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Leinster Senior Schools Cup: St Michael’s 34 Gozanga 3

Leinster Senior Schools Cup holders St Michael’s recorded a 34-3 win over Gozanga College on Tuesday. This game was a repeat of the 2019 showpiece.

Arthur Henry made some good carries early on for Gozanga but from the 10th minute mark onwards it as all St Michael’s. Fintan Gunne was impressive helping his side gradually come more and more into the game.

The first try of the game came from front row James Power. He drove home from close to the line. Power would go onto to get another try not long after. The Gonzanga at sixes and sevens as Power crossed the line. Chris Cosgrave added the extra points from the conversion. The score was 14-0 with 20 minutes played. Gonzaga managed to get on the scoreboard just before the break. St Michael’s were then penalised for been offside. This allowed Harry Colbert to take the three points. It was 14-3 at the break.

St Michael’s had a try within five minutes of the restart. Lee Barron coming up with a try after a maul from the lineout. Cosgrave added the conversion to make it 21-3. In tough wintry conditions St Michael’s weren’t going to be denied.  St Michael’s took advantage and Lee Barron stormed over for another try. Cosgrave added penalties to the winners tally to secure safe passage to the semi-final stages.

Gonzaga College: Jamie McNulty; Hugh Lynn (Luka Hassett 60), Brian Barron, Jack Browne (Davy Colbert 17), Simon Wilson; Harry Colbert, Eadbhard O’Callaghan (Max Colgan 44); George Morris (Noah Maguire 44), George Kenny, Ronan Shaw; Seamus Carroll (Callum Murphy 70), Spencer O’Connell; Arthur Henry, Tom Cullen (capt), Hugo Fitzgerald.

St Michael’s College: Chris Cosgrave; Eddie Kelly, Simon O’Kelly, Hugo McWade (Luke Russell 64), Henry McErlean (James Nicholson 45); Niall Carroll, Fintan Gunne (Jeffrey Woods 56); Jack Boyle (Josh Egan 67), Lee Barron (Zach Baird 67), James Power (Dylan Rogan 68); Jack Guinane, Stephen Woods; Dylan Ryan (Michael Barron 56), Conor Booth (Dan Carroll 64), Will Hickey (capt).

Division 1b Hurling: Wexford v Kilkenny, Preview, Team News and live scores

Wexford v Kilkenny takes place on Sunday at 2.00pm in the Division 1b Hurling League. The game is in Wexford Park. We have a preview, team news and betting information below. If you can’t make the game be sure to check out of live scores from the below link.

Livescores.sportsnewsireland.com  

Preview

Wexford come into this game on the back of 1 win and 1 loss from their two games. They hammered Laois in the opening round 2-27 to 2-16 in late January. However, 2 weeks ago suffered a loss to Clare 0-18 to 0-15 at Wexford Park. Davy Fitzgerald would have wanted the win there but this is a big game. Players like Conor McDonald, Diarmuid O’Keeffe and Liam Ryan will look to have big games.

Kilkenny come into this game on the back of 2 wins from 2 games in the division. They hammered Carlow last time out by 3-21 to 0-09. Players like Colin Fennelly, Paddy Deegan and Ger Aylward will be key players if the Cats are to come out on top.

Team News

Wexford: Mark Fanning,Joe O’Connor, Liam Ryan, Shane Reck; Damien Reck, Pádraig Foley , Shaun Murphy; Liam Óg McGovern , Kevin Foley; Aidan Rochford, Rory O’Connor , Jack O’Connor  Cathal Dunbar, Conor McDonald , Paul Morris

Kilkenny –

Name

Club
 

Eoin Murphy

Glenmore
 

Conor Browne

James Stephens
 

Huw Lawlor

O’Loughlin Gaels
 

Ciaran Wallace

Erin’s Own
 

Conor Delaney

Erin’s Own
 

Paddy Deegan

O’Loughlin Gaels
 

Cillian Buckley

Dicksboro
 

James Maher

St Lachtains
 

Michael Carey

Young Irelands
 

John Donnelly

Thomastown
 

Alan Murphy

Glenmore
 

Martin Keoghan

Tullaroan
 

Billy Ryan

Graigue-Ballycallan
 

Richie Hogan

Danesfort
 

Walter Walsh

Tullogher Rosbercon

Betting

Not much to separate the sides in the betting. Wexford won the last two meeting between the sides. They hammered the Cats in the Walsh Cup and also beat them in the Leinster Final in 2019. I fancy Wexford to win on home soil at 11/10. Wexford v Kilkenny will be deferred on TG4 on Sunday after the Galway v Tipperary game.

 

GAA announce revenue for 2019

The GAA have announced the revenue for year ending 2019. It is a record revenue with a total of 73.9 million euro for 2019, this is a 16% increase on the previous year. In 2017 for instance the GAA revenue came in at over 60 million euro. 

RTE report that the majority of that revenue generated was down to the growth in gate receipts. In 2018 it was 29.6 million to 36.1 million in 2019. This was largely down to bigger attendances at games and an increase in prices of match tickets. Furthermore, gate receipts accounted for nearly half of the revenue for 2019.

Tom Ryan the director general of the GAA released his annual report on Tuesday which also looked at Pairc Ui Chaoimh and Casement Park. He stated that the total cost of Pairc Ui Chaoimh would be 96 million euro. However, the long term debt would be around 20 million, while he also revealed Cork County Board received 10 million euro as a loan from Croke Park and 21.5 million of bank loans.

In terms of Casement Park, Ryan said there is “positive signs”, however, the proposed costs have likely increased owing to the Northern Ireland 2010/11 budget approval date. Several other projects are also in the pipeline according to the report. These include a state of the art development of two full sized pitches, a GAA clubhouse and dressing rooms directly across from Croke Park which is property of Clonliffe College. The report states that this project is something similar to Abbotstown.

The report also shows that revenue from the Allianz League was up 10%, while their was a 20% increase in season ticket holders. Coaching and development funding increased to 13.5 million euro which was a 22% increase from the previous year. 7.9 million was given to club and county infrastructure in 2019, while 4 million in grants was also given out. One stark finding the report found was the spending of preparation costs for inter county teams. This took a 12% increase in 2019 which the report labeled “unsustainable”.

In conclusion, the GAA have made millions in 2019. It’s now up to them to consider given the so called weaker county sides more funding. They should pump more money into coaching into these small counties . However, instead of giving the bigger stronger counties a bigger slice of the pie in terms of funding. Players in Leitrim, Antrim, Clare for example train just as hard as the 5 time All-Ireland winners in Dublin. How can these counties improve without the funding they so desperately need? That is the question I would put to the GAA top brass.

 

Technology Behind Live Gaming

Technology has gone through numerous changes and it is more apparent in live gaming than in any other industry.

Everyone knows that you can bet on live sports action, from  darts to football, but there is so much more to entertain. Amazing stories and themed tales have become virtual, where technology helps create a constant change and upgrade for players. The online live gaming sphere is only going to continue evolving. Anyone who takes the online entertainment industry seriously should find out what is happening. 

Technical Changes

Online games have emerged as the best of the best in graphics, visual entertainment, and sound effects. At first, the games looked just like those in live offline gaming spheres. Now, there are so many benefits to online live gaming because the graphics have increased to match the real world. Fortnite is just one example of how the graphics make you feel like you are in the gaming sphere, even while you play online. 

Mobility

Mobile gaming has become enormous from social media games to any of the favorite games online that are now available through mobile devices. All devices are supported, particularly those of the recent two years. 

Live Dealing at Online Casinos 

More options are available to players than ever, including live streaming games. Whether it is casino based or live gaming with some of the top PS4 games. Live dealer casinos offer poker, roulette, craps, and other popular table games. These games are handled by a live person, who is a dealer or croupier. The player will wager bets from home, and the dealer will keep track of what is earned to make sure the player’s account reflects it. All it takes is a good internet connection. The player can log in, choose the best live dealer casino, and enjoy the game.

VR Tech

Virtual Reality technology is less expensive than ever, and it means players can feel like they are in a real live gaming situation. VR is not something to take on for long hours at a time when using a headset, but it can be a lot of fun when you blend the real world with fiction to make your experience even better than it was prior to these advantages.

The special glasses allow you to see an augmented world, like Pokémon Go, so you get to see the streets filled with characters from the game. Casinos have also added 360-degree views using VR tech to make it more like you are playing the games at the casino instead of at your home.

Voice Control, Facial Recognition, Gesture Control

Wii was one of the first games to show us that voice, gesture, and facial recognition could be used for games. Live gaming offers 3D tech where your avatar can resemble you instead of something drawn by another person. You also have voice and gesture control that helps you appear as you are in the game. Intel RealSense Tech is behind the gesture control that makes games like Warrior Wave even better. 

Progressive Displays

For the 4K gaming adventure you can see progressive displays where the colors and effects are heightened even more than with regular tech. 

From wearable gaming to on-demand gaming, players have plenty to enjoy in the live gaming world. For instance, one TV show has become interactive, where you decide what happens to the main character while learning survival skills. The guy is live and on camera, so when you choose what you want to happen, the video will transfer to the videoed segments. It is like a TV show and game rolled into one. 

The technology behind live gaming is going to continue to advance. The adventures of Fortnite, casinos, and virtual reality games are only going to get better. Projections tell us that we won’t need headgear to enjoy virtual reality soon. We will just need a room capable of VR and we can feel as if we are running on a beach, taking down bad guys, and truly in the realm of real, when it is all virtual tech. 

 

McKenna’s future in doubt in AFL

Conor McKenna’s future in the AFL is in doubt after he returned to his native after what his club Essendon said was family related reasons and homesickness.

McKenna who is only 23 made his AFL debut with Essendon 7 years ago. He took to the game quite well and has been a massive success at the club. He has been vocal about his homesickness though. Speaking to RTE Sport in 2017 he said, “It’s not really the game that’s the problem, it’s the homesickness. You adjust to the game pretty quick.”

Dan Richardson, General Manager of Essendon said in a statement on Tuesday, “We have been in lengthy discussions with Conor over recent weeks and we are completely supportive of him returning home to be with his family at this time”. The team nicknamed the Bombers said they offer McKenna and his family full support. “We remain in constant communication with both Conor and his family and we will continue to provide our support”.

McKenna caused a bit of controversy last year when he returned home to play with his club Eglish. He scored a vital goal which helped maintained the clubs Division 1 status in a relegation play-off.

It is likely McKenna will turn to the AFL in the coming weeks as he probably just needs a break back in Ireland. He is a top players and if he does decide to stay in Tyrone I am sure Mickey Harte will come calling.

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Top 5 Weekend GAA bets

The GAA keeps on coming and this weekend is the return of the Allianz Hurling Leagues. Let’s take a look at our top 5 weekend GAA bets below.

  1. Limerick v Waterford – Limerick win @4/11 as found on betting worx – Limerick are strong favourites to win this game and it is easy to see why considering the way they have started the league. They have beaten Tipperary and Galway and a win here would only boost their chances of reaching the latter stages of the league.

2. Galway v Tipperary – Tipperary win @evens – Tipperary haven’t started the league well. They put in a good performance against Limerick in the first round of the league but they fell asunder in the second half. They also out to Cork 2-24 to 1-25 last week. A win here is vital for Liam Sheedy’s men I think they will get it.

3. Wexford v Kilkenny – Wexford win at 11/10 – Wexford have had the edge on Kilkenny in the last few meetings. They beat them in the Walsh Cup in January and previous to that beat the Cats in the Leinster Final in 2019. Wexford no longer fear Kilkenny and with a big home crowd to roar them on they should win this.

4. Westmeath v Cork – Cork win -13 @Evens – Cork have put in two good performances so far in the league losing narrowly to Waterford but beating Tipperary. Westmeath have suffered heavy losses to Waterford and Galway. Cork should win this easily enough.

5. Carlow v Dublin – Dublin -9 @Evens – Dublin should have too much in the tank for Carlow here. They have one won game and lost one. The heavy loss coming to Kilkenny 3-21 to 0-18 in the opening round. They recovered though to beat Laois in round 2. Carlow have suffered two losses losing to Clare by 17 points and Kilkenny by 21 points. Dublin -9 is the selection.

That completes our top 5 weekend GAA bets. Best of Luck !

Leinster Senior Schools Cup: Castleknock beat Belvedere 15-14

Castleknock College have beat Belvedere College and are the first team through to the semi-final stages of the Leinster Senior Schools Cup. Castleknock edged the tie 15-14 with thanks to a 64th minute penalty from Louis McDonough.

It was Castleknock who made a bright start to this game. They made some big carries early on with Ian Birmingham impressive at number 8. He was held just short of the line after a well worked line-out. However, tighthead Ben Griffin was on hand to stretch for the line to make it 5-0 on the scoreboard. McDonough kept pinning back Belvedere in their own half. Belvedere were giving away needless penalties. Moreover, Birmingham once again went  close to getting a try. It again came from the line-out. However, he was held up, but Castleknock kept the pressure on and Griffin was on hand to get his second try of the day.

However, Belvedere didn’t really threaten Castleknock until around the 20th minute. Eoin MacAdaimh breaking away but it came to nothing. Sargeant also broke through the Castleknock defence but he tackled well by Conor Delaney. That man MacAdaimh went close late in the half but once again the Castleknock defence held firm. Alex Watson and Conor Duggan bundling him into touch.

Belvedere began the second half well and much better than the opening half. They got a try inside the opening 2 minutes of the half. Darragh Coan did well making a good run to just short of the line, however, centre Peter O’Farrell was on hand to finish off the move. Double try scorer Griffin was sin binned just before the hour mark. Belvedere took advantage of having the extra man and Sargeant went over.

Belvedere leading 14-12 after Tormey’s conversion . However, just a couple of minutes later Castleknock took the lead from a penalty which ended up been the winning score. The penalty came after Belvedere players went off their feet in the ruck. McDonough stepped up to kick the resulting penalty between the posts. They managed to hold onto the one point till the final whistle to book their place in the Leinster Senior Schools cup semi-finals.

Scorers – Belvedere College: P O’Farrell, J Sargent try each, J Tormey two cons; St Vincent’s Castleknock College: B Griffin two tries, L McDonough con, pen.

Belvedere College: Daniel Hawkshaw; James Dillon (Joshua Maher 68), Jed Tormey, Peter O’Farrell, Eoin MacAdaimh (Will Finnegan 47); Finn McCarrick, Jack MacNeice (capt) (Patrick O’Farrell 68); Jonathan Sargent, Cal Marrey, Hugh Flood; Eoghan Murphy, Darragh Coan; Jonathan Ross, Zander Hayden (Daniel O’Driscoll h-t), Hugo McPeake (Ben McCabe 47).

St Vincent’s Castleknock College: Conor Delaney; Alex Watson, Fionn Gibbons, Conor Dunne (Will Hennessy 38), Jake Rooney; Louis McDonough (capt), Conor Duggan (Conor Mahon 63); Ben Bislin (Gearóid Quinn 65), Alex Creedon, Ben Griffin; Luke Callinan (James Duffy 65), Stephen Callinan; Fergus Stanley, Ciaran McCarrick, Ian Birmingham (Ethan Keogh 61-65).

Allianz Football League Division One Table and Round 3 summary.

Round 3 Results

Saturday 8th February

Dublin 1-15 Monaghan 1-15

Sunday 9th February

Meath 2-5 Mayo 1-9

Donegal 2-7 Galway 2-8

Tyrone 0-14 Kerry 0-13 

Summary: The third round of national league action was played out in difficult weather conditions as storm Ciara lashed the country with high winds and rain. It’s a credit to the ground staff all around the country that all the division one fixtures went ahead. The eight teams in action sever up some great football despite the conditions. All four games were close encounters with one draw and the other three games decided by a single point.

First up on Saturday night at headquarters was the meeting of Dublin and Monaghan. Banty McEneaney’s side will feel they left this one behind them. They were six points ahead as the clock ticked into the 70th minute. Kevin McMananmon’s goal cut the gap to three points. Sean Bolger picked off a brace of points before Davy Byrne levelled matters nine minutes into stoppage time.

All three Sunday games also went to the wire. In each of the three fixtures, the points were up for grabs as the games went in stoppage time.

In Omagh two late red cards were the game’s major talking point. Peter Harte walked for a second yellow on 58 minutes. Ten minutes later, while Tyrone were two-point ahead, Kerry’s David Clifford also got his marching orders for a second yellow. Clifford appeared to be dragged to the ground in a headlock by Ben O’Connell. Both players were booked. Despite Kerry’s protests, it was now 14 aside for the last few minutes. Tyrone held out despite for a one-point win.

In Letterkenny, the home side lead by 7 points early in the second half after Ciaran Thompson’s goal put them 2-05 v 0-04 ahead. However, Donegal would only score two more points. Goals from full-backs Johnny Heaney and Sean Kelly turned the game in Galway’s favour. Michael Murphy had a chance to snatch a draw at the death for Donegal, however, his late free into the wind drifted wide.

Finally, in Navan, two second-half goals looked like giving the home side their first points of the campaign. But not for the first time Kevin McLoughlin came to Mayo’s rescue. He hit 1-2 off the bench, with his injury-time goal proving decisive.

 

Farrell releases 13 players from squad

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has released 13 players from the current squad ahead of a gap weekend of the Six Nations. According to RTE Sport a squad of 23 players will train this weekend in Cork. However, the 13 players which were released will be able to play for their provinces in the PRO14.

In the PRO14 this weekend, Munster play hosts to South African side the Southern Kings, on Saturday Leinster also play South African opposition at the RDS, they face the Cheetahs. Ulster will travel to Wales to play the Ospreys, while Connacht have home advantage against Cardiff, both of these games are also on Saturday.

The released players include Connacht pair Ultan Dillane and Dave Heffernan. Max Deegan who made his Irish debut against Wales is also released back to his province (Leinster). In addition as is Dave Kearney, Will Connors, Luke McGrath and Ronan Kelleher. Munster pair Chris Farrell and Jack O’Donoghue have also been released from the squad. Ulster have four players released with Tom O’Toole, Billy Burns, Stuart McCloskey and Jack McGrath.

The 23 man squad contains the full side that faced Wales in the Six Nations including man of the match from the last two games CJ Stander. 

Training squad

Backs: Will Addison, Bundee Aki, Ross Byrne, Andrew Conway, John Cooney, Keith Earls, Robbie Henshaw, Jordan Larmour, Conor Murray, Jonathan Sexton, Jacob Stockdale

Forwards: Caelan Doris, Tadhg Furlong, Cian Healy, Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Dave Kilcoyne, Peter O’Mahony, Andrew Porter, James Ryan, CJ Stander, Devin Toner, Josh van der Flier

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