USGAA Finals 2023 – Denver, CO

September 15, 2023
Raleigh GAA is so proud of our men’s football and hurling teams who got to represent the Southeast Division at USGAA Finals on August 18th-20th in Colorado! 

We live streamed all of our games on our Facebook page; go give them a watch if you haven’t yet!
Friday, August 18th
Raleigh hurling started the morning off strong with a win over San Antonio in the quarter final. Final score Raleigh 8-11 to San Antonio 1-2

Raleigh football played a tough match in the afternoon against Cleveland Gaelic for the quarter final. The lads couldn’t catch up and unfortunately didn’t make it any further in the tournament. We are proud of the work you put in to get here! 

Back: Richie Finnegan, Patrick Seelinger, Sean Lundergan, Nick Lenox, Larre Reeves, Aodhan Noonan, Josh Rosenthal, Patrick Curran, Taylor Berliant, Sean Salmon, Eric Leonard, Lorcan Farrell, Patrick Kavanaugh, Sandra Holland
Front: Shane McDermott, Ciaran Harris, Brian Sullivan, Matty McMillan, Enda Wiseman, Jack Crawford, Joseph McElwee, Dillon Alcorn, Steve Shannon, Ryan Brown, Jack McDonald, Niall Mc Namee

Back: Richie Finnegan, Johnny Dawson, Eric Leonard, Sean Lundergan, Joseph McElwee, Lorcan Farrell, Aodhan Noonan, Taylor Berliant, Tyler Ranieri, Brian Sullivan, Josh Rosenthal, Patrick Seelinger, Nick Lenox, Steve Shannon, Ciaran Harris
Front: Patrick Curran, Colin O’Dowd, Liam O’Dowd, Patrick Kavanaugh, Sean Salmon, Ryan Brown, Matty McMillan, Enda Wiseman, Jack McDonald, Dillon Alcorn, Leon Odell, Niall Mc Namee

Saturday, August 19th
Raleigh met Richmond Battery in the Junior D hurling semi-final game. A great game from Raleigh! 
Final score 8-8 to 3-7

Sunday, August 20th
Raleigh lost out on the Final to Cleveland GAA St. Pat’s by 4 points after a hard fought battle. We are so proud of these folks, gutted by the result but you did the Club proud!

Some photos from the game can be found here:

https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/USGAA-National-Finals-2023
https://www.facebook.com/people/Tracy-Berliant-Photos/100094062485846/
and here: https://www.wickedshamrockphotography.com/Sports/2023-USGAA-Finals/Final-Jr-D-Hurling/ and on our Facebook page

Thank you to all of the players for putting in the time, dedication, and commitment for Finals this year!

Thank you to everyone who helped support the players to get here! 

Thank you to our coaches Richie, Sandra, Johnny, to the management team and all of our supporters in Denver, Raleigh, and further afield.

Thank you Glenn & Elizabeth for your live coverage and everything else! Thank you to Paul, Denis, and others for getting water to the lads. 

Last but not least, our sponsor Kymanox – we appreciate your support so much. We proudly wear your logo as we represent the Southeast – here’s to an even more successful 2024 for Raleigh!