Kilkenny GAA Thread

Yeah it was the 1st win for a Wexford club over a KK club since Fethard beat Callan in 2017 Junior Final, Horeswood won Leinster Junior in 22 but they beat Commercials from Dublin in the final who had beaten Blacks and whites in the SF. To be fair Craanford gave Tullogher their toughest game in Leinster or AI series last year 5 or 6 points in the end while Tara Rocks went to ET with Mooncoin the year they won their All Ireland

In my opinion there's a top 8 in Wexford followed by group of 5 and evidence is that the last 3 Intermediate winners came back up at the 1st attempt, only discrepancy is 2 teams were relegated in 2021 with nobody relegated the year prior. Those 5 teams are Rathnure, Oulart and Cloughbawn who have all been relegated from Senior and won Intermediate in the last 4 years and Glynn Barntown and Crossabeg who would be at the lower end of Senior. I think there's very little in standard between Rathnure who obviously won today and Cloughbawn who got the shortest of short straws in Leinster Intermediate last year playing a Thomastown team essentially a high standard Senior team. Lisdowney were honest and game today but realistically not the same standard of say a Tulloran 2019 or Thomastown last year, I suspect whoever is in Leinster Intermediate next year will likely have a formidable Village team to contend with.

Disappointed to hear that Dicksboro used Cillian Hackett on their U21 B team v Barrow Rangers.

He has been part of the Kilkenny senior hurling panel and played U21 A last year. He shouldn't have been anywhere near their B team.

Regardless if any rule was broken or not, this is outside the principal of the competition and abuses the privilege of being allowed to enter a B team. Very poor form from Dicksboro.

Apparently they started 6/7 on there B team against Tullogher/Rosbercon in u21 last year that started the A county final against Thomastown. Because they were bet it was never really highlighted. I do not like hearing these stories as it is not very sporting

I'm not sure it's fair to tar all town teams with the same brush. My own experience of playing OLG is that they do not engage in this type of behaviour. It's possibly down to whoever is over the team and not a club policy so others may have different experiences.

Shane was in the panel for while under Darragh Egan but think he lacks the physicality for that level, great pace and ability to take a score alright, if I was picking someone else from Rathnure it would Eamon Wickham no.9 yesterday, he's a serious engine played u20 for Wexford this year and Rory Higgins who was no.10 yesterday, he's been in the panel previously but seems to be injury prone, didn't shine yesterday although I heard he was doubtful pre game with a hamstring injury.

I thought there was a rule if you played A Championship you couldn't play B

Barrow Rangers should ask the question to the county board

If the county board allows blatant cheating well that says it all

actually Tullougher played all their stars that day on the B team and bet us. Tullaroan played six senior hurlers against us on Saturday against chaps still at minor level. Everyone hear feigning outrage when in actual fact there own clubs would do the same.you must forget about your own club hammering small country clubs years ago and not even replacing the good players , Absolute false outrage. Hackett never played for the A’s this year up to that he needed a run out so that is what we did I didn’t hear anyone complain about the ref who absolutely rode us.false outrage, find something else to do.

Conor Fogarty announces retirement from Kilkenny squad.

Why did he need a run out ?

Wasnt he playing with the senior team during league and championship?

No matter what way you try to butter it up he sould not have been playing on the B panel and if you think he should be it says alot about the Boro

If this is allowed happen by the county board they are more of a shambles than I first thought

Thanks foggy for the hard work and effort. Always always gave 100 per cent. Under rated I thought. Only scruff and tj left with all ireland medals. There was talk if scruff being away for a while early next year. Tj will probably stay on. Lyng really has to grow a pair and trust players he has no other choice now

Sorry did Cillian Hackett actually play for the Boro Bs at the weekend after starting corner forward in the A final the week before?

https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/gaa/1663736/kilkenny-u21-final-dicksboro-win-back-to-back-county-titles.html

I've said my piece on Fogarty previously. Best of luck to him. An absolute gentleman as well.

You know for a fact? Could you explain that one for me? One fact is Conor Fogarty, Wally and Cillian Buckley will not be easily replaced. The standard of Club hurling in the county this year was very average . Shamrocks success in the past decade has camouflaged the ongoing decline in my opinion. Buckley and Fogarty were their clubs outstanding players in the park this year even though their time is up. A final word on Fogarty. Leaning on the wall in Parnell Park v Dublin this year, we were losing heavily in the physical stakes around the middle third. Fogarty changed all that along with Billy Ryan. When the going got tough he was just the type required. Good luck to him.

Apologies, I may learn to read

I agree with some of that. Tullaroan in C is ridiculous. Gearóid Dunne, Holland, ciallin brennan, Walton and Charlie cleere all senior club hurlers. Clara in D is another mad one. Surely the co board should be able to look at the previous few years minor results and draw up the grades for u21 accordingly.