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Audio: MacCumhaills captain Henderson – ‘The years of hard work have paid off’

written by Chris McNulty September 10, 2016
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LEE HENDERSON’S ten-point tally helped steer Sean MacCumhaills to Donegal SHC glory against Burt this afternoon.

Henderson was majestic at O’Donnell Park, scoring ten points from 12 attempts in a real captain’s display from the midfielder as MacCumhaills won 2-13 to 2-9.

Picture caption: Lee Henderson in action for Sean MacCumhaills in today’s Donegal SHC final against Burt. Picture by Chris Doherty.

“All those years of hurt are finally paying off. We’ve worked so hard. We’re so happy to get over the line,” Henderson told Donegal Sport Hub afterwards.

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“We were the hungrier team today and the wee rub of the green went our way.

“We had one or two young boys coming into the team and we built from last year. There was a lot of hurt there from last year.”

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Burt stayed in touch largely through Conor Harkin’s goal, but goals in either half by David White and Aaron McAuley had MacCumhaills in command.

Henderson said: “Burt have been flying the flag for Donegal for 20-odd years. You have to hand it to them for being so hungry. This is the first time that we’ve beaten them in a final.

“It’s a massive achievement for us to win this.”

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MacCumhaills led from start to finish, with Henderson’s prowess from frees key in the early moments before White bagged the first goal.

Henderson said: “We talked in the lead-up about how it was vital that we got off to a good start. We got it and we never really looked back.

“We knew that Burt would come at us so we were happy to get that wee cushion.”

Listen to the full interview below …

https://soundcloud.com/donegalsporthub-club-notes/lee-henderson-after-maccumhaills-win-donegal-shc

Audio: MacCumhaills captain Henderson – ‘The years of hard work have paid off’ was last modified: September 10th, 2016 by Chris McNulty
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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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