Under 14s
Our Whizzy Interent U14 Hurling Development Squad this year has 53 players. We have had a really good season where we have focussed on enhancing the tactical and technical skills of the players, while also working on their athletic development and on developing them as a squad.
The lads have trained brilliantly since March following their trials and have played many matches throughout the year, both in competition and challenge games.
We have two squads which are split evenly as per competition rules, and both teams will take part in the Tony Forristal and Sonny Walsh tournaments which are being hosted in Waterford. The tournament is being run on a blitz format and the Wexford squads will play Cork West and Cork East in their respective quarter finals on the day.
A total of 28 clubs are represented, as follows:
Ballygarrett: Lewis Nolan, Oisín O’Connor
Ballyhogue: Harry Asple
Bannow-Ballymitty: Darragh Ross
Clongeen: Caylum O’Sullivan
Davidstown-Courtnacuddy: Billy Doyle
Duffry Rovers: Aaron Nolan
Fr. O’Regan’s Craanford: Dan Kelly
Faythe Harriers: Christopher Long Ramos, Jayden Byrne, Tadhg Flood
Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s: Jack St. Ledger, James Donnelly, Paddy Kane
Glynn-Barntown: Cillian McCarthy, Killian Carley, Shane Laffan
HWH Bunclody: Mike Sheehan, Noah Byrne
Horeswood: Tadhg Wyse
Marshalstown-Castledockrell: Ben Kinsella
Monageer-Boolavogue: Cathal Whelan, Oisín Goff, Shane Codd
Naomh Éanna: Brooklyn Fleming, Cathal Fox, Shane Keogh
Oulart-The Ballagh: James McRedmond, Oisín Byrne
Our Lady’s Island: Michael Carthy
Oylegate-Glenbrien: Billy Heffernan, Jack Kavanagh, Rocco Quigley, Samuel Redmond, Thomas O’Brien
Rapparees: Ashton Grant, Luke Collins Turner
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown: Fionn MacEochaidh, Liam Mooney
Rathnure St. Anne’s: Erin Morrissey, Sam O’Leary
St. Abban’s Adamstown: Peadar Browne
St. Anne’s Rathangan: Bryan Kennedy, Eoin Barry, Isaac Barry, Rory Sidney
St. Brigid’s Blackwater: Eoghan Kehoe, Frankie Cullen
St. Martin’s: Alfie Canning
St. Mary’s Rosslare: Joe Boyce
Shelmalier: Daryl O’Brien, Jack Harding Kenny
Taghmon-Camross: Jack O’Sullivan
Mentors are MJ Reck and Tom Shiggins (Oylegate-Glenbrien), Bartley Regan (HWH Bunclody), Joe Kearns (Faythe Harriers), John Kelly (St. Fintan’s), Colm Byrne (Rathnure St. Anne’s), and Gerry McQuaid (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown).
Under 15s
The U15 hurling squad comprises 51 players. The aim this year was to build on the work done last year. The focus was on tactical development of the players and a lot of work on this has been done through performance analysis and reviews of the games they have played.
There was also a focus on technical development and challenging the boys on an individual basis. In conjunction with the Athletic Development Department under the guidance of Eoin Devine O’Grady, the lads have put in huge work and the results are very encouraging.
The lads have played a number of matches both challenge matches and in the main competitions. The U15’s are divided into A and B teams and both teams have qualified for their respective semi-finals. The A team will play Tipperary in the Arrabawn Tournament and the B team will play Dublin in the John Doyle Tournament, which will both take place in Tipperary.
A total of 28 clubs provide players to our U15 squad, as follows:
Askamore: Paddy O’Neill
Ballyhogue: Sean Kavanagh
Ballynestragh Gaels: Pierce Somers (Kilanerin)
Cloughbawn: Cathal Redmond, Darragh Kavanagh, Patrick Tyrell
Crossabeg/Ballymurn: Josh Ruttledge, Lennon Carty
Fr. O’Regan’s Craanford: Mikey Fleming
Faythe Harriers: Alex Carrasco, Mylo Perry, Oisín Caulfield
Ferns St. Aidans: Aidan Bowe, Bobby Murray, Conor Leacy, Enda Byrne, Ryan Rossiter
Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s: Robbie Kehoe
Glynn-Barntown: Conor Doyle, Killian Rooney, Oisín Rooney, Rory Durack
Gusserane O’Rahilly’s: Jamie Walsh
HWH Bunclody: Conor Kehoe, Sam Sheehan, Shaun Doyle
Horeswood: Eoin Cahill
Kilmore: Zach Clooney
Liam Mellows: Cormac Doyle, Ruadhán Cullen
Marshalstown-Castledockrell: Michael Kehoe
Monageer-Boolavogue: Cillian Higgins, Matt Butler, Ryan Walsh, Sean Lacey
Oulart-The Ballagh: Donnchadh Proctor Laird
Oylegate-Glenbrien: Alfie Sludds Murphy, Conor Balfe, Jamie Downey
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown: Darragh Ryan, Sean Kinsella
Rathnure St. Anne’s: Joey Tobin
St. Abban’s Adamstown: Sean Doyle
St. Anne’s Rathangan: Jack Brophy Walsh
St. Martin’s: Tom Barrett
St. Mary’s Rosslare: Leigh Duggan, Ryan Scallan
St. Mogue’s Fethard: Jack Cullen
St. Patrick’s: George Murphy
Shelmalier: Barry O’Leary, Charlie Ennis
Mentors are Martin Doyle (Fr. O’Regan’s Craanford), Johnny Dunne (Monageer-Boolavogue), David Kenny (Shamrocks), John Moran (Buffers Alley), Pat Wickham (Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s), and Tom Doyle (Marshalstown-Castledockrell).
Under 16s
The U16 Hurling has 48 players. Seven of the squad were part of the 2024 minor hurling panel. The remainder of the squad have been working hard together since the beginning of March, and the seven from the minor panl joined the squad once Wexford’s involvement in the Minor Hurling Championship was concluded.
This group have put a major emphasis on tactical and technical development and have done a lot of work on performance analysis in order to get the group up to speed on the requirements of the modern game. Since late last year, the lads have also had a real focus on their physical development and the work done over the winter and during this season is really starting to pay dividends.
The lads have played a number of competition and challenge games. We have two U16 teams, split A and B. The A team have qualified for the semi-final of the Michael Foley tournament, which we will host in Wexford, and they will play Tipperary in this. The B team have qualified for the semi-final of the ‘Carlow’ Tournament, where they will play Wicklow.
X clubs are represented in our U16 squad, as follows:
Askamore: Eoin Tomkins, Jack Sheridan
Ballyhogue: Sam Kirwan
Ballygarrett: Faolán Corbett
Ballynestragh Gaels: Ciarán Gethings (Kilanerin)
Bannow-Ballymitty: Aaron O’Sullivan
Buffers Alley: Donnacha Moran
Clongeen: Jack Quigley, William Bennett
Davidstown-Courtnacuddy: James Killeen, Laurence Cloke
Fr. O’Regan’s Craanford: Ryan Doran
Ferns St. Aidans: Kenny Murphy
Glynn-Barntown: Darragh Ryan, Tomás Kirwan
Gusserane O’Rahilly’s: Liam Murphy
HWH Bunclody: Oisín Regan
Liam Mellows: Cian Keating, Eoin Kinsella, Ryan Murphy
Naomh Éanna: Ciarán Fox, Énán Quinlan, Jamie Kennedy
Marshalstown-Castledockrell: Brian Ivers
Monageer-Boolavogue: Aaron Lacey, Ben Lawless, Eoghan Whelan
Oulart-The Ballagh: Carter Tohill, Feidhlim Proctor Laird, Josh Sinnott, Martin Dempsey, Rhys Wickham
Rapparees: Adam Southall, Ben Walsh, Dylan Farrell, Tomás Fenlon.
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown: Conor Rochford, Daniel Blyth, David Kent, Pádraig Devereux, Sean O’Brien
St. Brigid’s Blackwater: Alex Dillane, Darragh Cullen
St. Fintan’s: Wally Kelly
St. James’: James Reburn, Pádraic Keating
St. Mary’s Rosslare: Jim Burke
Shelmalier: Sean O’Leary
Mentors are Colin Whelan (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown), Brendan Furlong (St. Abban’s Adamstown), Martin Byrne (Rathnure St. Anne’s), Mark Murphy (HWH Bunclody), Davy Morris (Marshalstown-Castledockrell), Mark Fulong (Davidstown-Courtnacuddy) and Pat and Mark Hennebery (Faythe Harriers).
