Team v. Ramsgrange CS
Paddy Kehoe presenting a new set of jerseys to CBS
Results to date:
Round 1: Wexford CBS 5-10 2-8 New Ross CBS
Round 2: Wexford CBS 8-14 1-5 Ramsgrange CS
Round 3: Walkover from Bridgetown VC
Semi-final: Wexford CBS 2-4 0-7 Wicklow Schools
Final: Wexford CBS 0-3 0-10 Naas CBS
Match reports below:
Final:
Naas CBS………………..0-10 Wexford CBS……………0-3
WEXFORD CBS’s bid for hurling glory ended in failure last Tuesday as Naas CBS gave them a stiff lesson in the South Leinster Junior ‘C’ final at Éire Óg’s pitch in Carlow town.
This low-scoring final was far from a classic but both sides were full of
endeavour and this contributed to a whole-hearted encounter. However the Naas
students held the upper hand throughout the match and their incredibly tough
and resilient defence very successfully repelled the attacks from the Wexford
lads.
Wexford CBS will be very disappointed with their performance throughout as they
played much better in their semi-final victory over Wicklow Schools. Sean
Stafford opened the scoring with a converted ’65 in the first minute but it
could so easily have been so much better. The ’65 resulted from an attack
started by Evan Dunbar when he passed to the inrushing John Forde and his shot
was somehow turned around the post by Conor Foley in the Naas goal.
Naas quickly levelled with a point from Brian Byrne and then Conor Woulfe put
them into a lead which they never lost and soon it became 0-4 to 0-1.
Joe Coleman pointed a free for Wexford CBS in the 14th minute but
that was to be their final score of the half as Naas’s defence smothered any
attacks with zealous resistance.
Wexford CBS were reduced to 14 men in the 25th minute when
centre-forward Eoin Roche was dismissed following a scuffle. It got worse for
the Boker boys as Naas corner forward Brian Byrne was causing problems for the
CBS defence with two points from play and one converted free to leave the half-time score at 0-7 to 0-2.
The Wexford lads faced a considerable mountain to climb but at least they had
the wind in their favour for the second half. Following a reshuffle in attack,
they got an ideal start when Joe Coleman fired over a point within sixty
seconds.
However, it was a false dawn as it proved to be the Wexford school’s final
score. It wasn’t from a lack of effort but every attempt to breach the Naas rearguard was repelled, with the extra man proving very difficult to get around.
Naas extended their lead as the half wore on with points from Byrne (two) and
Odhran Loughran and should have got a goal but for a super save from Adam
McDade in the Wexford goal. It became clear that the Wexford lads would need
goals to salvage the game and in the effort to get goals, they passed up on
opportunities for points.
Naas CBS ran out deserving winners and their captain Brian Byrne received the
cup from Leinster Council Schools officer Pat Henderson.
Best for Wexford CBS on a disappointing day were Ciaran Kirwan, Sean Stafford,
Luke Byrne and Jamie McDonnell.
Naas CBS: Conor Foley; Conor Grogan, Ciaran Maher, Eoin Bateman; Darragh
Kelleher, Rory McDermott, Sean Nolan; Alex Maher, Shane Gibbons; Colm Power,
Ruairi O Domhnaill, Michael Russell (0-1); Odhran Loughran (0-1), Conor Woulfe
(0-1), Brian Byrne (0-7, 4 frees).
Wexford CBS: Adam McDade (Faythe Harriers); Liam Barry (Faythe Harriers), Ciaran Kirwan (Faythe Harriers), James Somers (Faythe Harriers); Nicky Lawlor (Faythe Harriers), Sean Stafford (St. Martin’s, 0-1 ’65 Capt.), Luke Byrne; Jamie McDonnell (Faythe Harriers), Gary Murphy (Faythe Harriers); Stephen Kearney (Faythe Harriers), Eoin Roche (Faythe Harriers), Joseph McBride (Volunteers); Joe Coleman (St. Martin’s 0-2, 1 free), Evan Dunbar (St. Martin’s), John Forde (Shelmaliers).
Subs: Ian Moran (Glynn-Barntown) for McBride, David Tormey (Clonard) for Forde, Dylan Hynes (Clonard) for Kearney, Jack Murphy (Faythe Harriers) for Coleman. Also: Brad Cohen (St. Martin’s), Mark Chapman (Faythe Harriers), Daniel Lynch (Faythe Harriers), Conor Fenlon (Glynn-Barntown), Geroid Finn (St. Anne’s), John Hamilton (St. Martin’s), George Cullen (Volunteers), Ryan D’Arcy (Faythe Harriers), Stephen Cullen (Clonard), Rob Donnelly (Buffers Alley), Aaron McMahon (Faythe Harriers), Sean Phelan (Faythe Harriers), Joe Redmond (Shelmaliers).
Ref: Pat Moran (Carlow)
Semi-final:
Wexford CBS 2-4 0-7 Wicklow Schools
THIS GAME was a thriller. While the standard of hurling was curtailed by the
dreadful weather conditions throughout, the outcome was in doubt right up until
the final whistle and both sides deserve enormous credit for their endeavour
and honesty.
However, semi-finals are for winning and it was Wexford CBS who booked their
place in the South Leinster Junior Colleges ‘C’ hurling final following this
three point victory over Wicklow Schools in Hollymount last Monday.
Scores were always going to be very hard to come by as the rain fell for the
sixty minutes and it proved that CBS’s two goals were crucial to their
progress. They led at half-time by 1-2 to 0-3 and importantly held on to that
lead until the end.
Stephen Kearney and Joe Coleman flashed over the first half points for the
Bokerboys and these scores sandwiched a fine poacher’s goal by John Forde who
pounced on a loose ball in the goalmouth and flicked it to the net.
CBS could so easily have had another goal in that opening half when Joe Coleman
neatly passed to Ian Moran and he raced through the Wicklow defence but his
wicked shot to the corner was somehow saved by the goalkeeper.
Both sides got on top at various stages and it was the defences who ruled.
Outstanding in the CBS defence were Sean Stafford, Nicky Lawlor and Ciaran
Kirwan and they were helped out by a tenacious display by Jamie McDonnell and
Gary Murphy in midfield.
The key score of the game arrived in the 42nd minute. CBS’s
hardworking centre-forward Eoin Roche won possession in midfield and went on a
strong run through the heart of the defence. Having caught the ball twice during
the solo-run he gave the impression he was set to pass to a colleague but
instead tossed the ball up and drove a stinging shot to the top right hand
corner of the net.
It gave CBS a terrific boost but Wicklow Schools (all County Wicklow secondary
school except Carnew VEC) stood up to the challenge and converted two frees to
leave the score at 2-2 to 0-5 entering the final ten minutes.
However Jamie McDonnell cleverly nicked a point for the CBS but Wicklow
responded at the other end (2-3 to 0-6) before the visitors cut the gap to two
points to set up a nervous finish for the Wexford town school.
In the 56th minute John Forde was fouled and Joe Coleman showed
composure to split the posts to restore the three point advantage. The defence
continued to withstand Wicklow pressure and with Adam McDade eagle-eyed in goal combined with the efforts of the outfield players, they just about held out for
victory after an epic struggle.
Wexford CBS: Adam McDade (Faythe Harriers); Liam Barry (Faythe Harriers),
Ciaran Kirwan (Faythe Harriers), James Somers (Faythe Harriers); Nicky Lawlor
(Faythe Harriers), Sean Stafford (St. Martin’s, Capt.), Luke Byrne (Faythe
Harriers); Jamie McDonnell (Faythe Harriers, 0-1), Gary Murphy (Faythe
Harriers); Stephen Kearney (Faythe Harriers, 0-1), Eoin Roche (Faythe Harriers,
1-0), Joseph McBride (St. John’s); Ian Moran (Glynn-Barntown), Joe Coleman (St.
Martin’s 0-2, 1 free), John Forde (Shelmaliers, 1-0).
Subs: Mark Chapman (Faythe Harriers)
for McBride, Dylan Hynes (Clonard) for Chapman, David Tormey (Clonard) for
Moran.
Ref: James Flood (St. Mary’s Maudlintown)
Round 2:
Wexford CBS 8-14 1-5 Ramsgrange
A COMPREHENSIVE first half display ensured that the junior (u16½) hurlers of
Wexford CBS made it two wins out of two in the South Leinster Junior C Hurling
championship after this comfortable win against Ramsgrange CS in Pairc Charman recently.
CBS led by 5-7 to 1-3 after that first half and the game was never really in
doubt as a result. Four goals from the eagle-eyed John Forde laid the platform
as CBS ran out handy winners.
However, it was Ramsgrange who raced into an early lead of 1-2 to nil after
five minutes but once CBS’s midfield and half-back line began to dominate the
scores began to arrive at the other end.
CBS were soon in front. Nine minutes had elapsed when Gary Murphy passed to
Forde who neatly flicked to the net before Ian Moran blasted the ball passed
the Ramsgrange keeper following a mazy run. Moran and Joe McBride combined to set up Evan Dunbar to score the third goal in the 14th minute.
Dunbar returned the favour minutes later when he fed McBride who lashed the
ball home. There was time for one more goal before the half-time whistle when
Ian Moran’s stinging shot hit the crossbar and John Forde pounced on the
rebound for the fifth major.
Following their shaky start, the CBS defence quickly got on top of their direct
opponents and with Gary Murphy and Jamie McDonnell in very industrious mood in centre-field the game had swung in the favour of the Wexford town students.
The best goal of the game arrived in the 35th minute when Joe McBride picked out John Forde with a 40 yard cross-field pass and Forde duly completed his hat-trick.
Ian Moran (two), substitute Stephen Kearney and Joe McBride tagged on points in
the third quarter before Kearney fired home another CBS goal and John Forde
rounded off the scoring in the 56th minute when his ground stroke from a tight angle made it to the net.
CBS hurled well all over the field and the substitutes also hurled with vigour
when introduced to keep up the pressure on the starting fifteen for their places.
However all the squad know that much stiffer tests lie ahead in their quest for
Leinster honours. Their third and final group game is against Bridgetown VC.
Wexford CBS: Adam McDade (Faythe Harriers); Conor Fenlon (Glynn-Barntown), Ciaran Kirwan (Faythe Harriers), James Somers (Faythe Harriers); George Cullen (St. John’s), Nicky Lawlor (Faythe Harriers), Liam Barry (Faythe Harriers); Gary Murphy (Faythe Harriers), Jamie McDonnell (Faythe Harriers, 0-2); Eoin Roche (Faythe Harriers), Sean Stafford (St. Martin’s, 0-3), Ian Moran (Glynn-Barntown, 1-3); John Forde (Shelmaliers, 4-2), Evan Dunbar (St. Martin’s, 1-0), Joe McBride (St. John’s, 1-3).
Subs: John Hamilton (St. Martin’s) for Fenlon, Luke Byrne (Faythe Harriers) for Stafford, Stephen Kearney (Faythe Harriers, 1-1) for Dunbar, Joe Redmond (Shelmaliers) for Somers, Rob Donnelly (Buffers Alley) for Roche.
Referee: James Flood (St. Mary’s Maudlintown).
Round 1
Wexford CBS 5-10 2-8 New Ross CBS
Wexford CBS won the battle of the CBSs last Friday when they overcame the challenge of New Ross CBS in O’Kennedy Park in the first round of the South Leinster Junior (under16 ½) Hurling Colleges ‘C’ Championship. Played in glorious weather conditions on a perfect sod, the Boker Boys just had too much firepower for their opponents and ran out comfortable winners in the end.
It was the New Ross lads who started brightest despite playing into the wind as
they pointed an early free before scoring a fine goal. However Wexford CBS
settled and John Forde grabbed a superb goal when he collected a pass from
Joseph McBride before unleashing an unstoppable shot to the net.
Impressive midfielder George Cullen scored a fine point before Rob Donnelly
flashed the ball to the net for the Wexford town school to leave the score at
2-1 to 1-1 after eleven minutes.
Wexford CBS began to press home their superiority with Cullen and Ian Moran
adding points but New Ross clung in there with trio of points around the
quarter hour mark.
John Forde was a constant thorn in New Ross CBS’s side and he scored his second
goal just before the break and the sides retired at half-time with the score
standing at 3-6 to 1-5.
Hard-working centre-forward Jamie McDonnell broke through for a fine individual goal in the 36th minute which put daylight between the teams and
Joseph McBride registered the fifth goal for Wexford CBS following a mazy solo
run five minutes later.
New Ross CBS battled hard until the end but couldn’t prevent the Wexford lads
running out eleven point winners. Best for Wexford CBS were Ciaran Kirwan,
George Cullen, Jamie McDonnell and John Forde.
Wexford CBS: Brad Cohen (St. Martin’s); Ryan D’Arcy (Faythe Harriers), Geroid Finn (St. Anne’s), James Somers (Faythe Harriers); Conor Fenlon (Glynn-Barntown), Ciaran Kirwan (Faythe Harriers), Luke Byrne (Faythe Harriers); Garry Murphy (Faythe Harriers, Capt.), George Cullen (St. John’s, 0-2); Eoin Roche (Faythe Harriers, 0-2), Jamie McDonnell (Faythe Harriers, 1-1), Rob Donnelly (Buffers Alley, 1-1); John Forde (Shelmaliers, 2-0), Ian Moran (Glynn-Barntown (0-3), Joseph McBride (St. John’s, 1-1).
Sub: Adam McDade (Faythe Harriers) for Moran.
Ref: John Bennett (Tullogher-Rosbercon).