Ballinrobe 12 :: Sligo RFC 45
On the 7th of March, on a day with conditions perfect for rugby, Sligo U-16s took on Ballinrobe U-17s at Ballinrobe Racecourse in the Under 17 Plate.
Sligo started well and scored with Diarmuid O Dowd-Hill on the sixth minute after great pressure from Sligo. Enda Gavin stepped up to take the kick 5 meters out from the touchline, but missed the difficult conversion. Ballinrobe quickly responded with a try against the run of play, conversion was missed by the Ballinrobe 10. After sustained pressure from the Sligo team, a gap was made and Eddie Connell capitalised and touched it down underneath the posts. the conversion was easily taken by Enda Gavin which put sligo up by 7 points with a score of 12-5 to Sligo. Continue reading ‘Under 16s through to Under 17 Plate Semi’s’
Sligo RFC U13 39 :: an Gaeltacht 22
Sligo Under 13’s made it two out of two in the Connacht Cup with another win in their clash with An Gaeltacht in Strandhill on Sunday. The conditions were perfect and in front of a big home crowd, Sligo put on their best display of rugby this season.
An Gaeltacht came out firing on all cylinders and forced Sligo back into their own half for the first ten minutes, creating a penalty opportunity which they capitalised on opening the game, making it 3-0. Continue reading ‘Under 13s Rumble On’
Monivea RFC 32 :: Sligo RFC 21
Sligo lost out to a strong Monivea outfit in their final Junior league encounter of the 2009/2010 season at the Castle grounds in Monivea on Sunday. The Galway side outscored their northwestern visitors by four tries to two in a fast paced encounter played in ideal conditions.
Sligo won the toss and elected to play with the aid of the breeze in the first half. Early pressure by the forwards looked to have reaped reward when a maul was driven over the Monivea line but the referee was unsighted and the try was not awarded. Sligo did manage to get off the mark with a Paddy Pearson penalty, kicked from the 22 metre line. Continue reading ‘League Campaign draws to a close’
Sligo u15’s continued the clubs excellent start to the youth cup competitions will a win over Buccaneers in Dubarry Park Athlone last Saturday. This was Sligo third success over Buccaneers in 2 weeks with the under 14’s and u16’s both winning their cups games against the Athlone based side the previous weekend.
Building on hard games against Ballina, Longford and Mullingar over the past month Sligo played a very controlled game of rugby and looked like winners from the kick off. Continue reading ‘U15’s kick off cup campaign will a win in Athlone’
Sligo RFC U16s 22 :: Buccaneers U16s 0
Sligo’s U16s powered their way into the final of the Connacht U16 league with a superb team performance against a strong Buccaneers outfit at Strandhill on Sunday.
Sligo RFC’s Under 16 Squad (photo supplied by ShootingStars.ie)
The home team scored four tries without reply on their way to a convincing victory.
Buccaneers kicked off and immediately put the home outfit under pressure, but some fine driving play by Sligo forwards Diarmuid O Dowd Hill and Jamie Mc Govern gave outhalf Enda Gavin the space to clear his lines and avert the danger. Continue reading ‘Sixteens Power to Final’
Sligo’s second team picked up another valuable win to aid in their quest for league title honours when they defeated Ballina by three points in a tough away encounter at Heffernan park on Sunday. Tries from Steve Kilgallon and Kieran Stafford combined with two Donal Finneran penalties and a conversion were enough to ensure that the visitors claimed the points. Sligo have now won all but one of their league matches this season and they will be looking to avenge that defeat to Creggs when the Roscommon outfit come to Sligo for what is likely to be a winner takes all scenario in the return fixture in the coming month.
Sligo RFC 24 :: Westport RFC 0
Sligo under 13s opened their Connacht Cup campaign with an impressive 24-0 win against Westport on Saturday. The Sligo team took an early lead with a bustling run up the middle from débutante Haddie Moussa to score under the post. Darragh Cummins converted to make a seven point lead. Continue reading ‘Under 13s progress in Cup’
Sligo seconds team produced an excellent performance with a seven try to one demolition of Castlebar at Strandhill on Sunday. A superb second half performance saw Sligo cut loose and score some top drawer tries to the delight of coach Steve Alley and Manager Aaron Tansey. Following last weeks close defeat away to Creggs it was vital that the team got back to winning ways as quickly as possible and the players responded, as all good teams do, with a great performance.
Castlebar RFC 6 :: Sligo RFC 24
Sligo cemented second place in the Connacht Junior league with a bonus point win over Mayo rivals Castlebar on Sunday.
In a game played in sub zero temperatures Sligo’s second half performance in which they scored three tries proved to be too powerful for their western hosts. Continue reading ‘Sligo Cement Second Place’
Sligo RFC 52 :: Buccaneers 12
At Hamilton Park last Sunday Sligo brushed aside a Buccaneers side in a clinical display that showed forward dominance and back play of the highest calibre. They scored eight trys with six conversions in a wonderfully entertaining display that had quality written all over it. After last weeks superb display against high flyers Monivea the confidence was high and this showed from the off giving there opponents nothing easy and putting pressure all over the park which yielded scores from an early stage.
Continue reading ‘Sligo Romp into Semi-final of Cup’
Sligo RFC 29 :: Creggs RFC 5
Sligo under 14s topped the league on Sunday with a win against Creggs of Roscommon. The game was a much laboured affair in the opening minutes with the Xmas rest taking its toll on the skills of the game, Sligo broke the deadlock when Darragh Byrne ran a try in from a good individual run off the wing. Evan Mc Garth stepped up to kick the conversion from a difficult angle but the trusty boot failed to bring it between the posts. From the kick off Rory Mullan collected the ball and with some better movement the ball was taken into Creggs 22 by Steven Kearins where he drew the defence in to create a small gap for Evan McGrath to touch down for a fine try. Continue reading ‘U14s Top the League’
Sligo 12 :: Monivea 9
Sligo progressed to the quarter finals of the Heineken Connacht Junior cup when they defeated pre-tournament favourites and current title holders Monivea in a superbly contested encounter at Hamilton park, Strandhill on Sunday. The home team produced a performance full of character and determination to impose themselves and ultimately dominate the visiting Galway men. A large crowd of supporters from both camps witnessed a hugely physical,
but always sporting , battle between the teams currently occupying the top two positions in the Connacht Junior league.
Continue reading ‘Sligo advance in thrilling cup tie’
Sligo 26 :: Tuam 5
After last weeks unexpected loss away to Corinthians Sligo needed to get back on the horse and this was exactly what they managed on a cold crisp day at their home patch . Not only did they win but they managed a four try bonus point which keeps them in the hunt for overall honours in the Connacht Junior league Div 1. Continue reading ‘Sligo back to winning ways!’
Corinthians 14 :: Sligo 9
Sligo slumped to their first Connacht Junior league defeat of the season when they were beaten by a well organised Corinthian outfit at Cloonacauneen on Sunday.
A late Corinthian try broke the hearts of the visitors who led by 2 points with 3 minutes left on the clock. Corinthians kicked the game off and Sligo immediately went on the front foot with a superb catch from Jason East before driving into the heart of the tribesmens defence. Some good positional kicking gave Sligo a foothold in the blues half. A series of rucks ensued before Sligo were awarded a penalty on the home 10 metre line. Paddy Pearson stepped up and bisected the posts with a well judged effort. Continue reading ‘Heartbreak in Galway’
Sligo RFC 15 :: Westport 3
Just like the Senior team Sligos 2nd team have reached the halfway point of the season unbeaten. On Sunday last they overcame Westport by 15 points to 3. This leaves them top of the J2 league and well poised to win overall honours in this competition.
Under the coaching skills of Steve Alley this team has flourished and on Sunday they looked well drilled and conditioned and in the end they were by far the stronger side. The team played with confidence and showed that they will be very difficult to beat as they defend their line very strongly and they have the ability to score trys which has seen them progress this season. Continue reading ‘Sligo 2nd XV Continue Unbeaten Run’
