Ballinhassig 3-21, Shamrocks 2-12 This was a welcome outing for the Shamrock Junior Hurling team, having not played a game since our championship victory on on Friday June 12th last. The lads were a bit rusty starting off against a mature and well tested opponents. It was pleasing to see an improvement as … Read more
Shamrocks 1-8, Courcey Rovers 0-9 As the scoreline suggests, this was a closely contested semi-final with the boys in green showing true grit and a will to win despite the best efforts of their opponents. The result was on the balance right up to the last few minutes when Shamrocks had a … Read more
Shamrocks 2-11, Tracton 1-11 Shamrocks won this replay simply because they were the better team. Despite kicking seven wides in the first ten minutes and allowing Tracton to then go into a three point lead, they recouped and in a six minute spell recorded 1-3 to go ahead. Then we just threw … Read more
In a pulsating finish Philip Brady grabbed an equalizer almost in the sixth minute of added time. Philip’s point ensured that Shamrocks would live to fight another day. Credit Shamrocks for coming back every time Tracton looked like moving into top gear. We had the worse of starts with Tracton 0-4 to 0-0 on … Read more
This blitz was hosted by Ballinhassig club. We were tight on numbers due to holidays etc. We played Kinsale, Valley Rivers and Ballycastle Gaels (Ballyhooley). We hurled well in all games. A number of younger lads stepped up to the mark and were excellent. The older players – Josh Bartlett, Robert Barrett … Read more
Ballygarvan 0-12, Shamrocks 1-6 No report available except to say that Ballygarvan finished much the stronger in the second half to take the league points.
Shamrocks 3-10, Kinsale 2-10 The Shamrock Junior Hurling team powered by the starlets of last years Minor champions, manfully and sportingly defeated Kinsale at Ballygarvan and qualified for the quarter finals. Six Minor players were chosen to start with two more joining the fray later. Sadly the victory was dampened by … Read more
Valley Rovers 1-17, Shamrocks 0-11 From a Shamrock perspective this was a ‘Jeckyl & Hyde game’ and the bad man was in control in the opening half. One couldn’t imagine such a poor display with the host club leading 0-12 to 0-2 at halftime. Then the good man stepped in for round two … Read more
Ballymartle 3-18, Shamrocks 0-9 An expected lopsided win for Ballymartle in the Track on Saturday evening in the JAHL. Shamrocks were outplayed by a far better hurling side who mainly did their scoring in bursts when they wanted to. Ballymartle led by 2-10 to 0-6 at HT; the opening 10 minutes had … Read more
Shamrocks 2-6, Valley Rovers 0-8 Shamrocks juniors booked their place in the quarter finals of the South East football championship with this fighting display over a resilient Valley Rovers on Saturday night in Ballinhassig. Conditions were appalling for everybody and the wet surface, allied to a breeze blowing down towards the dressing room end, … Read more