A secondary school hurling final was brought to an abrupt and upsetting end on Monday afternoon after a played collapsed on the field.
Scoil Mhuire, Clane and and Cistercian College, Roscrea had gathered in Portlaoise’s Centre of Excellence to contest the the North Leinster Post-Primary Schools Senior Hurling ‘C’ Final.
However, the game came to a sudden halt inside two minutes when a Roscrea player collapsed.
Roscrea had taken an early lead and were on the attack again when one of their players fell onto the grass.
Play was stopped immediately and the Portlaoise ambulance service arrived fifteen minutes later.
Both teams decided to call the game off and the matter will be addressed in the near future.
We wish the player a speedy recovery.
CISTERCIAN COLLEGE ROSCREA: Freddy Haran (Lucan Sarsfields); Robert Gunnel (Ballyskenach-Killavilla), Tom McKeon (Naas), Cathal Hogan (Shannon Rovers); Josh Powell (Toomevara), Robert Carney (Ballyskenach-Killavilla), Fionn Carney (Ballyskenach-Killavilla); Liam Connolly (Mountmellick), Colm Cunningham (Kilnadeema Leitrim); James Liffey (Ballyskenach-Killavilla), Liam O’Riordain (Ballyskenach-Killavilla), Caleb Fleetwood (Clarinbridge), Aodan Kirwan (Shannon Rovers), James Morkan (Ballyskenach-Killavilla), John Onions (Clonad)
SCOIL MHUIRE CLANE: Eddie O’Sullivan (Clane), Evan Smullen (Coil Dubh), Colm Gordon (Coil Dubh), Ben O’Dea (Clane), Conor Sullivan (Eire Og Corrachoil), Daniel Colbert (Clane), Fergal McKennedy (Eire Og Corrachoil), Aaron Manders (Eire Og Corrachoil), Daniel Malone (Clane), Paddy Connolly (Clane), Shane Henry (Clane), Donnacha Fitzpatrick (Eire Og Corrachoil), Fionan Manders (Eire Og Corrachoil), Enda Keane (Clane), Tadgh O’Donoghue (Clane)
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