Donnelly goal helps St Lachtain's capture first All-Ireland club JHC crown
January 12, 2025
St Lachtain's captain Criomthann Bergin leads the celebrations after the All-Ireland club JHC final victory over Russell Rovers ©INPHO/Tom Maher
St Lachtain's (Kilkenny) are All-Ireland club junior hurling champions thanks to a 1-18 to 0-16 victory over Russell Rovers (Cork) at Croke Park this afternoon.
The Leinster champions had a dozen different scorers over the hour at Croke Park, including Shane Donnelly who netted the decider's only goal on 21 minutes.
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Cúl!' Ní raibh seans dá laghad ag an gcúl báire!💥
The Kilkenny side open up a five point lead!
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Donnelly’s strike was what separated the sides at half-time (1-7 to 0-7) and the second-half would see St Lachtain’s pushing six clear as points from Alexander Rafter, Cathal Hickey and James Maher sailed over.
A brace of Duggan Murray points brought Russell Rovers back into contention but Darragh Maher came off the bench to land a vital point for the Kilkenny men before Darren Brennan rounded off their tally for the day.
The win sees Kilkenny continue its dominance in the All-Ireland club JHC competition and also marks a first national success for the Freshford club.
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An-iarracht ar fad ó Darragh Maher!😎
St Lachtain's are on the brink now.
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