Kildare give confident performance over Wicklow in Round 3 of the Kehoe Cup

Kildare  3-20 Wicklow 0-10 Kildare hurlers gave a confident performance today against Wicklow in Round 3 of the Bord na Mona Kehoe Cup (loser’s group). As Kildare footballers put in a lacklustre performance against Westmeath in Mullingar, losing by 6 pts, hurling fans at St Conleth's saw a determined Kildare side ensure there was no comeback for the Garden County. A notable return to the team today was James Burke (Naas), who scored one of Kildare’s goals, along with Brian Byrne (Naas) and super sub, Ryan Casey of Coill Dubh. [caption id="attachment_263951" align="alignnone" width="300"] Seanie Germaine of Wicklow scores a free[/caption] Three players made their first starts today with the senior hurlers: Moorefield's Reece Gavin, Ardclough's Aran Kelly and Clane's Mark Doyle, the latter two coming off the bench in the penalty shoot-out defeat to Meath while Doyle came in for the injured Paddy McKenna (Christy Ring Player of the Year). Kildare lead by 0-08 to 0-07 at half time, with their opponents from the Garden County still very much in contention. However, on resumption of play, the Lilywhites completely dominated with goals from Byrne, Burke and Casey killing off any hopes of a comeback from Wicklow. [caption id="attachment_263952" align="alignnone" width="300"] Kildare's Reece Gavin scores a point from play[/caption] Kildare will now face Antrim in the semi-finals to be played in Abbotstown, Dublin next weekend, see this week’s Kildare Post for full coverage. Kildare:

1. Mark Doyle - Clane
2. Conor Gordon - Coill Dubh
3. John Doran - Leixlip
4. Cathal Derivan- Leixlip
5. Sean Christiansen - Clane
6. Martin Fitzgerald - Ardclough
7. Diarmuid Cahill - Coill Dubh
8. Paul Divilly -Confey
9. Aran Kelly - Ardclough
10. Barry Cormack - Eire Og Chorrachoill
11. Brian Byrne - Naas
12. Reece Gavin- Moorefield
13. Conor Dowling - Naas
14. Bernard Deay - Clane
15. Caolan Smith - Clane
    16. Paddy McKenna - Clane
    17. Brian Waters - St. Laurence's
    18. James Dolan - Eire Og Chorrachoill
    19. James Burke - Naas
    20. Rian Boran - Naas
    21. Paul Feerick- Confey
    22. Kevin Whelan- Naas
    23. Ryan Casey- Coill Dubh

Feature photo shows Kildare goal keeper Mark Doyle saving a Wicklow attack Photos Donal Higgins