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Naas are Senior Hurling Champions: 6 In a Row! Weekend Leinster football wins for Caragh and Ellistown

Sunday, 3 November 2024 17:35

By Clem Ryan

Naas's 12th SHC title, Captain Brian Byrne. Player of the Match Jack Sheridan Naas footballers, Caragh and Ellistown in Leinster quarter final action next weekend

Naas are Kildare Senior hurling champions for the 6th time in a row, and completed the hurling/football senior double.
 
In Sunday's final, hey beat Maynooth by 3-20 to 0-12 to clinch their 12th senior title overall
 
Therir goals by Jack Sheridan in the first half (man of the match), and in the 2nd half from team captain Brian Byrne and Cathal Dowling

David Qualter was the Maynooth top scorer with 8 points (5 from frees.

Scorers: Naas, Jack Sheridan 1-7 (6 frees), Brian Byrne 1-3, Cathal Dowling 1-1, Cian Boran 0-3, Simon Leacy 0-2, Ferran O'Sullivan 0-2, Rian Boran 0-1, Killian Harrington 0-1,

Maynooth, David Qualter 0-8 (5 frees, 65), Cathal McCabe 0-2, Dan O'Meara 0-1, Cormac Nolan 0-1.

The last club to achieve the Kildare 6 in a row, previous to Naas doing it is Clane.

Clane is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 16 times, but the last time was in 1922. 

Clane completed a 9 in a row between 1903 and 1911. Their 6 in a row was from 1914 to 1919 inclusive.. 

Maynooth have won 6 senior titles, the last one in 1939. 
 
Naas will play Wexford champions St Martin's in Manguard Park in a fortnight.
 
The long wait for the title since their last win in 1939 continues for Maynooth.
 
Kfm's County final commentary was in association with Typo Coffee, Moyglare Rd., Maynooth
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On Saturday in the Leinster Intermediate Club football championship, Caragh  beat  Meath Hill in Manguard Park, Hawkfield  by 0-11 to 0-6 
 
In the quarter final, Caragh will play Kilkenny's Dicksboro in Freshford at 1.30pm next Saturday

 ***Kfm  had live updates in association with The Power Comm Group, sponsors of Caragh GAA

 In the Leinster club Junior championship, Ellistown  beat  Castletown, Finea, Coole, Whitehall in Kinnegad  l0-5 points to 0-4

They play Grattan Og of Longford next Saturday in Manguard Park at 3.30

***Kfm 's coverage was in association with the Harp Bar, Kildare Town

Also, next Saturday in Hawkfield, Moorefield hurlers play Castletown of Laois in the Junior championship at 1.30pm. 

 Monday  morning's Kildare Today at 10.45, and Monday evening's Kildare Scoreboard from 6.25 will review the three games. 

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In the Leinster senior football club championship, St Loman's of Mullingar, coached by Moorefield's Philie Wolfe, beat Meath champions Dunshaughlin 2-17 to 2-4 to secure their quarter-final place 
 
St Mary's Ardee beat Longford's Abbeylara 3-14 to 2-8.

Wicklow championsTinahely beat Laois' Portarlington 2-5 to 0-10
 
Kildare football champions Naas play Dublin champions Cuala next Saturday night at 7.15 in Manguard Park.
 
Kfm will have full commentary of the game.
 
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