Celtic star Yang takes in first GAA match as St Brigid’s clash with Lamh Dhearg minors
Celtic winger Yang Hyun-Jun was an interested spectator at Hannahstown on Sunday when St Brigid’s and Lamh Dhearg met in the Antrim minor league. The South Korea international was in Belfast to meet his agent Gerry Carlile, the manager of the St Brigid’s minor side, and, according to spectators, the World Cup hopeful was impressed with the physicality and speed of the action. On Saturday, Yang had starred in Celtic’s 3-1 home win over Falkirk which saw them leapfrog Rangers and move into second place as the three-way battle for the Scottish Premier League nears boiling point. Hearts, who came from behind to beat Edinburgh rivals on Sunday, remain in pole position three points ahead of Celtic and four ahead of Rangers. Celtic fan Rossa Carlile meets Bhoys winger Yang St Brigid’s minor boss Carlile, who played his club football for Lamh Dhearg, has previously represented Celtic players Paddy McCourt, Niall McGinn and Anthony Stokes as well as Rangers’ striker Kyle Lafferty and now handles the affairs of Republic of Ireland and Bristol City winger Mark Sykes.Yang Hyun-Jun in action for Celtic. PICTURE: PA Yang gets his hands on an O'Neill's size 5 with St Brigid's players Barra Carlile and Conor Graham “It was nice to bring Hyun-Jun to Hannahstown to watch an excellent game of Gaelic football between two very talented teams,” said the Belfast native.“I had sent him a video of last year’s All-Ireland final so it was good to be able to bring him to a game while he was in Belfast.Aidan Flanagan and Dara Graham meet Celtic and South Korea winger Yang Hyun-Jun at Hannahstown “He’s a tremendous young man who is in contention to win the league with Celtic in the coming weeks and then play at the highest level in the World Cup in the summer.”
