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Offaly Are Repeat Champs

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NY GAA by Eugene Kyne,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 1:20 AM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 5:56 PM

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Offaly 1-18 Tipperary 0-14

OFFALY are the New York senior hurling champions for the second year in a row and the 15th time in their history after a convincing win over Tipperary on Sunday.

They won the Michael Flannery Cup on the strength of an all-around display where six players contributed on the scoreboard, and save for one position where weekender Iarlaith Tannion was injured, all their players won their individual battles.

Tannion and Pat Hartley were in from Ireland for the game, but the Galway player hurt his knee 10 minutes in and had no impact for the rest of the game. It was a tremendous team display, with Mark Comerford having the squad ready for the battle at hand. They jumped into a 1-3 to 0-1 lead and never were threatened.

Tipperary had the first point of the encounter from Kieran Bergin in what were testing minutes for both sides. Whatever mantel gets laid by behind the ball slapping and hitting was surly being tested in the opening five.

Hartley and Liam Costello had a chat with John Hennessy and across the field all were testing shoulders and hurleys. It is a man's game.

Diarmuid Sexton had Offaly's first point, and it was the start of a 15 minute period of all Faithful. Toddler Callanan had two brilliant scores from the middle of the field, but it was the work of Sexton that helped create them.

When Stephen Brown took a pass from Sexton he rifled a shot on goal that was saved by Thomas O'Meara, but Eunon McKillop put the rebound into the net. At this point Tannion had left the field with a knee injury, but Offaly took the loss and used it to inspire.

After an Eoin Power point, Donal Broderick had a pair of majestic scores from in front of the large crowd stand-side. It was all going the Faithful way.

Callanan and Bergin swapped scores before Tipperary finally came alive to the game. Their defense settled with Ollie Moran not dominant but coming into the outing; John Purcell and Martin Dunne were also contributing more.

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