Brunell look to youth in bid to build on Cup win

Brunell head coach Liam Culloty described his side as 'exciting, fast and young'.

HOOP DREAMS: Brunell’s new recruits Jordan Vasquez, from San Diego, and, below, Trinity Hudson, from New York. Picture: ©INPHO/James Crombie

A first national senior cup title sounds like the ideal jumping-off point for a new season. It’s not always so simple.

Gurranbraher Credit Union Brunell registered a hundred points in finally shaking off a gritty Fr Mathews challenge at the National Arena in Tallaght last January. First in the Super League table at the time, they would finish third and exit the playoffs at the semi-final stage.