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Fossa's David Clifford [file photo]. Lorraine Oโ€™Sullivan/INPHO

Clifford brothers help Fossa progress while defending Kerry senior champions Dingle march on

Club GAA action is in full swing around the country.

DAVID AND PAUDIE Clifford combined for seven points as they played their part in helping Fossa book their place in the quarter-finals of the Kerry intermediate club football championship this weekend.

Paudie, who registered the first score of the game, finished with a tally of two points from play while David helped himself to five, including two frees. Eoin Talbot also scored a vital goal as last yearโ€™s beaten finalists got the better of Kerins Oโ€™Rahillys to advance to the final four with a four-point win.

Jack Savageโ€™s haul of nine points wasnโ€™t enough to save the Oโ€™Rahillys side, who featured a host of high profile players including David Moran and Tommy Walsh, who was denied a goal chance after being introduced at half-time.

In the other intermediate quarter-final down for decision today in Kerry, Glenbeigh-Glencar caused an upset against fellow mid Kerry side Beaufort. Darran Oโ€™Sullivan scored three points for the victors who move on to the semi-finals for the first time since moving up to the grade in 2017 on the back of winning an All-Ireland junior C title.

Meanwhile, Dingle progressed to the final of the senior club football championship after an injury-time goal from Darragh Oโ€™Sullivan to edge out Kenmare Shamrocks by one point. In a thrilling contest which featured four goals in as many minutes, it was the defending champions who prevailed.

Dylan Geaney and Cathal Bambury finished with 1-2 apiece for Dingle while Paul Geaney played grabbed three points while also playing a key role in creating the goal opportunity for Oโ€™Sullivan.

Seรกn Oโ€™Shea supplied seven points for Kenmare with their goals coming from Darragh Oโ€™Connor and Paul Oโ€™Connor, whose 46th-minute penalty put the challengers four points in front. But Dingle were revived by substitute Conor Geaney, who scored four points off the bench including a mark before that crucial Oโ€™Sullivan goal before the end.

Kerry Senior Club Football Semi-Final

Dingle 3-12 Kenmare Shamrocks 3-11

Kerry Intermediate Club Football Quarter-Finals

Beaufort 0-10 Glenbeigh-Glencar 0-11 

Kerins Oโ€™Rahillys 0-13 Fossa 1-14

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    Mute Aidan Farrell
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    Nov 11th 2024, 3:15 PM

    We have serious front row issues. Weโ€™ll still be rolling out Furlong in a Cian Healy type role years from now.

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    Mute chris mcdonnell
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    Nov 11th 2024, 2:57 PM

    This kid cannot scrummage. He looks good about the pitch but heโ€™s not at this level. Even simply stuff like following the refs timing heโ€™s all over the place. He also doesnโ€™t really bind on his opposite number but more reaches which leaves him weakend

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    Nov 11th 2024, 3:12 PM

    @chris mcdonnell: the only other option I can think of is Scott Wilson but he has far less experience/game time than Clarkson

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    Nov 11th 2024, 3:39 PM

    @chris mcdonnell: I thought aungier was in better form and is better around the field than Beadhlam for connacht

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    Nov 11th 2024, 3:45 PM

    @Thomas Bohan: Aungier is a better scrummager and Wilson looks good around the pitch. Itโ€™s not looking good at the minute. The metre and a half underage rule had stopped the production of props who can scrumage.

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    Mute Keno
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    Nov 11th 2024, 5:27 PM

    @chris mcdonnell: Scott Wilson actually can scrummage and is good around the pitch. He is definitely one for the future who should be given a chance โ€“ as they say if youโ€™re good enough youโ€™re old enough! We donโ€™t have too many options โ€“ need to encourage and develop those that we do.

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    Mute Greg
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    Nov 11th 2024, 5:42 PM

    @chris mcdonnell: he has scrummaged pretty well this season actually. Definitely was a problem last season, but every time heโ€™s played with Porter he hasnโ€™t let us down.

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    Mute Michael Murray
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    Nov 11th 2024, 5:55 PM

    @chris mcdonnell: john Ryan

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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:46 PM

    @Michael Murray: hee hee. Youโ€™re funny

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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:48 PM

    @JoeVlogs: ..made me smileโ€ฆ

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    Mute Owen ODonoghue
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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:21 PM

    What a difference one games makes, everything is dark and gloomy all of a sudden but the reality is not much has changed. We always knew we were light at front row, thats why during the next two years will see new props getting game time from Ireland and we should expect a few rough days. AFs goal is to get a complete squad for the next World Cup and to win it, we will have some transitional pain given the age profile of our squad

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    Mute John Morris
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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:57 PM

    @Owen ODonoghue: where I would disagree is that much has in fact changed: Australia, England and New Zealand are improving. France and SA are building depth. Erstwhile autumn minnows โ€“ Fiji, Argentina- have momentum. We havenโ€™t any similar progress to show. As for ourselves, we havenโ€™t any energy, we have only one front row that can execute all the basics, weโ€™ve lost a lot of acumen in captaincy and our 10 isnโ€™t nearly as dominant. So a lot of change I would think.

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    Mute Stanley Marsh
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    Nov 11th 2024, 3:32 PM

    Talk about bad luck.

    How many seconds was he on the field?

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    Nov 12th 2024, 11:49 AM

    @Stanley Marsh: โ€“ gone in 60 seconds.

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    Nov 11th 2024, 5:28 PM

    We will never know till we play him as you said we have no other options,so if furlong doesnโ€™t play he is on the bench. The six nations is the main games for us , letโ€™s take chances test new players in these meaningless autumn internationals

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    Mute John Morris
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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:03 PM

    @Phillip Keohane: losing these meaningless autumn internationals could sink us out of the seedings for WC. So maybe not meaningless?

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    Nov 12th 2024, 11:53 AM

    @John Morris: The next WC will have six groups, so as long as we remain in the top 6, weโ€™ll avoid the usual heavy weights. Best be in the top 5 in case Australia falls down the rankings and claims a top seed.

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    Mute Stuart
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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:05 PM

    I wander if there is an over confidence factor creeping in with this Irish side โ€ฆlistening to SA podcasts today several journalists comments around Irish players doing the kinda stuff that England players have been doing over the years ie first pumping , slaps on the back when they got knock on in their favour or some advantage..I noticed it too .when have you seen an Irish team do that? ..they always over the years have looked cool and calm and confident with nothing phasing themโ€ฆI was a point brought up that was noticable and strange โ€ฆ

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    Mute Stuart
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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:11 PM

    @Stuart: maybe all the media hype especially around that game has really impacted psychologically โ€“ obviously the mental aspect to sport is as important as the physical and Ireland were below par compared with how they normally play

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    Nov 11th 2024, 7:10 PM

    @Stuart: of course the Saffa podcasts are talking brown, the Saffa set up is the most arrogant going, but ye are still doing well, so thatโ€™s a total non story, also itโ€™s one loss. Ye didnโ€™t get thrown in the bin when ye lost to Argentina.

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    Nov 11th 2024, 7:17 PM

    @Stuart: Honestly the SA media is worse than our own which is some achievement. Theyโ€™re so rattled by a small rugby nation being a threat they do anything to dissect every minor thing and paint it in a negative light, even going so far as to make up ridiculous stories, all to make themselves feel better. The reality is Ireland to them are supposed to be plucky underdogs who ultimately get battered and all the time know their place, far far below the SH titans of rugby. Thankfully the real fans Iโ€™ve encountered arenโ€™t like this.

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    Mute Stuart
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    Nov 11th 2024, 7:37 PM

    @PJ Smith: : yes I agree, I guess with any media you take what you like and throw away what you donโ€™t and just keep an open mind..well pointed out.

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    Nov 11th 2024, 7:59 PM

    @Stuart: And that is exactly why I would count you as a genuine fan.

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    Nov 12th 2024, 12:02 PM

    @Stuart: I, too, see the new actions of fist pumping and gesturing to the crowd. I think itโ€™s to get the crowd more vocal and involved.

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    Nov 11th 2024, 2:54 PM

    Big ask but If Clarkson had hold up the scrum and is quick on the lift in the lineouts then Iโ€™ll be more than happy. If he can do that then Iโ€™m more than happy that he canโ€™t carry or play make

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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:37 PM

    @Scott: โ€ฆ.if thatโ€™s your spec- and It has merit-, John Ryan will do that job.

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    Nov 11th 2024, 7:11 PM

    @Michael Murray: stop, John Ryan was given way too many caps to begin with.

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    Nov 11th 2024, 8:39 PM

    @Patrick Breen: he can pin a scrum.

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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:46 PM

    I see it not as a prop crisis but as a prop mismanagement and there is the end only only person the buck stops with! The IRFU imo have this obsession with the rankings when in reality is doesnโ€™t matter a feck when it comes down to say RWC quarter finals! No matter how you dress it up the top rugby teams in the world are the always the same and you will play them at some stage again and again this never changes. What does change is the players. So in someones great wisdom they found a great player like Furlong or Sexton and they stuck, they sat on that player and did everything to have that player available. The obvious blatantly clear was ignored , perhaps given little crumbs now and then but generally put to the back of the room. YET!! History shows that when this backfires it backfires horribly but SOMEONE in charge once again ignored the obvious and here we are again , โ€˜prop crisisโ€™ or โ€˜flyhalf crisisโ€™ or โ€˜hooker crisisโ€™ or โ€˜full back crisisโ€™ and on it goes.

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    Nov 11th 2024, 6:47 PM

    @richard gibbons: pardon my grammer

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    Mute Patrick Breen
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    Nov 11th 2024, 7:17 PM

    @richard gibbons: ya but you canโ€™t magic up options to play, and throwing players to the Wolves for a cap or two and then moving onto the next option doesnโ€™t do anything for anyone. We want to give young players a chance, but even someone like Frawley, will that performance have done anything positive for him? So throwing someone like Scott Wilson into that type of test would be a waste. We could have given more caps to the likes of Eric Oโ€™Sullivan or Ed Byrne, but both are now totally off the boil now, so thankfully we didnโ€™t give them the keys to the place. Cian Healy is still involved, because it would hurt the rest of the squad to just fire in someone whoโ€™s unsuitable at this level and could negatively impact their progression too.

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    Mute Linda
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    Nov 11th 2024, 8:16 PM

    @richard gibbons: Well said. I would add that upcoming players only get game time when there is an injury crisis. Everyone panics when these players are thrown in because no one bothered to plan ahead or rotate. In regards to the prop crisis, is it me or is it a bad look that Healy will surpass BODโ€™s record by literally only playing 3 to 5 minutes every game for the last three years? BOD earned all of his caps playing all 80 minutes of the game. While defending BOD, not too happy with his โ€œlazyโ€ comment directed at the players on Friday night. The lazy comment should be directed at the coach who never bothered to freshen up the team, rotate, or change the game plan. I called for more offloading and believed this was the next evolution. But no, we have Goodman who took Leinsterโ€™s attack backwards as attack coach. Yet Felix who won back to back world cup trophies is currently being humiliated by English rugby because he didnโ€™t want to be mistreated. The IRFU need to buy him out of the contract asap and bring him home.

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