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Sixteens Power to Final

Published on March 1, 2010 in Match Reports, Photos and Youth. Closed

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’

Under 13s progress in Cup

Published on March 1, 2010 in Match Reports and Youth. Closed

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’

U14s Top the League

Published on February 8, 2010 in Match Reports and Youth. Closed

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 RFC v Galwegians – Photos

Published on January 31, 2010 in Photos and Youth. Closed

Shooting Stars have posted a gallery of images from the recent u16 league game between Sligo RFC and Galwegians (which Sligo won 44-0!)

Click here to view the rest of the images from this game.

Under 14s Continue to Impress

Published on December 14, 2009 in Match Reports and Youth. Closed

Sligo RFC 39 :: Westport RFC 0

The Sligo under 14s notched up an other convincing win last Sunday against Westport at home. From the kick off the home team hit the ground running piling pressure on to Westport’s defence and it was not long before Conan O’Donnell ran in a superb try. The coversion didn’t make it over the bar but Mc Grath was back for the kick off and claimed the ball to take a great run into the Westport half again putting position back to O Donnell where he headed again for the line fending of several wesport tacklers before notching up try number two. Again the conversion dropped short from the boot of Evan Mc Grath’. Continue reading ‘Under 14s Continue to Impress’

Under 14s overpower Ballina

Published on December 8, 2009 in Match Reports and Youth. Closed

Sligo RFC 41 :: Ballina 7

Sligo under 14 took to the field on Sunday against Ballina in their 3rd league match this season. The opening fifteen minutes of the game saw the possession swing from side to side with no points on the board for either side. A penalty from Evan Mc Grath from a difficult angle slipped away from the posts not helped by a strong breeze that made conditions tough on a very sticky pitch. The kick off from Ballina gladly landed in the hands of Ryan Bright which was worked through the oppositions defence and finished off in a well deserved try by Sligo’s captain Darren Byrne. Evan Mc Grath converted to give Sligo lads the boost that was badly needed to get their confidence back in the game. Heads were up and try’s came rolling in from Daniel Ford, which was well back up by superb rucking from the four power houses Jake Sexton, Ryan Bright, Elyassa Hamza, and Conan O’Donnell. Continue reading ‘Under 14s overpower Ballina’

Spring shines for Ireland

Published on December 1, 2009 in News and Youth. Closed

Sligo’s Aaron Spring continued to realise his potential when he played the full 80 minutes for the Irish u19 schools team when they took on the Australian schools team at Belfield last Friday. Blindside flanker, Spring, is a product of Sligo RFC’s youth setup and is an inspiration to all young players coming through the system.

Aaron Spring makes Irish U19 schools team

Published on November 26, 2009 in News and Youth. Closed

Sligo RFC extend congratulations to Aaron Spring who has been selected to start at blindside flanker for the Irish U19 schools team that are taking on their Australian counterparts at UCD on Friday at 3pm. This is another big step for Aaron, a product of the Sligo RFC youth program, and as ever he is sure to continue to impress. All at Sligo RFC wish him the best of luck in this and his future representative career.

U16's outclass Corinthians

Published on November 17, 2009 in Match Reports and Youth. Closed

Corinthians 0 :: Sligo RFC 15

Sligo completely demolished Corinthians in a 15-0 victory in Galway which saw the Sligo side completely outclass a resilient Corinthians side last Saturday evening. Tries from Diarmuid O’Dowd Hill and James O’Hehir in the first half gave Sligo the breathing space to dictate the play for the rest of the game. Continue reading ‘U16's outclass Corinthians’

U14s defeat Dunmore

Published on November 17, 2009 in Match Reports and Youth. Closed

Dunmore 5 :: Sligo RFC 31

Sligo under 14 kicked of their campaign this weekend with a strong performance against Dunmore of Galway. The first half saw the first try go over the line in the first 5 minutes from Darragh Byrne. Evan McGrath ran another try’ within 15 minutes in to the game. Sligo pack battled hard with strong performances from Ryan Bright and Ronan Redmond pushing the Dunmore team back into their own half. As pressure was piled on Dunmore were forced to kick to gain breathing space but the ball was only to land into the safe hand of Sligo’s captain Darren Harte who had an outstanding match. Daniel Ford and Diarmiud Mulligan pushed the Dunmore players on to the back foot with some fantastic ball work that lead to another try from Conan O’Donell. Sligo’s defence was put under pressure for the dying moments of the first half but good work from Jack Keegan, Ronan Redmond and Enda Clarke kept the Dunmore team from crossing the line. Continue reading ‘U14s defeat Dunmore’

Teenage disco

Published on November 9, 2009 in Disco, Events and Youth. Closed

The Halloween non alcoholic teenage disco was a huge success with all patrons enjoying a great nights entertainment. The committee would like to thank all of the 25 stewards that attended on the night who ensured a safe and enjoyable night for everyone involved.

Tough start for U19s

Published on October 27, 2009 in Match Reports, Senior and Youth. Closed

Sligo RFC U19 7 :: Galwegians 35

A new look Sligo XV lost their first league outing on Sunday last in Strandhill.

This season the management have to plan their side with the loss of 3 top players Niall Keneally, Tighe Power and Chris Nairn who have joined the UL Bohs academy in Limerick and a decision has also been taken to minimise the number of club games for Grammer School senior players who have a full schedule at this time. Continue reading ‘Tough start for U19s’

Sligo U-17’s Grind Out Result

Published on October 20, 2009 in Match Reports, Photos and Youth. Closed

Westport RFC 8 :: Sligo RFC 10

Persistent rain through the night and early morning resulted in very slippery conditions for Sligo’s third outing in the U-17 League. Last season both the U15 and U16 teams travelled to Westport and conceded league points. However, there was a palpable resolve in the Sligo camp to prevent a recurrence in this season’s campaign.

Westport RFC v Sligo RFC U17 League – Images by Shooting Stars

The conditions made it difficult for players to settle into the game and the opening minutes same handling errors on both sides. A dream start for the visitors seemed on the way when, five minutes into game, Sligo recycled possession a number of times and sent Diarmuid O’Dowd Hill powering towards the line with out-half Michael Martin and winger David Burke in support. David received the ball 10 metres from the line and crossed over for a touchdown but play was called back for an infringement. Continue reading ‘Sligo U-17’s Grind Out Result’

Scrumptious

Published on October 20, 2009 in Disco, Events and Youth. Closed

Tickets are on sale from the usual sellers for Sligo RFC’s Halloween non alcoholic disco “Scrumptious” which will take place on the 30th of October at 9pm. Patrons are advised to purchase their tickets early as demand is high for this event and tickets will not be on sale at the door. All stewards are asked to report to chief steward Niall Dreaper at 8.30 on the evening of the event.

Youth Results

Published on October 12, 2009 in Match Reports and Youth. Closed

SLIGO U17s 70 :: Creggs U17s 0

A revised format for Youth’s Rugby sees a new U-17 competition allowing Sligo RFC to draw players from two squads, one that contested last year’s U-16 Cup Final and the other, the U-16 Plate Final.
In the opening exchanges there was early indication that this would be a one-sided affair with Creggs fielding a side that was depleted through injury. Continue reading ‘Youth Results’