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Senior Hurling Championship 25

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Replying To Tobefair80:  "I don't disagree that Ratoath should win the championship next year because they have the best team in the county at the moment but it all comes down to hunger and what players are available to them. Same with any of the top 4.
To say trim and kildalkey are fading back into the pack is a bit far fetched. They both had their reasons for being below their capabilities this year but write either of them off at your peril.
On any given day they can beat eachother or anyone else in the county.
Hoping for a better championship next year with a bit more quality."
Ratoath very much deserving champions this year but hunger is a big thing. If Trim can convince a few players to return they could be very dangerous. I wonder will Kildalkey fall further back or is there still a kick in there " older " players who still are very much capable.
Kiltale were a missed pick from winning the championship so write them off at your peril!
Kilmessan just missing a few older players but they will get there

Meathgaalad (Meath) - Posts: 179 - 31/10/2025 01:50:42    2642315

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While we obviously will be favourites in 2026, it's lunacy to write any of the other big teams off. Trim were there or thereabouts for most of the semi final against us until we got our few quick goals to kill them off. If they have players returning, they'll have a great chance. Kiltale should have beaten us the first day out in the final and will take encouragement from that for 2026. Kilmessan look like they're improving and hard to know where Kildalkey will be but wouldn't write them off.

We're the first team to go back to back since Kiltale's great 5-in-a-row team but I still think we're a long way off their quality. They seemed to have an aura of invincibility at the time and were dreadfully unlucky, in my view, not to win at least one Leinster title (think they narrowly lost to the Kilkenny champions in successive seasons where both went on to win the All Ireland).

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1452 - 31/10/2025 10:22:16    2642332

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