Kilburn Gaels Hurling Club London

June/July 2007

Seniors make it a double celebration

2nd July 2007: Yesterday's tally of silverware was taken to two when the Seniors added the Collins Cup with a 1-15 to 0-10 victory over Fr Murphys at Ruislip. Unbeaten yet this year in all competitions the team is looking strong earning this win over the Murphys with eight points to spare and showing some great individual and team play. Following this win the team will be eager to continue this form in the upcoming championship campaign and the remainder of the league to ensure that the Collins Cup is not the only trophy in the cabinet come November >>> photos

U12s take league title

1st July 2007: The underage management are celebrating today following our first U12 title in four years. Kilburn Gaels' U12 'A' team put on a marvellous display of hurling at Greenford to defeat Erin go Bragh in their semi-final and Sean Treacys in the final to get their hands on the league shield. With no other 'B' team in the competition Kilburn Gaels' 'Bs' played against the losers of both semi-finals suffering a narrow loss to Erin go Bragh and taking victory over defending champions Granuaile. Great credit is due to the thirty-three U12 players who contested the three blitzes over the past couple of months to get to this stage, with the 'A' and 'B' teams losing just three games between them. With such a strong panel and considerable strength in numbers the U12s will go into the championship confident of success >>> photos

U10/U12 7s competition

23rd June 2007: Following the success of our anniversary tournament last year the decision has been taken to make this an annual event. This year's competition will be held in Greenford on Saturday 22nd September starting at 12noon and will consist of five competitions:

U12 Cup Competition - 'A' competition restricted to one entry per club

U12 Shield Competition - 'B' competition open to as many teams as clubs can enter

U10 Cup Competition - Open for clubs to enter as many teams as they wish

U12 Long Puck Competition - For players born in 1995 & 1996. Maximum 6 entries per club

U10 Long Puck Competition - For players born 1997 and later. Maximum 6 entries per club

The competition is open to all U12 and U10 teams in Britain. Players will get a full day's hurling, refreshments and medals at the end of the day. It will be run on a seven-a-side basis with NO ZONES. Clubs are asked to notify us of how many teams they will be entering by Wednesday 12th September to assist in ordering medals and trophies. For further details please contact Frances O'Neill on 07732 392749.

Feile na nGael

20th June 2007: Kilburn Gaels would like to congratulate the eleven players who represented London last weekend at Feile na nGael in Carlow. Each of the boys was a credit to the club in the way they played and conducted themselves. Congratulations to Mark Hill, Martin Scanlon, Sean Pearse, Thomas Hanlon, Ryan McManus, Patrick McGovern, Eirean Quilkin, Christopher Weller, Jack Doyle, Shane McDonagh and Conor Howlin.