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Hosts denied by Ulster opposition again in Volkswagen Kilmacud Sevens final

Disappointment for Kilmacud Crokes for the second year running after 2016′s defeat to St Gall’s of Antrim.

1389280 (1) The victorious Eoghan Rua side. Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE / SPORTSFILE

Eoghan Rua (Derry) 4-9
Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 2-10

EOGHAN RUA, COLERAINE were crowned Volkswagen All-Ireland Kilmacud Sevens senior football champions for the first time, with a 4-9 to 2-10 win over Kilmacud Crokes in this evening’s final in Glenalbyn.

Crokes led by 1-7 to 1-6 at half-time thanks to a Craig Dias goal late in the half, with Colm McGoldrick scoring the Eoghan Rua goal. But Eoghan Rua stormed back with Player of the Tournament Sean Leo McGoldrick in stunning form to take a five-point win.

SL McGoldrick scored 1-1 in the third quarter, with goals also from Colm McGoldrick and Ciaran Lagan late on.

Scorers for Eoghan Rua: Colm McGoldrick (1f) 2-1; SL McGoldrick 1-3; C Lagan 1-0; G McWilliams 0-2; N Holly, R Mooney 0-1 each.

Scorers for Kilmacud Crokes: D O’Brien 0-5; A Mulvey (1 ’45, 1f) 0-3;C Dias 1-0; S Horan, C Kelly 0-1 each.

Eoghan Rua (Derry): N Holly, L McGoldrick, SL McGoldrick, Colm McGoldrick, Ciaran McGoldrick, B McGoldrick, C Lagan, Ro Mooney, G McWilliams, C Lenehan.

Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin): A Mulvey, D O’Brien, C O’Shea, S Horan, B Shovlin, C Dias, C Kelly, C O’Connor, C Pearson, K Dias.

Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan)

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