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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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• Chiefs salute men’s league reshuffle

  

  The men’s Leinster league restructure will see the return of division nine while division two will remain in its existing format for the upcoming season, rising to seven in numbers following the formation of a new club, the Rathgar Chiefs. Based in High School’s idyllic Danum grounds, the Chiefs were formed this summer from a [...]

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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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• Avoca take on division two lead

  

  Avoca became the third side to hold the top spot in five days in men’s division two as they won twice in midweek, edging ahead of Weston by virtue of goal difference though the Lucan side have a game in hand. The Blackrock side started with a come-from-behind win at Bray on Tuesday as home [...]

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• Reds half-dozen forces final day decider

  

  Men’s Division One Glenanne 0 Corinthian 6 (Brian Doherty 2, Conor Motyer, Chris Pelow, Andrew Cronje, Rowland Rixon-Fuller) Corinthian picked up a surprisingly simple win at St Mark’s this afternoon to make sure they stay in the mixer for a maiden title on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Clontarf. In the absence of Steven [...]

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• Pembroke on course to keep league title

  

  For a brief time, Pembroke looked third favourite in a three-horse race but they could retain their Leinster Senior League crown without even taking the pitch this weekend should Glenanne pick off a home win against Corinthian on Saturday. It would add a further fillip to a side looking in decent fettle ahead of the [...]

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• Town breach top four; Trin hit nine again

  

  Men’s Division One: Monkstown 1 (Andy Ewington) Railway Union 0 Andy Ewington’s (pictured) low drag-flick inside 100 seconds proved the only goal of a freezing night at Rathdown on a pitch that looked to be scarcely playable given the number of slips and slides both teams endured. The three points were invaluable for Monkstown in [...]

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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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