Underage | Bruff Rugby Football Club

The Irish Rugby Football Union has announced changes to Division One of the AIB League to be implemented for the 2009/10 season. The new format will deliver greater competition and excitement for players and supporters alike during what will be a more intensive season from start to finish and will work in conjunction with the present league structure of three divisions.

Under the new structure, AIB League Division One will be split into two sections of eight teams each on a meritocracy basis, with all teams playing each other on a home and away basis each season.

The top three teams in Section A and the top team in Section B at the end of the season will go forward to the play-offs for the overall title of ‘AIB League Division One champions.’

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Irish Rugby : IRFU Announces Changes To Division One Of The AIB League

Adult Rugby: The senior squad travelled up to Galwegians for another runout, they head to Dolphin this weekend for their last friendly before more competitive rugby kicks in. The J1 Squad started their Transfield Cup campaign last Sunday with a 19-5 win over Presentation. They play the winners of Old Crescent V St. Senans next Sunday with a provisional kickoff of 2:30p.m. Old Crescent Play Senans Tuesday night. The J2 squad have a friendly against Portumna with a 1:00 kickoff next Sunday also after their 13-0 win over St. Senans last weekend.

Underage: Last week we saw the U15’s kicking off their league campaign with a 12 nil loss to Old crescent. Their second game on Sunday last was abandoned due to a back injury to Jack Ryan after only three minutes. Jack was transported to hospital from the pitch but thankfully was discharged later on that night and will make a full recovery. They play Young Munster in Derryknockane next Sunday at 11:30 am Robert Finn, Mike Lynch, Andrew White, Brian Morrissey & John Cleary get the opportunity to show how they are getting on with Munster U20’s in Kilballyowen Park on Saturday 20^th September 2008 @ 1.pm. The lads have put in a huge effort to get to and stay at this level and this is a unique chance for us to see Munster’s finest youths go against Leinster. There is also an opportunity to see a warm up training session/game in Bruff this coming weekend at around 11:30 am next Sunday morning in Kilballyowen. The U18’s have a provisional game away to Garryowen in Dooradoyle with an 11:30 kickoff next Sunday morning.

Referees: George Clancy refereed the Dragons V Glasgow game in Rodney parade at the weekend, Glasgow winning by 12 points to 6. We’ll have a fuller interview with George over the next few weeks to get his views of the ELV’s in action. Keep an eye out for this.

That’s about it for this week, next meeting of the executive committee is Monday night at 8:00p.m.

Robert Finn, Mike Lynch, Andrew White, Brian Morrissey & John Cleary get the opportunity to show how they are getting on with Munster in Kilballyowen Park on Saturday 20^th September 2008 @ 1.pm. The lads have put in a huge effort to get to and stay at this level and this is a unique chance for us to see Munster’s finest youths go against Leinster .

Support for the local lads is a must so get out and see the future of Bruff RFC & Munster

The two junior teams got their seasons up and running this weekend. The J2’s (or thirds) played a pre-season friendly against St. Senans of Shannon on Saturday evening. They ran out 13-nils winners in a very competitive game. This was their first game under the new ELV’s and reaction to the new laws seems to be mixed. Thanks to Derek Noonan who gave up some free time on Friday evening to explain the new laws to the squad.

The J1’s meanwhile got a harder than expected run out against Presentation in the first round of the Transfield cup. Eventually winning the game by 19pts to 7. Pres showed great resiliance against a fairly experienced Bruff 15.

Reminder that the Senior and J1 team train every Tuesday and Thursday night at 7pm and the J2 team train Wednesday and Friday at 7.30pm.

This seasons U20 squad are also asked to attend training this Wednesday and Friday night at 7.30 sharpe

The old coach against the new team? With the news going around that Eugene is Coaching Clon again, it looks like he’ll be coming up for the first round of the AIB Cup.

The draw for the AIB Cup took place earlier today (Thursday) at AIB Bankcentre in Dublin. The knock-out cup competition brings together all 48 AIB League clubs from the four provinces.

The first round of the draw includes the 32 clubs from Divisions Two and Three of the AIB League. The winners of these ties will then go forward to the second round to play the 16 clubs from Division One of the AIB League.

The first round of the competition will be played on the weekend of September 27/28 and the second round will be played on the weekend of November 1/2.

We are at home to Clonakilty. The winners of this game will be away to the winners between Old Crescent and DLSP. Full draw below.

2008/09 AIB CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW –

Match A: Instonians v Rainey Old Boys

Match B: Highfield v Sundays Well

Match C: Connemara v Barnhall

Match D: Bruff v Clonakilty

Match E: Malone v Queen’s University

Match F: UCC v Greystones

Match G: Nenagh Ormond v Lansdowne

Match H: Bective Rangers v Galway Corinthians

Match I: Midleton v Old Wesley

Match J: Dublin University v County Carlow

Match K: Old Crescent v DLSP

Match L: Belfast Harlequins v Banbridge

Match M: Naas v Ballynahinch

Match N: Wanderers v Thomond

Match O: Ards v Suttonians

Match P: Waterpark v Portadown

2008/09 AIB CUP SECOND ROUND DRAW –

St. Mary’s College v Cork Constitution

Winner O v Winner I

Winner G v Winner C

Winner H v Terenure

Galwegians v Winner B

Winner A v UCD

Dolphin v Winner E

Winner F v Winner P

Young Munster v Winner L

Winner M v Winner J

Winner K v Winner D

UL Bohemians v Dungannon

Blackrock College v Shannon

Garryowen v Winner N

Old Belvedere v Ballymena

Buccaneers v Clontarf

Bruff Rugby Football Club

Irish Rugby : IRFU Announces Changes To Division One Of The AIB League

News and Fixtures for the weekend

Munster Youths Interprovincial

J1&J2 Season up and running

AIB First Round Draw against Clonakilty (27/28th Sep.)