Mount Leinster Rangers and Naomh Eoin provided a top class sporting and very close encounter in the J.J. Kavanagh & Sons Carlow Senior hurling Championship at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday evening.
Mount Leinster Captain, Michael Kavanagh with MLR Captain Diarmuid Byrne and ref Jonathan Murphy before the SHC match in NCP this evening which Rangers won by 0-15 to 1-10. @Carlow_GAA @MLRangers @NaomhEoinCarlow pic.twitter.com/NLyO0m65A6
— Pat Ahern (@pgahern) June 30, 2023
Naomh Eoin led by 1-7 to 0-6 at half time thanks to a neat goal from Gavin Ruschitzko three minutes before the break. Rangers came more into the game in the last period and it was a Ted Joyce point that gave them the lead for the first time turning in to the last quarter, however, they could not shake of the attention of the Naomh Eoin men and could only breathe a sigh of relief when the last Naomh Eoin shot hit the side netting. It was as close as that.
Final Score: Mt. Leinster Rangers 0-15 Naomh Eoin 1-10
Elsewhere Bagenalstown Gaels coasted to an easy victory over Naomh Brid winning on a scoreline of Bagenalstown Gaels 4-22 Naomh Brid 3-10 at Netwatch Training Centre .
Not too often we have a rainbow covering the pitch at NCP where Naomh Eoin and MLR fought out a massively entertaining match with Rangers coming through by 2 points. @Carlow_GAA @MLRangers @naomheoinclg pic.twitter.com/d12P6yZCgg
— Pat Ahern (@pgahern) June 30, 2023
Earlier in the week County Champions St. Mullins got their championship campaign off to a flying start defeating Ballinkillen by 3-18 to 1-11. We will be speaking to manager Maurice Alyward Saturday from 4 pm, with the Bagenalstown manager Eddie Scally coming on at 4 pm Sunday.
This Saturday evening The Intermediate Hurling Championship swings into action
Report from Tommy Murphy