Buccaneers face Old Wesley in a showdown for the final promotion play-off berth in a hugely anticipated Ulster Bank League Division 1B match at Dubarry Park on Saturday. Kick off for this game, which is Buccaneers final home fixture of the season, is at 2.30 p.m. The biggest crowd of the season is expected at …
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Ahead of tomorrow’s sold-out interpro clash between Connacht and Leinster at the Sportsground (5:15pm), Connacht Rugby head coach Pat Lam has made two changes from the starting XV that lined out for the win over Edinburgh three weeks ago. Academy centre Peter Robb is handed his first PRO12 start and partners Bundee Aki in midfield. …
Ahead of the Guinness PRO12 round 18 game at home to Leinster on Saturday, the Connacht Rugby medical team have confirmed that Jack Carty is progressing well with his rehabilitation and fitness. The Kiltoom native suffered a freak Spleen accident while on holiday in Dubai six weeks ago but is due to return to training …
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Carrick Rugby Under 15s go down to Ballina in Plate Competition (By S. King) Carrick and Ballina came toe to toe for the second time in nearly as many weeks, this time in the plate competition. The visitors again showing their division 1 status would get them across the line But not before a depleted …
Carrick RFC Youths in Connacht development squad (By S. King) We have all heard of Robbie Henshaw and how he has hit on great things with Connacht and Ireland and now on the move to Leinster at the end of season. This is sad news for Connacht. But he good news is that there is …
Buccaneers Under 20s commence Cup campaign Buccaneers commence their Leinster U-20 Purcell Cup campaign with a derby tie against another Connacht side NUIG/Corinthians at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Sunday. At time of writing kick off is scheduled for 3 p.m. Both clubs finished bottom of their respective Leinster League divisions and will be hoping for …
Buccaneers Seconds 26 Connemara 18 Buccaneers Seconds and Connemara served up a compelling Connacht Junior 1A League encounter at Dubarry Park on Sunday with the home side coming out on top 26-18 after a well-contested duel played in perfect conditions on the Athlone club’s main pitch. Both teams gave it their all in this basement …
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Carrick RFC Seniors go top following nail biting finish In a nail-biting home fixture this weekend Carrick RFC took on Portumna in the penultimate match of the league. After two consecutive wins against Tuam and Corinthians, the County Galway club had managed to nudge Carrick from their position at the top of the table into …
Roscommon’s Denis Buckley will have a new partner in the Connacht Rugby Front Row next season following the signing of prop Conor Carey. They also announced that Dave Heffernan has signed a new contract. Mayo-born Dave Heffernan is a graduate of the Connacht Academy and made his senior debut in March 2012 against the Scarlets …
Blackrock College 10 Buccaneers 20 Buccaneers closed the gap on fourth placed Old Wesley to just a solitary point in the Ulster Bank League Division 1B table in their chase for a Top Four play-off berth following a 20-10 victory over Blackrock College at Stradbrook, Dublin, on Saturday. They had to work hard for this …
Pat Lam has named two Roscommon men in the Connacht Squad to face Edinburgh at Murrayfield tomorrow night with the side featuring four changes from the starting team that was named for the last round against Ospreys. Roscommon towns’s Denis Buckley is joined by Tom McCartney and Ireland international tighthead prop Nathan White, who played …
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Carrick RFC Under 15s take on Division 1 leaders Ballina RFC in Cup (By S. King) Carrick u-15s took to the road again to take on Division 1 team Ballina in the first round of the cup on Sunday. On what was ideal conditions for rugby both teams served up a quality game of rugby, …
Buccaneers 28 Belfast Harlequins 14 Buccaneers maintained their bid for a Top Four finish when they defeated Belfast Harlequins 28-14 in their Ulster Bank League Division 1B game at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Saturday. Played in near ideal conditions, Buccs were good value for their double score winning margin but they spurned the opportunity to …
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The Connacht Rugby team to face Ospreys tomorrow at 7:35pm in the Sportgrounds has been announced and sees 4 changes from the win over Zebre. Caoilin Blade, George Naoupu, Sean O’Brien and Rodney Ah You, who will line up beside Roscommon’s Denis Buckley in the Front Row, have all come into the starting 15 and …
Carrick RFC Minis Home Blitz versus Cavan RFC (By Mini’s Coaches) On Saturday February 20th the minis hosted Cavan RFC for their final home blitz of the season at the Carrick RFC home pitch on the Castlecarra road. Under 9s There was a good turnout of 14 under nine players on a cold wet day. …
