Fixtures for the coming week:
U20 NM Lge: Shannon v Bruff – Saturday, 2:30pm Coonagh
Senior Friendly: Bruff v Nenagh – Saturday, 2:30pm Bruff
J2 Friendly: Bruff v UL Bohs (Saturday 4pm Bruff)
Sep 152009
Young Munsters put away Bruff in the 2nd Half, Munster Senior Cup
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Sep 132009
Mike Prendergast
For the first time in three months we saw a bit of Sunshine in Kilballyowen but thats about as good as it got for the first XV. Despite a good performance, events conspired again and again to deny Bruff the try that they needed to put away their First division opposition. On four separate occasions they were denied what would have been deserved tries by the staunch and strong Munsters Defence.
The first half was a tale of two kickers. Bruff’s Captain Brian Cahill putting over three tough ones and missing one more, the Young Munster Outhalf, Alan Kinsley missed three from in front of the posts, the only difference between the three being the distances. With the first half broken for water breaks, the play swapped end to end, both defences winning out and nullifying their oppositions attacks. Half time saw the players taking on loads of liquid but with Bruff with a nine point lead, you felt it should have been more. A brace of thwarted earlier efforts in front of the line for the Bruff back line would prove crucial in the finish. The first binning of the day of a Bruff forward with a minute to play in the half giving a one man advantage to Munsters, the only chink of light between the sides at this stage.
Munsters made full use of the extra man on the restart, before Binning number two took place, a try by Second Row Shane O’ Neill was converted by Kinsley, finally getting his kicking boots back. This brought the cookies back to within a score and a nearly blocked down drop on 48 minutes gave them the single point lead for the first time in the game.
Full back Ray Moloney took over the responsibilities with the boot and slotted another three pointer on 63 minutes and repeated this on 72 mins. The Second half closed out with Bruff doing all the attacking, getting within 5 yards on a number of occasions only to end with the ref blowing and Munsters the beneficiaries of the relief on most of the occasions. Bruff chose to take the scrum for one five meter penalty but Munsters Scrum was finally strong when they needed it most and they managed to turn the ball over. A last gasp break from John Moore from long range was finally broken up two meters short and referee Dermot Moloney blew the game up, Munsters scraping their way out from Alcatraz.
This closes the Munster competitions off for Bruff, the next competitive outing for the first team is away to Clonakilty on the 26th for the AIB Cup 1st Round.
BRUFF: Paul O’Brien, John Moore, Garry Leonard, Brian Cahill (Capt), Nigel Riordan, Philip Moloney, Tony Cahill, David Horan, Graham Bolger, Stephen Foster, Richard Wall, Maurice O’Connell, Padraig Clery, John Stephen Shine and Michael Carroll.
Replacements: Cathal O’Regan for Bolger and Gearoid Ryan for Foster (44) and Andrew White for Carroll (71).
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Away to Clonakilty AIB Cup 1st Rnd.
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Sep 112009
Paul O' Brien with the ball in last years first round AIB Cup game against Clonakilty
For the second year in a row, we get drawn against Clonakilty in the AIB Cup. This first round game of this seasons AIB Cup competition will be played away in Clon on the 26th of September.
Winners of this game will play away to St. Mary’s in Dublin on October 17th in the second round.
The winners from round two will be entered into further open draws for round three, the quarter-finals and semi-finals. The final will be played on January 30, 2010.
Transfield cup, Battle of the veterans
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Sep 082009
Paudie O' Brien being cleared over
The J1 Adult rugby season kicked off with their Transfield cup match against UL Bohemians on the main pitch which had been re-lined once the rain had stopped. With the aid of a very strong breeze the UL Boh’s side went into the break with a 10 point lead courtesy of a penalty by Ed Torrie followed with a try by , and the extras again added by.
The second half again saw a fantastic turnaround with Bruff gaining five points back following an extremely well worked try, play passing over and back across the field until Eoghan Maher finally broke the Bohs line from about twenty meters and with a lovely mazy run got in. UL Bohemians fought back to score another five pointer but despite an onslaught on the Bohs line for the final ten minutes the gallant Bruff side were unable to breach the staunch Bohemians defence and eventually came out on the losing side of the 15 points to 5 scoreline.
While not quite a battle of the veterans, It was great to see a return to rugby for former club Captain Brian McMahon who played the full eighty in his usual second Row position. Brian was the club captain in Bruff when we turned from Junior to Senior. While we’re on the subject of Veterans, I was delighted to see life in another old dog with Former Newport Veteran (and I mean veteran, we were in the same class in school together) Shamy Hassett getting the last fifteen minutes as hooker for UL Boh’s, throwing darts straighter than ever.
A good day out for all despite the early morning torrents.
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Sep 082009
The U19 Squad received a walkover from Old Crescent. The U17’s game was cancelled by the referee following a pitch inspection as the lines had been washed away by the mornings rain, they went ahead with a friendly in any case and went down against a very strong Old Crescent side.