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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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