Saturday 13th June 2009
Nicky Rackard Cup Round Two (A) - Hurling
Emerald GAA Grounds, South Ruislip
Admission (including programme): £5
Nicky Rackard Cup Round Two (A) - Hurling
Emerald GAA Grounds, South Ruislip
Admission (including programme): £5
Inspired by my recent tour of Croke Park together with its museum, I headed off to Ruislip, outer west London, for this Cup match between the two top sides in the National Hurling League Division 3, London having a 100% record from their six league games.
A relatively small crowd were present at this neat small ground but with a friendly atmosphere, for what was a very entertaining game. This was the first game of hurling I had ever watched, but certainly won't be the last. In a high scoring game, London set the early pace, however Roscommon scored a goal midway through the first half, and took a narrow 1-9 to 0-11 lead into half time.
However, in the second half, London soon took complete control of this game, scoring an early goal and finding points scoring increasinly easy to come by. Roscommon seemed to lose their composure as the game wore on and their defeat becoming more and more inevitable, conceding more and more fouls and making sloppy errors that London were quick to punish. In the end, London ran out very convincing winners to send them through to the next round. This was an excellent introduction for me to hurling, and I look forward to my next opportunity to watch the game soon, either back at Ruislip or on a trip to Ireland.
A relatively small crowd were present at this neat small ground but with a friendly atmosphere, for what was a very entertaining game. This was the first game of hurling I had ever watched, but certainly won't be the last. In a high scoring game, London set the early pace, however Roscommon scored a goal midway through the first half, and took a narrow 1-9 to 0-11 lead into half time.
However, in the second half, London soon took complete control of this game, scoring an early goal and finding points scoring increasinly easy to come by. Roscommon seemed to lose their composure as the game wore on and their defeat becoming more and more inevitable, conceding more and more fouls and making sloppy errors that London were quick to punish. In the end, London ran out very convincing winners to send them through to the next round. This was an excellent introduction for me to hurling, and I look forward to my next opportunity to watch the game soon, either back at Ruislip or on a trip to Ireland.
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