put them 6 ahead in the final 10 min. Liam Mellows lost to fethard by a last second free from Cian Byrne. Apparently Liam Mellows were attacking seconds before the final free and a hurl was blatantly thrown to put the Mellows man off but referee and linesman didn't see it? Result could have been the other way around. I was in Bellfield on Sunday. The Alley are nowhere near senior, Horswood had the chances to see them out but didn't take them. The Jimmies never die attitude is amazing. Goal at the very end and took over in ET. If Matt O'Hanlon was in the country they'd finally breakthrough and get into senior hurling. But he's not and in my eyes it's going to be cloughbawn by the skin of their teeth.
Inter A is looking like Monagear. County finalists last year that they probably felt they threw it away and a crazy square ball decision! Duffry moving well too.
Championship as a whole has been disappointing. Hammerings in quarter finals and absolutely no edge to the games during the summer. Referring in our club games are shocking in comparison to Kilkenny/tipp/cork club games." Often winning championships is about timing your run. Agree on Gorey, Rathnure have been going very well but I'd fancy Gorey to lift it again there and go through. Ferns are dogged but you couldn't look past Martins in the other one. Predictable enough final if it pans out that way. Rathnure going through would give the whole thing a lift.
Only reading the report from the intermediate games but Fethard brought Mikey Dwyer and Dylan Whelan off bench so if they are fully fit and starting the next day that might be key v St James. Cloughbawn seem to be limping through games, need to lift it a bit or they could be caught.
The championship format is the problem, rocking through the go games style group stages and expecting intensity levels to suddenly lift in QFs isn't realistic. Hoping for a shock or two in the semis.
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Replying To Lockerroomboy: "It's all set for Martins Gorey final, with thr martins winning final between 6 to 9 points, ," Rathnure will take Gorey out.
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@Trueblue123 - just on the first part of your post - realistically, there's little stopping them apart from the rules that aren't often strictly enforced.
You do have to provide an address when first registering on Foireann, but Foireann itself won't throw up any red flags or know if your address is in the catchment area of the club you wish to join. In any case, you can't just go by address alone anyway. The postal address of the place where I grew up is just "[Townland], Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford", but the Rapps/Starlights aren't my club - it's just that the name of the local village doesn't appear in the official postal address.
So, if somebody there today wanted to join Rapps/Starlights and they put in that address, anybody looking at it would most likely go "yup, he's from Enniscorthy area all right, so AOK".
And realistically, nobody's going to object to a six-, seven- or eight-year-old child joining any club in the first place. And then after he spends 10 or 15 at that club and develops into a strong senior player, nobody's going to object to something that happened 10 or 15 years earlier.
As for certain "spurious" transfers of recent years - let's just say it's relatively easy to get certain "proofs" of address for sending to the transfer committee. Presume they then have to take these "proofs" at face value unless they too resort to a private investigator to find out if the person does indeed live there.
As for Ballygarrett - had heard that about Riverchapel/Courtown as well. Not so long ago, I was with a Go Games team in my own club, and we had to travel to play them two years in a row. Both times were to that pitch in Riverchapel rather than the club pitch in Ballygarrett itself. One of their lads told me the idea was to try get more lads from Riverchapel/Courtown playing for them, but it wasn't working out very well.
They did join with Buffers Alley in some underage competitions a few years ago (as Macamore Gaels), but it hasn't happened more recently, and I've never heard suggestions for it to be a long-term thing or for it ever to apply at adult level too.
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Replying To Pikeman96: "100%, Viking. I'll give the full text from the relevant bye-law. Your Club Secretary would have the whole lot too, if you want to see for yourself.
It's bye-law 6 and it defines "other relevant connection" for the purposes of legally being able to join a club in the first place:
A player shall be considered to have an Other Relevant connect with a Particular Club if:
(1) That Club is in the Catchment Area where the player attended or is attending a rural National School; or
(2) either of the player's parents were at the time of their birth permanently resident in the present Catchment Area of that Club.
So as previously stated, the idea of "you can play where you go to school" applies only if you attend or attended a rural National School. And this bye-law applies equally across the whole county. The one which relates only to Wexford town is a different bye-law altogether, and in any case, it relates to transfers rather than other relevant connections.
I'm guessing that you're suddenly thinking of a few "country chaps" who go to school in town and who play with the town club, when they really shouldn't. But I won't go asking for details." Thanks Pikeman. (2) is a very interesting one in this day and age of parents separating in such large numbers.
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Replying To Lockerroomboy: "It's all set for Martins Gorey final, with thr martins winning final between 6 to 9 points, ," If Gorey win against Rathnure you will beat them by more than 6. Molloy a huge loss at the back, and a lack of real pace up front unless Dunbar has one of those 1 games in 50 where he gets on alot of ball. Rathnure would probably match up better against you. If they beat Gorey think they will get closer to you than Gorey would.
While I don't think Martins will underestimate Ferns, if they do Ferns might spring a shock.
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Sorry just going back to the competition structure and the relative damp squib quarters, is there anything to be said for a the current swiss format or champions league format? 12 teams together with top 8 into quarters. You could play 5 or 6 games in the group (keeping current format for 6 games for pre prelim). Bottom 4 into relegation semis to keep it interesting. Teams would have to be graded from the previous year for the fixtures to make sure teams are playing equal difficulty teams.I would think it would make the quarter finals more entertaining as you would have the best 8 teams (1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5) not where when its two groups and you might be lucky and get one strong group and a weak group.
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Replying To alwaysasub: "Sorry just going back to the competition structure and the relative damp squib quarters, is there anything to be said for a the current swiss format or champions league format? 12 teams together with top 8 into quarters. You could play 5 or 6 games in the group (keeping current format for 6 games for pre prelim). Bottom 4 into relegation semis to keep it interesting. Teams would have to be graded from the previous year for the fixtures to make sure teams are playing equal difficulty teams.I would think it would make the quarter finals more entertaining as you would have the best 8 teams (1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5) not where when its two groups and you might be lucky and get one strong group and a weak group." Think I've said it before, but I really don't think the Swiss-style thing would work well here, because of how it could end up so lop-sided unless all sorts of complicated seedings were in place.
Take the example of this year's senior hurling, and teams' finishing places -
One team that finished third (e.g. Naomh Éanna) could be drawn to play four of their group games against Rathure, St. Anne's, St. Martin's, and Faythe Harriers.
The other team that finished third (Shels) could end up with four of their group games being against the much weaker Oylegate, Crossabeg/Ballymurn, Glynn/Barntown and Oulart/The Ballagh.
The Swiss-style thing seems to work okay in European soccer all right, because all sorts of seedings are in place and there are bigger pots to draw from in the first place (think it's 32). But I wouldn't like to be the one working out how seedings would work here!
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Replying To Viking66: " Replying To Pikeman96: "100%, Viking. I'll give the full text from the relevant bye-law. Your Club Secretary would have the whole lot too, if you want to see for yourself.
It's bye-law 6 and it defines "other relevant connection" for the purposes of legally being able to join a club in the first place:
<i>A player shall be considered to have an Other Relevant connect with a Particular Club if:
(1) That Club is in the Catchment Area where the player attended or is attending a rural National School; or
(2) either of the player's parents were at the time of their birth permanently resident in the present Catchment Area of that Club.</i>
So as previously stated, the idea of "you can play where you go to school" applies <u><b>only if you attend or attended a rural National School</b></u>. And this bye-law applies equally across the whole county. The one which relates only to Wexford town is a different bye-law altogether, and in any case, it relates to transfers rather than other relevant connections.
I'm guessing that you're suddenly thinking of a few "country chaps" who go to school in town and who play with the town club, when they really shouldn't. But I won't go asking for details."</div>Thanks Pikeman. (2) is a very interesting one in this day and age of parents separating in such large numbers." * getting off the topic of Gorey! the problem also is attending the local primary school is not the priority for parents but rather attending a primary school where they will get a good standard of education is. Parents are far more aware and now willing to put their kids in schools other than the local primary one. The GAA is the last thing on their minds when this happens. I don't have any figures on this but if a kids goes to a school that is not the local primary are they , one less likely to end up playing for the club in their catchment area and two less likely to play at all as so much about young kids playing is about the friendships they have through school or locally. If the numbers were know perhaps it could lead to a change in the rule and remove the rural from it. Of course you will have people who will say the sky will fall in if that would happen, ignoring the fact that no right minded person thinks about where they send their 5yr old on the basis of what GAA club they could play for. If there are kids in schools outside the parish catchment area the club in that area needs to know and work harder at getting them and keeping them involved with the club but from an overall GAA point of view its better to have them playing somewhere than not at all.
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2089 - 01/10/2025 13:45:58
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Senior semi finals
St Martins V Ferns St Aidans
Rathnure St Annes vs Naomh Eanna
Relegation Crossabeg-Ballymurn v Oylegate-Glenbrien
Intermediate semi finals
Cloughbawn v Buffers Alley
St James v St Mogues Fethard
Relegation Blackwater St Brigid's v Gusserane-O`Rahilly's
Intermediate A semi finals
Clongeen v Duffry Rovers
Monageer- Boolavogue v Davidstown- Courtnacuddy
Relegated Geraldine O Hanrahans
Junior semi finals
Rathnure vs St. Patrick's
Glynn-Barntown v Marshallstown- Castledockrell
Relegated St Fintans
Junior A semi finals
Ballyhogue v Buffers Alley
Faythe Harriers v Fr O' Reagans Craanford
Relegated Oylegate-Glenbrien
Junior B semi Finals
Rathgarougue-Cushinstown v Naomh Eanna
Rathnure vs Shelmaliers
U21 Premier semi finals
Buffers Alley / Shels / Oulart / Rathnure
U21 Div 1 semi finals
Monageer-Boolavogue / Oylegate-Glenbrien/Davidstown Courtnacuddy/ Ballynastragh Gaels
U21 Div 2 semi finals
Blackwater St Brigid's / Naomh Eanna / Fr O'Reagans Craanford / Askamore / Ballygarret
Minor Premier Cup final
Glynn-Barntown v Oulart-The Ballagh
Minor Premier Shield Final
B.B O'Rahillys v Rathgarogue-Cushinstown
Minor Ronin 1 Cup Final
Liam Mellows v Rathnure St Annes
Minor Ronin 1 Shield Final
Monageer-Boolavogue v St Martin's GAA Club
Minor Ronin 2 Cup Final
Ballyhogue v Slaney Harriers
Minor Roinn 2 Shield Final
Ballygarrett v Moguegeen Gaels
Minor Ronin 3 Cup Final
Davidstown Courtnacuddy v St James
Minor Ronin 4
Horeswood G.A.A.Club v St Anne's Rathangan
U16 Division 1 Cup
Oylegate-Glenbrien/ Glynn-Barntown v Monageer-Boolavogue
U16 Division 1 Shield Final
Blackwater St Brigid's v Oulart-The Ballagh
U16 Division 2 Cup Final
Ferns St Aidans v HWH Bunclody
U16 Division 2 Shield Final
Cloughbawn v Rathgarogue-Cushinstown
U16 Division 3 Cup Final
Rathnure St Annes v Rapparees
U16 Division 3 Shield Final
Ballynastragh Gls v Davidstown Courtnacuddy
U16 Division 4 Cup Final
Askamore v Crossabeg-Ballymurn
U16 Division 4 Shield Final
Duffry Rovers v St Patricks
U16 Division 5 Cup Final
Fr O`Regans Craanford v Marshalstown-Castledockrell
U14 Div 1 Final
Oulart The Ballagh v Glynn Barntown
U14 Div 2 Cup Final
Rapparees v St Anne's Rathangan
U14 Div 2 Shield Final
Faythe Harriers v St Martins
U14 Div 3 Cup Final
Rathnure v Fr O Reagans Craanford
U14 Div 3 Shield Final
Blackwater v St Patricks
U14 Div 4 Cup Final
Adamstown v Taghmon-Camaross
U14 Div 4 Shield Final
Buffers Alley v Duffry Rovers
U14 Div 5 Cup Final
Marshallstown- Castledockrell v Davidstown-Courtnacuddy
U14 Div 5 Shield Final
Cloughbawn v JFC Gaels
U14 Div 6 Cup semi Final
Glynn-Barntown v Faythe Harriers
Naomh Pádraig v Liam Mellows
U12 1A Final
Rathnure St Annes v St Brigid's Blackwater
U12 2A Final
Buffers Alley v Rapparees
U12 2B Final
Faythe Harriers v Ferns St Aidan's
U12 3A Final
Duffry Rovers v Cushinstown
U12 3B Final
Adamstown winners
U12 4A Final
Askamore winners
U12 4B Final
HWH Bunclody winners
U12 5A Final
Taghmon-Camaross v OLI/St Fintans
U12 5B Final
Moguegeen Gaels winners
U12 5C Final
Davidstown-Courtnacuddy winners
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Replying To camánouttathat: "Senior semi finals
St Martins V Ferns St Aidans
Rathnure St Annes vs Naomh Eanna
Relegation Crossabeg-Ballymurn v Oylegate-Glenbrien
Intermediate semi finals
Cloughbawn v Buffers Alley
St James v St Mogues Fethard
Relegation Blackwater St Brigid's v Gusserane-O`Rahilly's
Intermediate A semi finals
Clongeen v Duffry Rovers
Monageer- Boolavogue v Davidstown- Courtnacuddy
Relegated Geraldine O Hanrahans
Junior semi finals
Rathnure vs St. Patrick's
Glynn-Barntown v Marshallstown- Castledockrell
Relegated St Fintans
Junior A semi finals
Ballyhogue v Buffers Alley
Faythe Harriers v Fr O' Reagans Craanford
Relegated Oylegate-Glenbrien
Junior B semi Finals
Rathgarougue-Cushinstown v Naomh Eanna
Rathnure vs Shelmaliers
U21 Premier semi finals
Buffers Alley / Shels / Oulart / Rathnure
U21 Div 1 semi finals
Monageer-Boolavogue / Oylegate-Glenbrien/Davidstown Courtnacuddy/ Ballynastragh Gaels
U21 Div 2 semi finals
Blackwater St Brigid's / Naomh Eanna / Fr O'Reagans Craanford / Askamore / Ballygarret
Minor Premier Cup final
Glynn-Barntown v Oulart-The Ballagh
Minor Premier Shield Final
B.B O'Rahillys v Rathgarogue-Cushinstown
Minor Ronin 1 Cup Final
Liam Mellows v Rathnure St Annes
Minor Ronin 1 Shield Final
Monageer-Boolavogue v St Martin's GAA Club
Minor Ronin 2 Cup Final
Ballyhogue v Slaney Harriers
Minor Roinn 2 Shield Final
Ballygarrett v Moguegeen Gaels
Minor Ronin 3 Cup Final
Davidstown Courtnacuddy v St James
Minor Ronin 4
Horeswood G.A.A.Club v St Anne's Rathangan
U16 Division 1 Cup
Oylegate-Glenbrien/ Glynn-Barntown v Monageer-Boolavogue
U16 Division 1 Shield Final
Blackwater St Brigid's v Oulart-The Ballagh
U16 Division 2 Cup Final
Ferns St Aidans v HWH Bunclody
U16 Division 2 Shield Final
Cloughbawn v Rathgarogue-Cushinstown
U16 Division 3 Cup Final
Rathnure St Annes v Rapparees
U16 Division 3 Shield Final
Ballynastragh Gls v Davidstown Courtnacuddy
U16 Division 4 Cup Final
Askamore v Crossabeg-Ballymurn
U16 Division 4 Shield Final
Duffry Rovers v St Patricks
U16 Division 5 Cup Final
Fr O`Regans Craanford v Marshalstown-Castledockrell
U14 Div 1 Final
Oulart The Ballagh v Glynn Barntown
U14 Div 2 Cup Final
Rapparees v St Anne's Rathangan
U14 Div 2 Shield Final
Faythe Harriers v St Martins
U14 Div 3 Cup Final
Rathnure v Fr O Reagans Craanford
U14 Div 3 Shield Final
Blackwater v St Patricks
U14 Div 4 Cup Final
Adamstown v Taghmon-Camaross
U14 Div 4 Shield Final
Buffers Alley v Duffry Rovers
U14 Div 5 Cup Final
Marshallstown- Castledockrell v Davidstown-Courtnacuddy
U14 Div 5 Shield Final
Cloughbawn v JFC Gaels
U14 Div 6 Cup semi Final
Glynn-Barntown v Faythe Harriers
Naomh Pádraig v Liam Mellows
U12 1A Final
Rathnure St Annes v St Brigid's Blackwater
U12 2A Final
Buffers Alley v Rapparees
U12 2B Final
Faythe Harriers v Ferns St Aidan's
U12 3A Final
Duffry Rovers v Cushinstown
U12 3B Final
Adamstown winners
U12 4A Final
Askamore winners
U12 4B Final
HWH Bunclody winners
U12 5A Final
Taghmon-Camaross v OLI/St Fintans
U12 5B Final
Moguegeen Gaels winners
U12 5C Final
Davidstown-Courtnacuddy winners" Out of interest, who are Slaney Harriers?
Premier U21 looks like a case of the empire striking back
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "Out of interest, who are Slaney Harriers?
Premier U21 looks like a case of the empire striking back" Marshalstown and Bunclody
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Premier U21 looks like a case of the empire striking back" Believe it's HWH Bunclody and Marshallstown- Castledockrell
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Premier U21 looks like a case of the empire striking back" Slaney Harriers are an amalgamation of Bunclody of Marshelstown.
Paull (Wexford) - Posts: 222 - 01/10/2025 19:31:12
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "Out of interest, who are Slaney Harriers?
Premier U21 looks like a case of the empire striking back" U21 Premier S/F draws were made
Rathnure V Shels
Alley V Oulart
As i've said all along, Wexford Hurling needs Oulart / Rathnure / Alley to be doing well. Based on that list they are doing pretty well underage. Rathnure in finals at all their underage levels and won Div 1 U12 last night beating very fancied Blackwater. Buffers Alley beat Rapps in the Div 2 final. Oulart into U16 / Minor finals
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Rathnure V Shels
Alley V Oulart
As i've said all along, Wexford Hurling needs Oulart / Rathnure / Alley to be doing well. Based on that list they are doing pretty well underage. Rathnure in finals at all their underage levels and won Div 1 U12 last night beating very fancied Blackwater. Buffers Alley beat Rapps in the Div 2 final. Oulart into U16 / Minor finals" Wexford hurling needs all its clubs doing well bringing through underage players and providing good quality and quantity of coaching, not just those 3.
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From a county point of view it doesn't matter which club wins any underage title, once the standard of our underage hurling at every grade is improving. I think it is personally, but it will take a huge effort from volunteers at all clubs to maintain the current levels of improvement, never mind increase those levels.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17186 - 02/10/2025 13:52:26
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Replying To MyOhMi: "U21 Premier S/F draws were made
Rathnure V Shels
Alley V Oulart
As i've said all along, Wexford Hurling needs Oulart / Rathnure / Alley to be doing well. Based on that list they are doing pretty well underage. Rathnure in finals at all their underage levels and won Div 1 U12 last night beating very fancied Blackwater. Buffers Alley beat Rapps in the Div 2 final. Oulart into U16 / Minor finals" Why does it need those 3 clubs doing well and not others?
This mentality i don't get.
If anything it's for example more important for the town teams to be doing well, because of population. GOH were relegated this year, that's actually of more importance but in a negative way.
I was socialising witha rathnure man recently who was actually talking about how Ballyhougue for example were up there with them and had beaten them at u12 premier level and was genuinely delighted and enthused that they were and almost placed more importance on that then his own club winning whilst obviously extolling the virtues of his own and wanting his own to win.
Who cares where they come from?
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This mentality i don't get.
If anything it's for example more important for the town teams to be doing well, because of population. GOH were relegated this year, that's actually of more importance but in a negative way.
I was socialising witha rathnure man recently who was actually talking about how Ballyhougue for example were up there with them and had beaten them at u12 premier level and was genuinely delighted and enthused that they were and almost placed more importance on that then his own club winning whilst obviously extolling the virtues of his own and wanting his own to win.
Who cares where they come from?" I agree. No disrespect whatsoever to the three clubs involved, but I couldn't give a hoot (or worse!) if we never get a top-class county hurler from them again, so long as we get them from somewhere.
And despite Rathnure going on to win that U12 Div. 1 last night against Blackwater, I've noted in particular how clubs like Ballyhogue and Blackwater have been doing good things at U12 in recent years. Hopefully that will continue as those players move up the ages, and some other current "not top hurling clubs" might do the same.
If we end up watching Wexford win stuff in 2040 with a team backboned by players from places like Ballyhogue & Blackwater, I really won't give a hoot (or worse!) if we don't have a strong Rathnure/Oulart/Alley. I'll say fair play to those other clubs for producing the players instead, and I'll enjoy it no matter where the players come from.
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