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The President of Sligo RFC, Brendan Leahy, and the Chairman of the organising Sub-Committee, Tom Gilligan, on behalf of the Sub-Committee, wish to thank those who supported the table quiz in aid of the Stuart Mangan Trust, held on Tuesday evening last in the Glasshouse Hotel. They also wish to thank all who made financial contributions, and are extremely grateful to the business community for very generously donating prizes for the raffle held on that evening.
The Club EGM and subsequent AGM were held on Friday night last at 7:30pm and 8pm respectively.
The new Club Constitution was unanimously adopted by the members attending the EGM. President Conor Frazer in his address to the members paid tribute to the efforts of immediate past president Tom Gilligan and his sub-committee who were responsible for drafting the constitution which has now been modernised to reflect the present Club structures and standards.
The AGM was then held immediately after the EGM and the meeting proceeded under the new constitution. Outgoing President Conor Frazer thanked all of the hard working committee members and acknowledged the success of the season on the field in all areas of the club from Juveniles to Youths to Seniors.
We’ve posted photos of some of the Sligo RFC members with the 6 Nations Trophy which was on display on Friday May 1st 2009 at the O2 Shop, O’Connell Street, Sligo.
Sligo U-13s face the biggest challenge of their rugby careers, to date, when they lock horns with Galwegians U-13s in the final of the Connacht U13 cup on Saturday. A 12 noon showdown at the Sportsgrounds in Galway sees the Sligo boys take on a much fancied Galwegians outfit for the coveted title of Connacht champions.
Club members traveling included Juvenile coaches Fergal Burke and his wife Susan, Mike McGrath, Ronnie O’Hara, David Murray, Club Junior Vice President and U13 coach John Kane, Rory & Sandra Raftery, Peter and Donal Brady and senior players Trevor Sweeney, Billy Leahy, Brian Hynes, Ross O’Boyle and Frankie Feeney.
There were a number of other Sligo natives who also travelled including Pat Clifford and Enniscrone natives Padraig Hallinan, Eddie Kilcullen and Mick Hannon. Sandra Raftery had the good fortune to meet and have her photo taken with Ireland Captain Brian O’Driscoll and to see the coveted Six Nations Championship trophy. David Murray, Ronnie O’Hara, Mike McGrath and Pat Clifford partied into the night at the team hotel and met several of the players there.
All had a wonderful weekend and feel very privileged to have witnessed Ireland’s Grand Slam success.
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23 Sligo RFC U11′s traveled to Naas on Saturday 8th March to play in the annual tournament and with 12 teams from around the country also playing came home with their first silverware of the season.
Just missing out by the narrowest of margins on progressing to the last 4 of the competition the team won 2 matches and drew 1 in the plate competition playing some of their best rugby on the day scoring 4 tries against the home team, Naas, with an exhibition of good running rugby.
With no difference in the match results and tries scored between Sligo RFC and UL Bohemians of Limerick it was decided to share the spoils on the day.
The team played 5 matches in all only loosing 1. This was a great result and a good day out.
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Congratulations to the O’Hehir family on their success in achieving the overall winner for the parade for their O’Hehirs Bakery float entry aptly named “Enough of the Bull, Let’s focus on the positive.”
Michael, Eddie and Hugh O’Hehir are all active coaches in the club and the wider O’Hehir family are involved in many capacities within the club as players, disco stewards, etc. Michael is also involved in The Glasshouse Hotel who are generous sponsors of the Juvenile section of the club.
Well done to all involved.
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Ballina 25 – Sligo 3
Sligo were dumped out of the Heineken Junior Cup in ignominious fashion by a superb Ballina team this Sunday in Ballina. Sligo had beaten Ballina at home earlier in the season but Ballina were the form team entering the game, and along with home advantage were expected to be a massive challenge for a Sligo team still struggling after the heartbreak of their league campaign. Sligo suffered two huge early blows with the loss of fullback David Gerrity and then towering No.8 Peter Mullan, both through injury.
Sligo 7 – Corinthians 0
Sligo U14s advanced to the 2nd round of the Connacht U14 cup with a gripping 7-0 victory over Corinthians in Strandhill on Sunday. Sligo went into the game as slight underdogs against a much-vaunted Corinthians side who had enjoyed a successful league campaign.
Continue reading ‘Sligo U14s Overcome Corinthians Challenge’
Sligo had a lucky escape in their final JL1 league game of the season when a last-play injury time try from right wing Julian Rippon secured victory against Galwegians by 21-19 in Strandhill.
The visitors were a very useful, young outfit who showed plenty of attacking ability on the day, and outscored the home team by three tries to two but Sligo’s fullback David Gerrity’s three penalties and one conversion proved the difference between the teams. Speedy winger Rippon grabbed both of Sligo’s tries, and after an injury strewn season Rippon will be delighted to have his name back on the scoresheet.
Sligo will be happy to finish the season with a victory and Sunday’s result will be an important confidence booster for the upcoming vital Heineken Junior Cup Quarter-Final against arch-rivals Ballina. This win also caps Sligo’s most successful league campaign in recent years and while the players are sure to be disappointed to only finish 3rd having led for most of the season, they can take heart in their superb performances throughout the season and hopefully will be able to make a run in the upcoming cup competitions.
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Sligo’s ten game unbeaten run finally came to an end on Sunday as they lost 21-5 to a superb Corinthians side in Corinthian Park. This win lifts the Galway side to the top of the table, and puts them firmly in the driving seat for the league title.
Sligo U14s traveled to Castlebar last Friday to face a strong Castlebar outfit in perfect conditions for a free-flowing game of rugby. Sligo debutant Shane Boyles marked his first match with the team with two well-taken tries. Other try-scorers included man of the match, Fabian Zawada, who made some marauding breaks and opened the scoring with a try under the posts. James O’ Hehir scored with a superb break from within his own half, and did the speedy Niall O’Rourke who scored a lovely try from out on his wing. Conor Keirns added three conversions as Sligo ran out victorious by 31-24. This was a good run out for the team prior to their vital upcoming cup match and despite missing some key players through injury like Matt Davey, Leigh Dunne & Daragh Burke, produced a good team performance. The forward worked hard throughout, while the backs linked up to good effective and attacked fluently. Zawada was superb throughout, as was captain Gabriel Knecht who led by example with some fine rugby. [Match Photos]
Sligo advanced to the quarter-finals of the Heineken Connacht Junior Cup with a comfortable 0-22 away victory over Ballyhaunis on Sunday. Ballyhaunis who are a league below Sligo in JL1B never threatened a Sligo side, who sit atop JL1, and while the home side played with plenty of spirit the gulf in class was always going to be too much to overcome.
