The draw for the 2016/17 Connacht Rugby Junior Cup took place in the Sportsground last Friday evening and the Clubs in the greater Roscommon area managed to avoid each other.
Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
The draw itself threw up some mouthwatering ties with Connacht Rugby J1A rivals Buccaneers and NUIG drawing each other in the first round proper while Mayo rivals Ballinrobe and Westport will also do battle in the last 16. There was no doubt over the draw of the night however as the top 2 teams in J1A, Ballina and Connemara, drew each other in the last 16. The draw for the preliminary round and the last 16 are as follows:
Connacht Rugby Junior Cup Preliminary Round
Games Scheduled for 15/01/2017
Match A Corrib RFC v Corinthians RFC
Match B Castlebar RFC v Claremorris RFC
Match C Loughrea RFC v Tuam RFC
Match D Portumna RFC v Creggs RFC
Connacht Rugby Junior Cup Last 16
Games Scheduled for 22/01/2017
Galwegians RFC v Winner C
Ballinrobe RFC v Carrick on Shannon RFC
Winner D v Dunmore RFC
Buccaneers RFC v NUI Galway RFC
Monivea RFC v Winner B
Ballina RFC v Connemara RFC
Winner A v Sligo RFC
Ballinrobe RFC v Westport RFC