ACMHL Ruairi Og  3-12 v Rossa 3-13

By Chris Dornan

Rossa clinched the Minor Hurling League on Saturday when they travelled to Cushendall and beat the Ruairi Og side in a high quality contest.

The home side got off to a great start with 2 points from Scott Walsh and a goal from wing forward Christy McLaughlin but Rossa responded with 2 points from Tiernan Murphy and 1 from Dominic McEnhill to leave just a point between the sides.

Niall McCormack then hit a great point for Ruairi Og but Rossa came back with points from Daire Murphy and Daire Matthews to level the scores, but the home side regained the lead when Niall McCormack hit a real gem of a goal when he soloed through the Rossa defence and slammed the ball into the net to leave Cushendall up by 4 with 10 to go in the 1st half.

Tiernan Murphy then raised a green flag for Rossa to set you a frantic finish to the first half but Ronan McCambridge and Donall Kearney responded with points for Ruairi Og. After Tiernan Murphy pulled a point back for Rossa.  Christy McLaughlin responded for Ruairi Og but as pace reached fever pitch Tiernan Murphy fired in another goal for Rossa to keep the game was bubbling nicely. The teams were deadlocked at this stage but Ruairi Og knocked over the last 2 points of the half through Scott Walsh and Niall McCormack to leave the half time score: Ruairi Og 2-8 Rossa 2-6.

Rossa started the 2nd half like men on a mission and quickly wiped out Ruairi Ogs 2 point advantage and pushed in front through points from Eoin McMenamin, Michael Close, Tiernan Murphy and Daire Matthews.  Scott Walsh tried to stem the tide with a point for Ruairi Og but Dominic McEnhill slammed in another goal for the Shaw’s Road boys and they looked like pulling away.

To be fair to Ruairi Og, they kept on going and Ronan McAteer knocked over a nice point to leave a goal in it with 15 minutes to play. Tiernan Murphy responded as he knocked over a nice point for Rossa and Ronan McAteer responded with another point to still leave a goal in it.

Ruairi Og got a boost when Rossa full back Mark McCavanagh got sent off for a 2nd bookable offence, but it was Rossa who scored next 2 points through by Eoin McMenamin and Tiernan Murphy.

Ronan McCambridge pulled one back for Ruairi Og then Ed McQuillan went on a strong solo run and got hit on the head by a thrown hurl and the referee sent the offending player for an early bath. Scott Walsh sent the resultant free to the back of the Rossa net to leave just 1 point between the sides, but the clock was to beat the Ruairi Og challengeonce the poc-out was taken the referee blew the full time whistle and Rossa had won on a scoreline of Ruairi Og 3-12 Rossa 3-13.

This result meant that Rossa went undefeated in ACMHL (A) and received their trophy from County Board Representative Alex McQuillan who presented the trophy to Rossa Captain Tiernan Murphy.

Ruairi Og

1. Ruairi Sharpe
2.  Ruairi McCollum
3.  Liam Gillan
4.  Ruairi McAuley
5.  Pierce McKeegan
6.  Conal McAteer
7.  Ronan McAteer
8.  Scott Walsh
9.  Aidan McKenna
10.  Ed McQuillan
11.  Ronan McCambridge
12.  Christy McLaughlin
13.  Donall Kearney
14.  Niall McCormack
15.  Senan Black

Rossa

1. Cormac McGettigan
2. Ciaran Crawford
3. Mark McCavanagh
4. Conal Shannon
5. Mark Cunningham
6. Mícheál McGreevy
7. Manus Smyth
8. Eoghan McMenamin
9. Michael Close
10. Conal McPartland
11. Dominic McEnhill
12. Tiarnan Murphy (c)
13. Owen May
14. Daire Mathews
15. Daire Murphy 
    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    ACMHL Ruairi Og v Rossa Ruairi Og got off to a great start with 2 points from Scott Walsh and a goal from wing forward Christy McLaughlin. Rossa responded with 2 points from Tiernan Murphy and 1 from Dominic McEnhill. Niall McCormack then hit a great point for Ruairi Og but Rossa came back with points from Daire Murphy and Daire Matthews. Niall McCormack then hit a real gem of a goal when he soloed through the Rossa defence and slammed the ball into the Rossa net to leave Cushendall up by 4 with 10 to go in the 1st half. Tiernan Murphy then raised a green flag for Rossa and it was game on again. Ronan McCambridge and Donall Kearney responded with points for Ruairi Og but Tiernan Murphy pulled a point back for Rossa. Christy McLaughlin added on another point for Ruairi Og but Tiernan Murphy fired in another goal for Rossa and the game was bubbling nicely. Ruairi Og knocked over the last 2 points of the half through Scott Walsh and Niall McCormack to leave the half time score: Ruairi Og 2-8 Rossa 2-6. Rossa started the 2nd half like men on a mission and quickly wiped out Ruairi Ogs 2 point advantage and pushed in front through points from Eoin McMenamin, Michael Close, Tiernan Murphy and Daire Matthews. Scott Walsh tried to stem the tide with a point for Ruairi Og but Dominic McEnhill slammed in another goal for Rossa and they looked like pulling away. To be fair to Ruairi Og, they kept on going and Ronan McAteer knocked over a nice point to leave a goal in it with 15 minutes to play. Tiernan Murphy knocked over a nice point for Rossa and Ronan McAteer responded with another point to still leave a goal in it. Ruairi Og got a boost when Rossa full back Mark McCavanagh got sent off for a 2nd bookable offence, but it was Rossa who scored next 2 through points by Eoin McMenamin and Tiernan Murphy. Ronan McCambridge knocked over a pint for Ruairi Og then Ed McQuillan went on a strong solo run and got hit on the head by a thrown hurl and the referee sent off Eoin McMenamin for Rossa. Scott Walsh sent the resultant free to the back of the Rossa net to leave 1 point in the gsme, but once the poc out was taken the referee blew the full time whistle and Rossa had won on a scoreline of Ruairi Og 3-12 Rossa 3-13. This result meant that Rossa went undefeated in ACMHL (A) and received their trophy from County Board Representative Alex McQuillan who presented the trophy to Rossa Captain Tiernan Murphy. Teams: Ruairi Og 1. Ruairi Sharpe 2. Ruairi McCollum 3. Liam Gillan 4. Ruairi McAuley 5. Pierce McKeegan 6. Conal McAteer 7. Ronan McAteer 8. Scott Walsh 9. Aidan McKenna 10. Ed McQuillan 11. Ronan McCambridge 12. Christy McLaughlin 13. Donall Kearney 14. Niall McCormack 15. Senan Black Rossa 1. Cormac McGettigan 2. Ciaran Crawford 3. Mark McCavanagh 4. Conal Shannon 5. Mark Cunningham 6. Mícheál McGreevy 7. Manus Smyth 8. Eoghan McMenamin 9. Michael Close 10. Conal McPartland 11. Dominic McEnhill 12. Tiarnan Murphy (c) 13. Owen May 14. Daire Mathews 15. Daire Murphy John Thanks Chris. Won’t get it up till later. I’m at a match Chris Dornan Seen by Chris Dornan at Sunday 13:41

    

    Ruairi Og 1. Ruairi Sharpe 2. Ruairi McCollum 3. Liam Gillan 4. Ruairi McAuley 5. Pierce McKeegan 6. Conal McAteer 7. Ronan McAteer 8. Scott Walsh 9. Aidan McKenna 10. Ed McQuillan 11. Ronan McCambridge 12. Christy McLaughlin 13. Donall Kearney 14. Niall McCormack 15. Senan Black Rossa 1. Cormac McGettigan 2. Ciaran Crawford 3. Mark McCavanagh 4. Conal Shannon 5. Mark Cunningham 6. Mícheál McGreevy 7. Manus Smyth 8. Eoghan McMenamin 9. Michael Close 10. Conal McPartland 11. Dominic McEnhill 12. Tiarnan Murphy (c) 13. Owen May 14. Daire Mathews 15. Daire Murphy