The first team take on Tullamore tomorrow in Offaly, going for four wins in a row. The team lines out as follows:
1.Davy Horan 2.Johnny Clery 3.Colm O’Sullivan 22.Ger O’Connell 5.Kevin Madigan 6.Danny Keogh 7.Andy White 8.Jake Considine 9.Tony Cahill 10.Davy O’Grady 11.Declan Bannon 12.Darraagh Mulcahy 13.Sean Darcy 14.Paidi Kilcoyne 15.Brendan Deady 16.Brendan Keogh 17.Ray Roche 18.Mike Cooke 19.Mike Carroll 20.Paul Downes 21.Tommy Carroll 23.Tom O’Dwyer 24.Eamon O’Dea
| Day | Team | Competition | Opposition | Venue | Time |
| Saturday 15th | Senior | UBL | Tullamore | Spollonstown | 2.30 pm |
| Saturday 15th | U20’s | League | Old Cresent | Kilballyowen | 2.30 pm |
| Sunday 16th | U18’s | League | Ennis | Ennis | 11am |
| Sunday 16th | U16’s | League | Garryowen | Dooradoyle | 12.30pm |
There is also an u12’s blitz, please contact your coaches for details.
Action from last weekends u20’s game. Please come out and support the guys against Old Cresent in Bruff on Saturday
Eileen O Gorman on the charge for the Bruff Womens team
Twas another busy rugby weekend, where also the girls and women joined in on the action. The girls (both u15s and u18s) traveled to Thurles on Saturday 8th November for a 7s rugby blitz. On the occasion the u15 again joined Bantry and the u18 played with Shannon. 3 girls played their very first matches. Well done to all!! The 7s competition is over now and a 15s competition is starting shortly. As we do not yet have the numbers to field our own teams (u15 / u18) we will be joining with our friends from Bantry RFC for the rest of the season. Any girls that want to join in on the actions are welcome to join our training on Friday evening between 19 and 20hr at Bruff rfc.
In the picture: Barbara Moore, Emily Hayes, Sarah O’Leary, Anna Brennan and Aisling Ryan (in front,all in Bantry / Munster shirts for the occasion.
The Bruff girls together with their friends from Bantry.
u15s that is. Sarah McCarthy was playing with the u18s with Shannon, and unfortunately was not captured.
The womens team were playing on Sunday 9th November also against Richmond and unfortunately were not able to copy the result had by the Senior team on Friday evening. Although the Bruff women had most of the territorial advantage and a good proportion of possession, they found it very hard to cross that ‘green wall’ that Richmond maintained throughout the match. Richmond had some strong ball carriers and made the most of that by crossing the try line once in the first half. Half time score: 0-7.
In the second half Bruff basically most of the time camped out in the Richmond half and, realizing we were better off to have the ball played than carried, eventually wing Eileen O’Gorman crossed there line and scored closed to the posts. Flyhalf Cathrine Quinn slotted the ball over: 7-7 with 3 mins on the clock! From the kickoff it unfortunately did not go our way and after a penalty close to the line, all their ball carriers were used to cross that line one more time7 – 12 in Richtmond’s favour.
Next week no match scheduled.
The Bruff Womens team that were narrowly beaten by Richmond at the weeknd
Womens Rugby
In a Bruising game played on Sunday, the ladies team were beaten 12-7 by Richmond in the second round of the league. The Bruff scores coming for an Eileen O Gorman try which was converted by Catherine Quinn. This was the women’s team’s first outing in a 15 a side game and great credit should go to all involved with this squad. The team has been a few years in the making and the tireless work of all involved is beginning to pay off as player numbers increase season after season.
The women’s team are still looking to recruit players. If you are interest in playing you can contact the ladies on FB @ https://www.facebook.com/BruffWomensRugby or check Bruffrfc.com for contact details.
Squad Audrey Dempsey, Aoife O’Sullivan, Eileen O’Gorman, Grainne Hayes, Leah Ryan, Catherine Quinn, Katie Lynch, Holly West, Breda Cahill, Ineke Spratt, Niamh Gleeson, Niamh Raleigh, Eilis O’Sullivan, Emma Bowler, Heidi Van Schayk, Danielle Nash, Noreen Sheedy, Tracy Hayes, Fiona Cahill, Elaine Taylor
Underage Results
The U18’s had a 26-16 win on Sunday in a friendly away to Cashel. Bruff try scorers were Dylan Reeves-Wasik, & Jack O Grady. Kevin McManus was on kicking duties landing a number of conversions.
Squad- Kevin McManus, Dean O’Shea, Odhran Ring, Thomas Breen, Darren Kennedy, Matthew Lockhart O’Dea, Tadgh Leddin, Brady Day, Thomas Quigley, Darragh Moore, Cian Mulqueen, Fearghal Cooke, Gareth Cooke, Conor Fitzpatrick, Simon Divilly, Jack Fitzgerald, Brian Bulfin, David Crofton Young, David Moloney, Cian Clifford, John Bulfin, Jack O’Grady, Dylan Reeves- Wasik, Niall Byrne , Sean Hartigan ,Adam Sheehy ,Cormac Daly ,Aaron Daly ,Lorcan Hayes
The U16’s were off last weekend. They will have training Thursday night with a game away to Garryowen on Sunday time TBC
Also Played on Sunday the u14’s had a convincing 36-7 win over UL/Bohs in Annocothy. Bruff scored 6 try’s on day and also kicked 3 conversions, with the try’s coming from Frank McNamara, Michael O Halloran, Paudie Mulcahy & Darragh McNamara. Sam Cronolly kicked 2 conversions & Killian O Shea chipped in with the final kick. There was a man of the match display from captain & hooker Dara Browne. Other notable displays from Mark Fitz and Niall Kelly in Defence and up front Shane Dwane, Brendan Gleeson and Tim Lyons provided the platform for the rest of the team to work from. Bruff are now joint leaders in the league on maximum points after 4 game scoring over 160 points and conceding just 17. There is a top of the table clash in two weeks when joint leaders Presentation/Richmond are the visitors to Kilballyowen.
This is bound to be a cracker of a game so please come out and support this fantastic group of young guys.
