Over 40's hurling 2009 /10

The club this year initiated an over 40's 5 a-side hurling competition. 42 Players took part in what was described as a 'Social' hurling competition with a hint of competitiveness thrown in !!!! While envisaged that the games would be of low intensity, with minimal physicality !!! they were nonetheless played in a spirit of fun and enjoyment.

The brainchild of Conor O Donovan and ably assisted on the organising committee by Enda Costello and Eamon Brennan, the whole concept proved a great success and culminated in the finals being held on Tuesday 11th Aug.

The essence of the whole tournament was captured perfectly by Noel Shoer in his expertly written piece .... There was a palpable air of nervous tension around Nenagh on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 ....more

The final league table was as follows.....more

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The teams and bainisteoirs are as follows:

Team 1 - Bainisteoirs - Fr. Tom Seymour / Mick Hynes:

Matty Ryan, PJ Maxwell, Tony Slattery, Jim Nagle, John Heffernan, Eamonn O'Brien, Noel Coffey, Donie O'Brien, Ger Morris, David kennedy, Gerry Ryan.

Team 2 - Bainisteoirs - Billy Flannery / Joe Hanrahan:

Neilie Corbet, Michael Geaney, Greg Browne, Denis Finnerty, Conor Ryan, Seamus Morris, Eugene Hackett, Michael Cleary, Noel Nagle, Kieran O'Brien, Mark Langton, Joe Sheehy.

Team 3 - Bainisteoirs - Matt Lillis / Jim Kennedy:

Eamonn Dillon, Michael Cooney, Michael McGrath, Lorcan Heffernan, Paul Dolan, Conor O'Donovan, Eddie Darcy, Gearoid Cleary, John Phelan, Michael Hallinan, Ger Tuite, Padraig Gleeson, Brendan Gleeson.

Team 4 - Bainisteoirs - Ger Gavin / Noel Shoer:

John Darcy, Con Morris, Phil Hennessy, Paul Kennedy, Ger O'Brien, Cyril Griffin, Ray Deering, Enda Costello, Gerry Hynes, Michael Gavin, Ruairi Boland.

Playing Rules

Eire Og Over 40s 5-aside Hurling Tournament 2009

Playing Rules (as of 06.08.09)

Playing area width between normal playing pitch 20 metre line and 65 metre line. Playing area length between normal playing pitch sidelines.
Under 12 portable goalposts to be used.
Scoring - goals only to count (no points allowed)
A full panel of players permitted per team per game with unlimited substitutions. Substitutions allowed during break in play and with permission of referee.
All games of 24 minute duration (12 minutes each half)
All frees to be taken by way of a ground stroke (no lift and strike)
The game starts (1st half & 2nd half) by way of a puck out (no throw in start)
All fouls (technical, physical, etc.) committed by defending team inside their 13 metre zone (including “65s”) will result in a 13 metre penalty (ground stroke) to the opposition in front of goals. Only one defending player allowed in goal to block shot.
For frees & sideline pucks no player from attacking side is permitted inside 13 metre zone until the ball has been struck.
For puck outs no forward allowed inside 13 metre zone at either end of pitch until puck out has been taken.
All puck outs to be taken from between the goalposts with a maximum four stride run up allowed, starting from the goal line.
Any player who commits either a yellow card offence or a red card offence (as per Official GAA Rule Book) will be dismissed from the field of play for the remainder of the match. (A yellow carded player will also be suspended for the first half of the next match. A red carded player will be suspended for the entire next match).
A dismissed player can be replaced by another player