Connacht Rugby | Clubs, Schools & Lifestyle
BUCCANEERS WOMEN 14 N.U.I.GALWAY 12 BUCCANEERS WOMENS team continue to set the pace in the Connacht Womens Development League after a hard-earned 14-12 victory over N.U.I.Galway at windy Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Sunday. They capitalised on two opportunist scores to build a winning platform and then defended heroically as the Students sought to retrieve the […]
– Conor Morrissey heads for the Nenagh Ormonde line enroute to scoring a try for Buccaneers U-20s – Buccaneers U-20s captain Evan Galvin is presented with the John McCormack Memorial Cup by John McCormack Jnr following their win over Nenagh Ormonde – Fabienne Cooney grounds the ball for Buccaneers third try against Castlebar – There’s […]
BUCCANEERS 39 SHANNON 7 BUCCANEERS U-20s continued their promising start in the Donal Walsh Trophy league when they readily disposed of Shannon 39-7 at an unseasonably balmy Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Saturday. Played in glorious conditions after the early morning fog, the game never truly got into a free-flowing rugby mode but the Pirates dominated […]
BUCCS BLOW DERBY LEAD! BUCCANEERS 25 GALWEGIANS 29, by Mi chael Silke GALWEGIANS consolidated their position as Ulster Bank League Division 1B leaders when they defeated Buccaneers 29-25 with a last move try in a roller-coaster Connacht derby played in glorious sunshine at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Saturday. Wegians never-say-die attitude saw them reel in […]
Richie Hickey presents the AUDI ATHLONE Man of the Match award to Josh O’Rourke after Buccaneers win over Garryowen Mark Dolan (on ground) and Josh O’Rourke of Buccaneers are stopped just short of the Garryowen line Buccaneers outhalf Alan Gaughan makes a break against his former club Garryowen Callum Boland has plenty of support late […]
AUDI ATHLONE TEAM UP WITH BUCCANEERS RFC AUDI ATHLONE is pleased to announce it is continuing as title sponsors to Buccaneers Rugby Football Club for a fourth season. AUDI ATHLONE and Buccaneers have much in common, both striving for performance and distinction, with style and power key elements to their combined ambitions. Buccaneers, who play […]
DOUBLE FOR BUCCS! RUGBY with MICHAEL SILKE CORRIB 27 BUCCANEERS 32 For the first time in some seasons, Buccaneers Seconds got off to a winning start in the Connacht Junior 1B League when they outpointed Corrib 32-27 in a high-scoring and competitive encounter at Headford on Sunday. On a fine bright afternoon, new Reserves Coach […]
Corrib lost their first game of the season at home this afternoon, but not without giving Buccaneers a real fright. In a really exciting and high scoring season opening encounter, Corrib led at half time 13 – 5 after conceding the first score of the game to Buccs through an unforced error at line out […]
BIG WIN FOR BUCCANEERS RFC Buccaneers 50 Sligo 0 RUGBY with MICK STAPLETON on behalf of Michael Silke A third early-season outing for Buccaneers in the Connacht Senior League has yielded two solid wins and a narrow defeat as Senior Coach Tony Dolan and his staff continue to juggle with player resources. These included quite […]
