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Ladies Sevens at Castlewellan - 17/08/2002
By Ciarán Crilly, Castlewellan - Taken form Castlewellan
website
MAY
STEELE MEMORIAL CUP
The
third Annual May Steele Invitation seven-a-side ladies football
competition organised and hosted by St Malachy’s GAC took
place in Castlewellan on Saturday 17th August 2002. The
competition played in brilliant sunshine was a huge success
with a record 16 teams participating from Counties Antrim,
Down, Armagh, Donegall, Tyrone,and Louth.
The
opening rounds of the competition were played on a league
basis at Bann Road and Annsborough playing fields with each
team playing three games. From the four groups eight teams
with the highest point progressed to the quarterfinals,
played in St. Malachy's Park.
Quarter
Finals:-
C'wellan 3.5 v Annaclone 4.5
Breda 6.0 v B'ford
1.3
Clann Eireann 6.5 Burren 1.3
Cooley Kickhams 8-5 D'patrick
1.1
Of
the six Down Clubs that made it through to the quarter finals
only Bredagh and Annaclone progressed to the semi-finals
along with Armagh side Clan Eireann and Louth champions
Cooley Kickhams
Semi-Finals:
Annaclone 3.3 Clan Eireann 6.8
Bredagh 0.4 Cooley Kickhams 4.2
Clan Eirean and Cooley Kickhams emerged easy winners from
the semi-finals with Clan Eirean beating Annaclone 6.8 to
3.3 and Cooley Kickhams beating Bredagh 4.2 to 0.4. In the
final Clan Eireann proved to be no match for the Louth champions
who trotted home convincing winners with a score line of
6-4 to 2-3 retaining the May Steele cup for the 3rd consecutive
year.
Player
of the Tournament:
Picking the player of the tournament
was a difficult task for guest personalities Seamus Branniff
Manager of the Down Ladies All-Ireland Champions 2000, Mary
Donnelly Secretary of the Ulster Ladies GAA and Castlewellan's
own Mickey McVeigh Down and Ulster goalkeeper. There were
so many outstanding players from right across the 16 teams
present but in the end it was Roisin O’Hanlon from the Cooley
Kickham’s side that impressed the panel most particularly
in the final. She now joins her team colleague AnnMarie
Murphy (player of tournament 2001) as a holder of this prestigious
award.
Presentations:
The presentations were made immediately after the final
with the May Steele Cup presented to winning side Cooley
Kickham’s by Joan Sloan daughter of May Steele. Each team
member was also presented specially commissioned individual
Belfast Crystal engraved bowls. The runners up Clan Eireann
also received Belfast Crystal engraved bowls and a special
Belfast Crystal sponsored crystal trophy went to the Player
of the Tournament, presented by Club Chairman John McCartan.
The
evening was rounded off with a special Tournament Disco
presented by resident Clu DJ McGiggles.
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