LAST UPDATE | 15 Jun 2024
WEXFORD HAVE REQUESTED their All-Ireland quarter-final tie with Clare next weekend is played on Sunday, due to the county hosting Féile na nGael on Saturday.
Wexford overcame the challenge of Laois in today’s preliminary quarter-final game in Portlaoise. Keith Rossiter’s side got the job done with their 0-32 to 0-20 victory at Laois Hire O’Moore Park.
And with that result setting up a quarter-final tie against Clare, they have requested the fixture be changed.
The hurling quarter-finals had been fixed for Saturday 22 June with throw-in times of 1.15pm and 3.15pm, but the details now have to be confirmed by the GAA.
All-Ireland SHC Prelim. Q/Final
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) June 15, 2024
Wexford 0-32
Laois 0-20
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It’s all over, and we go through to play Clare in the quarter-final. That match is currently scheduled for next Saturday, but we'll be making every effort possible to have it changed to Sunday, on account of how…
The Tailteann Cup semi-finals are pencilled in for next Sunday as a standalone double-header. Down will play Sligo, while Antrim take on the winners of Kildare and Laois, who play tomorrow.
Laois were today attempting to bounce back from last week’s Joe McDonagh Cup final loss but were unable to replicate their famous sucess at this stage of the championship five years ago against Dublin.
Wexford were ahead 0-18 to 0-11 at half-time and maintained their control on the game from there.
Main men up front pointed the way with Lee Chin (0-11), Conor McDonald (0-5) and Rory O’Connor (0-3) all scoring for Wexford, while Aaron Dunphy top scored with 0-14 for Laois.
They will face the Banner in a repeat of their quarter-final clash from 2022 which saw Clare win out 1-24 to 3-17.
More to follow…
As long as BOD can walk onto the pitch, he should be Captain!!
I agree with Noel – why all the red thumbs !? – O’Driscoll should be captain.
Its the whole as long as he can walk bit. Nobody is bigger than any team…
Well… I believe a captain should always be a forward. But, BOD is a talisman. While he’s fit and picked leave him b. After that… Well, there are a few outstanding candidates brewing around the provinces…
No, the best man to captain a rugby team is always a forward. My shout would be Stephen Ferris
As fine a player as he is, I don’t think Ferris is captain material
Author, have some bottle and don’t tell the reader “the answer is yes” let the reader decide for themselves. It is a valid question to ask, and I can see your reason for being a little scared no press person dares speak ill of BOD. He has earned that respect in fairness, although his game against scarlets was shocking hope his form improves soon he wont get in to the Lions team on current form, Jonathan Davies and Jamie Roberts/Tuilagi are well ahead as it is now.
A captain has to lead on and off the pitch. nRef’s listen to BOD other players listen to BOD he has earned a respect above with only PoC in the current squad to compare with. nThere is no better 13 on this island and this earls stuff does earls no favours. He’s a winger and a very very good one but at 13 his defence is average and he can’t/wont pass the ball. He wants to play 13, well I want to fly the space shuttle neither are good ideas. nAs far as a forward as captain goes every team has a pack leader so why not allow a back to lead the team as the ref will talk to pack leader and captain too, helps if ref takes a dislike to one or the other. nAs for ferris the man has never put a run of games together, every third or forth game we’d need someone to step in. Not a good idea. n