GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 31 – August 8, 2015 | Page 22

NEW SOUTH WALES
AUGUST 6, 2015

NSW CHAMPIONSHIP
TO DATE
BY HELEN WARD
The New South Wales GAA Championships got underway recently in
Sydney and NSW PRO Helen Ward
brings us up to date on the action on
the field.
MEN’S FOOTBALL – ROUND 1
The opening round of the NSW
GAA Championship pitted a number
of club rivalries to again light up again
A Minute Silence in remembrance of the late and former Cormac McAnallens player, Aaron
ahead of the eagerly anticipated comDevlin, at Monarch Fields on Sunday in Sydney. Photo courtesy of Cormac McAnallens.
petition. Cormac McAnallens took on
rivals Penrith Gaels for the first Men’s Football match. The
The third game of the day was between Clan Na Gael and
game had a number of heated exchanges with McAnallens
Bondi Gaels, with Bondi gaining a league semi spot in the
having a man sent off with a straight red in the opening 10
league, now all hopes were to start the Championship off with
minutes. That didn’t slow down the 14 man McAnallens side
similar enthusiasm. Unfortunately that did not work out for
who took the lead and held on to it for the full 60 minutes.
Bondi as they met a new and improved Clan team. Clan dominated the majority of the play throughout and subsequently
Michael Cusacks faced a tough game against Young Ireland
were able to take their scores which secured them the win.
with the match quite similar to the League semi-final seeing
old rivalry renewed. A tough game from start to finish with
ROUND 2
very little between both teams. Cusacks squeezed out the win
at the final whistle against a very disheartened Young Ireland
Young Ireland and Bondi Gaels were the first two teams to
side.
open round two of the championship last weekend and both

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