Murphy guides Gort to glory

VICTORIOUS All-Ireland minor winning manager Matt Murphy rounded off a great year when he guided his club Gort to their sixth Galway SHC title with a deserved success in front of a crowd of almost 9,000 at Pearse Stadium yesterday.

Murphy was wing-forward — and club chairman! — when Gort won their last title in 1983 and half a dozen of that victorious squad saw their sons pick up county medals yesterday when they dethroned the All-Ireland club champions.

The heavy schedule seemed to take its toll on a weary Clarinbridge side who never got into their stride yesterday but yet were in contention right up to the end.