Four Masters GAA Coventry

The Rugby Gaels took on Four Masters in a friendly on Wednesday evening.

Despite being without our regular goalkeeper, Michael O'Meara stepped up and did an excellent job between the posts, showing great leadership.

Finn Thompson and Will Pritchard put in solid performances in the full-back line during the first half, while the half-back line was outstanding throughout. Archie Gall seemed to be involved in everything on the pitch—including, unfortunately, his own teammates at times! Oisin McKenna continued his excellent recent form, winning high balls, putting in strong tackles, and dominating around the middle. Mitch Aries worked tirelessly, getting stuck into every challenge and leaving nothing on the field.

Gabriel Treacy covered every blade of grass and was a constant attacking threat, capping off his performance with an excellent point from a difficult angle. Seb Crawley opened the scoring with a well-taken point and came close to finding the net on two occasions, only to be denied by the impressive Four Masters goalkeeper. Freddie Stephenson once again impressed, particularly with his forward runs, while Joe O'Brien also made a strong impact going forward.

Following a number of second-half changes, James Treacy moved into the corner-back position and delivered several well-placed kick-outs after Archie Gall decided to RKO his own goalkeeper. Those restarts allowed Oisin McKenna to claim several consecutive high balls, with Freddie Stephenson also continuing to excel in the air.
Ben Crawley slotted into the full-back line and brought plenty of experience, keeping his marker quiet and limiting any threat close to goal.

Overall, it was a strong team performance from the Gaels, but credit must go to Four Masters, who proved to be a well-drilled side. We wish them all the best for the remainder of the season and thank them for a competitive and enjoyable game.

Motm : Gabriel Treacy

Strengths: Running, communication, concrete arriving at half 5 on a Friday evening.

Weaknesses : Weekends in Rosscommon, the session, facial hair, John Cenas farewell tour

A strong performance on Sunday keeps us firmly in the hunt for a place in the league final.

With one round of fixtures remaining, it's all still to play for.

We take on Leicester Naomh Padraig Gaa in the penultimate round of the Official Warwickshire GAA Combination League.

Throw in is 1pm at Páirc na hÉireann.

Our chairman Brendan Harkin enjoyed his night mixing with the Mayo GAA All Ireland winning team.

I'm sure the card tricks were in full flow.

Brendan even got to meet Four Masters GAA & LGFA Club legend Paul Duncan.

Unreal game of football. Congratulations Mayo GAA on winning Sam Maguire.

Congratulations to Barry Watters who won our raffle for 2 All Ireland Hurling Final tickets.

We hope you enjoy the game 🙌

Thanks as always to Competition Bros - UK & IRL who have supported us over the years when we are running the raffles.

Thanks to everyone who entered. The money raised will help the club out as we continue to develop our pitch.

You could be our next winner 🏆

Only a few hours left till our draw closes and we've only sold 16% of tickets so there is a great chance to win.

https://competitionbros.com/product/2-x-tickets-all-ireland-hurling-final-2026-fundraiser/

We take on St Barnabas in the Warwickshire CLG Intermediate Combination League this evening.

🗓️ Thursday 16th July
⏰ Throw in 7.30pm
📍 The Embankment, NG2 2AA

Less than 12 hours till our raffle closes. Only 15% of tickets sold so a great chance to win.

🎫 £3.69
🏆 2 Lower Hogan Stand tickets

https://competitionbros.com/product/2-x-tickets-all-ireland-hurling-final-2026-fundraiser/