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		<title>Heartbreak In the Cup Final for the U13&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blackhall Gaels 2-11, Oldcastle 1-06 There was heartbreak for the U13s in Navan this afternoon(2/11/2025) in the U13 Football League Premier 3 Cup Final, as they lost out to a big, physical BHG side. The first half was a very low scoring affair, with the opposition getting the best start, helped by a strong breeze. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<div dir="auto">There was heartbreak for the U13s in Navan this afternoon(2/11/2025) in the U13 Football League Premier 3 Cup Final, as they lost out to a big, physical BHG side. The first half was a very low scoring affair, with the opposition getting the best start, helped by a strong breeze. They had 1-02 on the scoreboard before some great defending from Oscar Farrelly sent the ball in the right direction, upfield by way of Jake Pakenham, on to Dara Cahill, to Majus and back to Dara who put her to the back of the net! A point from Daragh Masterson soon after, but BHG were using the wind advantage and clocked up another point plus a two pointer. A BHG ’45 resulted in a melee in front of goals, but a super clearance from Oisin Corrigan got the ball out to safety, to Dara Cahill, on via Maddox Tuite, back to Dara who was fouled, the free on to Oscar Farrelly and in to Jake Pakenham for a great point, l<strong>eaving it Oldcastle 1-02, Blackhall Gaels 1-05 at the break</strong>.</div>
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<div dir="auto">As the second half got underway, the wind totally died away, leaving Oldcastle without that advantage. Oisin Corrigan cleared out to Dara Cahill, on via Maddox, back to Dara, on to Jake Pakenham who was fouled; the free on to Dara once more, and finally in to Oisin who sailed her over for a lovey score. The kickout was taken down superbly by Jack Fitzpatrick and made it’s way upfield to Daragh Masterson who was fouled, and converted. With the gap now down to a point, it was the opposition who got the next break, and added on a two-pointer to extend their lead again, and added on another point soon after to extend it to three. Oldcastle battled back once more: A super clearance from Endjis found Dara, on to Maddox and in to Nathan Reilly who was fouled, and converted. Then, like a scene from a film, Harvey Daly, being introduced back to the field, came on running, caught the kickout and sailed her straight back over, a super point, and the gap now reduced to the bare minimum once more! BHG came flying with the next attack, thundering in on Domhnall Smith and looking for a goal, but a super save from Domhnall saved the day, BHGs having to make do with putting the rebounding ball over the bar for a point. That seems to buoy them up however, and from there on they took control of the game, adding on more scores til the final whistle blew, heartbreak for Oldcastle, but a great performance from a super bunch of young players; the same youngsters who have played this age group all year, they finish the League Final with their dignity upheld and if passion alone could win matches, they would have done!</div>
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<div dir="auto">These will be a team to watch over the years, and when they win their first final, it will be all the sweeter for the experience of days like today.</div>
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<div dir="auto"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Oldcastle:</span></strong> Domhnall Smith, Endjis Sprudz, Charlie McGovern, Oisín Corrigan, Jack Fitzpatrick, Sean Mulvaney, Daragh Masterson, Jake Pakenham, Majus Bendaravicius, TJ Corrigan, Dara Cahill, Harvey Daly, Nathan Reilly, Tom Smith, Maddox Tuite, Oscar Farrelly, Majus Domarkas, Jack O&#8217;Connell.</div>
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		<title>U13&#8217;s Finish top of the League!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oldcastle 2-15 St. Ultans/Cortown 3-07 Our U13s put in a super performance in the final match of the Division B League in Sean Newman Park this afternoon, beating St. Ultans/Cortown and topping the table! It was the opposition who took the first point of the match but that was their last time in the lead. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<div dir="auto">Our U13s put in a super performance in the final match of the Division B League in Sean Newman Park this afternoon, beating St. Ultans/Cortown and topping the table! It was the opposition who took the first point of the match but that was their last time in the lead. An Odhran Garry free was sent on to Peter Smith, back to Odhran, a bit of a melee but it was Odhran who came out with the ball again and got her on to Tadhg Sheridan to level the match. Super work from Kyle Gaffney secured the next ball, onwards thanks to the hardworking Ronan Fitzpatrick and in to the waiting Charlie Crawley, being marked by two players, Charlie was brought to the ground, free awarded and converted, with the exact same scenario playing out again two minutes later! A super tackle by Luke Farrelly secured the ball for Oldcastle’s next score: onwards via Charlie Smith, back to Luke, on to Charlie Crawley and in to Tadgh for his second point. St. Ultans/Cortown had a chance of their own with a great shot on goal, but Bradley Kelleghan put in a great save, with the kickout secured by Kyle Gaffney and on to Charlie Crawley for Oldcastle’s next score. The opposition added their second score soon after from a free, the kickout secured by Charlie Smith, on to Charlie Crawley, back to Charlie Smith and back again to Charlie Crawley on a great run, who smashed her to the back of the net! Oldcastle’s defence were working well, Rory Kavanagh, Logan</div>
<div dir="auto">Skelly and Luke Hjert putting in trojan work and forcing the opposition to make multiple wides, while Ronan Fitzpatrick never stopped, covering the pitch. A foul on Tadgh Sheridan led to Oldcastle’s next score, with Charlie Crawley adding another. The opposition took two points just before the half-time whistle blew, leaving the score <strong>Oldcastle 1-07, St. Ultans/Cortown 0-04 at the break.</strong></div>
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<div dir="auto">A Rory Kavanagh ball onwards via Peter Smith found Charlie C for Oldcastle’s first point of the second-half, with the impressive Kyle Gaffney doing great work to set up the next score for Tadhg. The opposition added on two points. Oliver Monaghan’s super kickout was taken down by a super catch from Charlie Crawley at midfield, on to Charlie Smith and back to Charlie C for Oldcastle’s next score. St. Ultans/Cortown finally broke through for a goal soon after, reducing the gap to four, but Oldcastle replied with one of their own. Another point for the opposition, but Oliver’s kickout found Charlie Smith, on to Charlie Crawley, to Tadhg who was fouled, he tipped the free in to Peter Smith who fired her to the back of the net for Oldcastle’s second goal, and a bit of breathing space, or so we thought, but the opposition came back with a fluke of a ball from midfield that just dropped in and found the back of the net. Oldcastle kept battling on, a free from Peter Smith and more fine points from Charlie Crawley meant that even another late goal for the opposition wasn’t enough for them, and when the referee blew the final whistle, it was on a score of Oldcastle 2-15, St. Ultans/Cortown 3-07.</div>
<div dir="auto">A towering performance from Charlie Crawley, ably backed up by every player on the pitch who all gave their all today, a great result for the lads who have trained so hard all year, and for their coaches! Max Nulty missed today’s match due to injury, but was a pivotal player all year and contributed to today’s win.</div>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Oldcastle:</span> Bradley Kelleghan, Rory Kavanagh, Logan Skelly, Luke Hjert, Luke Farrelly, Kyle Gaffney, Ronan Fitzpatrick, Peter Smith (1-01), Tomas Cahill, Charlie Crawley (Captain, 1-10), Charlie Smith, Odhran Garry, Tadgh Sheridan (0-04). Subs: Oliver Monaghan, Danielius Simkas, Jonathan White, Neitanas Majuskus, Philip Purcell, Rowan Smith.</div>
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		<title>Terrific display by the Gilson School in winning the Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gilson School 3-08 Kentstown NS 1-10 Cumann na nBunscoil finals are hard won, as every team and coach know. The Gilson NS have only won the competition three times before today: in 1989, 1995 and 2019. To get to today’s finals in Pairc Tailteann (19/11/2023) the lads had beaten Wilkinstown, Slane, Kentstown, and St. Annes [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cumann na nBunscoil finals are hard won, as every team and coach know. The Gilson NS have only won the competition three times before today: in 1989, 1995 and 2019. To get to today’s finals in Pairc Tailteann (19/11/2023) the lads had beaten Wilkinstown, Slane, Kentstown, and St. Annes in the group stages, and overcame Bohermeen in the Semi-Final. The excitement levels were sky-high and the pressure these young lads were putting on themselves before the throw-in was huge: this was Christmas come-early and do or die!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Oldcastle couldn’t have asked for a better start, with the powerhouse that is Charlie Crawley putting a goal to the back of the net within twelve seconds and before most people even realised the match had started! Tómas Cahill got the next ball onwards to Tadhg Sheridan and in to Ronan Fitzpatrick who took a lovely shot but was unlucky to see it come back off the post. Kentstown won the next ball and scored a nice point, adding another soon after. It was Kentstown again moments later, and this time they put the ball in the back of the net. Lots of good work from Oldcastle but also missed chances that didn’t make it onto the scoreboard, and it was Kentstown who added on the next two points to go four up. Tómas, Tadhg and Ronan worked well together getting the ball upfield before Ronan was fouled, Charlie converted.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Kentstown came back and applied lots of pressure, but Rory Kavanagh, Logan Skelly and Peter Smith worked well in defence and kept them scoreless. A Kentstown ’45 went wide, and it was Charlie Crawley who added the next point. He was unlucky with the next play straight after: a Tómas Cahill intercept moved onwards via Ronan Fitzpatrick, to Charlie, to Tadhg, to Jake Monaghan, to Oliver Monaghan and back to Charlie, but this one came back off the post. Luke Farrelly and Neitanas Majauskas were working well together at midfield and winning great balls. For all the hard work, it was Kentstown who added the next point. Tómas Cahill got the next ball upfield via Max Nulty, back to Tomas and in to Charlie who was fouled and converted. Bradley Kelleghan made a super save in goals, <strong>and with that the half-time whistle blew on a score of Oldcastle 1-03, Kentstown 1-05.</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The second half started well for Oldcastle, Luke Farrelly (whose dad Ronan captained the 1989 team and uncle Terry captained the 1995 team) kicking a fine point from midfield! Kentstown converted a free to keep the gap at two. Neitanas was doing great work winning balls. Tadhg got a lovely shot on to Tómas who passed to brother Dara, he was at a bad angle but made great work to kick it out to Philip Purcell, who kicked at speed and was gutted to see what looked like a goal come off the post. Oldcastle frees were going wide and Kentstown were awarded another free to go three up: but Oldcastle never gave up! The lads regrouped: Luke Farrelly and Fionn Rahill battling hard and Rowan Smith seemingly everywhere: Ronan Fitzpatrick made great work to win the ball back, onwards to Tadhg who was swung round but won his free, Charlie converted, and added on a point from play straight after! Speedy little Dara Cahill came flying with the next ball, a super pass to the waiting Tadhg Sheridan who fired her to the back of the net! Oldcastle were back in front, and the crowd erupted! But there was plenty of time left, and Kentstown weren’t giving up! A free reduced the Oldcastle point to just one, and they came again, another free, another score! Level match! Kentstown put on serious pressure in the next five minutes, but the Oldcastle defence were rock solid, nothing was getting past these lads!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A Charlie Crawley intercept made it’s way right through the Kentstown defence and to the back of their net for Oldcastle’s next score, another goal, and this one killed off the Kentstown challenge. Jonathan White brought new energy to the team, and Tadhg Sheridan capped off a super performance with a lovely point, while plucky little Dara Cahill sailed one over too! Kentstown added on a final score, but time was up and when the referee blew his whistle it was on a final score of Oldcastle 3-08, Kentstown 1-10!<br>What a brilliant performance from all the team! Huge congratulations on a super year, and to each and every lad on the panel, who all contributed to todays’ win! <strong>Well done to the coaching dream-team of Seanie Geraghty, Tom Harten and our own Niall Fitzpatrick! </strong>And huge well done to everyone who came out to support the team today: Oldcastle was well represented in Pairc Tailteann, with siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles and grandparents all there to cheer the lads on!</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Captain Peter Smith climbed the steps to accept the cup, and lead three cheers for Kentstown, who really did put up a great performance today. It was heartbreaking to see the pain and loss for their players today, but no doubt they will win many cups in the future. Thanks to Kentstown for a great match and a super final.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Charlie Crawley was awarded the Man of the Match award, justly deserved for a powerhouse of a player! </strong>Huge performance from him today, and from so many other of the lads, well done to you all!<br>A very loud journey home over the mountain with the Cup, on McNamee’s big bus and in to Caffreys for chicken and chips and tales of victory capped off a perfect win!</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Gilson School:</strong>: Bradley Kelleghan, Rory Kavanagh, Peter Smith (Captain), Logan Skelly, Rowan Smith, Luke Farrelly (0-01), Max Nulty, Neitanas Majuskas, Ronan Fitzpatrick, Philip Purcell, Tomás Cahill, Tadhg Sheridan (1-01), Jake Monaghan, Charlie Crawley (2-05), Oliver Monaghan. <strong>Subs:</strong> Dara Cahill (0-01),Fionn Rahill, Jonathan White. Panel: Leighton Cullen, Danielius Simkus, Jayden Akande, Majus Bendaravicius, Felikss Karlsons, Jack Fitzpatrick, Daragh Masterson, Harvey Daly, Charlie McGovern, Domhnall Smith, Maddox Tuite, Nathan Reilly, Rory Martin, Tom Smith, Tarak El Seidy.</p>
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		<title>Oldcastle U13s are Div. 3 FL Champs on home turf!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2022 19:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oldcastle 3-15 Dunderry 3-08 The Oldcastle U13s may have been favourites coming into this Division 3 Football League Final played in Millbrook on Friday evening (1 July 2022), but they knew from past encounters that this was a resilient Dunderry team, and so it proved.The first half started off with Eoin Smith gaining possession, on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>The Oldcastle U13s may have been favourites coming into this Division 3 Football League Final played in Millbrook on Friday evening (1 July 2022), but they knew from past encounters that this was a resilient Dunderry team, and so it proved.<br>The first half started off with Eoin Smith gaining possession, on to Zach Smyth, to Callum Keatinge and in to Mark Halpin who put it straight between the posts for Oldcastle’s first point. Eoin Burns was fouled soon after and converted, with Dunderry then unlucky to just miss a goal chance, but taking their first point. Eoin Smith, Mark Halpin, Zach Smyth added on more points, with Alex Smith adding on a free. Oldcastle were dominant all over the pitch at this stage: Hayden Cullen unflappable in goals, and Paul Lynch and John Smith well in control at the back. Dunderry’s woes were compounded by a super goal from Captain Callum Keatinge just before the break, to leave the <strong>halftime score Oldcastle 1-09, Dunderry 0-03.</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The resumption saw the introduction of Eimhin Kellett, who fired over a lovely point with his first touch of the ball. Dunderry attacked straight after, and took a great goal, closing the gap to seven points and giving them renewed vigour. They pushed on, taking the next point. Oldcastle fought back, a lovely Lee Garrigan ball finding Eoin Smith, to Eimhin Kellett, on to Jack Pakenham and over the bar. Dunderry took the next, Callum Keating then pointing for Oldcastle.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">With the gap now only four points the momentum seemed to be going Dunderry’s way, when they took their third goal of the match to leave it a one pointer, the next play saw them awarded a free which they duly pointed to leave it all level! Everything was up for grabs now, the stand erupting with spectators from both sides cheering on their lads, and those lads serving up a super game. That was the fright Oldcastle needed, Jack Hand taking possession of the ball and getting it on to Rian Healy Fannin, to Mark Halpin, to Alex Smith, Finan Tuite, back to Mark, on to Eimhim who was fouled, with Mark pointing the free. Ahead once more! The kickout found a Dunderry player but Jack Pakenham dispossessed him, the ball making its’ way upfield via TJ Masterson and finding Callum Keating, who smashed her to the back of the net for his second goal of the match!<br>Dunderry came again however, wave after wave of attack, the Oldcastle backs working overtime to keep them out, eventually they fired over a fine point to bring it back to a three point game again. That was as close as it would get this time however, a Mark Halpin volley hitting the back of the net and making sure of the win, followed by a few insurance points. Dunderry literally never gave up, every player still giving their all, and it was a Dunderry free that was the final score of the match, a match that displayed all the skills of the game, great workrate and skill from both sides, clean and entertaining. Everything you want in a final! And ultimately, Oldcastle the winners on a scoreline of Oldcastle 3-15, Dunderry 3-08.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Oldcastle:</strong> Hayden Cullen, John Smith, Paul Lynch, Lee Garrigan, Jack Pakenham (0-01), Jack Hand, Callum Keatinge (2-02), Eoin Smith (0-02), TJ Masterson, Mark Halpin (1-05), Zach Smyth (0-01), Alex Smith (0-02), Eoin Burns (0-01), Rian Healy Fannin, Finan Tuite, Eimhin Kellett (0-01)</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[A huge well done to our U13s who met Clann na nGael in the League Final in Rath Cairn this morning (13/11/2021). A great game between two evenly matched sides saw the halftime score show the Athboy side just a goal ahead. Despite Oldcastle&#8217;s best efforts, the opposition still onto that lead at the finish, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A huge well done to our U13s who met Clann na nGael in the League Final in Rath Cairn this morning (13/11/2021). A great game between two evenly matched sides saw the halftime score show the Athboy side just a goal ahead. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Despite Oldcastle&#8217;s best efforts, the opposition still onto that lead at the finish, with the full-time score: Oldcastle 1-06, Clann na nGael 2-06. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Well done to all the players and mentors on a busy, fixture packed year. Thanks to Jimmy, Enda and Barry for all the many training sessions and matches. The lads enjoyed a bit of food and craic on the way home, and are already looking forward to getting together again. Most of the team are actually still U12, and so will live to fight again another day &#8211; next year! A super achievement to get to the final &#8211; roll on 2022! </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Back row, L to R:</strong> Hayden Cullen, Jack Hand, Paul Lynch, Jack Pakenham, Michael Dowd, Mark Halpin, Alex Lynch, Fiachra Hetherton, Callum Keatinge. <strong>Front row, L to R:</strong> Alex Smith, Jack Nulty, Finan Tuite, Lee Garrigan, Eoin Burns, Zach Smyth, Jack Tynan.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Oldcastle:</strong> Hayden Cullen, Finan Tuite, Jack Tynan, Paul Lynch, Jack Pakenham (0-01), Michael Dowd, Jack Hand, Alex Lynch, Zach Smyth, Mark Halpin, (0-02). Alex Smith, (1-00), Luca Sheridan (0-02), Jack Nulty (0-01), Eoin Burns, Fiachra Hetherton, Lee Garrigan.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[U-13 FL Division C FixturesRound 1:Saturday 8th AugustOldcastle v Duleek-Bellewstown (at 2pm in Millbrook) Round 2:Saturday 15th AugustDunshaughlin v Oldcastle (at 2pm in Dunshaughlin) Round 3:Saturday 22nd AugustNa Fianna CLG v Oldcastle (at 2pm in Enfield) Round 4:Saturday 29th AugustOldcastle v St. Patricks (at 2pm in Millbrook) Round 5:Saturday 5th SeptemberSlane v Oldcastle (at 2pm [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">U-13 FL Division C Fixtures</span></strong><br><strong>Round 1:<br>Saturday 8th August</strong><br>Oldcastle v Duleek-Bellewstown (at 2pm in Millbrook)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Round 2:</span><br>Saturday 15th August</strong><br>Dunshaughlin v Oldcastle (at 2pm in Dunshaughlin)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Round 3:</span><br>Saturday 22nd August</strong><br>Na Fianna CLG v Oldcastle (at 2pm in Enfield)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Round 4:</span><br>Saturday 29th August</strong><br>Oldcastle v St. Patricks (at 2pm in Millbrook)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Round 5:</span></strong><br><strong>Saturday 5th September</strong><br>Slane v Oldcastle (at 2pm in Slane)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Semi-Finals:</span></strong><br>Saturday 12th September at 2pm at Home Team Venue<br>2 v 3, 1 v 4. Extra-time if necessary.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Finals:</span></strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Saturday 19th September at 2pm at Venue to be decided.<br>Winner of SF v Winner of SF. Extra-time if necessary.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oldcastle 4-6 St Patrick&#8217;s 2-4 The Oldcastle U-13s headed to Dunganny this evening ( 26 Nov.2019 ) with an unbroken run of victories throughout their Autumn League. It was St. Pat’s who started the best however, with 1-02 on the scoreboard before Oldcastle got going. It always seems to take Oldcastle teams a while to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Oldcastle U-13s headed to Dunganny this evening ( 26 Nov.2019 ) with an unbroken run of victories throughout their Autumn League. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It was St. Pat’s who started the best however, with 1-02 on the scoreboard before Oldcastle got going.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It always seems to take Oldcastle teams a while to get used to the bounce of the ball in this 3G pitch and so it was tonight, but once they got going, there was no looking back. A Rory Crawley free was the opening score. The resulting kick-out was caught by the same Rory, and hoofed back in via Paul Hennessy who tipped it to the waiting Mark Cadden for a lovely goal.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A good clearance soon after by James Gibney denied St. Pats a score. With the momentum swinging back to Oldcastle, Thomas Sheridan made another great clearance, getting the ball to Pat Crawley who got a lovely pass onto Shane Boylan, he fisted it over to the speedy Tom Lynch who was making a great run upfield and dummied the keeper to add another lovely goal. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rory Crawley was being regularly fouled, and a resultant converted free was our next score. Once again he was fouled, and this next free was passed on to Tom Lynch who sailed it over the bar. A St. Pats kickout was caught beautifully by Lucas Skelly who fed it on to Lee Keatinge, on again to Paul Hennessy and finally to Ryan Halpin who smashed it to the back of the next for another goal to Oldcastle, leaving the <strong>half-time score Oldcastle 3-03, St. Pats 1-02. </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Oldcastle defence were working well together, with goalie Cormac Guirke putting on a great performance, and James Gibney, Padraig Lynch and Oliver Hjert working hard throughout. Thomas Sheridan was impressive, and it was a great intercept and ball upfield from him which was caught by Rory Crawley and sailed between the posts for our next point of the match.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"> St. Pats replied with a point of their own, and indeed they were putting on a much improved performance from their previous league match against us. Tom Lynch took another for Oldcastle, before St. Pats got in for a goal, proving again they were up for the fight. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Jack Smith then came into his own, making some fantastic catches around the halfway line and feeding in some great balls, ably assisted by Jamie Pakenham. A fine catch by Jack was fed on to Shane Boylan, back to Jack, and on to Rory, a narrow wide resulted in a 45 which sailed over. The kick-out was taken down by Pat Crawley who promptly passed to brother Rory who dispatched it straight back over the bar for Oldcastle’s final score of the game, a classy performance from a classy team, who are well deserving winners of this Autumn League, unbeaten from start to finish. A consolation free for the opposition left the final score Oldcastle 4-06, St. Pats 2-04. </p>



<p style="color:#141069" class="has-text-color wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Well done to all the lads, this was a long league, starting way back on August 31</strong><sup><strong>st</strong></sup><strong>, and with seven league matches plus a Semi and then tonight’s final, that’s nine matches in total, victories all. </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><em>Well done also to coaches Ronan Crawley, Fergal Smith, Brendan Halpin and Jason Scully for all their hard work throughout.</em></strong> </p>



<p style="color:#1b3b99" class="has-text-color wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Joint Captains Paul Hennessy and Tom Lynch gracefully accepted the Cup from Coiste na nÓg Secretary Ciaran Flynn, to great celebrations from all the team and supporters. </strong></p>



<p style="color:#0e1463" class="has-text-color wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Oldcastle:</strong> Cormac Guirke, Padraig Lynch, James Gibney, Oliver Hjert, Thomas Sheridan, Jack Smith, Pat Crawley, Tom Lynch (1-02), Jamie Pakenham, Rory Crawley (1-04), Ryan Halpin (1-00), Paul Hennessy, Mark Cadden (1-00), Shane Boylan, Lucas Skelly, Lee Keatinge.</p>



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					<description><![CDATA[A cold November rain descended on Millbrook as the Oldcastle U-13s took to the pitch on this freezing afternoon, but while the spectators grumbled the lads got on with the task in hand, which was to book a spot in the final. Rory Crawley, Tom Lynch and James Gibney had already had a busy morning, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>A cold November rain descended on Millbrook as the Oldcastle U-13s took to the pitch on this freezing afternoon, but while the spectators grumbled the lads got on with the task in hand, which was to book a spot in the final. Rory Crawley, Tom Lynch and James Gibney had already had a busy morning, with a super rugby victory over Armagh. A great start saw Rory nab his first goal within a minute, with the speedy Shane Boylan adding on another soon after. A fine point from Paul Hennessy followed, before Jamie Pakenham, who turns 13 today and captained the team, slotted over another. Shane was being persistently fouled while running on goal, but made the opposition pay by converting his frees. Ryan Halpin’s man was constantly niggling at him, but Ryan didn’t let it phase him and got himself on the scoreboard. Defence were rock solid: Padraig Lynch, James Gibney and Jack Smith denying Ratoath even a chance of a score in the first half, to leave it Oldcastle 3-08, Ratoath 0-00 at the break.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The second-half got underway with another lovely point from Paul Hennessy, equally as good from his left and right boot, before himself and Cormac Guirke exited stage left to go play a hurling match. Rory Crawley then went on a one-man scoring spree, hammering in six goals and a point within 10 minutes, with such force that he nearly landed the poor goalie in the back of the net as he attempted to stop the ball, with Mark Cadden getting great balls in to Rory throughout. A lovely curling point from Pat Crawley was Oldcastle’s next score. A great ball from Oliver Hjert on to Padraig Lynch found Thomas Sheridan who turned and kicked over another fine point from way outfield. Ratoath had eased themselves into the game by now and were clocking up a few scores, but goalie Lee Keatinge was also working hard and made some good saves, with Lucas Skelly now in defence and also denying Ratoath chances. A Tom Lynch free and a super point from way out for Jamie Pakenham were the last scores of the game, a great win for the lads on a scoreline of Oldcastle 9-15, Ratoath 3-03.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">That result sees the lads into the U-13 Autumn League Final, which is scheduled for Saturday November 23rd. Hopefully the Gilson NS will qualify for the Cumann na mBunscoil finals which are also scheduled for that day, so fixtures may change.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Oldcastle: Cormac Guirke, Padraig Lynch, James Gibney, Jack Smith, Thomas Sheridan (0-01), Oliver Hjert, Tom Lynch (0-01), Pat Crawley (0-03), Paul Hennessy (0-03), Rory Crawley (7-02), Ryan Halpin (0-01), Shane Boylan (1-03), Jamie Pakenham (1-01), Lucas Skelly, Mark Cadden, Lee Keatinge.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oldcastle 4-14 St. Patricks 2-02 The Oldcastle U-13 team are cruising through their Autumn League, clocking up another convincing win under lights at Millbrook last night (4 October 2019). A long journey for St. Pat&#8217;s was ultimately futile, with the final score Oldcastle 4-14, St. Pat&#8217;s 2-02.The next match is an away fixture in Bective [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Oldcastle 4-14 St. Patricks 2-02 </strong><br>The Oldcastle U-13 team are cruising through their Autumn League, clocking up another convincing win under lights at Millbrook last night (4 October 2019). </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A long journey for St. Pat&#8217;s was ultimately futile, with the final score Oldcastle 4-14, St. Pat&#8217;s 2-02.<br><strong><em>The next match is an away fixture in Bective next Saturday at 2pm.</em></strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Oldcastle:</strong> Cormac Guirke, James Gibney, Padraig Lynch, Jack Smith, Thomas Sheridan, Oliver Hjert, Pat Crawley (0-04), Tom Lynch (0-02), Mark Cadden (0-01), Rory Crawley (0-04), Jamie Pakenham (1-00), Paul Hennessy (1-02), Shane Boylan (2-01), Ryan Halpin, Rhys Eager, Lucas Skelly, Lee Keatinge.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oldcastle 8-13 Ballivor 2-05 The Oldcastle U-13 team continued their clean sweep of the U-13 Autumn League, with a convincing win over Ballivor today (28 Sept.2019). Oldcastle were dominant all over the pitch, and had great teamwork on display throughout. The next match is away to Bective/Cannistown on October 12th. Oldcastle: Cormac Guirke, Padraig Lynch, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Oldcastle U-13 team continued their clean sweep of the U-13 Autumn League, with a convincing win over Ballivor today (28 Sept.2019). </p>



<p class="has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color wp-block-paragraph">Oldcastle were dominant all over the pitch, and had great teamwork on display throughout. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><em>The next match is away to Bective/Cannistown on October 12th</em></strong>.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Oldcastle:</strong> Cormac Guirke, Padraig Lynch, James Gibney, Oliver Hjert, Thomas Sheridan, Jack Smith, Tom Lynch (0-02), Pat Crawley (1-01), Ryan Halpin, Rory Crawley (4-03), Paul Hennessy (0-05), Mark Cadden (1-01), Shane Boylan (2-01), Lucas Skelly, Jamie Pakenham, Lee Keatinge.</p>
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