HUNTERSTOWN ROVERS Paul Carrie displays the Division 3 league trophy
2012 RESU
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SILVERWARE IN THE BAG Hunterstown Rovers were extremely disappointed to exit the 2012 Louth junior football championship race at the quarter-final stage, having set their sights on annexing the Christy Bellew Cup. However, they at least had some silverware to show for their season’s efforts, having earlier claimed the Division Three crown in emphatic fashion, finishing their league campaign with an impressive unbeaten record. Captain Paul Carrie reflects on the ups and downs of the year…
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he highs and the lows of club football were experienced by Hunterstown Rovers in 2012. For most of the year, they were a model of consistency, beating all in their path as they established themselves as the team to beat in the lower tier of Wee County fare. They started and finished the league strongly, coming through unscathed,
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without losing a single game, and to captain Paul Carrie fell the honour of collecting the trophy. A worthy accomplishment, indeed. The trophy was secured with an eleventh win in as many games – 212 to 1-8 against Dundalk Young Irelands on Sunday July 8th. The team on duty that day was: Alan Fedigan; Richie Cunningham, Paul
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Taaffe (0-1), Martin Lennon; Paddy Matthews (1-0), Padraig Matthews, Danny McKenna; Tony McKenna, Alan Lanney; Padraig McArdle, Brendan Lennon (1-5), David Finn (04); Stewart Callan, Paul Carrie (0-1), David Fedigan (0-1). Subs: Niall Taaffe, Shane Matthews. Then came the championship... Having bared their teeth in the