Wexford chairman says county is proud of their players’ reaction to Chin abuse
Wexford chairman Micheál Martin has said he was proud of the reaction of the his county’s players to the racist abuse Lee Chin was subjected to on Saturday evening. It was in the closing stages of a benefit game for the paralysed Ryan O’Dwyer when, from the banks of the Carrick Swans pitch in Carrick-on-Suir, […]
3 years ago
Wexford v Tipperary game blown up after reports of Lee Chin racist abuse
Sickening stuff. A challenge game between Wexford and Tipperary has been blown up early after a fan reportedly racially abused Lee Chin. There was only a minute left on the clock when the incident happened and resulted in the referee calling time on the match. The Tipperary senior hurlers were playing the game in Pairc […]
3 years ago
Late free drama as Lee Chin leads Wexford’s great escape against Galway
WEXFORD 1-19, GALWAY 1-19 Galway will be wondering how in hell’s name they let Wexford back in. Lee Chin held his nerve, late on, to ensure honours ended even. Chadwicks Wexford Park played out an early hurling championship classic, but it was a game that had, for long stretches, looked to be a Galwegian stroll. […]
4 years ago
“I’d like to think that I took something from each one” – How playing other sports helped Lee Chin as a hurler
“All these things can help if you’re able to congregate them into one sport.” We all have a second or maybe third sport that we try our hand at here and there. Maybe it’s a boxercise class, a bit of 5-aside or the odd game of tennis in the park. Few people however, have represented […]
5 years ago
“I came back very, very hungry” – How Lee Chin turned lockdown into a positive
“Sometimes you’re so invested in it, just being forced to step away from it for a while helped.” As you can imagine, a top inter-county level hurler like Lee Chin is completely immersed in the sport of GAA. In recent years, the continuous treadmill of matches has been a constant in his life and stopping […]
5 years ago
That Lee Chin had to walk off that pitch today as a loser is bare-faced cruel
– Brought to you by Centra #WeAreHurling One of Lee Chin’s best ever performances on one of the greatest stages. Still, it was not enough. Liam Sheedy spent a few moments, amid the Tipperary din, to commiserate with Lee Chin after an instant classic at Croke Park. On another day – had Wexford not gone […]
7 years ago