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Listen: John Faran hails Urris’ old dogs for the hard road

written by Chris McNulty October 13, 2019
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JOHN FARAN praised the ‘old heads’ as Urris struck the high notes late in the day to win a dramatic Junior B final yesterday.

A last-gasp goal by Paul McConalogue secured the title as Urris won 3-11 to 4-7, having been two points down at half-time.

Picture: Urris celebrate winning the Junior B Championship final. Picture by Geraldine Diver.

“Being behind at half-time was nearly an advantage to us,” Friel told Donegal Daily/Donegal Sport Hub. 

“Boys just popped out of nowhere.

That’s an old team. We have a lot of guys with a lot of miles on the clock. It’s unbelievable. Younger boys would have dropped the heads. Those old heads just clicked.” 

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: John Faran hails Urris’ old dogs for the hard road was last modified: October 13th, 2019 by Chris McNulty
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John FaranLetterkenny GaelsPaul McConaloguePeter DevlinURRIS
Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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