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Oisin MacManus says weakened Down hurlers up for League fight
OISIN MacManus reckons the Down hurlers’ NHL Division 2A campaign could be their toughest yet due to a threadbare squad – and laughed off the offensive Meath GAA tweet that consumed the hurling fraternity for a couple of days last week.
Down face difficult start in bid to repeat heroics of 2022
Allianz National Hurling League Division 2A: Down v Offaly (tomorrow, Ballycran, 1pm) THE last-gasp drama of victory over Carlow set the tone for an unexpected promotion charge last year, but repeating that opening day dose against Offaly will require Down stepping up to another level for Down.
Hurling Matchbox: Down look to get Antrim defeat out of system with win over Offaly
SATURDAY Joe McDonagh Cup round three Kerry v Meath (Austin Stack Park, 1pm) KERRY opened their campaign with defeat to Down, but recovered to post a big win over Carlow last weekend.
Sands sinks Kingdom with early goal as Down get off to winning start
Joe McDonagh Cup: Kerry 0-18 Down 1-19 DOWN repeated their recent Allianz League win over Kerry in this Joe McDonagh Cup opener at Austin Stack Park on Saturday after the home side never recovered from a Daithí Sands goal straight from the throw-in.
Down dreams dashed by ruthless Westmeath in Semple Stadium
IT’S a long way to Tipperary - and it’s an even longer journey home when dreams of rubbing shoulders with some of the game’s modern greats have been dashed in devastating fashion.
Daithi Sands would love Down to push on and bring big boys to the Ards
DAITHI Sands may not be 24 until May, but he is old enough to remember the last time the big boys pulled up in the peninsula – and the Portaferry ace admits he would love Down to create similar memories for the current generation in the hurling-mad Ards.
Nothing separates Ballycran and Portaferry ahead of Down SHC final replay
Morgan Fuels Down Senior Hurling Championship final replay: Portaferry v Ballycran (today, Ballygalget, 4pm) NO better day on the Ards peninsula than last week’s epic Down final that finished all-square after 80 breathless minutes of hurling.
Daithi Sands happy to swap the bright lights of Vegas for a Down SHC winners medal
LIKE everyone else, Daithi Sands imagined a different summer in 2020.