Goal feast in All Star exhibition in Texas

2015 ALL STARS 9-9 2014 ALL STARS 2014 7-15

Kilkenny's Richie Hogan hit four goals while his Cats teammates, defenders Paul Murphy and Joey Holden, hit 4-2 between them in a high scoring exhibition game between the 2015 and 2014 All Stars side in Texas on Sunday.

The game, which was hosted by the Austin based Celtic Cowboys club, was part of the annual GAA/GPA Opel All Stars trip and it was a lively contest played in an excellent spirit.

Heavy rain had briefly threatened the game but it went ahead after a clearance. The downpour turned from raindrops to goals as 16 were scored over the course of the game.

The first half was tight and competitive and the 2014 selection led 1-13 to 2-6 at the break. However, it was a veritable feast of goals in the second half as Hogan, Murphy, Holden, Brian Carroll, Patrick Horgan, Wayne McNamara, Lee Chin, Séamus Hickey and David Burke all ended the game with goals to their name.

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Scorers for 2015 side: R Hogan 4-0, P Murphy 2-2, J Holden 2-0, D Burke 1-2, G Aylward 0-3, N McManus 0-1, M Shanahan 0-1.

Scorers for 2014 side: B Carroll 2-5, P Horgan 1-3, P Maher 1-1, W McNamara 1-1, L Chin 1-1, S Hickey 1-0, K Bergin 0-1, D Hannon 0-1, S Dowling 0-1, C McDonald 0-1.

2015: C Callanan (Galway), P Murphy (Kilkenny), J Holden (Kilkenny), N Connors (Waterford), C Buckley (Kilkenny), J Griffin (Kerry), N McManus (Antrim), D Burke (Galway), M Fennelly (Kilkenny), G Aylward (Kilkenny), R Hogan (Kilkenny), S Fives (Waterford), C Fennelly (Kilkenny), M Shanahan (Waterford).

2014: E Murphy (Kilkenny), W McNamara (Limerick), JJ Delaney (Kilkenny), L Chin (Wexford), L Rushe (Dublin), K Bergin (Tipperary), D Hannon ( Limerick), P Horgan (Cork), P Maher (Tipperary), B Carroll (Offaly), S Dowling (Limerick), D O'Callaghan (Dublin), C McDonald (Wexford).

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