Freshers on the Ball

St Patrick's College First Year Hurlers shone in Freshford on 30 March 2006, when they defeated Cork IT, with a final score of 1-16 to 2-19, in the Freshers' All Ireland Hurling Final.

Congratulations to the team and their management (students Richie Power and Darren O'Neill), who did the College proud.

The Irish Independent, 31/3/06, reports:

"Roche's point secures Freshers' crown for St Pat's

A late point from Jack Roche sealed an historic first victory for St Patrick's Training College, Drumcondra in an exciting Freshers' All-Ireland hurling final at Freshford.

A 13th minute Eoin Bolger point inspired St Patrick's, and with Paddy Hogan dominant at centre-back, they moved clear 0-9 to 0-4. CIT got back into the game with a 28th minute goal from Mark O'Connor before a point from O'Sullivan cut the interval arrears to 1-5 to 0-9 after playing with the wind.

Eddie O'Donoghue and Ger Arthur points within a minute of the restart for St Patrick's they looked set to roar on to victory. However, CIT refused to surrender to keep the game alive up to the dying minutes."

 

Last Updated: Thursday September 21 2006