8th November, 2001
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS GAA SENIOR
By Pat Harrington.
U-16. Douglas Capture County Title.
Douglas U-16s won the County Hurling Final for the first time in
the clubs history by beating Newtownshandrum played at Araglin.
This contest was your typical David versus Goliath affair in
terms of population, Newtown has a couple of hundred houses where
as Douglas has a population of 35,000. One has to bear in mind
there is no other distraction ar attraction in the this tiny
hamlet of North Cork. In the satellite town of Douglas, many of
the lads play Gaelic football, Rugby, Soccer and a host of other
sports.
It was the North Cork boys who were first to score but Mark
Harrington for Douglas soon replied with three points while James
Moylan who had a magnificent game at full forward found the net
with a cool strike. Newtown came back with similar scores and at
this stage the Douglas mentors moved Thomas Cotter to centre back
and Colin Lahive to full back. Douglas went on to score a further
three points before the break with a 1-6 to 1-3 scoreline.
Douglas were to squander a goal scoring chance after the break
with Newtown moving up a gear, scoring a goal and two points
without reply from Douglas. The Douglas mentors realising the
need for changes, introduced Mark O’Callaghan while Mark
Harrington took up the full forward slot. Kenny Barry gave a very
workmanlike display throughout and scored the first point of the
second half for Douglas on nineteen minutes. Douglas added
another three points but the North Cork side came back to
equalise. The tension was unbearable as both sides strove for
supremacy. In the late stages Douglas were awarded a free, 65
metres out, up stepped Mark Harrington and duly split the posts
with what turned out to be the wining score. The last few minutes
were nerve wracking together with five minutes of injury time as
Douglas held on for victory on a scoreline of 1-11 to 2-7.
Whilst the players who made the scores come in for recognition,
several other players also deserve to be mentioned…..Colin
Lahive gave a masterful display at full back, Thomas Cotter had a
battle royal with his opposite number, Seamus Crowley, Framk
Tobin and Jerry O’Kane worked like Trojans. Besides those
who scored up front, one has to mention young Eoin Cadogan and
last but not least Mark O’Callaghan who has been on the
perfery of the team for the last number of years, made a telling
contribution.
There was a huge following present from Douglas and they gave the
team great support. This was the first time ever that a County U16
Hurling Trophy was won by the club. Tony O’Mahony presented
the cup to Mark Harrington at the conclusion of the game.
U-16B Hurling.
Douglas defeated Brian Dillons 5-8 to 3-5 ion this contest.
Scores were level at the break at 1-4 each. Ryan Murphy, Andrew
Hunt , Joe Lennon and Ryan Murphy worked hard to achieve this
victory.
Fixtures……..
Saturday 10/11/’01
U-16 Premier Grade Football……….Douglas V Glenville
(Venue TBA)
Sunday 11/11/’01
Minor Hurling League Final………..Douglas V Mayfield
(Redmonds @ 11.30am)
DOUGLAS GAA UNDERAGE
By Donie Harris
Under 12 Hurling League Final. Douglas 4-3 Blackrock 3-4
Last weekend Douglas played Blackrock in the U-12 Hurling League
Final, and what a game it turned out to be. From the throw in
Douglas took the game to Blackrock. After five minutes Ian Turner
had the ball in the net, Blackrock rallied but our defence stood
firm. Ian had his second after good work from Seif Ulladh.
Blackrock did manage to score a point after a great save from
Jamie Drennan who tipped the ball over the bar, saving a certain
goal. A further goal from Michael Doody and Brian O Callaghan saw
Douglas lead at half time on a scoreline of 4-1 to 0-1. The
second half started with Blackrock going at Douglas, they managed
to score three goals. It was end to end hurling, not a game for
the faint hearted. Two points ahead and Blackrock get a free in
front of goal. Four minutes left and we had to go for goal. Four
minutes left and we had to go for goal. He lifts and strikes but,
to our delight he sends it wide. Both teams failed to score in
the final three minutes and Douglas ran out winners by two points.
Everybody played their part in this match.
Under 11 Football Semi Final Replay.
Saturday last saw the replay of the Douglas and St. Vincents
Under 11 Football Semi-Final. Another tremendous game played.
Douglas were trailing by three points with 10 minutes to go. Mark
Collins had a stunning hatrick to win the game for Douglas in an
exciting finish to the game.
Under 11’s Capture First Trophy.
On Monday last the final took place against Coursey rovers at
Brinny. Douglas had the best performance of the season, scoring
an incredible 22 points and were easy winners over a gallant
Coursey team to capture their first trophy. Well done to captain,
Gearoid Cullinane and all the team.
Under 14 Hurling League Semi Final.
Douglas 2-6 Mayfield 5-5
Douglas played Mayfield last weekend in this under 14 Hurling
League semi final at Mayfield. Tiredness after County Football
success two weeks ago seem to tell as we were very slow to settle.
The bigger and more physical Mayfield team seemed to run through
Douglas. We conceded four soft goals in the first half and from
then on were fighting an up hill battle. We did manage to score 2-6
thanks mainly to Daniel O’Leary and Mark Lucey. In the end
Mayfield ran out easy winners.
Congratulations to our Under 16 team who won the County u16
Hurling last weekend. Well done lads!!!
Douglas GAA Club Personalities.
For the next few weeks we will focus on some of the men who
brought Douglas to what it is today. This week we start with Tim
Dineen, yet another of those dedicated men who helped the under
aged back in the 1950’s. Tim served the G.A.A. in Douglas in
a variety of capacities, but it was as club treasurer he is best
remembered. Tim always had a few pounds when the need arose, and
on most occasions it had to be his own such was the poor
financial state of the club in those early years. A trojan
worker, Tim Dineen must be extremely with the success of his
beloved club.
AVONDALE UNITED AFC
Munster Senior Cup: Avondale United 2 – 2
Tramore Athletic
Two goals from Alan Dorney (30 minutes) and Jason Hickey (80
minutes) were enough to see the seniors advance into the second
round of the Munster Senior Cup. Alan Molloy scored Tramore’s
goal after 65 minutes.
Jason Hickey was also on the mark for Avondale in last week’s
local derby against Ringmahon Rangers. He scored both goals in a
2-2 draw in the Munster Senior League First Division encounter at
Avondale Park.
SFAI U12 Cup: Two goals from Robert Barrett and top class
performances by Declan Kelleher, Brian O’Sullivan and Sam O’Rourke
were not enough to prevent Avondale’s exit from the National
Cup. Avondale were beaten in extra time by Greenwood 4 – 2.
Other Results:
U11 League: Leeside v Avondale – match postponed
U13 League: Avondale 1 – 0 Park United
U14 SFAI Cup: Avondale v Everton – match postponed
U15 League: Avondale 3 – 6 Blarney United
U16 SFAI Cup: Castle Rovers 4 – 2 Avondale
Date for your diary:
A Race Night will be held at the Blackrock Inn on Friday,
November 16th. First Race at 8:30 p.m. All are welcome.
DOUGLAS PITCH & PUTT
Christmas Faye P Sheehan & E Ryan 35
Turkey Fourball
D Quirke & D Clifford - 36 / P Noonan & S O' Leary 42
Weekly Lotto Results
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DOUGLAS RUGBY CLUB
By Adrian Fitzpatrick PRO
Douglas kept their winning ways going last weekend by beating a
very dogged Muskerry side. Douglas started very well, coming very
close with a difficult penalty in the second minute taken by Ger
Glavin. The game saw the welcome return of Derry (Tyson) McCarthy
who partnered Neil Patterson in the centre, with both players
instrumental in attack and defence throughout the game. Douglas’
swarm defence paid dividends again as Ger Glavin intercepted a
Muskerry move on halfway allowing the Douglas player a free run
down the right wing to score under the post which he duly
converted himself on 20 minutes.
As the quarter final of the Junior Challenge Cup is rapidly
approaching all the Douglas lads were going all out to prove
their worth. Defence was the key element of this game, from here
on in the Douglas lead was not to be relinquished, only allowing
Muskerry in for just two penalties for the rest of the game. Line
out work from our ‘Trojan Horses’, Conor Tolan and
Ciaran Cleary was again invaluable. Anthony Costelloe replaced
Noel Swanton at half time with Stuart Armstrong coming on for
Finbar Philpott late in the second half. In the end Douglas
proved too strong so, keep it going for next week lads.
Training at Moneygourney on Weds @ 7.45pm and Fri @ 7.00pm.
Up coming events…….
Race night on 30th of Nov……….everyone welcome
Junior Challenge Cup , ¼ Final …..Douglas V Crosshaven on
18th Nov.
SUNDAYS WELL RUGBY CLUB
Results for last weekend 3-4 November.
Under 18’s won their match against Cobh Pirates.
Under 16’s match was postponed.
Under 14’s lost their league match against Bandon 12-5.
Under 13’s travelled to Garryowen in Limerick and won their
friendly match. Best for Sundays Well was Lorcan O'Connell and KJ
O'’iordan.
Under 12A’s beat Highfield in a friendly, best for Sundays
Well were Jonathan Finn, Stephen Creagh and Shane O’Connor.
Under 1`2B’s also won their friendly against Highfield
players to shine were Sean Gee and James Mulcahy.
Fixtures for next weekend 10-11 Nov.
Under 18’s play PBC at the Farm, kick-off @ 11.30am
Under 16’s play away to Highfield @ 11am
Under 14’s, 13’s, 12A’s, 12B’s and 11’s
are training on Saturday morning at 10am-12 o’clock.
Under 8’s, 9’s, and 10’s play Crosshaven in
friendly matches at Crosshaven @ 11am.
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS AFC
Last weekend was a big one for the Club with
several key National Cup and League matches taking place. With so
many teams in action there was bound to be plenty of winners and
losers and this was certainly the case. The high points were
undoubtedly the victories achieved by our three Under 11 sides,
while on the down side our Under 13, under 15 and our Senior
squad were knocked out of the National Cups.
Under 13
For the second year in succession our Under 13 side, Corinthian
Boys were knocked out of the National Cup on penalties following
a 2-2 draw. It certainly was rough justice on our lads as they
played particularly well against a physically stronger Kilreen
side. Going into the match both sides had a 100% league records
so it was bound to be a close affair and so it proved.
Corinthians generally had the better of the first half playing
the more constructive football but were denied a deserved lead
when a penalty from David Meyler came back off the upright. The
second half was typical cup tie action with the game swinging
from end to end. Kilreen twice went in front but Corinthians
bravely fought back with Michael O'Reilly scoring twice to take
the game to extra time. There was no further scoring in extra
time and so to the penalty shootout where Kilreen prevailed on a
5-4 scoreline. It was a pity that such a fine match had to be
decided in a penalty shootout but having said that the
Corinthians lads can hold their heads up high after a fine team
performance. Hopefully they will now gain in confidence from this
performance and put in a strong challenge for league honours.
Best Wishes to Kilreen for the remainder of the competition.
Also in action at Under 13 level were our second string Douglas
Corinthians who took on Park United in an Under 13 first division
league match. Two goals by Jonathon Perrott and excellent
performances by Brian Tierney and Colm Boohig were not enough to
prevent Park winning the game comfortably. It was great to see
Colm back in action after a long absence through injury.
Under 11
Corinthian Boys maintained their 100% league record and stayed on
top of the Under 11 Premier Division after a hard fought 2-0
victory away to Ballincollig. Despite dominating for most of the
game, Corinthians found it difficult to breakdown a stubborn
Ballincollig defence and the vital winning goals did not arrive
until the second half when regular marksman Eoin Kilcommons
struck twice with two fine opportunist goals to claim the points
for Corinthians. Despite the 3 points it was a disappointing
performance by our lads but having said that the key to any
successful league campaign is to pick up points when your not
playing well and this certainly was the case on Saturday. Ger
Keane, Michael Carroll and Daniel McWhinney were the pick of the
Corinthians side.
Douglas Corinthians picked up their third victory of the season
when they came away from Ringmahon Park on Sunday morning with a
solid 2-1 victory. Conor Murphy and Stephen Murphy grabbed the
vital goals for Corinthians and they had top class performers in
Eoin Murphy, Eoin Corcoran and Simon Barry.
Corinthians United picked up three very useful league points with
a comfortable 8-0 victory over Wilton. Rory O'Brien and Dean
Kelly were both looking for the match ball afterwards as they
scored fine hat-tricks. Andrew Neville, Shane Keane and Eoin
Murphy who also scored twice were outstanding throughout.
Under 15
Our Under 15's also went out of the National Cup when they went
down 3-1 to Midleton. Severely depleted by injuries on the day
they fought well but just could not match a stronger Midleton
side. Alan Eton was on the scoresheet for Corinthians and centre
backs Mark O'Donovan and Alan Barry turned in “eye catching”
performances.
Irish Under 18
Best of Luck to Brian Kerr, Noel O'Reilly and his Irish Under 18
squad in the European qualifier, which starts this Monday. The
Irish Under 18 squad trained in Corinthians several times over
the weekend and indeed it was great to see Irish Manager, Brian
Kerr, take some time out from his busy schedule to give some
coaching and playing tips to our Under 8's.
Under 7 Street Leagues
Starting on Saturday November 17th the Club will be holding
Winter Street Leagues for the Under 7 age group that is
schoolboys born in 1994 and 1995. The leagues will take place on
the Clubs all-weather pitch on Saturday mornings between 12.15pm
and 1.30pm. Names will be taken once again for the leagues at
next Saturday mornings coaching session.
HARLEQUINNS HOCKEY CLUB
Farmers Cross, Cork.
Left turn, directly opposite Cork Airport entrance.
CHILDRENS HOCKEY TRAINING SUNDAY AFTERNOONS
AGE 6 - 12 YEARS: 4 - 5P.M. / AGE 12 - 16 YEARS: 5 - 6P.M.
ALL ARE WELCOME
DOUGLAS BRIDGE CENTRE
Christmas FayreMon29Oct A. Mulcahy & B
O'Driscoll - 1st
M. Madden & S. Wanglin - 2nd
Tues30Oct am C. Halligan & N. Staunton - 1st
C. Bennett & O. Cotter - 2nd
Tues30Oct(amNovice) M. Crowley & B. Dullea - 1st
Tues30Oct(pmYellow) P. McAuliffe & M. Cronin - 1st
P. White & F. Russell - 2nd
Tues30Oct(pmGreen) M. Holland & A. Wolfe - 1st
N. Fox & D. O'Rourke - 2nd
Wed31Oct(amNovice) H. Plant & S. Power - 1st
Wed31Oct am M. Foy & A. Mulcahy - 1st
J. Cleary & V. Brennan - 2nd
Wed31Oct(pm Novice) F. Burns & J. Horgan - 1st
Wed31Oct pm J. Cahill & L. Scott - 1st
A. Auchincloss & G. Flynn - 2nd
Thur 1Nov (Mitchel) N. Trihy & B. Murphy - 1st
M. Sheehan & J O'Sullivan - 2nd
Thur 1Nov (Howell) C. Rothwell & T. Kerr - 1st
N. & E Lehane - 2nd
Fri 2 Nov C. Bennett & O. Cotter - 1st
OPEN BRIDGE EVERY FRI @ 7.30 PM
DOUGLAS HALL AFC
Seniors and both Junior sides unbeaten; the
Premier team prevailed in the "Local Derby" Cup clash,
while the Youths and Under 17s bow out of their respective cups.
The Seniors travelled to Leeds on Sunday morning for a very
difficult league tie. Following a terrific match, honours were
shared in a scoreless draw. However, behind this scoreline, the
story of the game is much more exciting. In truth the 'Hall can
thank Gerry McGreevey for a splendid save following a contentious
penalty award against the 'Hall. Throughout the match, both sides
threw everything at the other, but no-one made the vital
breakthrough. The 'Hall defence, marshalled by young Aidan Cotter
kept a tight rein on the Leeds forwards. At the other end, we had
a couple of half chances, with Derrick Bowen particularly unlucky
to find only the side netting following a good move downfield.
All in all, a share of the points was a fair result.
The MSL Juniors gave their season a jump start last weekend,
securing a 1-1 draw against Wembley in the league. This is their
first point of the year, and we will all be hoping that they can
move on from here and make an impression in the league. The
scorer was Shane Howard and a draw was the least the side
deserved from this match.
The AUL Juniors served further notice of their intentions in the
league, with a convincing 4-2 win over Dunbar Celtic. Rory
O'Sullivan, enjoying a great run of form at the moment, scored
his second hat-trick in successive weeks. Brenadan Crown scored
the fourth goal. They are in good form, facing into a difficult
Munster Junior Cup tie next weekend against Crescent Athletic.
The Youths relinquished one of the trophies which was won last
season when they were defeated 1-0 in the Semi Final of the
League Cup away to Grattan Utd. They had good possession for long
spells of this match and created enough chances to win the game.
However, they failed to convert possession into scores and paid
the penalty when Grattan scored with 10 minutes to go.
The Under 17's, deprived of a number of players through work
commitments, found Rockmount too hot to handle in the FAI Cup.
Rockmount were convincing 3-0 winners, in a game where the 'Hall
simply could not find a way through the Rockmount defence.
In the Under 15 Evans cup, the 'Hall's two teams met on Saturday
morning. For the first time since 1985, two 'Hall teams were
paired in a cup competition. The Premier outfit justified
overwhelming favouritism with a 5-0 win. However, the less
experience Athletic, the Division 1 side, were very gallant in
defeat, continuing to battle right to the final whistle.
The scorers were Kevin Mulcahy, Wesley O'Connell, Jamie Lewis,
David Hackett and Robert Rose.
The Under 13 Goodson Cup match against Rockmount was abandoned
close to the finish because of a serious leg injury sustained by
Shane Duncan. We all wish Shane a timely recovery and look
forward to seeing him back in the future.
Finally, the Cork AUL Youths are in action at the weekend,
playing Waterford in the Inter League competition. A number of
our players have been involved in trials - Robert Heffernan,
Keith and Damien O'Callaghan, Cormac O'Grady and Declan O'Connell.
At the time of writing, the panel for the fixture has not been
announced, but the best of luck to any of the 'Hall players who
make the final cut.
Senior League: Home v. Mayfield Utd., 10.45
MSL Junior League: Home v. Mayfield Utd., 2.30
AUL Junior Munster Junior Cup: Away v. Crescent Ath., 10.45
Under 16 Barry Cup Away v. Cobh Ramblers, 2.00
