Nemo have come a long, long way in club finals

If St Senan’s of Kilkee hope to upset the form book in tomorrow’s Munster Club football final, they will also have to snap Nemo Rangers’ proud provincial record, says Michael Moynihan.

EARLY winter means heavy pitches, rainy weather, remote locations. In other words, the GAA club championships. You'd think a club like Nemo Rangers, with their patented brand of intricate support play would suffer in inclement conditions. Pity the statistics make a liar of you.

Since their first county title in 1972 Nemo have welcomed the Andy Scannell Cup another 13 times. That means a lot of jaunts around the province in the Munster club series and one staggering fact: in all that time the Capwell side have lost only one game the 1978 provincial final against what was then Thomond College. One loss in 14 campaigns.