Catch up on all the weekend’s Roscommon Sport results and news including Gaelic Games, Rugby, Soccer and Handball. Gaelic Games An injury time goal from Shane Dowd helped Creggs claim the Warm n’Cosy Homes Adult Football League Division 3 / Tansey Cup Final with a 1-10 to 2-6 win over Western Gaels B while St …
Connacht Rugby head coach Pat Lam has made four personnel and two positional changes to his side ahead of tomorrow’s round 10 Guinness PRO12 clash with Benetton Treviso. . Outhalf Marnitz Boshoff has been handed his first start in a Connacht jersey having come off the bench in the win over Cardiff Blues seven days …
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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 …
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Vital fixtures for u-20’s & seconds Buccaneers Seconds and U-20s teams are in action on Sunday when both have testing away fixtures. The Seconds make the short hop to Graigueawoneen for a derby joust with high-flying Ballinasloe in the Connacht Junior 1A League. Buccs suffered a 33-8 home defeat in the opening round of the …
Roscommon’s Denis Buckley along with Tom McCartney and John Cooney have returned from injury to take their place in the Connacht Rugby team for round 9 of the Guinness PRO12 against Cardiff Blues. Buckley runs out at the Sportsground tomorrow night for his 100th Connacht Rugby appearance and his first game in two months, packing …
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Ahead of Friday’s Guinness PRO12 round 9 game at home to Cardiff Blues, the Connacht Rugby medical team have announced that seven players have returned to full training. Picture Credit: twitter.com/connachtrugby Tom McCartney, Ronan Loughney, Sean O’Brien, Nepia Fox Matamua, John Cooney, Matt Healy and Roscommon’s Denis Buckley are all back in action and will …
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Buccaneers moved five points clear at the top of the Ulster Bank League Division 1B following their 24-12 victory over Galwegians in front of a decent attendance on a raw evening at Dubarry Park last Friday night. Buccs were full value for their win in this Hodson Bay Hotel group sponsored match which, on the …
Catch up on all the Roscommon Sport results from the weekend so far. Full Round-up to follow on Sunday Evening. Hurling Congratulations to Padraig Pearses who won the Connacht Under 16 Club Hurling Final today (Saturday), defeating Kinvara by 3-7 to 1-6. Rugby Buccaneers RFC continued their winning run last night, defeating Galwegians 24 – …
For the third time in four matches Buccaneers ran up an impressive tally of 49 points as they dished out a 49-22 defeat to fellow contenders Old Wesley in their Ulster Bank League match at Donnybrook, Dublin, on Saturday. By Michael Silke In calm and dry conditions, the invading Pirates arrived in large numbers to …
Catch up on all the Roscommon Sport results from the weekend so far. Full Round-up to follow on Sunday Evening. Soccer FAI Junior Cup Boyle Celtic 5 Shiven Rovers 2 Ballinasloe Town 1 Castlerea Celtic 0 The Herald Roscommon and District Football League Premier Division Moore United 2 Skyvalley Rovers 1 Kileen Sportsgrounds Roscommon and …
We look back on the action from the Roscommon Sport scene for the weekend including Cycling, Handball, Gaelic Games, Soccer, Camogie and Rugby. Picture Credit: facebook.com/TeamiTap/ Gaelic Games The Roscommon Under 16 Footballers won the Fr Manning Cup, Creggs are through to the Connacht Junior Final and both St Brigids and St Ciarans are in …
Connacht Rugby head coach Pat Lam has made five personnel changes to his side for the trip to play Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade tomorrow evening at 7:15pm. Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie Bundee Aki returns to the starting lineup and partners Peter Robb in midfield. 25-year-old Stacey Ili will make his first Guinness PRO12 …
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Despite it being midweek there was activity on the Roscommon Sport scene today including Gaelic Games, Soccer and Rugby. Here’s our round-up. Soccer There were three games in the Kileen Sportsgrounds sponsored Division Two of the Roscommon and District Football League Results. Cloonfad United B 3 Ballinagare FC 4. Hodson Bay Athletic 2 Skyvalley Rovers …
Buccaneers finished the stronger to fashion a 31-22 victory over Dolphin in their Ulster Bank League Division 1B game played on the wide expanses of Independent Park, Cork, on Saturday. By Michael Silke This was a keenly contested encounter of swaying fortunes in which Buccaneers came from behind three times to overcome the doughty challenge …
Ahead of tomorrow’s Guinness PRO12 round 7 clash with Leinster at the RDS, Pat Lam has made three personnel changes to his Connacht side that defeated Zebre in Europe five days ago. Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie Tiernan O’Halloran, who missed out last week through injury, returns to the starting lineup and will take his place …
