Our U12s travelled to Dublin on sat morning to take part in a Co. Dublin blitz. This was a true test of character considering their recent run of bad luck in losing both semi finals by narrow margins.

With just 14 players ,our first game was against Barrow rangers from Kilkenny and after a slow start and some wayward shooting we settled down with a point from midfielder Tommy Murphy. This was soon followed by a brace of points from Caolan Carty. A goal soon followed when Murphy turned provider for Diarmuid Byrne to hit the back of the net.

In the second half some strong defending by Nick Doyle, Dale Kirwan and Robbie O Neill kept the scoreline in our favour. A good supply of balls to our forwards kept the scores coming and we went on to win easily.

In our second game we were matched against South Fingalians, a big strong physical team. With plenty of balls being supplied from midfield duo Carty and Murphy we were slow to convert. The first goal coming in the twelfth minute from a pacey Peter O’Connor. The scores then came fast and furious with a brace of points from Carty and one from Jamie Curtis. This was followed by 2 clever goals from Byrne and secured our second win.

The final game was against our hosts Na Fianna. Both teams were evenly matched in the first ten minutes, the opening score coming from a long range point by Carty. This was quickly followed by a fine point from Curtis with Barry Doyle also getting in on the act. We were now in command of the game with Murphy and Dale Kirwan dominating the puck outs.

A strong supply of balls to our forwards saw Micheál Wall, Ryan Murphy and Byrne converting more scores. In the second half 2 goals from Murphy, 1-3 from Carty and a goal from Byrne the blitz was in the bag. A brilliant team effort and after 3 hard games. 120 min of hurling was completed within 3 hours. The discipline of the team would do the club proud. A very enjoyable day with medals to remember. The team mentors and parents were very well catered for, many thanks!