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Moville win Junior All-Ireland
Football 7s Shield
24.09.13
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Moville GAA took part
in the all-Ireland Junior club 7s competition held
traditionally at St Jude’s GAA, Templeogue on the
Saturday of the all Ireland final. It was the club’s
third time to enter this competition having been
runners up in the shield in 1997 and beaten quarter
finalists in 2010. The Moville team was made up of
John McGeady, Joe MacBride, Ciaran Diver, Danny
Murphy, Enda Faulkner, Oran McDermott, Michael
Fiorentini, Seamus Hegarty, Jack Keys and Conor
O’Donnell. Senior men’s coach Robert Farren and Sean
MacBride and Anton Hegarty were also in attendance.
Moville were drawn in a group with Blessington
(Wicklow), Kiltane GAA (Mayo), Robertstown GAA
(Kildare) and Dundrum GAA (Down). The top rwo teams
went forward into the cup quarter final and the next
two were placed in the shield quarter final. The
games were played at ten minutes per half with seven
men on the field; substitutes were allowed at any
time during the game and the player going on had to
pass a baton to the player coming off to allow a
substitution. Moville played Blessington in the
first game leading 3-02 to 1-02 at half time and
winning the match 5-02 to 2-04. Next up were
Robertstown with Moville again leading this one at
half time 4-01 to 1-04 but Robertstown won the
second half and the overall match by a score of 4-09
to Moville’s 5-05. Moville were unfortunate to lose
their next two group games also, going down by a
single point again to Dundrum (4-06 to 4-07) and a
very strong Kiltanee team won 9-09 to 2-07. |
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Back Row: Sean MacBride, Enda
Faulkner, Ciaran Diver, Oran McDermott, An Taoiseach
Enda Kenny, Danny Murphy and Joe MacBride. Front
Row: Senior team coach Robert Farren, Conor
O’Donnell, John McGeady, Jack Keys, Seamus Hegarty
and Michael Fiorentini. |
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The boys in blue were
placed in the shield competition and ran out
victorious in the quarter final, defeating last
year’s winner Clonmore GAA from Offaly by a score of
4-11 to 4-08. This led to fixture against the hosts,
St.Jude’s GAA (Dublin) where the Donegal side ran
out comfortable victors by a score of 4-05 to 1-03.
St. James’ GAA (Cork) was all that stood between
Moville and the all-Ireland shield championship and
the Foylesiders dispensed with the Cork side in a
very close affair by a score of 2-09 to 2-07 with
Oran McDermott clearing the ball off the line in the
last second of the game. Thanks must go to Coach
Robert Farren and to Sean MacBride and Anton Hegarty
who helped out throughout the day. All ten players
played a vital part in this victory which was played
in very warm conditions and with so many games in
the one day left the players exhausted. All-Ireland
titles are very difficult to win at any grade and
the team should hold their heads high as this
historic victory is a very proud day for Moville GAA. |
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The Moville boys line up before the
7s tournament. Back Row: Ciaran Diver, Oran
McDermott, John McGeady, Enda Faulkner, Danny Murphy
and Joe MacBride. Front Row: Jack Keys, Conor
O’Donnell, Seamus Hegarty and Michael Fiorentini |
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Moville GAA celebrate after winning
the all-Ireland shield. |
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Seamus Hegarty is presented with the
All Ireland 7s shield. |
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