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• Cork Junior ‘B’ Football Championship Final


• Cork Junior ‘B’ Football Championship Final All-Ireland U21 Semi-Final: day 4th Satur- August i n


Nolan Park Kilkenny Cork v Wexford at, 4.00pm.


Cork U21 hurlers will


take on Wexford in Nolan Park Kilkenny on Satur- day as they bid to reach this year’s All Ireland Final. Wexford will be a serious opponent as they


just lost out to a late Gal- way goal in the Leinster Final, when they looked to have the match won. Cork on the other


hand had no difficulty in defeating Tipperary by 2-23 to 1-13 and they will certainly give a good account of themselves. Senior players Darragh Fitzgibbon, Shane King- ston, Mark Coleman,


Tim O’Mahony, Jack O’Connor and Robbie O’Flynn will at least get the chance to reach an All -Ireland


after last


Sunday’s disappointing defeat to Limerick. Cork will certainly need to be at their best to win as this Wexford side contains several players with sen- ior experience as well. Players such as Dam-


ien Wreck, Joe O’Con- nor,, Conor Firman, Liam Stafford and Rory O’Connor are all fine hurlers and against Gal- way they hurled superbly and were just caught with a late injury time goal that saw Galway snatch victory right at the death. It is a game that could


go either way but Cork with players such as De-


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clan Dalton, Liam Healy, David Griffin and Niall O’Leary to augment the senior contingent, might jusy about come out on top. The


throw in the Sliothar at 4.00pm.


Likely starting teams CORK: Ger Collins;


Intermediate


side won in Nowlan Park last week so perhaps this will be a good omen for the Rebels who really need to give a boost to Cork hurling at present. Referee Alan Kelly will


David Lowney, David Griffin, Niall O’Leary; Eoghan Murphy, Mark Coleman,


nessy; Seadnaidh Smyth, Darragh


Billy Hen- Fitzgibbon;


Robbie O’Flynn, Declan Dalton, Shane Kingston; Liam Healy, Tim O’Ma-


hony, Jack O’Connor. WEXFORD: Jack


Cushe; Shane Reck, Dar- ren Byrne, Ian Carthy; Aaron Maddock, Dami- en Reck, Garry Molloy; Conor Firman (c), Row- an White; Joe O’Con- nor, Rory O’Connor, Liam Stafford; Stephen O’Gorman, Rory Hig- gins, Seamus Casey.


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