The finals of the Hurling and Camogie competitions of 2014 came to Kituro Rugby Club – and our very own Paddy Donnelly’s brother wrote this report. We thought you’d enjoy it. He promotes GAA games both at home and abroad.
http://gaascores.com/2014/08/belgium-claim-european-hurling-and-camogie-championship-titles/
The final tournament of the European Hurling Championship took place in Brussels last week, with the home side claiming continental honours.
Belgium GAA won three out of the four tournaments this year to finish on a total of 95 points, with The Hague their closest rivals with 65. It was a Belgian double as the Camogs also claimed Championship success.
The 2014 tournaments took place in The Hague, Zurich, Luxembourg and Brussels where Irish men and women came together to enjoy that piece of home, despite being scattered across the continent.
Belgium Hurling Squad: 1. Adrian Hiel, 2. Kevin Keary, 3. Beartla de Burca, 4. Louis Sexton, 5. Niall Goodwin, 6. Kit Rickard, 7. John Kennedy, 8. James Clarke, 9. Padraic Burke, 10. Daire Cott, 11. Paddy Donnelly, 12. John Mortell, 13. Dermot Buttle, 14. Darragh Cotter, 15. Declan Hillary, 16. Tadhg Murphy, 17. Derek Dignam, 18. Denis O’Sullivan
Results
HURLING RESULTS
Belgium (3-7) v (1-4) Dresden/Cologne
Viking Gaels/Paris (0-2) v (4-7) Amsterdam
Dresden/Cologne (1-5) v (2-7) The Hague
Viking Gaels/Paris (0-1) v (9-7) Belgium
The Hague (1-7) v (1-5) Amsterdam
Dresden/Cologne (1-11) v (0-6) Viking Gaels/¨Paris
Amsterdam (0-7) v (4-7) Belgium
Viking Gaels/Paris (0-5) v (0-10) The Hague
3rd/4th
Amsterdam (4-9) v Dresden/Cologne (2-3)
Final
Belgium (2-9) v the Hague (2-6)
Winners: Belgium
FINAL STANDINGS HURLING
| The Hague | Zurich | Lux | Belgium | TOTAL | |
| Belgium (1st) | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 95 |
| The Hague (2nd) | 25 | – | 20 | 20 | 65 |
| Dresden/Cologne (3rd) | 11 (+2*) | 16 (+2*) | 13 (+2*) | 13 (+2*) | 53 (+8) 61* |
| Zurich (4th) | – | 20 | 16 | – | 36 |
| Amsterdam (5th) | – | – | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Viking Gaels (6th) | 13 | – | – | 11 | 24 |
| Paris (7th) | 16 | – | – | – | 16 |
| Luxembourg (8th) | – | – | 10 | – | 10 |
* (+2 points) – European Competitions Regulations 2014 Annex B/3g
CAMOGIE RESULTS
Belgium A (0-5) v (2-1) Belgium B
Zurich (0-5) v (3-2) Holland
Belgium A (4-10) v (0-3) Zurich
Belgium B (4-06) v (0-3) Holland
Belgium A (4-7) v (2-1) Holland
Belgium B (3-7) v (1-2) Zurich
3rd/4th
Holland (4-3) v (0-5) Zurich
Final
Belgium A (1-2) v (1-3) Belgium B
Winners: Belgium B
BRUSSELS TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Belgium B: 25 pts
Belgium A: 20 pts
Holland: 16 pts
Zurich: 13 pts
FINAL STANDINGS CAMOGIE
| Zurich | Lux | Belgium | TOTAL | |
| Belgium A (1st) | 25 | 25 | 20 | 70 |
| Zurich (2nd) | 20 | 16 | 13 | 49 |
| Belgium B | – | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| Holland (3rd) | – | – | 16 | 16 |
| Luxembourg (4th) | – | 13 | – | 13 |
Belgium GAA 