Seven Galway natives win Boston Football Championship
SEVEN GALWAY natives were part of the Galway Boston side who won the Boston Senior Football Championship at the weekend.
Ciaran Potter (Annaghdown), Sean Forde (Annaghdown), Cathal Sweeney (Salthill Knocknacarra), Patrick Egan (Corofin), Luc O’Connor (Claregalway), Nathan Grainger (Claregalway) and Niall Collins (St Gabriels) were all part of the Galway Boston championship winning side. The team were managed by Greg Lundy (Bearna) and Lundy was asssisted by Keith Murphy (St James) on his backroom team.
Galway Boston defeated Aidan McAnespie 2-24 to 4-15 in the Boston County Football final. Annaghdown’s Ciaran Potter captained Galway Boston to back-to-back Boston County titles on Sunday evening. Salthill Knocknacarra’s Cathal Sweeney was on target with 1-6, while Patrick Egan missed the final through injury.
Sean Forde, Luc O’Connor and Niall Collins were all part of the Galway Boston extended squad. Sweeney was part of the Galway senior football panel last year before he made the decision to opt out of the panel this season. After Galway’s exit to Dublin in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final, Patrick Egan travelled to Boston for the summer. Egan, Sweeney and O’Connor will be in action with their clubs in the coming weeks during the Galway club championships.
Other notable players to feature for Galway Boston were Westmeath footballer Senan Baker and Kildare footballer Calum Bolton. Salthill Knocknacarra’s Charlie Power also featured for Aidan McAnespies.