Bruff Rugby Football Club

Our Seniors went to Tullamore on Saturday and lost 50 – 26 to a well-organized Tullamore side on the day It was a fantastic game of flowing rugby played in ideal conditions in the Spollanstown venue in Co Offaly. We will recover and play again next Saturday at home in Kilballyowen against Skerries RFC.

Kick off 2:30pm.

Tullamore Club President Ivor Scully presents Bruff’s President Michael Hehir with a bottle of Egan’s Whiskey sponsored by @egansirishwhiskey

CONGRATULATIONS Jake O’Riordan for being selected for Irelands U19 Squad. The Ireland U19 and U18 Schools squads, sponsored by PwC, will gather at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin between November 2-4 to kick off the underage international representative programme for the 2022/23 season.

YCYC TICKETS UPDATE – Total Raised so far €1310 Thank you for your support, also Bruff rfc is also giving 2 tickets for Ireland v England match so someone in club must win these.

Please support us all monies go back to the club.

Result : Bruff RFC 20 Omagh Academicals 18

Message from Club President.

Great win last Sunday @ Kilballyowen to get the season off to a great start. Well done to the team and coaches . Congrats to our 2 new Senior Players Warren Loullanting and Adam Lynch in helping us get off to this great start. You are both very welcome to this great club. Great to meet the Lynch family at the Pre Match Thanks to everybody who supported the pre match meal. Great to see old teammates Tim Mulcahy who travelled up from Lahinch, Ger Mulcahy Neilus Noonan ,Willie Conway Saoirse Clancy and Gary O Malley Thanks to Ger Collins , Brendan Burke Brian Morrissey, Willie Ryan and Ger Hehir from the 2011 Bateman Cup winning team who attended. Great to meet Tom and Tess Dwyer, Tom Fuller, Billy O Donnell ,Mike Hogan. To Patricia Bernie and Stella and of course Mary Paul and all the girls behind the bar today for your great work during the day. Neilus Noonan as well as attending the pre match went on to serve the food to both teams and that is the work of a great club man. To Paddy freeney who made sure that everything was in order for today you are invaluable to the club. The Ukraine community in Bruff got a great reception in the club today and thanks to Mike O Connor for Co -ordinating that.

And finally well done to the club for presenting a Cheque to the Irish Red Cross for just over 3600 euro.

Tullamore next week is another big test for us and hopefully we will come away with a victory. The team can do with your support so try and get there.

Senior Squad on the Day :

Well done to everyone who shared YCYC link today, 53 tickets sold €530 to club funds.

Our U16s boys took a good win and were at home to Kanturk RFC.
U17s boys also were at home and lost to a really good and confident Cashel/Thurles team on the day.

This Wednesday night U14s girls play main pitch v Mallow RFC at 7pm.
U16s and 18s girls and u16s boys are all moved to training pitch’s thanks.

And we are so excited and looking forward to welcoming everyone back to Kilballyowen this Saturday – Oct 1st, as we take on OMAGH ACADEMICALS RFC in the first round of the #energiaAIL 22/23 season.

Kick-off is 2:30pm.

Cheque presentation to the Red Cross at half time and we have the Munster match on afterwards in the Clubhouse on the big screen.