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LIMERICK Senior Camouflage Manager Paul Sexton insists his management is not targeting players absent from its inter-county panel.
This Saturday afternoon, Limerick suffered a first round loss to the newly promoted Westmeath at the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in Bruff.
Limerick must now beat either Waterford or Kilkenny if they are to have any chance of advancing beyond the group stage like last season.
Limerick reached Ireland’s quarter-finals last season against Tipperary, a first advance to the knockout stages in 15 years. But nine players who saw action in that Thurles quarterfinal loss are not involved in the current panel of 26 for various reasons: Niamh Mulcahy, Sarah Carey, Rebecca Delee, Karen O’Leary, Deborah Murphy, Laura Stack, Roisin Ambrose. , Lisa Leonard and Katie Hennessy.
“We are talking about players who are not there, that is their decision. They have decided not to enter. It is not because we have not gone looking for them or anything like that, we have a lot of time and we have gone out to look. for gamers but for one thing or another and there are genuine reasons for some and unfortunately there are other reasons for others and that probably has nothing to do with playing camouflage and that is what we are trying to instill in this group that we are here . playing camouflage and nothing else interferes with that, “Paul Sexton explained to the media after the 1-12-0-12 loss to Westmeath.
“Anyone who refuses to play for Limerick, it is very difficult to keep coming and going. We have gone to the players many times and asked them. They have their reasons,” he said.
“There are few times when you can go to the well to ask them to come in and it is not about that because we are focused on this group right now, these are the ones who are willing to play for Limerick so we will stay with them.” emphasized.
“There is a new crew there.”
She explained: “We have hired some girls, young players and maybe they are not quite up to the senior category yet.”
Limerick now faces a quick change to play at Waterford next Sunday, October 25. Waterford was defeated by Kilkenny this afternoon.
“It’s a game of life and death and those games are often better because you have to go in and you know you have to get your two points,” said Sexton, who is in his first year as Limerick manager.
“The girls will have to respond. We will go back to training on Tuesday night and go from there.”
In the loss to Westmeath, Limerick trailed 0-5 to 0-1 after 10 minutes.
“We were very slow for the first 10 minutes. We let Westmeath dictate the game and that’s what we didn’t want to do; we wanted to dictate the game, but in fairness to Westmeath, we knew they were a good strong team that has been a good team. time and they deserved it, it’s that simple. “
He added: “They deserved it that day, they were the much hungriest team.”
Limerick found some form before the break to make it 1-7 to 0-6 at the break.
“At the beginning of the second half we had three or four races in a row and we broke through the Westmeath defense, but we took our foot off the pedal again when we probably should have kept the same style of play at that stage. You have to give Westmeath credit, they held on to it. and they got the players back and took control of the game again and got the crucial scores just before the water break, “recalled Westmeath’s Sexton with a 1-11 to 0-7 lead in the second half water break.
“We have some rookies today at the Limerick camouflage championship and that’s good for them. A few 17, 18, 19 year olds have playing time,” said the coach, who has Paudie Malone and Colin Cummins as coach. selectors and John Blackwell as strength and conditioning coach.
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