This article is from page 73 of the 2011-09-27 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 73 JPG
MUNSTER Colleges Dean Ryan Hurling champions St. Flannan’s will open their challenge to hold onto the title on Wednesday next when they travel to Cashel to play De La Salle at 1.30p.m.
The contest is a repeat of last year’s semi-final which took place at the same venue where St. Flannan’s scored a 2-11 to 1-6 to top the roll of honour with Thurles CBS.
In recent years, De La Salle has been prominent at all levels within colleges hurling and they are expected to be strong challengers for this title.
Mike McInerney and Mike Kelly are again in charge of the Flannan’s side, who will be looking to Mark McGuane (Clarecastle) and Cian Moloney (Kilmaley) from last year’s side to lead their challenge
Ard Scoil Rís from Limerick are expected to include some Clare players when they open their challenge for honours against Gaelcholaiste Mhuire from Cork at Charleville at 1:30pm on Wednesday.
In the B competition St.Anne’s from Killaloe will play Bandon in Mallow at 1:30pm on Wednesday. While St.Caimin’s from Shannon will travel to Ballygran on Tuesday to play Rochestown and this tie has a 12:15pm throw in time. St. Joseph’s Tulla await the winners of this tie in round two.
Three Clare schools are also challenging for the C title. Rice College Ennis got there challenge off to a winning start when they defeated St.Munchin’s on Tuesday on Cratloe. They will play Killmallock on Bullngarry in their next outing in October 12.
Cratloe will be the venue on Wednesday at 1.30pm for the meeting of Ennistymon CBS and Hospital from Limerick while on Friday of next week, Scarrif Community College will play Pallaskenry at 12.30pm.
Scariff’s senior team will play NewcastleWest in the opening round of the senior C hurling at Patrickswell on Wednesday at 1.30pm.
In the U-15 C football competition, St.Anne’s Killaloe will travel to Kildimo on Wednesday next to play Mounthawk from Tralee while, at Clareabbey, Mary Immaculate College from Lisdoonvarna will play St.Pat’s from Shannon. Both football games will not get underway at 1.30pm.
The open rounds in the race for the Dr Harty cup and Corn Phadraigh (Senior B will take place on Wednesday, October 5. First round games in the race for the senior football titles which will take place a week later, October.