Super 8’s fixtures and groups after Mayo and Tyrone advance
Mayo, Cork and Tyrone will join the provincial champions in the All-Ireland quarter-final series, or the Super 8’s, after their respective wins on Saturday. Cork and Tyrone slaughtered Laois and Cavan respectively in the afternoon games before two goals from James Carr helped Mayo through over provincial rivals Galway. The last qualifier will see Meath […]
7 years ago
GAA face another fixture headache if Super 8 results go a certain way
The Super 8 series comes to a close this weekend and by Sunday we will know who plays who in this year’s All-Ireland semi-finals. On Sunday Tyrone travel to Ballybofey to take on rivals Donegal in what is a straight shoot-out for a place in the semi-finals. Dublin also take on Roscommon in Croke Park, […]
8 years ago
Four different teams vying to join Galway and Dublin in semi-final and this is how each of them can do it
As we head into the final round of games in the first ever Super 8 series, it really is all to play for with four teams fighting it out for two semi-final spots. We know already that both Galway and Dublin have guaranteed their passage through to the final four, but only Dublin have nailed […]
8 years ago
“If they spent more time out of the gym, there’s no reason why you have to have as many players back”
Oh, the blanket defence. What have you done to our beautiful game? Over the past number of seasons, Gaelic football has become a lesser spectacle. The game has gone uber defensive which has made for ultra boring match-ups, as highlighted by Tomas Corrigan on Monday’s episode of the GAA Hour. To add insult to injury, […]
8 years ago
Monaghan have easily best record of teams playing at home this weekend
They say home advantage is a big deal but is it really? The Super 8s look set to kick into gear this weekend (we hope) as some teams fight for championship survival, whilst others look to book their place in the last four. Croke Park will not be hosting any of the games, which means […]
8 years ago
“It’s almost funny how ironic that name is after the first round, because it was far from super”
After the huge success of the hurling championship round-robin system, the time finally came for the football to take centre stage as the first weekend of the Super 8 series took place. The new format sees the traditional one-off knockout quarter-final replaced with two groups, designed to give fans more games to watch and players […]
8 years ago