Newcestown footballers make most of hurling exit

Prior to their second round fixture against Valley Rovers on August 31, the Newcestown footballers hadn’t won a championship match proper in just over three years — 1,125 days, to be precise. Six weeks later, they find themselves one hour from a first Cork senior football final appearance. By any metric, that’s quite a turnaround.

No question but recent seasons went anything but to plan for the Newcestown footballers. A dual senior club where roughly 10 players are regular starters on both teams, it was the hurlers who took the limelight in 2017 and 2018, reaching back-to-back quarter-finals.