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SPORTEvening Echo

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ZINEDINE Zebo has become aYouTube sensation after a sizz-ling moment of magic in Ire-land’s bruising 30-15 victoryover Wales in their Six Nationsopener on Saturday.

Brilliant Munster winger Simon Zebonot only scored the opening try on his SixNations debut, but more outrageously the22-year-old back-heeled the ball up intohis grasp to tee-up Cian Healy’s24th-minute try.It was a piece of skill that drew compar-

isons to French soccer legend Zinedine

Zidane and Barca magician Leo Messi,that was — in some part — down toZebo’s teenage years spent playing Gaelicfootball with St Michael’s, hurling withBlackrock and soccer with AvondaleUnited. The former Pres Senior Cupsensation is a natural.Numerous videos have been posted on

YouTube since the clash at the Millenni-um Stadium on Saturday.

His magnificence was termed “Matchof the Day-type stuff” by Irish skipperJamie Heaslip, who forced Zebo to impro-vise after a slack pass, while it featuredon popular US sports website Deadspin.Thankfully for Munster fans, the Cork

Con club man signed a three-year dealwith the province recently, which shouldward off any French clubs pursuing himin the wake of Jonathan Sexton’s impend-ing move to Racing Metro.Zebo’s father Arthur is from

Martinique, a French island, while hismother Lynda hails from Leeside. Hissister Jessika also has her brother’sspeed, and runs with Leevale AC.

He’s got legs and heknows how to use them

RUGBYBy ÉAMONN MURPHY

DAVID Meyler did his internationalchances no harm at all with thewinner for Hull City against Millwall,

.Irish boss Giovanni Trapattoni

was at the Den to cast an eye overHull’s Meyler, RobbieBrady and Paul McShane as wellas Millwall keeper David Forde.

And the ex-Sunderland and CorkCity man fired in the winner in thefirst minute as promotion chasing

Hull stayed third behind Cardiffand Leicester City in theChampionship race.

It was Hull’s first leaguewin of 2013 with Meyleron target inside 40seconds of the kick-off.He made the most ofsome generous defend-ing from the home side

to calmly bag the winner.Paul McShane recoveredfrom illness to keep his

place in the team asMeyler took advantageof a Millwall back-passto run through on goaland slot past Forde.

Meanwhile Bolton’sKeith Andrews took the

top gong at the 23rd FAIInternational Football

Awards in Dublin.Andrews, who is out of Wednes-

day’s friendly with Poland at theAviva Stadium, scooped the SeniorInternational Player of the Yearwhile Kevin Doyle’s goal againstKazakhstan during Ireland’s WorldCup qualifier last September wasvoted the ‘Goal of the Year’.

Wigan’s James McCarthy wonthe Young Player of the Year.● See P40 for more.

MagnificentMilford areinto decider

GAA

MILFORD are an hour away fromAll-Ireland camogie glory after astirring semi-final win over championsOulart-The-Ballagh in Wexford yester-day.The north Cork girls now meet

Killimor of Galway in next month’sdecider.Milford built up a 1-10 to 0-0 lead at

half-time after playing with the howl-ing wind, Regina Curtin scoring thecrucial goal at 14 minutes.Then, it was batten-down-the-hatches

time in the second-half as the Wexfordgirls fought back.But, Milford defended brilliantly to

win by 1-12 to 1-7 with Killimor 2-9 to0-12 winners over O’Donovan Rossafrom Belfast in the other semi-final.Meanwhile, Cork and Kerry suffered

the same fate on the opening weekendof the football league, both losing bysix points on their travels.Dublin easily defeated Cork 1-18 to

2-9 at Croke Park on Saturday nightand Mayo romped to 0-15 to 1-6 winover Kerry at McHale Park yesterday,holding the visitors scoreless in thesecond-half.The pair try to get back to winning

ways next weekend, when Cork hostKildare at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturdaynight at 7pm and Kerry are at home tothe Dubs in Killarney on Sunday.● See P49-53 for more.Simon Zebo in action against Wales during Saturday’s

Six Nations game and left, the Irish winger flicks theball into his hand in the lead up to Cian Healy’s try.Picture: SPORTSFILE

SOCCER

Meyler gets boost before Poland game

● See P42-45 for analysis and reaction plus David Corkery’s view on the gameChurchyard Lane, Well Road, Douglas, Cork

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