{"id":3693,"date":"2015-05-29T20:38:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T20:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2015-05-29T20:38:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T20:38:49","slug":"junior-b-hurlers-bring-league-campaign-to-a-close-with-eight-point-win-over-shannon-rovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/index.php\/junior-b-hurlers-bring-league-campaign-to-a-close-with-eight-point-win-over-shannon-rovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior B hurlers bring league campaign to a close with eight-point win over Shannon Rovers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g junior B hurlers concluded their league campaign on Friday evening in Ballinderry when winning with eight points to spare over their hosts.
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\nWatch Centre North Tipperary
\nJunior B Hurling League
\nNenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g 1-16
\nShannon Rovers 0-11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playing with the wind in the opening half \u00c9ire \u00d3g struggled early on as Rovers raced into a 0-2 to no-score lead before a fine individual effort from Niall Madden got the Blues off the mark in the fifth minute.<\/p>\n

A second Madden point following Darragh Walsh\u2019s sharp sideline ball in the eighth minute tied the game before Thomas O\u2019Brien created an opportunity for Anthony Walsh to fire \u00c9ire \u00d3g into a 0-3 to 0-2 lead in the tenth minute.<\/p>\n

Shannon Rovers hit back with two placed balls before Darragh Walsh was fouled in the 12th minute and Anthony Walsh (free) equalised.<\/p>\n

The Shannon Rovers \u2018keeper made a fine save to deny Anthony Walsh at his near post in the 17th minute before Walsh fired \u00c9ire \u00d3g into a 0-5 to 0-4 lead.<\/p>\n

Two minutes later Niall Madden and Darragh Walsh combined well before Walsh landed a left-handed point. Shannon Rovers responded with a converted free, but centre-back Kieran Duffy picked out Anthony Walsh with a terrific delivery in the 21st minute and the full-forward helped the Blues into a 0-7 to 0-5 lead.<\/p>\n

Four minutes later Darragh Walsh found Niall Madden in space and the midfielder landed a superb long-range effort off his right; although Shannon Rovers hit back with a converted free Gavin O\u2019Connor set up Niall McKeogh for a ninth \u00c9ire \u00d3g point in the 27th minute.<\/p>\n

Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g led 0-9 to 0-6 at the break.<\/p>\n

Shannon Rovers started the second half impressively with three points (two frees) leaving the sides locked on 0-9 apiece as early as the 34th minute.<\/p>\n

The Shannon Rovers \u2018keeper saved once more from Anthony Walsh in the 35th minute, but soon after Liam Maher won a free which Anthony Walsh converted and the Blues led by one.<\/p>\n

A converted free got Shannon Rovers back on terms in the 37th minute, but \u00c9ire \u00d3g responded well to the challenge and took the lead once more in the 38th minute when Brian Tuite set up Darragh Walsh for a great score off his right.<\/p>\n

Interval substitute Michael Hynes made a big impression in the 39th minute when picking out Gavin O\u2019Connor with a terrific delivery and O\u2019Connor fired home a goal off his left to present \u00c9ire \u00d3g with a 1-11 to 0-10 lead.<\/p>\n

Seven minute later Thomas O\u2019Brien\u2019s enterprising run culminated with a rasping shot which found the Shannon Rovers crossbar before Anthony Walsh (free) notched the first score in eleven minutes with ten to play. A minute later Anthony Walsh landed another and \u00c9ire \u00d3g led 1-13 to 0-10.<\/p>\n

The Shannon Rovers \u2018keeper made another stunning stop in the 52nd minute when reacting well to a Gavin O\u2019Connor shot following an enterprising run from Jack Sheedy.<\/p>\n

The \u00c9ire \u00d3g defence was performing superbly and had managed to hold a wind-assisted Shannon Rovers scoreless for seventeen minutes – the Rovers\u2019 scoring drought finally came to an end in the 54th minute when the home side scored a point from play.<\/p>\n

\u00c9ire \u00d3g closed out the game in impressive fashion with points from Darragh Walsh, Anthony Walsh (dree) and Brian Tuite.<\/p>\n

Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Blues missed out on qualification for the knock-out stages of the league, but the junior Bs concluded their league campaign in great style with good wins over Toomevara and Shannon Rovers. Indeed, the lads were misfortunate not to earn a dividend from clashes with Newport, Moneygall and Portroe earlier in the campaign. On all three occasions \u00c9ire \u00d3g suffered narrow defeats, but will face into the north championship in confident mood.<\/p>\n

The first round of the Watch Centre North Tipperary junior B hurling championship is scheduled to take place on the week-ending June 21st or June 28th. This year the team is managed by Cian Tucker (manager), Mark Long, John Paul King and Paddy Flynn.<\/p>\n

The Watch Centre Junior B Hurling Championship will be run on a two-group league system with the top team in each group progressing to the semi-finals and the second and third teams qualifying for the quarter-finals. <\/p>\n

Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g have been drawn in group two alongside Ballina, Portroe, Borrisokane, Toomevara and Lorrha-Dorrha. \u00c9ire \u00d3g\u2019s first game will be against Ballina. Meanwhile group one features Silvermines, Newport, Shannon Rovers, Kildangan, Moneygall and Borris-Ileigh.<\/p>\n

Match Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g:<\/strong> Darragh Gleeson, Brian Duffy, Ger O\u2019Gorman, John Kelly, Lenny Ryan, Kieran Duffy, Jamie Gallagher, Brian Tuite (0-1), Niall Madden (0-3), Gavin O’Connor (1-0), Thomas O’Brien, Darragh Walsh (0-3), Niall McKeogh (0-1), Anthony Walsh (0-8, 0-4 frees), Liam Maher. Subs: (ht) Michael Hynes for Niall Madden, (50th) Brian Carr for Niall McKeogh, (51st) Jack Sheedy for Liam Maher, (58th) Niall McKeogh for Darragh Walsh.<\/p>\n

Referee:<\/strong> Martin O’Shea (Borrisokane).<\/p>\n

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The Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g Club Lotto represents the club\u2019s key fundraising initiative.<\/p>\n

Please consider supporting the Blues by playing our club lotto online: click here!<\/a><\/p>\n

Just watch how far we can stretch your \u20ac2!<\/p>\n

Alternatively you can also support Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g by paying your club membership<\/a>. Membership for 2015 is now due and can be paid to any club officer or online<\/a>. The cost of membership is priced at \u20ac25.<\/p>\n

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