'Four years ago the club was nearly going to fold': Perfect end to Russell Rovers’ remarkable 2019

The curtain came down on the Munster club championships with Russell Rovers taking the last piece of silverware in front of 1,610 enthusiastic spectators at the Fraher Field and adding another chapter in a fairytale season for hurling in East Cork.

'Four years ago the club was nearly going to fold': Perfect end to Russell Rovers’ remarkable 2019
Sun, 08 Dec, 2019 - 21:31
Therese O’Callaghan

[team1]Russell Rovers (Cork)[/team1][score1]2-13[/score1][team2]St Mary’s (Waterford)[/team2][score2] 0-11[/score2][/score]

The curtain came down on the Munster club championships with Russell Rovers taking the last piece of silverware in front of 1,610 enthusiastic spectators at the Fraher Field and adding another chapter in a fairytale season for hurling in East Cork.

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