Waterford ladies
footballers open their campaign in the LIDL National Football League with a
tough away trip to Clare on Sunday next. This opening game in Division 2 of the
league will be a close run affair as battles between these two teams in recent
years have been competitive and this will be no exception. Both teams had
pretty successful years, last year. Waterford gained promotion from Division 3
with their last gasp win in a replayed final against Tipperary. Clare last
season easily consolidated their position in Division 2 of the league, reaching
the semi-final stages and had a very successful run in the Intermediate
championship, only losing out in the All Ireland Final to Kildare, having
beaten Tipperary in the semi-final by a point.
The Deise ladies
have made a later than usual return to training and there are a number of new
faces being introduced into the panel this season by manager Pat Sullivan.
Waterford will be without Linda Wall, who has retired from the inter-county
scene and Gráinne Kenneally who is away on peace-keeping duties in the Golan
Heights in Syria and both will be missed. Clare have many excellent players and
the likes of Ailish Considine, Louise Henchey, Shauna Harvey. Laurie Ryan and
Niamh O’Dea will make life difficult for the Déise. This will be an intriguing
tie which could go either way but Waterford’s experience gained in the Senior
championship might just be enough to take a victory here. Throw-in, on Sunday,
is at 2pm at a venue in Clare yet to be confirmed.
LIDL Schools Interprovincial’s.
Waterford was well
represented in the school inter-provincials played in Kinnegad on Saturday
last. Representing their province were Chloe Fennell, Aisling Mullaney, Kate McGrath
and Hannah Power. The team won two and lost two matches, winning the Shield
final against a strong Leinster side.
Schools News
Waterford
secondary schools had contrasting fortunes in the Munster Schools championships
recently. St Augustine’s Dungarvan were beaten in the Munster A final by a very
strong John the Baptist team from Hospital in Co Limerick.
Presentation College
Clonmel, back-boned by a sizable contingent from the Ballymacarbry and Comeragh
Rangers clubs won the Munster B final defeating Rathmore of Kerry.
In the C competition, Árd Scoil na nDéise had a great semi-final win over
Coláiste Mhuire Ennis and will now play St Flannan’s of Ennis in the Munster
Final, while Scoil San Níoclás An Rinn bowed out at the semi-final stage being
narrowly defeated by Rockwell College Co Tipperary
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