Eoghan Rua – One step from Croker
ALL IRELAND JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL
Eoghan Rua v Sylane (Galway)
Sun 24th January at Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal.
Throw in 2pm.
EOGHAN Rua’s record breaking season continues this weekend when they finally play their long-awaited All-Ireland Junior Hurling semi-final in Ballyshannon.
The men from 'The Port' have had to wait since November and trained in the adverse winter conditions as they prepared to play Galway's Sylane in this weekend’s big semi-final.
They will be looking to follow in Creggan's footsteps and land the All-Ireland title.
Eoghan Rua Coleraine literally broke new ground in November when they made the long journey to Pairc na hÉireann in Birmingham.
They were taking on Fullen Gaels of Manchester and came back with a fine 1-11 to 0-6 victory, to reach the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Junior hurling championship.
It was a long way to go for the Eoghan Rua club but it proved to be a hugely successful journey for the hurlers, taking them one step closer to emulating the club’s footballers of 2007 in reaching an All-Ireland final in Croke Park.
Previous to that win, Padraig O Mianain’s team created a little bit of history at Owenbeg when they defeated Down side Ballela in the Ulster Junior hurling final to become the first, and still only Derry club to win an adult club hurling title.
Full match report, photos & reaction in County Derry Post & Derry News.
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