Temple Carrig Back On Top

It’s a victory that came with a little extra kick of sweetness given last month’s difficult defeat, as today, Temple Carrig became holders of the Vinnie Murray Cup 2020.

Which is nuts, given that this team only began life six years ago.

Not that there wasn’t a major scare in that second half at the Donnybrook Stadium this afternoon.

Having walked into the dressing room at half-time with 24 points on the board and opponents King’s Hospital unable to get even one, by the final whistle, that score was 27-26 to the Greystones side.

Cillian Burke, Joe Barford and Eoin O’Neill all scored tries, whilst Thade Shanahan managed to kick all three conversions, plus two rather excellent penalties.

Kudos to King’s Hospital, of course, for that remarkable fight back in the second half. The laundry bill is in the post.

The Temple Carrig Senior Cup Team comprised of Thade Shanahan, Eoin O’Neill, Cian Hingerty, Josh Sproul, Colm Condon; Cian Leonard, Paddy Byrne; Jordan O’Connor, Howard Noonan, Cormac Coffee (Steven Salmon ht), Gerhard Zdunek (David Prendergast 47), Joe Barford, Cillian Burke, Max Scully, Patrick Kiernan (Capt). On the subs bench David Prendergast, Steven Salmon, Joe McSherry, John O’Connor, James McCormack, Oisin Ryan, James Smartt, Alex Daly, Christopher Stewart, Jude Burke and Calum Sweeney.

Congrats to all the team, and to coaches Mark Crean and Eoin Bailey, and everyone else who helped make today’s miraculous cup title a reality…