Deserving winners

COUNTY JUNIOR C FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Abbey Rovers 2-16 Rochestown 0-04

Abbey Rovers got their County Junior C Football Championship campaign off to the best possible start when they had a good win over Rochestown. This game was played in Glenville on Saturday night,

April 27th.

Abbey Rovers were in command right from the off and a pleasing aspect of the performance was the accuracy of their shooting and the spread of scorers across the entire team. Conditions were very good on the night and credit to Glenville for having their venue in such good order. Scores came at regular intervals over the course of the game and the work rate of the team was very impressive, with every player contributing to the outcome. In the end, Abbey Rovers were deserving winners against a Rochestown side who never gave up, despite being up against it for the entire hour. Thanks to Rochestown for a sporting game and referee Michael Carey, who handled the game well.

The next game in the round-robin takes place later in May against Rathpeacon and

Abbey Rovers know a win there will secure their passage to the knockout stages of the competition.

Team: Johnny Batterberry, Liam Sugrue, Will Madden, James Linehan, Adrian O’Donovan (0-01), Thomas Barrett, Billy Batterberry (0-01), Seamus Sheehan, Aiden O’Leary (0-01), David Linehan (1-00), Leon Farrell, Dane O’Neill (1-02), Mark O’Callaghan (0-06), Muiris Browne (0-04), Niall Hazelwood. Sub: Robert Quirke (0-01) for Niall Hazelwood (H-T).

FIXTURE

The County Junior B Hurling Championship commences next weekend and Castletownroche take to the field in Blarney on Saturday night, May 4th, when they face up against Gleann na Laoi in the first round-robin fixture. Please note this is an all ticket game and tickets must be purchased in advance on the Cork County Board website. Throw-in is at 6pm and as always, your support would be greatly appreciated.

CLUB LOTTO

The next club lotto draw takes place on Monday night, May 6th, in The Castle Arms, with the jackpot now standing at €9,300. Tickets are available through local retail outlets in the village, from your usual sellers or through any club officer. Tickets can also be purchased online by logging into Clubforce and searching for Castletownroche GAA. Details on how to access this link can also be found on the club social media page. The club would like to express our appreciation to everybody who continues to support our draw.