Martin Cooney & Shane Bruen Masters A doubles
Collooney handball Club P.R.O. Michael McGee is already looking forward to the Connacht handball championships doubles 40 x 20 deciders as he previews the 3 doubles finals involving Collooney handball doubles players.
Junior C doubles: Gerry Coleman & Michael Bruen (Sligo) v
Michael O’ Rianne & Chris Connaughton (Galway)
Collooney players will be
involved in 3 more Connacht doubles finals. Up first is the Junior C Doubles
with Gerry Coleman & Michael Bruen into another Connacht Final. The duo are knocking on the door for the past
few years without actually finding a way through. In their semi-final contest after a shaky start the Bruen &
Coleman weathered the storm and began to take control playing controlled and
incisive handball along the way to an exciting 18-21, 21-8, 21-8 win over Roscommon’s Alan Mannion & Robbie Kelly. They again will need to produce the goods
against Galway’s Michael Rianne &
Chris Connaughton. Curraghboy may just
be the venue for the historic breakthrough for Bruen & Coleman
Emerald Masters B doubles: Michael McMorrow & Michael
Murphy (Sligo) v Frank Macken & John O’Malley (Mayo)
In the following match sees the
Emerald Masters doubles pairing of Michael McMorrow & Michael Murphy take
on the experienced Frank Macken & John O’Mallley. McMorrow & Murphy are a new partnership
and as yet untested having received a bye in their semi-final. Macken & O’Malley already had an
successful outing the in the championships having beaten Galway’s Pierce Lalor Willie Corcoran in their
semi-final. Murphy is making a welcome
return to handball and the Castleconnor club man will relish getting into
competitive handball after a lengthy lay off from the game. Michael McMorrow is
training hard with the likes of legendary Sligo player Paddy Walsh putting him
through his paces. McMorrow an All-Ireland 60 x 30 doubles champion with John
McLoughlin in 2011 will be hoping for a repeat of the glory days in the smaller
40 x 20 court. It remains to be seen have the fledging Sligo partnership done
enough work to compete against the
battle hardened Macken & O’Malley. The greater experience by Mayo, may win the day but McMorrow & Murphy
have nothing to lose and will give it
everything in the Sligo colours.
Masters B doubles: Shane Bruen & Martin Cooney (Sligo) v
Jason Judge & Pat Foy (Mayo)
From one doubles team starting
off to another combination who already tastedAll-Ireland success. The Masters A doubles team of Shane Bruen
& Martin Cooney had an unbelievable 2014. Cooney won 3 titles the Silver
Masters B 40 x 20 singles and followed this up winning
the Silver Masters B singles 60x 30 title and Masters B doubles with Shane
Bruen. Shane also won the Masters B singles for good measure. Cooney was recently recognised by the
Connacht G.A.A Council at their recent annual prize giving awards ceremony in Castlebar for winning 3 All-Ireland
handball titles in 2014. The step up to
the A grade does not seem as undaunting
for the duo who are well capable of making a big impression in the A
grade. Their opponents are from the nearby Bofield Club. Mayo’s Jason Judge
& Patrick Foy were All-Ireland Masters B doubles champions in 2013. The final
has all the hallmarks of going the distance and don’t be surprised if this one
goes to a tie break to separate them.
Bruen & Cooney get the nod to herald their entry into the A grade
with a Provincial title at their first time of asking.
Connacht 40 x 20
handball championships doubles finals
Saturday 21st
February in Curraghboy at 3 pm.
Junior C
doubles: Gerry Coleman & Michael
Bruen (Sligo) v Michael O’ Rianne & Chris Connaughton (Galway)
Saturday 21st
February in Curraghboy at 5 pm.
Emerald Masters
B doubles: Michael McMorrow &
Michael Murphy (Sligo) v Frank Macken & John O’Malley (Mayo)
Saturday 21 February
in St. Coman’s at 5 pm.
Masters B
doubles: Shane Bruen & Martin Cooney
(Sligo) v Jason Judge & Pat Foy (Mayo)
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