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Determined Douglas dig deep to create history

Douglas 1-18 Blackrock 1-15: Douglas captured their first U-21 county hurling title after withstanding a gutsy comeback from rivals Blackrock at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Determined Douglas dig deep to create history

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016 - 00:00

Eamonn Murphy

Douglas were 11 points up early in the second half, but the Rockies refused to wilt and trimmed the gap to a goal after 61 minutes when a Michael O’Halloran free squirmed into the bottom corner.

They couldn’t grab a second goal however, and Douglas survived a goalmouth scramble to deservedly make history.

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