CRKC Sports News 20th November 2024

CRKC Sports News 20th November 2024

The Kilkenny Yulefest Medieval Mile has been put back a week because of the General Election.

Nicholas Dunphy has the details…..

Kilkenny athletes took part in the All Ireland Cross Country Championships in Fermanagh last week end with some success……

Nicholas Dunphy……….

Leinster Colleges ‘A’ Hurling Championship

Colaiste Mhuire Johnstown 2 – 23 Banagher College 1 -10

Senior ‘B’ Colleges

Castlecomer CS 3 – 24 FCJ Bunclody 0 – 5

The GAA are on the look out for a new sponsor for Hawkeye as the current sponsor Specsavers are set to step away after 11 years of sponsorship.

The GAA Referees feel they weren’t consulted about the new rule changes for Gaelic Football.

Their views come a month after the the rules were trialled in a series of matches in Croke Park.

The Munster Club Hurling Final between

Ballygunner and Sarsfields will take place in Semple Stadium Thurles on Sunday week at 3.15pm

The Waterford champions are bidding for their 4th title in a row

Soccer

The Summer season in soccer is expected to be put back until 2028.

The FAI have been pushing this idea for the past two years and there has been a lot of resistance from junior clubs across the country.

The League of Ireland season has been operating from February to November for the past few seasons but summer soccer is not fancied by many junior clubs.

Rugby

Ireland play Fiji in Landsdowne Road on Saturday in their third match in the Autumn series.

Racing today is in Dundalk from 1.15.