***Kindly Sponsored By Oliver Ryan's Bar, Upperchurch***
PREMIER INTERMEDIATE HURLING
A thrilling climax saw us snatch a narrow win over Ballina in the county championship last weekend and in doing so top our group. At a blustery Kilcommon we took an early advantage in the opening stage, opening a 2 point lead, but by the midway mark of the half the sides were level. There was little between the teams as they traded scores for the remainder of the half and were level at the interval. The second half started in the same vein till Ballina hit three on the bounce to pull clear. Upperchurch then scored 4 in a row of their own to regain the lead. With the game entering injury time the sides were level which, coupled with Moneygall beating Burgess in the other group game, saw us heading out of the competition. Matters were compounded when Ballina scored the first goal of the game and seemed to be on their way to victory. A pointed free from Padraig Greene then brought the gap back to two. Then a ball was floated by Gavin Ryan from his own half into a crowded penalty area and managed to find its way into the Ballina net to give Upperchurch a dramatic one point victory. We top the group on 5 points with Moneygall finishing second. Ballina, by virtue of their north division victory, have a second chance in the preliminary quarter finals. We are next in action in the quarter finals on the weekend of Sep 27th with our opponents as yet unknown.
SENIOR FOOTBALL
Our senior footballers play their county group game this Saturday when they face Arravale Rovers. Throw-in at Dundrum is at 3:30pm. Tickets for the game will be available to purchase at https://embed.futureticketing.ie/c/tipperary-gaa/ or via Tap n Go at the gate. A win or draw will see us through to the quarter finals while a defeat will open the possibility of a relegation fight with the bottom two group teams entering those playoffs. Best of luck to the team.
A thrilling climax saw us snatch a narrow win over Ballina in the county championship last weekend and in doing so top our group. At a blustery Kilcommon we took an early advantage in the opening stage, opening a 2 point lead, but by the midway mark of the half the sides were level. There was little between the teams as they traded scores for the remainder of the half and were level at the interval. The second half started in the same vein till Ballina hit three on the bounce to pull clear. Upperchurch then scored 4 in a row of their own to regain the lead. With the game entering injury time the sides were level which, coupled with Moneygall beating Burgess in the other group game, saw us heading out of the competition. Matters were compounded when Ballina scored the first goal of the game and seemed to be on their way to victory. A pointed free from Padraig Greene then brought the gap back to two. Then a ball was floated by Gavin Ryan from his own half into a crowded penalty area and managed to find its way into the Ballina net to give Upperchurch a dramatic one point victory. We top the group on 5 points with Moneygall finishing second. Ballina, by virtue of their north division victory, have a second chance in the preliminary quarter finals. We are next in action in the quarter finals on the weekend of Sep 27th with our opponents as yet unknown.
SENIOR FOOTBALL
Our senior footballers play their county group game this Saturday when they face Arravale Rovers. Throw-in at Dundrum is at 3:30pm. Tickets for the game will be available to purchase at https://embed.futureticketing.ie/c/tipperary-gaa/ or via Tap n Go at the gate. A win or draw will see us through to the quarter finals while a defeat will open the possibility of a relegation fight with the bottom two group teams entering those playoffs. Best of luck to the team.
JUNIOR B FOOTBALL
We take on Moyne/Templetouhy in the mid final this Sunday at 12:30pm in the Outside Field Thurles. Hopefully we can claim our first silverware of the year. Good luck to team & management. All support greatly appreciated.
JUNIOR C HURLING
We are currently due to play Loughmore/Castleiney in the mid quarter final on Saturday Sept 20th in Castleiney
PREMIER CO-OP LOTTO
We take on Moyne/Templetouhy in the mid final this Sunday at 12:30pm in the Outside Field Thurles. Hopefully we can claim our first silverware of the year. Good luck to team & management. All support greatly appreciated.
JUNIOR C HURLING
We are currently due to play Loughmore/Castleiney in the mid quarter final on Saturday Sept 20th in Castleiney
PREMIER CO-OP LOTTO
You can now play the Premier Co-Op Lotto online at http://upperchurchdrombanegaa.ie/draws and help support Upperchurch Drombane Juvenile GAA. Last week there was no winner of the €13,600 jackpot. There was 1 match 3 winner who receives €150. The jackpot for next week now resets to €13,800 for next week's draw. Tickets must be bought by 8pm on Tuesday to be in the draw. You can also buy tickets at Ryan's Shop, Drombane Co-Op, Kinane's Pub or Oliver Ryan's Pub.
CLUB MERCHANDISE
CLUB MERCHANDISE
A range of club merchandise can be purchased from the O’Neills website. The link for the shop is: https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/upperchurch-drombane-gaa.html. We also now have a new shop with Bourke Sports: https://bourkesports.ie/collections/upperchurch-drombane-gaa
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