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BUCCANEERS 25 SHANNON 7 A late scoring blitz by Buccaneers earned them a bonus point 25-7 victory over Shannon in their Ulster Bank League Division 1B game at Dubarry Park, Athlone. The game between two youthful sides was still in the balance entering the final quarter with the Pirates deservedly 10-0 ahead before the final […]
Ballinasloe U 17’s went to Westport on Sunday last and dug out a hard fought 17 v 7 victory. Ballinasloe dominated the early exchanges with big carries by Micheal O Neill and Francis Stewart and backed up by smart kicking by Brian Horkan. Tries from Nathan Cooley and Eoin Galvin and a conversion from Brian […]
BARNHALL 12 BUCCANEERS 36 BUCCANEERS U-20s had a decent workout away to Barnhall on Sunday when they won by a 36-12 margin in bitterly cold conditions. Buccs were missing some regulars for a variety of reasons and availed of this friendly to give other members of their squad their chance to stake claims for starting […]
Connacht League Final, Castlebar v Buccaneers match report: Castlebar Ladies Rugby Team ended 2014 with a second Connacht League Title in a row at Ballyhaunis RFC on Sunday December 7th. Their opponents, Buccaneers of Athlone, were the only team to have beaten Castlebar on their journey to the league final. This game was a fantastic […]
Absolutely superb pictures on the Connacht Rugby wenbsite and a report from the Connacht Girls 7s cup REPORT: A great day was had in Westport RFC recently at the Girls 7’s cup final at both U15’s and U18’s. Ballina, Westport, Portumna, Ballinasloe and a Galwegian/Sligo combo fielded at U15’s, with Ballinasloe playing Westport in the […]
McHugh Try Makes The Difference For Galwegians8 December 2014, 09:11 am ::Match Report By EditorProp Doron McHugh’s third try of the Ulster Bank League season proved decisive for Division 1B leaders Galwegians in their hard-fought 10-6 win at Garryowen. It was third hosting first at Dooradoyle and Garryowen took a 13th minute lead thanks to […]
Carrick U16 squad travelled down to Galway today to play Galwegian Blacks in the U16 Development league. Due to injuries, we were slightly under players for the game but Galwegians generously transferred a few of their players for the day so that we could play a 15-a-side match. Sadly, we had to give them […]
