Connacht introduce Golden score rule

Connacht GAA chiefs have introduced a ?Golden score? rule for the Ireland West Airport.com Hurling Cup, which begins this Saturday with all four quarter-finals up for decision.

The Connacht Council has made history with the introduction of the new rule – extra-time will be played in the event of a draw, but if there is still parity at the conclusion of added-time then the game will be won by the team that scores first in the next period of play.

?The tie will be won by the team that gets the next score, regardless whether it is a goal or a point,? said Connacht council secretary John Prenty.

The change in the rulebook has been introduced to ensure the competition keeps to its schedule, particularly as the final, in London, is penned in for February 4th, just two weeks before the NHL begins.

GMIT meet a Galway Development side called the Maroon Stars at Pearse Stadium on Saturday. Elsewhere, Roscommon travel to Ballinode to take on Sligo IT, Mayo clash with Sligo at Ballina and in Ballinamore Leitrim face NUIG.

 

 

11-Jan-06 by www.gaa.ie

NHL- Leitrim 0-13 Louth 0-09

Leitrim’s Senior hurlers extended their recent run of good form when they beat Louth in an entertaining Division 3 Group 1 meeting in Carrick-on-Shannon yesterday. Leitrim centre-half forward, Clement Cunniffe was outstanding, Scóring seven points in total.

Leitrim: H. Phelan, V. McDermott, V. Cronin, K. Glancy, J. Glancy, S. Dorrigan, F. McKiernan, F. Carroll (0-1), J. Keane, B. Carroll, C. Cunniffe (0-7, 4f, 1 ’65’), M. Poinard, D. Regan(0-1), A. O’Shea (0-4, 2f), D. O’Grady. Subs: T. McLoughlin for Poinard, M. McKeon for O’Grady, M. Coles for Regan.

Louth: P. Doherty, G. Hoey, D. McCarthy, J. Kennedy, K. Kirk, A. Myers, S. Darcy, E. Quigley (0-1, 1f), M. Boland (0-6, 5f), D. Byrne, T. Hilliard, D. Mulholland, N. McEneaney (0-1), P. Murphy (0-1), B. Corbett. Subs: T. Corcoran for Murphy, J. Carter for Corbett.

 

 

12-Apr-04 by Paddy Reilly

NHL- Donegal 0-05 Leitrim 0-06

Leitrim’s senior hurlers continued to build on their recent run of form when they defeated Donegal by 0-6 to 0-5 in Ballybofey, thereby extending their unbeaten streak to three games. They have moved into second place in the Division 3A table and their final game against Armagh next weekend will decide their fate.

 

 

15-Mar-04 by Paddy Reilly