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Listen: Strength in depth showing for Donegal hurlers – McCann

written by Chris McNulty October 31, 2020
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MICKEY McCann believes the hard work of hurling clubs in Donegal is really paying dividends now.

Donegal overcame Armagh in Letterkenny this afternoon to reach the semi-finals of the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Picture: Action from the Donegal-Armagh game at O’Donnell Park. Picture by Geraldine Diver

Second-half goals by Kevin Kealy, Ronan McDermott and Conor O’Grady secured a 3-13 to 1-14 win over Armagh for a Donegal side that was minus Declan Coulter and lost in-form Davin Flynn at half-time.

“We have a lot of strength in depth,” McCann told Donegal Daily/Donegal Sport Hub. 

“We have a lot of options, compared to Donegal teams from before.

“it’s great to see these young boys stepping up. There are five or six clubs competing in Donegal now. That’s starting to pay off for the county team. We’re in a good enough place.”

The teams were level at 0-6 apiece at half-time but Donegal took control in the second half. McCann last week called for improvement after his side defeated Longford – and he got it.

He said: “Our forwards had a big turnaround from last week. They worked hard and turned them over a lot. That took a lot of pressure off our defence this week.

“That’s a decent Armagh team. They beat us earlier in the year. That was a great shift by our boys.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Donegal Sports Talk · Mickey McCann after Donegal beat Armagh in Nicky Rackard Cup
Listen: Strength in depth showing for Donegal hurlers – McCann was last modified: October 31st, 2020 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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