Glory for Galway as experience shines through

THE greater experience of a well-balanced Galway team proved just too much for the West Waterford youngsters in Saturday’s final of the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup at Tullamore.

Joe Lyons, Eddie McCormack and Dave Scully were central to the club’s first success at Enniscrone in 2006 and all played key roles again. Team captain Dermot Caulfield also demonstrated his tactical acumen by moving key man and former West of Ireland champion Lyons from number one to five and he duly delivered the goods with crucial wins in the semi-final against Laytown & Bettystown and West Waterford in the decider.

It will remain a moot point as to whether the Dungarvan side might have gone all the way had they not been deprived of the services of international Seamus Power who was unable to gain a release from his university in the US.