By Alan Rodgers A PLACE in the Nickey Rackard Cup final for the first time in four years has been successfully secured by the Tyrone hurlers who are now Croke Park bound following their impressive victory over Fermanagh in round four of the competition. It will be a case of preparing for the decider at […]
By Alan Rodgers ONE more win would do nicely indeed for the Tyrone hurlers who will be aiming to maintain their impressive unbeaten run in the Nickey Rackard Cup when they take on Fermanagh this Saturday in Garvaghey. A place in the final at Croke Park at the end of this month is the big […]
By Alan Rodgers VICTORY in their opening game last weekend has left the Tyrone hurlers in buoyant form as they get set for what’s expected to be a much tougher assignment when they meet last year’s Nickey Rackard Finalists, Mayo, in round two this Sunday in Castlebar. The Red Hands scored a number of impressive […]
By Alan Rodgers CHAMPIONSHIP hurling in the Nickey Rackard Cup is the focus for Tyrone as they bid to build on what was a reasonably satisfactory spring league campaign when the season begins this Saturday against Sligo at Garvaghey. It’s a competition which holds much promise for the Red Hands after two seasons in the […]
By Barry O’Donnell OTHER players must step up and fill the void in the absence of suspended captain Aidy Kelly this Saturday at Dr Hyde Park, Tyrone senior hurling manager Stephen McGarry insists. Kelly received a straight red card in the opening stages of last weekend’s hard-fought clash against Fermanagh in Enniskillen, yet despite their […]
By Alan Rodgers A NATIONAL League Division Two campaign which has seen Tyrone suffer a number of heavy defeats concludes this weekend with a first ever meeting against a Kerry team also hoping for better fortunes ahead. While the footballing rivalry between the two counties has spanned 51 years since their inaugural clash at Croke […]
By Alan Rodgers THE Tyrone hurlers are facing into what is firmly expected to be another difficult clash in their Division Two National League campaign when they meet Down in round four at Ballycran on Sunday. It will be a first meeting between the counties in more than two decades. Tyrone lost comprehensively on that […]
By Alan Rodgers THE Tyrone hurlers are entering this year’s National League Division Two campaign with the expectation of facing challenging matches against some of the most consistent tier two counties during the past number of seasons. But the campaign opens this Saturday (4pm) in O’Neill’s Healy Park against more familiar opposition. The Red Hands […]
By Alan Rodgers A VICTORY is now an urgent priority for the Tyrone hurlers as they continue their Christy Ring Cup campaign with a vital clash against a Sligo side which has consistently proved to be strong opposition. It has been a difficult start to the competition for the Red Hands. An opening day defeat […]
By Alan Rodgers A SECOND Christy Ring Cup campaign for the Tyrone hurlers brings with it the opportunity for them to build on an early-season campaign which has been marked by them making impressive strides when it matters most in the higher ranks. Progress in the National League – which concluded with a final defeat to Derry two […]
