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• German-bound Lewis out of tasty curtain-raiser

  

  Tim Lewis confirmed his move to Crefelder HTC in Germany this morning to The Hook, meaning Pembroke’s opening Leinster senior league tie with Glenanne will have an ever more new-look. Meanwhile, the Leinster Branch released the early season fixtures with all the details here

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• First half Weston III blitz earns Junior win

  

  Leinster Junior Cup Final Weston III 4 (Enda Tucker 2, Jon Long 2) Mullingar II 2 (Peter Collins 2) A four-goal, first half blitz handed Weston III their second Leinster Junior Cup as they got the better of Mullingar II at Serpentine Avenue last Sunday, over-turning two league defeats at the hands of the same [...]

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• Weston take Division Two in style

  

  Suttonians 1 (Ian Martin) Weston 5 (Vikram Singh 2, Simon Pearson, Enda Tucker, Phil Barron) Weston completed the division two title in some style as they raced into a 4-0 half-time lead, showing few lingering nerves on a major weekend for the club. Simon Pearson swept in an impressive opening goal for an early lead [...]

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• Weston and Avoca dice with destiny

  

  Following a season of upheaval and a fantastically tight battle for league honours, men’s division two reaches climax on Saturday afternoon as Weston and Avoca remain hopeful of securing a place in division one. Weston have been a club rejuvenated under Alan Browne this season, galvanising some of the elder heads while providing the young [...]

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• Weston in pole position; Avoca playoff bound

  

  Enda Tucker’s goal put Weston on course for a spot in division one in 2010/11 as his strike was all that was required to get the better of Navan last Saturday at Griffeen Valley Park. They move into a tie for first place with Avoca whose regular season finished with the decision by the Leinster [...]

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• Wong rescues point for Railway

  

  Men’s Division One: Railway Union 2 (Peter English, Kevin Wong) Fingal 2 (Brian Gray, Eamon Bane) Railway struck late for what could prove an invaluable draw in the race to escape ninth place in the league standings, Kevin Wong’s slightly deflected shot two minutes from time garnering a point at Park Avenue. Brian Gray had [...]

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• Avoca close in on top two

  

  Men’s Division Two: Weston 1 (Phil Barron) Dublin University 1 (Sean Flynn) Weston ground out a point at Griffeen Valley Park against a bouyant Trinity side who enjoyed plenty of possession and territorial advantage but were unable to break down the Lucan side’s defences further than Sean Flynn’s strike. Phil Barron’s drag-flick had given Weston [...]

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• Weston reignite Division Two title race

  

  Men’s Division Two:Suttonians 0 Weston 5 (Darrell Carey 2, Adam Hanna, Carl Taylor, Simon Pearson) Weston pulled off the most eye-catching result of the season to date as they obliterated Suttonians’ 100pc record with a five-star performance at Sutton Park. Simon Pearson broke the deadlock inside the first quarter  when he tapped in from Darrell [...]

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• Corinthian extend league lead to four points

  

  Men’s Division One: Corinthian 4 (Darren Kimfley 3, David Carson) UCD 1 (John McInroy) Darren Kimfley starred as Corinthian reasserted their point lead at the top of division one as they eased to victory over UCD in a bloody encounter at Whitechurch Park. All the goals came in the first half as the reds built [...]

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• Sherriff rescues points for Pembroke

  

  Men’s Division One: Pembroke 4 (Alan Sothern 3, Justin Sherriff) UCD 3 (Ronan Flannery 2, Gavin O’Halloran) For the second day running, UCD recovered from a 3-1 deficit but, again, failed to take any tangible reward despite contributing to one of the games of the season thus far at Serpentine Avenue. Justin Sherriff scored mere [...]

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