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Tyrone v Donegal – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Scorers & Result

Division 1 North – Tyrone v Donegal – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Scorers, Betting & Result

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TV Coverage

Tyrone v Donegal Live on TG4 at 5pm

Team News
Tyrone: Niall Morgan; Rory Brennan, Ronan McNamee, Padraig Hampsey; Michael Cassidy, Peter Harte, Michael O’Neill; Frank Burns, Brian Kennedy; Paul Donaghy, Mattie Donnelly, Conor Meyler; Kieran McGeary, Conor McKenna, Richard Donnelly.

Subs: Benny Gallen, Mark Bradley, Lee Brennan, Darragh Canavan, Declan McClure, Darren McCurry, Hugh Pat McGeary, Michael McKernan, Cormac Munroe, Liam Rafferty, Niall Sludden.

Donegal:

Betting
Donegal 5/6
Tyrone 6/5

Laois v Dublin – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Scorers & Result

Hurling Divison 1b – Laois v Dublin – Starting Teams, Live scores, Betting, TV Coverage, Scorers & Result.

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TV Coverage

Live on GAAGO at 5pm

Team News –

Laois – Enda Rowland, Lee Cleese, Sean Downey, Donnchadh Hartnett, Jack Kelly, Podge Delaney, Ryan Mullaney, Fiachra Fennell, Paddy Purcell, Aaron Dunphy, Ciaran Commerford, Ciaran Collier, PJ Scully, Charles Dwyer, Ross King

Dublin: Alan Nolan; Paddy Smyth, Eoghan O’Donnell, Andrew Dunphy; Daire Gray, Liam Rushe, Sean Moran; Conor Burke, James Madden; Danny Sutcliffe, Chris Crummey, Ronan Hayes; Donal Burke, Eamonn Dillon, Davy Keogh.

Subs: Sean Brennan, Paul O’Dea, John Bellew, Riain McBride, Jake Malone, Fergal Whitely, Cian Boland, John Hetherton, Cian O’Sullivan, Oisín O’Rorke, Paul Crummey.

Betting
Laois 15/2
Dublin 1/10

Handicap
Laois +8
Dublin -8

Saturday 15 May

Hurling Division 2B round 2
Kildare v Donegal, St Conleth’s Park, 1pm
Roscommon v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm

Football Division 2 North round 1
Mayo v Down, Elverys MacHale Park, 2pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 North round 1
Louth v Antrim, Geraldines GFC, 3pm – GAAGO

Football Division 1 South round 1
Kerry v Galway, Austin Stack Park, 3pm – eir Sport

Hurling Division 2A round 2
Wicklow v Meath, Aughrim, 3pm

Football Division 2 South round 1
Cork v Kildare, Semple Stadium, 3:30pm – eir Sport

Hurling Division 1 Group B round 2
Laois v Dublin, MW Hire O’Moore Park, 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 North round 1
Longford v Derry, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 1 North round 1
Tyrone v Donegal, Heally Park, 5pm – TG4

Football Division 3 South round 1
Limerick v Tipperary, LIT Gaelic Grounds, 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 North round 1
Fermanagh v Cavan, Brewster Park, 7pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 South round 1
Waterford v Carlow, Fraher Field, 7pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 1 Group A round 2
Tipperary v Cork, Semple Stadium, 7.30pm – RTÉ / eir Sport

Sunday 16 May 

Football Division 1 North round 1
Monaghan v Armagh, Brewster Park, 3pm – TG4 player app / deferred

Football Division 1 South round 1
Roscommon v Dublin, Dr Hyde Park, 1.45pm – TG4

Football Division 2 North round 1
Meath v Westmeath, Páirc Tailteann, 3.45pm – GAAGO

Football Division 2 South round 1
Clare v Laois, Cusack Park, 3.45pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 South round 1
Wicklow v Offaly, Aughrim, 2pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 North round 1
Sligo v Leitrim, Markievicz Park, 3pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 1 Group A round 2
Waterford v Westmeath, Walsh Park, 1.30pm – GAAGO
Galway v Limerick, Pearse Stadium, 3.45pm – TG4

Hurling Division 1 Group B round 2
Clare v Wexford, Cusack Park, 1pm – GAAGO
Kilkenny v Antrim, UPMC Nowlan Park, 1.30pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 2A round 2
Down v Carlow, Ballycran, 1pm
Offaly v Kerry, Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park, 2pm

Hurling Division 3A round 2
Armagh v Longford, Athletic Grounds, 1pm
Tyrone v Monaghan, Omagh, 2pm

Hurling Division 3B round 2
Cavan v Fermanagh, Kingspan Breffni, 2pm
Leitrim v Louth, Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, 2pm

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Cork v Kildare – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Scorers & Result

Gaelic Football – Cork v Kildare – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Scorers, Betting & Result. Division 2 South.

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TV Coverage 

Live GAA on Eirsports at 3:30pm

Team News
Cork: Micheál Martin; Daniel O’Mahony, Sean Meehan, Kevin Flahive; Paul Walsh, Sean Powter, Mattie Taylor; Ian Maguire, Kevin O’Driscoll; Colm O’Callaghan, Sean White, Ruairi Deane; John O’Rourke, Brian Hurley, Cathail O’Mahony.

Subs: Anthony Casey, Sam Ryan, Paul Ring, Kevin O’Donovan, Tadhg Corkery, Cian Kiely, Brian Hartnett, Ciaran Sheehan, Dan Dineen, Mark Cronin, Blake Murphy.

Kildare: Mark Donnellan; Mark Dempsey, Mick O’Grady, Eoin Doyle; Kevin Flynn, David Hyland, Ryan Houlihan; Luke Flynn, Aaron Masterson; Alex Beirne, Daniel Flynn, Paul Cribbin; Jimmy Hyland, Kevin Feely, Darragh Kirwan.

Betting
Cork 8/15
Kildare 7/4

Handicap
Cork -2 10/11
Kildare +2 10/11

Saturday 15 May

Hurling Division 2B round 2
Kildare v Donegal, St Conleth’s Park, 1pm
Roscommon v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm

Football Division 2 North round 1
Mayo v Down, Elverys MacHale Park, 2pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 North round 1
Louth v Antrim, Geraldines GFC, 3pm – GAAGO

Football Division 1 South round 1
Kerry v Galway, Austin Stack Park, 3pm – eir Sport

Hurling Division 2A round 2
Wicklow v Meath, Aughrim, 3pm

Football Division 2 South round 1
Cork v Kildare, Semple Stadium, 3:30pm – eir Sport

Hurling Division 1 Group B round 2
Laois v Dublin, MW Hire O’Moore Park, 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 North round 1
Longford v Derry, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 1 North round 1
Tyrone v Donegal, Heally Park, 5pm – TG4

Football Division 3 South round 1
Limerick v Tipperary, LIT Gaelic Grounds, 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 North round 1
Fermanagh v Cavan, Brewster Park, 7pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 South round 1
Waterford v Carlow, Fraher Field, 7pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 1 Group A round 2
Tipperary v Cork, Semple Stadium, 7.30pm – RTÉ / eir Sport

Sunday 16 May 

Football Division 1 North round 1
Monaghan v Armagh, Brewster Park, 3pm – TG4 player app / deferred

Football Division 1 South round 1
Roscommon v Dublin, Dr Hyde Park, 1.45pm – TG4

Football Division 2 North round 1
Meath v Westmeath, Páirc Tailteann, 3.45pm – GAAGO

Football Division 2 South round 1
Clare v Laois, Cusack Park, 3.45pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 South round 1
Wicklow v Offaly, Aughrim, 2pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 North round 1
Sligo v Leitrim, Markievicz Park, 3pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 1 Group A round 2
Waterford v Westmeath, Walsh Park, 1.30pm – GAAGO
Galway v Limerick, Pearse Stadium, 3.45pm – TG4

Hurling Division 1 Group B round 2
Clare v Wexford, Cusack Park, 1pm – GAAGO
Kilkenny v Antrim, UPMC Nowlan Park, 1.30pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 2A round 2
Down v Carlow, Ballycran, 1pm
Offaly v Kerry, Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park, 2pm

Hurling Division 3A round 2
Armagh v Longford, Athletic Grounds, 1pm
Tyrone v Monaghan, Omagh, 2pm

Hurling Division 3B round 2
Cavan v Fermanagh, Kingspan Breffni, 2pm
Leitrim v Louth, Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, 2pm

Louth v Antrim – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Scorers & Result

Division 4 Gaelic Football – Louth v Antrim – Starting Teams, Live scores, Betting, TV Coverage, Scorers & Result

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TV Coverage – LIVE ON GAA GO at 3pm Saturday

Team News
Louth – Martin McEneaney, Dan Corcoran, Dermot Campbell, Donal McKenny, Liam Jackson, Anthony Williams, Eoghan Callaghan, Beven Duffy, Ciaran Byrne, Andy McDonnell, Ciaran Keenan, Ciaran Downey, Sean Marry, Sam Mulroy (C), Declan Byrne

Antrim – Michael Byrne, Jason McAuley, Declan Lynch, Peter Healy, Marc Jordan, James Lavery, Dermot McAleese, Conor Stewart, Mark Sweeney, Ryan Murray, Mick McCann, Ruairi McCann, Odhran Eastwood, Kevin Small, Conor Murray

Betting
Louth 4/7
Antrim 7/4

Handicap
Louth -2 10/11
Antrim +2 10/11

Kerry v Galway – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Scorers & Result

Kerry v Galway – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Betting, Match Scorers & Result

Teams
Galway: Bernard Power; Jack Glynn, Seán Ó Maoilchiaráin, Liam Silke; Gary O’Donnell, Dylan McHugh, Johnny Heaney; Peter Cooke, Paul Conroy; Paul Kelly, Matthew Tierney, Eamonn Brannigan; Dessie Conneely, Damien Comer, Shane Walsh.

Subs: Connor Gleeson, Johnny Duane, Sean Andy Kelly, Cathal Sweeney, Kieran Molloy, Ronan Steede, Mattius Barrett, Robert Finnerty, Finnian Ó Laoi, Tomo Culhane, Liam Costello.

GAA TV Coverage – Live on TG4 at 3pm

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Betting
Kerry 2/5
Galway 11/4

Handicap
Kerry -3 10/11
Galway +3 10/11

Saturday 15 May

Hurling Division 2B round 2
Kildare v Donegal, St Conleth’s Park, 1pm
Roscommon v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm

Football Division 2 North round 1
Mayo v Down, Elverys MacHale Park, 2pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 North round 1
Louth v Antrim, Geraldines GFC, 3pm – GAAGO

Football Division 1 South round 1
Kerry v Galway, Austin Stack Park, 3pm – eir Sport

Hurling Division 2A round 2
Wicklow v Meath, Aughrim, 3pm

Football Division 2 South round 1
Cork v Kildare, Semple Stadium, 3:30pm – eir Sport

Hurling Division 1 Group B round 2
Laois v Dublin, MW Hire O’Moore Park, 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 North round 1
Longford v Derry, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 1 North round 1
Tyrone v Donegal, Heally Park, 5pm – TG4

Football Division 3 South round 1
Limerick v Tipperary, LIT Gaelic Grounds, 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 North round 1
Fermanagh v Cavan, Brewster Park, 7pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 South round 1
Waterford v Carlow, Fraher Field, 7pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 1 Group A round 2
Tipperary v Cork, Semple Stadium, 7.30pm – RTÉ / eir Sport

Sunday 16 May 

Football Division 1 North round 1
Monaghan v Armagh, Brewster Park, 3pm – TG4 player app / deferred

Football Division 1 South round 1
Roscommon v Dublin, Dr Hyde Park, 1.45pm – TG4

Football Division 2 North round 1
Meath v Westmeath, Páirc Tailteann, 3.45pm – GAAGO

Football Division 2 South round 1
Clare v Laois, Cusack Park, 3.45pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 South round 1
Wicklow v Offaly, Aughrim, 2pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 North round 1
Sligo v Leitrim, Markievicz Park, 3pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 1 Group A round 2
Waterford v Westmeath, Walsh Park, 1.30pm – GAAGO
Galway v Limerick, Pearse Stadium, 3.45pm – TG4

Hurling Division 1 Group B round 2
Clare v Wexford, Cusack Park, 1pm – GAAGO
Kilkenny v Antrim, UPMC Nowlan Park, 1.30pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 2A round 2
Down v Carlow, Ballycran, 1pm
Offaly v Kerry, Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park, 2pm

Hurling Division 3A round 2
Armagh v Longford, Athletic Grounds, 1pm
Tyrone v Monaghan, Omagh, 2pm

Hurling Division 3B round 2
Cavan v Fermanagh, Kingspan Breffni, 2pm
Leitrim v Louth, Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, 2pm

Mayo v Down – Starting Teams, Live scores, TV Coverage, Scorers & Result

Division 2 GAA 2021 – Mayo v Down, we have starting teams, live scores, TV coverage details, Scorers, and results. 

Live GAA scores
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TV Coverage

Live on GAAGO at 2pm on Saturday

Teams 

Mayo: Rob Hennelly; Enda Hession, Oisin Mullin, Lee Keegan; Michael Plunkett, Paddy Durcan, Rory Brickenden; Matthew Ruane, Diarmuid O’Connor; Fionn McDonagh, Kevin McLoughlin, Jordan Flynn; Tommy Conroy, Cillian O’Connor, Ryan O’Donoghue.

Down: R Burns, G Collins, G McGovern, P Murdock, P Laverty, K McKernan, J Flynn, R McEvoy, C Mooney, C Doherty, C Poland, D Guinness, B O Hagan, J Guinness, C Quinn

Betting

Mayo 1/4

Down 7/2

Handicap

Mayo -4 10/11

Down +4 10/11

Saturday 15 May

Hurling Division 2B round 2
Kildare v Donegal, St Conleth’s Park, 1pm
Roscommon v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm

Football Division 2 North round 1
Mayo v Down, Elverys MacHale Park, 2pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 North round 1
Louth v Antrim, Geraldines GFC, 3pm – GAAGO

Football Division 1 South round 1
Kerry v Galway, Austin Stack Park, 3pm – eir Sport

Hurling Division 2A round 2
Wicklow v Meath, Aughrim, 3pm

Football Division 2 South round 1
Cork v Kildare, Semple Stadium, 3:30pm – eir Sport

Hurling Division 1 Group B round 2
Laois v Dublin, MW Hire O’Moore Park, 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 North round 1
Longford v Derry, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 1 North round 1
Tyrone v Donegal, Heally Park, 5pm – TG4

Football Division 3 South round 1
Limerick v Tipperary, LIT Gaelic Grounds, 5pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 North round 1
Fermanagh v Cavan, Brewster Park, 7pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 South round 1
Waterford v Carlow, Fraher Field, 7pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 1 Group A round 2
Tipperary v Cork, Semple Stadium, 7.30pm – RTÉ / eir Sport

Sunday 16 May 

Football Division 1 North round 1
Monaghan v Armagh, Brewster Park, 3pm – TG4 player app / deferred

Football Division 1 South round 1
Roscommon v Dublin, Dr Hyde Park, 1.45pm – TG4

Football Division 2 North round 1
Meath v Westmeath, Páirc Tailteann, 3.45pm – GAAGO

Football Division 2 South round 1
Clare v Laois, Cusack Park, 3.45pm – GAAGO

Football Division 3 South round 1
Wicklow v Offaly, Aughrim, 2pm – GAAGO

Football Division 4 North round 1
Sligo v Leitrim, Markievicz Park, 3pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 1 Group A round 2
Waterford v Westmeath, Walsh Park, 1.30pm – GAAGO
Galway v Limerick, Pearse Stadium, 3.45pm – TG4

Hurling Division 1 Group B round 2
Clare v Wexford, Cusack Park, 1pm – GAAGO
Kilkenny v Antrim, UPMC Nowlan Park, 1.30pm – GAAGO

Hurling Division 2A round 2
Down v Carlow, Ballycran, 1pm
Offaly v Kerry, Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park, 2pm

Hurling Division 3A round 2
Armagh v Longford, Athletic Grounds, 1pm
Tyrone v Monaghan, Omagh, 2pm

Hurling Division 3B round 2
Cavan v Fermanagh, Kingspan Breffni, 2pm
Leitrim v Louth, Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, 2pm

Rainbow Cup, Round 3: Munster 20 Connacht 24 – Niall Murray Man of the match

Munster  20  Connacht 24

Rainbow Cup, Round 3 – Thomond Park, Friday 14th May 2021
Connacht dug out a gritty win in torrential conditions against a strongly fancied Munster side in Thomond Park. It was a much-improved performance from Andy Friend’s side from last Saturday’s capitulation against Leinster at home. For Johann van Graan’s Munster side it’s a serious setback to their Rainbow Cup ambitions after wins over Leinster and Ulster in the first two rounds.
Pre-game

The announcement earlier today that the inaugural Rainbow Cup will now culminate in a ‘North v South’ final on June 19th has added a layer to intrigue to this previously unheralded competition. Munster’s ambitions in this competition have been made clear from their opening team selection against Leinster. They are anxious to stop the now decade-long trophy drought. However, Connacht also had a point to prove after shipping fifty points against Leinster last time out.

Match Report

Conor Fitzgerald got the scoring underway for the visitors with a penalty after four minutes. It didn’t take Munster long to respond and after a series of pick and go drives James Cronin crashed over. Ben Healy added the extras. Munster were massive favorites with the bookies pre-game and the apparent ease of the score made one fear the worst for Connacht. But Andy Friend’s side weren’t working off the same script. Immediately from the restart, the underdogs hit back with a try in the corner for Sammy Arnold who beat Craig Casey in the air after Billy Holland had fumbled the kickoff. Arnold then raced clear to score. Conor Fitzgerald nailed the conversion from under the East stand. 

After a frantic opening ten minutes, the game calmed down somewhat after that. A knock to Craig Casey shortly after saw an early introduction for Conor Murray for the duration of the HIA. The rain that had been threatening all day arrived after 15 minutes making the ball-handling trickier.

Munster’s  Shane Daly was given a yellow card on 22 minutes for a deliberate knock-on. Connacht made the extra man count with a superb try from Conor Fitzgerald. The out-half took a superb line to cut open the Munster rearguard, when perhaps they expected a pass outside. Fitzgerald then converted his own score and Connacht led by ten just before the half-hour mark. 

Munster found a way back into the game through a familiar route. The Connacht defense was powerless to stop a driving maul off the back of a lineout. Hooker Rhys Marshall was the man to touch it down. Ben Healy added the conversion to cut the gap back to three points. 

Half-time: Munster 14 Connacht 17

Connacht’s first attack of the second half yielded their third try of the game. A kick ahead was gathered by Kieran Marmion who raced in for the score. The conversion stretched the westerners’ lead out to ten. 

Munster thought they had reduced the deficit five minutes later. This time Peter O’Mahony crashed over, however, after consulting Joy Neville the TMO, the score was chalked off due to O’Donoghue holding back Abraham Papali’i in the build-up. 

A block on Abraham Papali’i by Jack O’Donoghue led to Peter O’Mahony’s try being chalked off. Photo credit: Shane Tighe.

Munster unloaded the cavalry off the bench in the second half with Tadhg Beirne, Murray, Carbery and Earls all entering the fray as the home side chased the game.

Healy did reduce the arrears with a penalty from near halfway on 51 minutes. Munster showed their pragmatic nature by opting to take the three points on offer from another penalty with ten minutes to go. Joey Carbery, fresh off the bench defied the tricky underfoot conditions to nail his kick from the ten-meter line. 

Andrew Conway’s effort was chalked off after a knock-on in the build-up. Photo credit: Shane Tighe

Munster believed they had hit the front with ten minutes to go. A superb cross-field kick sent Andrew Conway scampering over in the corner. However, there was another TMO check on this score. Damien de Allende was shown to have knocked on in the build-up and once again the score was chalked off. 

Munster pushed for the Connacht line with the last play of the game. Daniel Jones’ full-time whistle sounded after Stephen Archer knock-on. Connacht’s celebrations were cut short when a captain’s challenge was called by Peter O’Mahoney. This was quashed when a review showed the ball went forward off the back of Archer’s hand rather than a boot. With that, the final whistle sounded and Connacht had their first win over Munster in seven meetings and only their second of the professional era at Thomond.

Full-Time: Munster 20 Connacht 24
Teams:
Munster: 15. Matt Gallagher; 14.Andrew Conway, 13.Dan Goggin, 12.Damian de Allende, 11.Shane Daly; 10.Ben Healy, 9.Craig Casey; 1.James Cronin, 2.Rhys Marshall, 3.John Ryan; 4.Jean Kleyn, 5.Billy Holland; 6.Jack O’Donoghue, 7.Peter O’Mahony (C), 8.CJ Stander.

Replacements: Niall Scannell (for Marshall 48’), Dave Kilcoyne (for Cronin 58’), Stephen Archer (for Ryan 58’), Tadhg Beirne (for Holland 52’), Fineen Wycherley (for Kleyn 78’), Conor Murray (for Casey HIA 13-27’& 52’), Joey Carbery (for Healy 62’), Keith Earls (for Gallagher 69’).

Connacht: 15. John Porch, 14. Sammy Arnold, 13. Sean O’Brien, 12. Tom Daly, 11. Alex Wootton, 10. Conor Fitzgerald, 9. Kieran Marmion, 1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Shane Delahunt, 3. Dominic Robertson-McCoy, 4. Niall Murray, 5. Ultan Dillane, 6. Cian Prendergast, 7. Conor Oliver, 8. Abraham Papali’i.

Replacements: 16. Dave Heffernan (for Delahunt 57’), 17. Denis Buckley (for McAllister 10-18 HIA &40’), 18. Finlay Bealham (for Robertson-McCoy 39’.), 19. Eoghan Masterson (for Papali’i 69’), 20. Sean Masterson (for Oliver 46’), 21. Caolin Blade (for Marmion 65’), 22. Jack Carty (for Fitzgerald 54’), 23. Peter Sullivan (for Arnold 69’).

Referee: Daniel Jones.

Irish teenager Bosun Lawal has a big fan in Troy Deeney

The 17-year-old recently won Watford’s Academy Player of the Season.

It’s been some journey over the past couple of years for Irish midfielder/defender Bosun Lawal.

Just two years ago, he was humbly plying his trade for Bohs-SKB u17s alongside the likes of Evan Ferguson – who recently completed his move to Brighton & Hove Albion. Today, he’s the holder of Watford FC’s Academy Player of the Season 20/21 after a highly impressive season for their u18s and u23s.

The talented 17-year-old has clearly caught the eye of Watford captain Troy Deeney who didn’t hold back when expressing his admiration for the teenager.

“You know what, he’s got a little bit of (Abdoulaye) Doucouré about him,” said Deeney while appearing as a special guest on Watford’s End of Season Award’s Show.

“He can go past somebody effortlessly and keep striding – he’s got a big long stride.

“I thought he did really well. Three or four days after playing in the u23s, he played another 90 minutes and it was effortless to him I think.

“There’s not many young players that catch your eye and you go ‘oh, he’s gonna have a career’ and he certainly does that, yeah.”

High praise indeed.

Watford Head of Academy Coaching Barry Quin also heaped praise on the Dubliner after winning the award.

“He really does deserve this award, Bosun. He’s worked extremely hard, it’s been noticed all through the season and very, very popular player,” said Quin.

“People look at him and obviously assume his size and strength would be his attributes, they certainly are part of it. But he’s more than that, he’s much more than that. You know, he’s a ball player, can play in a couple of position, low maintence – a manager’s dream.

“The sky’s the limit – with the right opportunity, I think the sky’s the limit. I think he could go all the way.”

Lawal has quite obviously caught the eye of those involved with Watford FC, but he’s somewhat gone under the radar in comparison to other Irish prospects, despite his obvious talent from the beginning.

Neil Fox, who’s highly involved with St Kevin’s, was also full of praise for Lawal following his move to Watford in June 2019, saying: “Watford are getting a very good player and potential future Ireland senior international.”

Lawal has represented Ireland up to u17 level and could find himself at u19 or u21 level with training camps/fixtures coming up very shortly.

With Watford playing in the Premier League next season, could we see Bosun Lawal get some top flight minutes under his belt?

Rainbow Cup: Munster v Connacht

Munster v Connacht

Guinness PRO14, Rainbow Cup, Round 3
Thomond Park, Limerick @6pm, Friday 14th May 2021

Munster continue their decade-long search for silverware in their third inter-provincial derby fixture of the Rainbow Cup. After wins over both Leinster and Ulster, the southern province are the bookie’s favourites to lift the inaugural trophy.  Last week the home side physically bossed Ulster in a 38-10 win. Expect more of the same from Johann van Graan’s men in this encounter. 

Munster already had two tries on the board before Ulster’s Will Addison was red-carded just prior to the interval for making contact with Rory Scannell’s head. Mike Haely’s try after that incident saw Van Graan’s men take a 19-3 lead into the break. The second half saw the homeside outscore the visitors by three tries to one. Mike Haely was particularly impressive in attack. However, for me, the game was won due to Munster’s aggressive work at the breakdown. Gavin Coombes’ display earmarked him as a real option to replace the departing CJ Stander on a permanent basis. 

For Connacht, a heavy home defeat to Leinster came after an impressive start. Andy Friend’s men raced into a 16-0 lead in the opening fifteen minutes. However, after a bright start, their defensive frailties promptly reemerged.  Leinster ran in three tries in an eight-minute spell and had racked up a half-century of points by the final whistle. 

Connacht were dealt another blow during the week when it was announced that Quinn Roux would be departing the province at the end of the season. After seven years at the club, the 30-year-old South African born Irish international has turned down the offer of a new contract with the province. He is unlikely to feature for Connacht again due to a shoulder injury. His last appearance for the westerners came in January’s 10-16 defeat to Munster at the Sportsground.

TEAMS

Johann van Graan has gone for a mix of youth and experience in this week’s team selection. The half-back pairing of Ben Healy and Craig Casey are given an opportunity to impress. Conor Murray is set to make his 150th Munster appearance off the bench. Also, expect Joey Carbery to feature for the last twenty minutes or so. Munster look particularly strong in the back row where the Gavin Coombes relocates to the no.6 slot and CJ Stander comes in at no.8. Peter O’Mahony captains the side from his familiar no.7 slot. 

Andy Friend has made nine changes from the side that started against Leinster last week. There’s a whole new front row of Paddy McAllister, Shane Delahunt and Dominic Robertson McCoy. Ultan Dillane comes back in after missing last week’s game with a knock. Club Captain Jarrad Butler is ruled out after being forced off due to a HIA last week. One feels that Connacht will need to get the best out of Abraham Papali’i to stand any chance against the imposing Munster back row. 

Munster

15. Matt Gallagher; 14.Andrew Conway, 13.Dan Goggin, 12.Damian de Allende, 11.Shane Daly; 10.Ben Healy, 9.Craig Casey; 1.James Cronin, 2.Rhys Marshall, 3.John Ryan; 4.Jean Kleyn, 5.Billy Holland; 6.Gavin Coombes, 7.Peter O’Mahony (C), 8.CJ Stander.

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne, Stephen Archer, Tadhg Beirne, Jack O’Donoghue, Conor Murray, Joey Carbery, Keith Earls.

Connacht

15. John Porch (38),14. Sammy Arnold (13), 13. Sean O’Brien (Acad) (9) ,12. Tom Daly (46) ©, 11. Alex Wootton (19), 10. Conor Fitzgerald (34), 9. Kieran Marmion (184), 1. Paddy McAllister (16), 2. Shane Delahunt (97), 3. Dominic Robertson-McCoy (65), 4. Niall Murray (15), 5. Ultan Dillane (111), 6. Cian Prendergast (7), 7. Conor Oliver (19), 8. Abraham Papali’i (12)

Replacements: 16. Dave Heffernan (142),17. Denis Buckley (198),18. Finlay Bealham (157),19. Eoghan Masterson (109),20. Sean Masterson (11),21. Caolin Blade (129),22. Jack Carty (156),23. Peter Sullivan (14).

BETTING ADVICE

Munster are short-priced favorites for this one. Paddy Power has set the spread at +17 points for this one. Keep an eye on the weather as there are showers forecast for the evening, but if the rain holds off it could suit a high-scoring game.

Results and Review – 2021 Canoe Slalom Europeans and Olympic Qualifier

Results and Review – 2021 Canoe Slalom Europeans and Olympic Qualifier, the international season for Canoe Slalom got underway on May 6th with the 2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships.

Not only an elite level championship this event also acted as the  European Continental Olympic Qualifier, with a single Olympic spot up for grabs in each of the 4  categories being contested at the event. The newly selected Irish Team was filled with proven  international performers eager to get into the fight for the final Olympic berths for Tokyo, the full  Irish team list can be found here. 

The key categories in which Team Ireland was chasing qualification were the K1 Men (Samuel  Curtis, Noel Hendrick and Alistair McCreery), the K1 Women (Hannah Craig and Madison  Corcoran) and the C1 Women (Michaela Corcoran). Across all the racing in these categories the  tightest by far was seen in the K1 Men, with the Olympic spot coming down to the wire between  Noel Hendrick and Krysztof Majerczak of Poland. After a great performance in the qualification  rounds Noel Hendrick rose again to the occasion with an even more impressive run the in the  semi-finals, laying down a marker for the remaining athletes seeking Olympic qualification to  chase. Athlete after athlete in contention for the Tokyo spot came down and finished behind Noel  in the standings, with the agonising wait coming to a close with Majerczak of Poland, the last  athlete in the running for the Olympic berth, storming down the course to claim the qualification  spot. While the ultimate goal of the Olympic games was not reached, it was none the less an  extremely impressive performance from the young athlete, making a statement as to his current  and future form. 

In the Olympic battle for the K1 Women it was the experience of Hannah Craig (London 2012  Olympian) which came closest for Ireland. With Hannahs final placing of 32nd being just 0.8  seconds away from a spot in the semi final, and a chance to race against Naemi Braendle of  Switzerland for the final qualification spot. 

The C1 Women featured a similar story, with Michaela Corcoran incurring a 50 second penalty to  take her out of the running for the Olympic spot in her category. 

Outside of the Olympic qualification battle, Irelands already confirmed 2021 Olympian Liam Jegou  was top of Irelands C1 Men. Liam showed his hard winter of training with a 10th place in the  qualification rounds, going on to suffer penalties in the semi final to finish in 30th overall for the  event. The C1 Men team also put up a valiant fight to defend their silver medal from last years  Euros, finishing in 5th place in the final, just one 2 second penalty away from a spot on the podium.

2021 Canoe Slalom European Championships & Olympic Qualifier 

Full results – 

K1 Men 

Noel Hendrick – 24th 

Alistair McCreery – 37th 

Samuel Curtis – 44th 

K1 Women 

Hannah Craig – 32nd 

Madison Corcoran – 34th 

C1 Women 

Michaela Corcoran – 35th 

C1 Men 

Liam Jegou – 30th 

Robert Hendrick – 32nd 

Jake Cochrane – 38th

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