The Junior A team continued their winning campaign last Friday 3rd May when they travelled South to take on Carrickshock in Hugginstown. With the return of a couple of players from injury and illness numbers were good and GBC went into the match with confidence. This confidence looked somewhat premature as it was Carrickshock who had the much better start. They quickly built up a 1-3 to 0-2 lead before GBC settled down. With each side matching one another score for score it was not a surprise that the teams went in at half time all square on a score of 1-9 each.
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Junior A Hurling League 3rd Round – GBC v Young Ireland’s 27/04/2019
The Junior A team’s second outing (Rd 1 v Erins Own yet to be played) saw GBC take on Young Ireland’s in Tom Ryall Park on Saturday 27th April. GBC were missing at least eight players due to illness and injury but even so put up a spirited display from the throw in. Guilty of some wayward shooting the GBC side should have been more in control of the game from the start and were disappointed to be a point behind at the interval.
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Mary Mc Grath Table Quiz
A great night was had on Holy Thursday night in The Pound Ballycallan. A great turnout with 20 tables. A huge thank you to the McGrath family for organisation, premises, food and prizes. A thank you to Billy Neary for being quiz master on the night and to Anne Murphy and Siobhan O’Brien for doing corrections. Thanks to any one who helped in anyway on the night and to everyone who donated prizes and made sandwiches, much appreciated. Thank you to Avonmore and Celine Egan for sponsoring quiz prizes.
Well done to the winning team of James Cahill, Mary Murphy, Mary McCluskey and Sean Casey who received an Avonmore Hamper each.
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Junior A Hurling League 1st Round – GBC v James Stephens 13/4/2019
The GBC Juniors had their first League match last Saturday evening 13th April, in a cold and blustery Larchfield. There are eleven teams in the group which will mean this group of players will have ten matches over the coming months.
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Senior Hurling League 1st Round – GBC v Dicksboro – 7/4/2019
After the excitement of 2018 it was back to basics on Sunday 7th April when GBC started their Senior campaign with an eagerly anticipated opener against city side Dicksboro.
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AIB All Ireland Club Intermediate Semi Final – 19/01/2019
Hard luck to our hurlers in the All Ireland Intermediate Club Semi Final who were beaten by Charleville of Cork last Saturday 19th January in Semple Stadium. Full Time Score Charleville 1-15 Graigue Ballycallan 1-13. We are so proud of this team for all they have achieved over the last few months and we look forward to what 2019 will bring when we will compete in the Senior grade once again.
Match report to follow.
U21 Roinn B Hurling Championship Final – 16/12/2018
Report by Philomena Brennan
2018 – What a year for Graigue-Ballycallan GAA. After winning accolades in Intermediate, Junior B and U13, the baton was passed to the U21’s on Sunday last 16thy December. After several disappointments at this grade over the last few years hopes were high as the supporters gathered in a cool but dry Pairc Lachtain in Freshford.
Despite desperate rain over the preceding days, great credit is due to the officials in Freshford for having the pitch in remarkable condition for this eagerly awaited clash against Bennettsbridge.
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U21 Roinn B HC Semi Final 8/12/2018- GBC v Conahy Shamrocks
Report by Philomena Brennan
The U-21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final took place in MW Hire Park, Dunmore on Saturday last. The match against Conahy Shamrocks was played under lights and while credit has to go to the ground staff for having the playing surface in excellent condition, the weather conditions could only be described as horrendous. Sweeping rain and high winds made hurling next to impossible and both sides have to be commended for the performances they put in.
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JJ Kavanagh & Sons U21 B QF – 24/11/2018
In very heavy under foot conditions in Mullinavat last Saturday, GBC played the Quarter Final of the U21 Roinn B Championship. Their opponents opened the game strongly and took the GBC side by surprise with two early well taken goals. On balance Mullinavat were worthy of their one point lead at the break.
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Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Semi Final – 17/11/2018
Best of luck to our Intermediate Hurlers who head for Kennedy Park, New Ross, tomorrow, 17th November 2018 to take on Fethard St. Mogue’s of Wexford in the Leinster Intermediate Club Semi Final. Throw-in 1.30pm, please support the lads as they try to qualify for the Leinster Final!
Intermediate County Champions 2018
What a day Sunday 28th October 2018 was, the Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship Final will be remembered for many years to come. The day our wonderful Intermediate hurlers stepped up to the mark and won against our neighbours Tullaroan on a scoreline of 2-16 to 2-13. We looked like we were dead and buried in the 28th minute when we were 9 points down but the lads put in a fantastic 2nd half performance to win by 3 points. Well done to the players and management team for giving us a year to remember!
Intermediate County Final – 28/10/2018 – GBC v Tullaroan
We would like to wish our Intermediate hurlers the very best of luck in the County Final tomorrow Sunday 28th October. The match throws in at 1pm in Nowlan Park and we are up against our neighbours Tullaroan. Here’s a selection of photos from around the parish in the build-up to the match! Graigue Ballycallan Abú!
