Hurling-Shinty: goals prove decisive as Scots retain title October 21, 2017





Ireland's Mickey Burke and Kevin Bartlett of Scotland during last years hurling/shinty clash with Scotland at Croke Park Ireland's Mickey Burke and Kevin Bartlett of Scotland during last years hurling/shinty clash with Scotland at Croke Park

Goals in either half from Kevin Bartlett and Roddy McDonald helped Scotland to a 2-12 to 0-15 victory over a wasteful Ireland in this afternoon's Senior Hurling-Shinty International at Bught Park.

Bartlett top-scored with 1-9 for the hosts who finished strongly to retain the Marine Harvest Quaich. Cork's Conor Lehane posted 0-4 for Ireland, with John McGrath (Tipperary) and Lee Chin (Wexford) scoring 0-3 each, but it wasn't enough to win the annual fixture in Inverness.

With Bartlett to the fore, the Scots held a 1-5 to 0-5 lead at the break, but the Jeff Lynskey-Gregory O'Kane managed Irish team had regained parity at 1-9 to 0-12 before McDonald bravely charged down Laois goalkeeper Enda Rowland's attempted clearance and the ball ended up in the net for a 68th minute goal.

Finlay McRae and Bartlett added scores before Lehane drove a late goal chance over for the visitors, who were left to rue a tally of 19 wides over the 80 minutes.

Meanwhile, Ireland U21s enjoyed a 5-4 to 2-9 victory over Scotland in the curtain-raiser with Waterford star Patrick Curran netting a hat-trick.

Ireland seniors - E Rowland (Laois); T Doyle (Westmeath), J McManus (Down); J O'Connor (Kerry), J Barry (Tipperary), D Healy (Meath); B Conroy (Laois) (0-2), L Chin (Wexford) (0-3), P Coady (Carlow); C Lehane (Cork) (0-4), J McGrath (Tipperary) (0-3), D Reidy (Limerick) (0-1); R King (Laois) (0-1), A O'Brien (Wicklow) (0-1). Subs: C Bonus (Kildare), A Cox (Westmeath), J Doyle (Carlow), A Grant (Derry), M Moloney (Kildare), D Stapleton (Kildare).

Ireland U21s - S Murphy (Kerry); G Walsh (Antrim), S Finn (Limerick); S Whelan (Carlow), R Mullaney (Laois), C Shaw (Westmeath); K McDonald (Carlow), Shane Bennett (Waterford) (0-1), C Moorehouse (Wicklow); C Dunbar (Wexford), K Doyle (Westmeath), C Nolan (Carlow) (2-0); A Dunphy (Laois), J Sheridan (Kildare). Subs: D Cartin (Derry), E O'Hehir (Kildare), S Conway (Kerry), P Curran (Waterford) (3-3), T O'Connor (Kerry).

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