Connacht Rugby | Clubs, Schools & Lifestyle
Carrick RFC Senior Men maintain home record Carrick FRC Seniors continued their unbeaten home run at the weekend with another league victory against opponents Westport RFC. The Leitrim side had a convincing victory against their Mayo opponents with a 21-10 win. Adding to his recent GAA successes Dermot Foley, scored the team’s first try of […]
Carrick U14 secure home win 38 -5 over Castlebar Carrick U14s hosted Castlebar for their first home League game of the season on Sunday November 8. The severe weather conditions didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of either team for a hard fought encounter. Castlebar got the better of the early encounters in the first 10 minutes […]
BUCCANEERS 14 BALLYMENA 15 For the second successive match, Buccaneers lost by a solitary point as Ballymena held on in an exciting finish to win this Ulster Bank League Division 1B game 15-14 at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Saturday night. Buccs had six changes from last week’s loss at Dolphin, with only one of their […]
BUCCANEERS 73 GALWEGIANS 17 BUCCANEERS enjoyed a resounding and unprecedented 73-17 Connacht Senior League victory over champions Galwegians in front of a decent attendance at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Saturday. Playing and weather conditions were near perfect with the pitch sporting a healthy sward of grass and looking all the better for it. While the […]
Galwegians secured automatic promotion to UBL Division 1A when they won the Division1b title in a pulsating season-finale contest against their nearest rivals Garryowen at Crowley Park on Saturday. In what was a winner-takes-all contest, Wegians kept their nerve and deservedly held on to pip their rivals amidst dramatic jubilant scenes at a packed Crowley […]
In a historic meeting, Summerhill College, Sligo faced Sligo Grammar in the final round of pool fixtures in the 2014/15 Top Oil Schools Senior Cup. The stakes couldn’t have been higher in what was effectively a winner takes all clash between the local rivals. A win for either side would see them join Garbally College […]
Match Report Galwegians remain at the top of UBL Division 1b following a fifth successive win and a comprehensive bonus point victory away to Malone in Belfast on Saturday. However they left it late before turning on the style in the final quarter to put the game beyond doubt. Wegians took an early lead with […]
Match Report Galwegians remain at the summit of UBL Division 1b following a deserved win in a cracking local derby at home to city rivals Corinthians on Friday night under lights at Crowley Park. This may have been top versus bottom, however these derbies rarely go to form, and with the Glynn Cup also at […]
