Naas CBS All-Ireland Final Build Up: Beirne and Hamill taking success in their stride as they hope to reach the Holy Grail

Not for the first time Naas CBS had a team full of stars last weekend as they battled to victory over Pobalsoil Chorca Dhuibhne in the Hogan Cup Semi-Final.

One of the players that took centre stage was Alex Beirne as he kicked four points and he summed up the feeling at the final whistle.

“It’s unreal, at the start of the year we set out our goals and we knew we were capable of getting here and its great to finally get over the line”.

“I know last year the lads fell just short so there was great determination to get the win and thankfully we did”.

“They started very well and we needed a few scores to settle us down as they had a lot of good forwards inside and we then got into a rhythm and we kicked on from there.”

The Centre Forward was the Kildare Minor Captain in 2018 and with so many Naas CBS lads also on that panel he puts down the experience as being vital in getting the team to an All-Ireland Final against St.Michael's of Enniskillen.

“We had our fair share of heartbreaks with the County team last year and with a lot of lads still suffering from when we lost the Leinster Final, the fact that we had so much experience of playing in big games certainly helped us get over the line as there is a great relationship between us all”.

“It helps when you have played in County Finals and big games before so we had a lot of belief coming into the game and we said if we can get our game plan into action then we can get over the line and thankfully we did in the end”.

“It’s what dreams are made of and we won’t stop now, we know a bit about St. Michael’s and we will be ready”, Beirne admitted.

Another man that has been key to Naas’s success has been Jack Hamill and the captain is one of the few that was there last year aswell.

“It’s some feeling, we obviously lost out last year at this point but to get over the line now especially with the lads that were there in 2018 is something special and we are going places where the school has never gone before and it’s just amazing”.

“The lads who were involved again this year have a lot of experience of playing in big games and even the lads coming through you can see them leading the way. Everyone’s on the same page and it’s a great feeling”.

Winning is nothing new to this group of players as they have done it through all the age groups coming up and they hope to do it one more time.

“There is something special about this team and even after the missed penalty we kept on going, we kept encouraging and talking to each other so we kept on going and we eventually won the game”.

“We know each other’s game so well and even coming up through the School at under 14s and 16s we have always being a winning team and are well able to play with each other so that’s a big help”.

“We are really looking forward to it now, we just have to get everything right and give it the best shot we have on Saturday”.

“It’s going to be a tough game and we all know it’s going to be close but if we can play to our full potential it will be hard for them to stop us” Hamill said.