Monday Lunch Sport

Naas Into All Ireland Final, Monasterevin's Melia's MVP Cup Winning Brilliance

Naas are into the AIB All Ireland Intermediate Hurling final on February 5^th in Croke Park, after yesterday’s 18 points to 13 semi final win over Tooreen of Mayo. 

They will play Kerry champions Kilmoyley in the final

An understrength Kildare hurling side, minus the Naas contingent, suffered their 2^nd Kehoe Cup defeat yesterday, losing to Westmeath by 6-21 to 0-20.

This evening’s Kildare Scoreboard, from 6.30, will review the game, including post-match interiews

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An all Kildare Leinster Colleges senior A football final is on the cards.

On Saturday, Naas CBS were 3-13 to 1-10 winners over Marist College Athlone in their Quarter Final replay. 

They will play Tullamore's Colaiste Choilm in the semi-final. 

The winners of that game will play Maynooth SLS in the final, after they beat Scoil Mhuire of Clane in the semi-final yesterday by one point:  3-10 to 2-12.

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Kildare football focus this week is on the start of the Allianz National Football League.

Kerry come to Newbridge on Sunday, with Jack O’Connor having swopped roles from Kildare to Kerry.

The game throws-in at 1.45, and as usual Kfm will have coverage from 1.30pm, in association with Hanlon Concrete, Robertstown.

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In Camogie on Saturday, Celbridge were beaten by reigning Leinster and All Ireland champions St Rynagh's of Offaly in the Leinster Intermediate Championship Quarter Final, 9-12 to 0-4. 

Its just over a month since the same sides contested the 2020 Leinster final

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Brentford manager Thomas Frank has signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2025.

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Defeat for Leinster Senior League side Newbridge Town on Friday evening.

They lost 3 nil at home to UCD in Station Road.

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In Champions Cup Rugby, Leinster winger Eadestown’s Jimmy O’Brien set a record, scoring 4 of Leinster’s 10 tries in the 64 - 7 win away to Bath win away to Bath.

In the last 16, Leinster will play Connacht over two legs in April.

Munster play 2020 champions Exeter

Ulster play holders Toulouse

In the AIL Div 1B, St. Mary’s RFC 27  Naas RFC 17

In Div 2A, MU Barnhall 20 Buccaneers 20

Leinster League - Division 1B: Cill Dara 21, Mullingar 19
Division 2A:
De La Salle Palmerston 19, Newbridge 9
Coolmine 18, North Kildare 14
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In the women’s National Basketball Cup final yesterday, Monasterevin’s Claire Melia won the MVP award for a game changing performance.

Her UCC Glanmire’s hopes of an eighth cup title looked dead at the start of the final quarter, when DCU led by 14 points

But the Cork side produced a 21-point turnaround due to Melia’s brilliance.

In that period, she scored 10 points of her 21 points game tally (with 11 rebounds).

It was her three-pointer, which tied the game 60 all,with four minutes left,.

From there UCC Glanmire went on to win by 72-65

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A reminder that this evening’s Kildare Scoreboard from 6.30pm will review all the Kildare weekend sport: reports and interviews: