Summerhill College’s senior team gave an extremely impressive display in Hamilton Park when they defeated Garbally College, Ballinasloe by 22-12 in a friendly fixture on Tuesday last. This performance certainly augurs well for their cup prospects in the new year. Continue reading ‘Exciting Senior Schools' Fare In Hamilton Park’
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Sligo Grammar School came out on top in the local derby, Connacht Schools’ Junior League tie against Summerhill College, played at the Mall on Saturday morning last. Despite being played in a continuous downpour, both sides served up some very good rugby. The winners have been scoring notable victories all season, but the less experienced Summerhill boys put in a competitive performance, before finally being overcome by the very impressive home side. Continue reading ‘Local Schools Clash In Connacht Junior League’
On Tuesday [Nov. 13th], Summerhill College play Garbally College in the Connacht Schools’ Senior League in Hamilton Park. This will be a great test for Summerhill against the school with the record number of senior cups in Irish Schools’ rugby. Coach, Adrian Barrett, is certain to have his team in top shape, and he can select from such excellent players as Conor Brady, Rory Kerins, Aaron Spring, Daniel Bergin, Niall Kenneally, Brendan Glynn and Gary Cawley so a closely contested game is in prospect.
In this year’s Schools’ Senior Cup, Summerhill play Loughrea in the opening round, and Sligo Grammar School travel to play Portumna C.S. If both Sligo schools emerge victorious, they will meet in the quarter final in Hamilton Park in late January, and this local derby should certainly excite all Sligo rugby enthusiasts and attract a big crowd to the venue.
Meanwhile, Grammar School’s very talented junior side, coached by the club Hon. Treasurer, Jimmy Staunton, were extremely impressive in their annihilation of Strabane Grammar School at the Mall on Wednesday last, and they followed this with a clear-cut victory over St. Joseph’s, Galway [the bish.] in the Connacht league on Saturday last. They are certain to be strong contenders for silverware in the New year.
The old order was reversed when Sligo Grammar School played Summerhill College in a friendly game at the Mall on Tuesday last, as Summerhill convincingly came out on top.
With players of the calibre of Rory Kerins, Conor Brady, Aaron Spring, Niall Kenneally, David Bergin and Gary Cawley, Summerhill are capable of challenging for honours in Connacht this season, but Grammar, who were missing Tadgh Power, will be a different proposition when the Cup commences after Christmas. Probably for the first time, there are now two schools in Sligo who will be serious contenders for the Connacht Schools Senior Cup, which is testimony to the excellent coaching work being done in both schools by James Gavin, Jimmy Staunton, Adrian Barrett and Pat Touhy, and by YDO, Gavin Foley, as well as by all the under-age coaches in the club.
Summerhill College defeated Athlone Community College by 22-5 at Hamilton Park on Wednesday last in the semi-final of the Connacht Senior Schools Plate. They play Rice College, Westport in the final on a date to be announced. Among the stars of the side coached by Adrian Barrett were Connor Brady, Daniel Bergin, Niall Kenneally, Richard Henry, Paul Kelly and Eannna O’Donnell. Summerhill scorers were: Kenneally, a try and conversion with Keane, O’Donnell and Kelly scoring a try each.
Sligo Grammar School play their Connacht Junior Schools’ Cup semi-final on Wednesday next against Marist College, Athlone or Clifden Community School at either Athlone or at Westport RFC. The side is coached by the club’s Hon. Treasurer, Jimmy Staunton, and they have impressed in recent friendly fixtures against Dublin and cross border opposition. They are wished well from everyone in Sligo RFC.
