Lucan Sarsfields Minor Hurlers battle it out for the Championship title in Division C this coming weekend as they take on Castleknock in the final at Arthur Griffith Park with the game set for a 11am start this Sunday morning.

The side reached the final after an extremely competitive game against St Maur’s at the semi final stage.

There was very little separating the two sides up until the final minutes of the game as a surge late on saw Lucan come away with a 5-16 to 2-20 victory.

One of the coaches of the side, Mick Heffernan spoke about the strength of the team.

“A minor team is a mix of two years.

‘The idea is to get both age groups working together as a single unit and that’s not always possible.

‘That’s not always possible as you might have a complete culture gap between the years, especially these days.

‘This group of lads are basically a 50/50 split between the two years, and have gelled really well together.

‘What we are taking most from this year is how mature and supportive this group are of each other. It’s a pleasure to train them.”

“There’s no prima donnas, everyone fights for each other and we have great competition for places.

‘Not everyone is going to get a game every time, even the lads on the sideline are 100% behind those on the pitch. It’s just a really good group of lads.”

Heffernan also touched on the approach taking in the year regarding the championship and how the league was a valuable experience to gauge the team through.

“We didn’t win it [the league], we were always building towards championship and the league was like the proving ground.

‘You’re working out different tactics and positions for players, we knew we had a good league so we knew we would be able to give the championship a good go.

‘We thought we were there or there abouts. Nothing to fear coming into it.”

Heffernan also touched on the future of hurling within Sarsfields as a whole. The club now has four teams at minor level and seems to continuously be expanding.

“There’s an appetite and people are seeing the Senior and Intermediate teams doing so well.

‘It is having that knock on effect for the juvenile and the minor teams also.

‘People know that we are serious about sport. We want to be challenging on all aspects.

‘Lucan is a hugely growing at the moment, you’ve got Adamstown and soon Clonburris on the doorstep also.

‘There aren’t many clubs in the area so there is a great reach for bringing in more kids.

‘The ethos of Sarsfields is that it is a club for everyone.

‘Joining the academy from being 5 or 6 there will be a team all the way up through juvenile, minor and then adult level. There is a team for everybody.”