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The Irish Sun
9 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
What happens if the GAA All-Ireland hurling final is a draw? Is there extra-time and a replay this year?
CORK are taking on Tipperary in a huge GAA All-Ireland Hurling final at Croke Park in Dublin. The match is 1 The All-Ireland final is underway in Dublin Credit: Sportsfile However, The Rebels have lost FOUR finals since they last collected the Liam MacCarthy Cup back in 2005 - including last year's showpiece where they were edged out by a single point. Cork now come up against who are trying to bridge a six-year gap themselves having not won the title since 2019. What happens if the All-Ireland Hurling final is a draw? Should the All-Ireland final finish as a draw then 20 minutes of extra-time will be played, at 10 minutes a half. Then if the match is still drawn the final will go to a replay. The replay is scheduled for two weeks after the final on Saturday, August 2. What has been said? Cork manager Pat Ryan - who lost in the bonus period last year - has been among those to criticise the finals going to extra-time. Ryan said: "It becomes a lottery [going straight into extra-time]. "We had fellas going down injured, we lost players during the game, Clare lost players – Shane O'Donnell went off, Peter Duggan went off. Most read in GAA Hurling "We lost Rob Downey, we lost Seamus Harnedy and Niall O'Leary. It's just a bit of a lottery. "A replay would be the fairest but look they were the rules coming into it, we had planned for it, we had spoken about it. "Going forward, I think it's a thing that the GAA should change."
Irish Daily Mirror
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Inside Tipperary hurler Willie Connors' life off the pitch after family death
Willie Connors has been a key player in the Tipperary team since their last All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship victory in 2019. The Kiladangan native also had a successful stint in Gaelic football before deciding to concentrate on his hurling career. Let's delve into his life both on and off the pitch. Tipperary Career Willie enjoyed underage success with the Tipperary footballers before making it big with the senior hurlers. He won a Munster U/21 football title in 2015 before going on to line out with the county in the National Football League and Munster and All-Ireland Senior Football Championships. He made his debut for the Tipperary senior hurlers in 2018, during a league clash with neighbours Limerick. He won his first and only All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal the following year as the Premier county beat Kilkenny in the Croke Park final decider. Age, Height and Where He's From Willie was born in August 1996, making him 29 years of age. He is from the village of Puckane and he plays his club hurling with his local team, Kiladangan. He helped to guided his club to a first County Tipperary senior hurling title in 2020. They later added another county title in 2023. Day Job Away from his busy sporting career the GAA star works as an Area Sales Manager at Tippo International Ltd. Death of his Uncle Willie Willie Connors' uncle, also called Willie Connors, sadly passed away suddenly at home earlier this month. His untimely passing comes just days before the Premier County's All-Ireland Hurling semi-final clash with Kilkenny in Croke Park. Willie was predeceased by his parents Tom and Annie, brothers Bernard, John and Michael, sisters Kathleen and Ann, and his brother-in-law Patrick Seymour. He is mourned by his sister and brothers, Breda, Paddy, Tommy, Ollie, Tony, and his twin Ger, extended family, neighbours, and many friends. Injuries Willie suffered a serious ankle injury as Tipperary lost to Kerry in the Superstores Munster Hurling Cup quarter-final. The game was halted for 11 minutes in the second half as an ambulance removed him from Austin Stack Park in Tralee after he had scored a point. Tipperary confirmed that he had sustained a "double ankle fracture in today's game against Kerry. We wish Willie well in his recovery."
Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Sharlene Mawdsley to cheer on GAA star boyfriend in All-Ireland final
Irish Olympian Sharlene Mawdsley will likely be in attendance as she cheers on boyfriend Michael Breen in Sunday's All-Ireland Hurling final. Breen has been a mainstay in Tipperary Hurling through the years and is named to start against Cork in the eagerly anticipated final. Cheering him on will be relay star Mawdsley, who recently went public with the relationship. The 400 metre specialist revealed that she recently attended her first ever hurling match in Croke Park when she went to the All-Ireland semi-final win over Kilkenny and promised it won't be her last. Michael and Sharlene's romance was confirmed following Tipperary's 1-30 to 1-21 victory over Waterford in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship in May. Sharing a picture of them together in Semple Stadium in Thurles, Sharlene wrote: "Tippin' on." Michael also commented on their first public picture together, which he wasn't tagged in, and poked fun at his girlfriend, writing: "Any tag nah?" Michael has been named to start in Sunday's decider as he's put in another stellar year with the Premier County. Breen has twice won All-Ireland titles, starting in the 2016 and 2019 finals in midfield. Now 31 years old, he has reinvented himself as a corner back and will be looking for his first All-Star Award and third Celtic Cross. For Mawdsley, Sunday will be a brief respite from a gruelling training regime. The Tipperary native will be hoping for a personal best when she competes at this September's World Athletics Championships. Mawdsley, who turns 27 later this year, returned to the track after a short break following the shock passing of her father last month and recently competed at the Morton Games, where she won the 400-metre race. Tipperary take on Cork in the All-Ireland Hurling final this Sunday at 3.30 pm.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Cork man wins 10 All-Ireland tickets from Cavan GAA draw
Corkman Social media went into a frenzy when Cavan GAA announced that one person won 10 All-Ireland Hurling tickets from their raffle. The news sparked anger and jealousy among Rebels and Premier supporters in Munster, but the plot thickens as they were won by a Cork man.
Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Pressure? What pressure? Irish eyes smile as nerveless Rory eyes Open glory on home soil
David, who hails from the southern tip of Ireland in County Cork, and Cordula drove 2500 kilometres from Austria to be at Portrush. For those playing at home, that's the equivalent of driving from Melbourne to Townsville. Why? 'We like golf.' The fans More than one million hopeful golf fans entered the ballot for tickets to this year's Open, meaning the Royal and Ancient Golf Club (R&A) easily sold its maximum 278,000 tickets for the four-day event. That's not even counting the 89,000 people who attended the four days of practice. Not bad for a holiday town with a population of 6500. McIlroy is a sporting giant in this sports-mad part of the world, where this week's Open is up against a variety of big-ticket events. Pubs across the country are booked out on Saturday for the British and Irish Lions' first Test against the Wallabies in Brisbane. The next day, 82,000 people will pack Croke Park to watch Cork take on Munster neighbours Tipperary in the All-Ireland Hurling final. But McIlroy carries a different kind of gravitas. 'He's a national figure. He epitomises golf and all that it stands for,' says Chris McHale, who travelled two hours on a train from Belfast to watch day one of the Open. 'He represents everything that's good about golf. He's not out just to win, he likes to win, but he doesn't want to win at all costs. He puts integrity before the game. I think in years to come, people will talk about the greats of golf; Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player … and Rory McIlroy will be one of those.' Loading 'Northern Ireland has produced a lot of world-class sporting personalities, but I think Rory will be the undying one because everyone loves him; even the people that don't play golf.' While McIlroy is undeniably a drawcard, his appearance at Royal Portrush was not the only motivation for David and Cordula's five-day drive from Austria. They simply love of the game of golf. 'I took up golf five years ago because my husband was playing for a long time,' Cordula said. 'It's the atmosphere, it's the people, it's the skill they have.' So what have they made about the hysteria surrounding McIlroy? 'It's rock and roll,' David smiled. 'I'm surprised there's so many media on day one following him, which has put a little bit of extra pressure. 'Everybody loves golf, everybody plays golf, then all of a sudden, we have someone playing at that level. I mean, come on, the guy is charming!' Fairways were lined five and six deep on every hole McIlroy played on Thursday. Teenagers screamed for a wave, while others held out hats and golf balls, praying for a quick signature. But getting close to McIlroy is extremely difficult. The security Tens of thousands of people followed McIlroy from hole to hole during his opening round at Portrush. On top of the fans seeking a mere glimpse of the local hero, hundreds of journalists, broadcasters, photographers and security staff walked the course with him. In fact, unless you were watching closely, it would be easy to miss Andy. Andy is McIlroy's personal bodyguard. We don't know a whole lot about Andy, other than he's former military, now runs a private security company, lives in Dubai and when Rory is playing golf, Andy is his shadow. The R&A don't allow personal security to guard players on the course, so for the four days of the tournament he's technically employed as a marshall. That helps Andy blend in with the other course officials, wearing a white R&A polo tucked into pants with a matching hat. Andy wears black, tinted sunglasses and brown combat boots. Strapped to both his shoulders is a black backpack, filled to the brim. The contents are as mysterious as his professional background. On his left wrist is a digital Garmin watch, which in typical military style has its face pointing towards the ground and not the sky and on his right wrist is a Whoop – a personal device that tracks sleep and other health statistics. Andy doesn't exactly look like he'd run any records in a marathon, but he's not there to run marathons. He's there to protect McIlroy's life at any cost. He's built for power, not endurance. 'Don't let his appearance fool you, he's a coiled spring ready to pounce at any moment,' said one official. 'He moves quickly when he has to.' Loading Dressed in the same outfits as Andy are a group of MLOs – military liaison officers. They're current or former military personnel, employed for the week by the R&A to act as buffers between the players and the fans. Before each day's play, the R&A consult the MLOs about which players and groups require support. Some crowds will attract two, some won't need any. On Thursday, McIlroy's group had four. Over the course of the 18 holes, there wasn't a single incident to speak of. The golf Thursday was a strange, yet unsurprising, day for McIlroy on the golf course. After his errant tee shot on one, he made bogey which, given all who had preceded him, wasn't a disaster. He evened up the ledger with birdie on the par-five second hole. That was despite hooking his drive far to the left and being forced to pitch back onto the fairway, splitting a narrow gap carved out by thousands of fans, many of whom were willing to risk the danger of an errant shot. He made further birdies on holes five and seven before hitting his first fairway of the day on the eighth. Pound for pound, McIlroy is arguably the biggest hitter the game has seen, but his once trustworthy driver has been anything but in recent times, and he must've been frustrated with his tee shots in the first two hours of play on Thursday. But as he stood over his ball on eight – a 385-metre par four that eases to the left – he pumped a 274m drive miles past both of his playing partners to sit in the middle of the fairway. Ironically, his best drive of the day only resulted in a par. He arrived at the turn at three under and then birdied the 10th to put him right in contention at the top of the leaderboard. Loading Unfortunately for him and his many fans, back-to-back bogeys on 11 and 12 and then another on 14 took the wind out of his sails. But as all champions do, he rallied when it counted the most and made birdie on 17, before narrowly missing a long birdie putt on 18 to finish with a one-under round of 70; tied for 20th, very much within striking distance. Rory will know that, and so will Andy.
