It was 1979 before he picked up his third and final winners' medal in that competition, as Connacht were defeated by four points.

However, Bass found himself running in a large amount of territory that he had never represented in Congress, and was defeated by over 34 points.

At Palamaggiò, in the first leg, Caserta was defeated by 6 points (final score 84-90).

He won his first county senior championship title on the field of play that year as Muskerry were defeated by ten points.

The club was then defeated in their elimination final match against West Coast by 96 points.

King played in the grand final in which St Kilda were defeated by 12 points.

That game was a close affair, however, at the final whistle Cork were defeated by just two points.

Ball played in the grand final when St Kilda was defeated by 12 points.

In his third match on 26 February 2010, he was defeated by three points.

The minor team reached the all county final in 2012 only to be defeated by a strong Killeavy team by four points.