GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 38 – November 16, 2015 | Page 25
front of a big crowd. Emmetts got off to a great start with a
goal after 8 minutes and by the 20 minute mark had added
a further 1-3. St. Gabriels were shell-shocked and to that
point could muster just a brace of points to Emmetts 2-3.
Emmetts looked a team that meant business and Gabriels
received another hammer blow when the last puck of the
half saw Robert Emmetts grab a third goal. At half time Emmetts were cruising when leading by 3-4 to 0-4 with Gabriels
having a lot of work to do to get back in the game.
KEPT FOCUS
Robert Emmetts continued where they left off sending over
the first score of the second half before St. Gabriels rallied a
little with points of their own but Emmetts kept their focus
and lead in tact with scores to see things at 3-5 to 0-6 with 20
minutes remaining. Shortly after that St. Gabriels got a confidence booster when finding the back of the net but with
Emmetts always able to reply the gap remained at 8 points.
By the 52nd minute Gabriels had narrowed the margin further to six but from there to the finish line they could not
break down a solid Robert Emmetts defense and it ended
3-10 to 1-10. After a season to forget last year, Robert Emmetts have come back with a bang and now look forward to
an All Ireland Intermediate Club Quarter Final game against
County Galway’s Abbeyknockmoy on Saturday, November
21st. Robert Emmetts will have ideal preparation for the
Robert Emmetts (yellow & blue) battle with St. Gabriels (maroon)
in the London Senior Hurling final. Photo courtesy London GAA PRO.
game this weekend when taking on last year’s county champions Kilburn Gaels in a very tasty Ryan Cup final on Saturday.
INTERMEDIATE HURLING FINAL
The St. Gabriels club had better luck a week later when they
saw their B team beat Fulham Irish in the Intermediate Hurling Championship final. St. Gabriels had the better of the
St. Gabriels B side all smiles after their Intermediate Hurling Championship win last Sunday, Nov 8th at Ruislip. Photo courtesy London GAA
PRO.
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