There were shades of Brian Corcoran circa. 2004 in last Sunday’s Carlow senior hurling final as, having dropped to his knees, Mount Leinster Rangers forward Jon Nolan stuck one straight over the bar.
It was a tremendous piece of skill from the corner forward who, after being taken out of it by his marker, used the advantage to good effect by scoring one of the points of the half. Indeed, both Nolans were influential in bringing the title back to Mount Leinster with brothers Jon and Chris combining to score 0-12 from play between them in their win over St Mullin’s.
Jon Nolan was pulled to the ground and that was when he scored a point from his knees
Class from the @MLRangers man pic.twitter.com/aKcNbYzTH2
— GAA JOE (@GAA__JOE) September 21, 2021
Up the road in Kildare, there were some thrilling scenes as underdogs Round Towers came from behind to knock kingpins Moorefield out of the championship with a last minute goal. In what was a momentous night for the club, as well as leaving a potential relegation dogfight behind them, they booked their spot in the quarter finals of the senior championship thanks to Max Byrne’s heroics.
Inject this into my veins 💉💉 @RoundTowersGFC pic.twitter.com/NhwJgxPVOn
— DJ Flynn (@DeeJayHA) September 18, 2021
The excitement, the drama, the scenes – that was five minutes into injury time and you really do love to see it.
Down the country, Robbie O’Flynn lit up Páirc Uí Chaoimh scoring 3-3 in Érin’s Own’s thrill-a-minute clash with St Finbarr’s. The Cork senior was in unstoppable form, with his stunner of a second half goal dragging his club back into the game.
Robbie O'Flynn scored 3-3 for @ErinsOwn_GAA at the weekend and one of his goals, a one-handed tennis smash, was an absolute peach 👌pic.twitter.com/rvuHJJELE1
— GAA JOE (@GAA__JOE) September 21, 2021
Meanwhile in Wexford, former Wexford Youths footballer Ricky Fox put in one of the performances of the weekend in scoring 1-2 for the Rapparees in their county senior hurling final win. Fox was the stand-out player as the Rapps out-classed St Anne’s to win their first hurling title in 43 years.
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Na Ropairí 3-10 (19)
Naomh Áine 0-12 (12)"Sin draíochtúil mar scór" 😍🤩
Ricky Fox pops one over his shoulder for @RappsStarlights 😱🥳 @GAA_BEO @OfficialWexGAA #GAA #GAABEO #WexfordGAA
BEO/LIVE AR @TG4TV pic.twitter.com/VHhDJQE6Ac
— Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) September 19, 2021
Club GAA season is here. Let’s soak it in.
