Weekly Notes 20/01/19 - Shannon R.F.C.

Upcoming Fixtures:

Firsts: AIL v Garryowen – 25/01/19 – Thomond Park- 8.00pm

Seconds: N/A

Thirds: Gleeson League v Old Crescent – 26/01/19 – Crescent Comp – 2.30pm

U20s: Donal Walsh v Garryowen – 26/01/19 – Dooradoyle – 2.30pm

Ladies: N/A

Underage:

See Underage Facebook Page for more info

In another fine weekend of rugby, all of our senior teams came away with the all important win. Our Firsts made it back to back victories over UCD with a brilliant team preformance in Dublin seeing them bag four points.

Our Thirds had another great day at the office and came away from their match v Ard Scoil Old Boys victorious. The win means our thirds have won seven out of seven Gleeson League games – a brilliant feat.

The 20s recorded an impressive win in Tom Clifford Park on Sunday where a 5 try win saw them bag an important bonus point to keep their Donal Walsh ambitions on track.

Reports for all can be found below.

This weekend sees another busy weekend in the Club with out Firsts, Second and Thirds all in action on Friday and Saturday.Friday night in Thomond Park is shaping up to be a great night with very limited spaces left for our pre-match. if you are interested in going contact Kevin ASAP. Remember – we cannot cater for drop in’s on the night so if you plan on going you must be booked in!

AIL Round 10
Shannon 24 UCD 20

Our Firsts got the second half of the season off to a good start with a win over UCD in the UCD Bowl. The win saw us move up a place on the table and so we are in 5th place just behind Garryowen going into tomorrows game.

In an entertaining match, both sides gave their all with UCD taking an early lead after landing two penalties. Shannon then took the lead after an Eathon Moloney try and held the lead for the rest of the game. Further tries came from Jack Stafford and Pa Ryan with Ben Daly – making his senior debut – converting all and landing a penalty.

Four points on the road is a fantastic achievement and all eyes will now turn to Thomond Park this Friday night for our next local derby. Its sure to be a fantastic night so make sure you come along!

Gleeson League
Shannon 18 Ard Scoil Old Boys 13

Our Thirds put on another fantastic display last weekend as they welcomed Ard Scoil Old Boys to Coonagh. It is the first time both sides have met since Ard Scoil’s formation with Ard Scoil sitting in second position on the table behind Shannon. Our Thirds – who have put in plenty of brilliant performances so far this year came away with the all important win – seeing them retain their position on top of the Gleeson League. Its now 7/7 wins in the League for our Thirds who have a match in hand and go on to face Old Crescent in the Crescent Comp this weekend at 2.30pm.

Donal Walsh
Shannon 31 Young Munster 7

A brace of tries saw our u20s come away from Tom Clifford Park with the all important bonus point win last Sunday. In sunny but cold conditions our u20s took some time to get firing but when they did – they never looked back. Tries came from Rhys Tucker, Jack O’Mahoney, Glen Clancy and Mike O’Gorman. It was a great team performance and sees our u20’s in 3rd position on the table. They play table toppers Garryowen on Saturday in Dooradoyle.

Underage Roundup

Well done to our U14s blue team who are through to the final after a 29-10 win over Garryowen. in a repeat of last year’s final the u14s will meet Young Munster.

Our U12’s had two teams on the road yesterday competing in Blitz’s. One side travelled to Thomond and the other to UL Bohs in Annacotty. Both sides had a great day with some great rugby played.

Well done to our U12’s & 14’s who got themselves out to Tomond Park last week to raise funds for their upcoming tour’s. They were hard at work bucket collecting for the day!

‪Well done to our u14s Girls side who played some fantastic rugby at a blitz in Annacotty!

Ireland U20s

Congratulations to Jake Flannery, Craig Casey and Luke Masters on being named in the u20s 2019 six nations squad! Craig is also named as vice-captain. We are delighted to be so well represented this year and are already looking forward to the six nations – well done guys!

Champ or Chimp 2019

We are delighted to launch the Champ or Chimp event for another year. The competition has quickly become a club favourite in our fundraising calendar so we are really excited to share this years competition with you. Our Champ or Chimp committee have made a few exciting tweaks to the competition and are already accepting entries. You can get your form from any committee member (both executive and Champ or Chimp) As always we are open to sharing the venture with other clubs across all sports and have already got clubs on board. If you would like any more information on this please contact Pat Downey on this number: 087-6709225

See below for a copy of the form and remember if you aren’t in you cant win! We are already looking forward to seeing how your predictions pan out!

Underage Easter Rugby Camp

We are delighted to announce that we will be running an Easter Rugby Camp this year. The camp will run from April 15th-18th and will be open to boys and girls aged 4-14. The camp will run from 9:00am to 1:00pm each day and is being run by our Senior panel. Keep an eye out for some special guests too.If our Summer Camp is anything to go by – this is sure to be a great event!! It is priced at €50 per child and only €30 for additional children. f you would like to book a spot contact Tony Cusack at 085-7616626 or shannoneastercamp@gmail.com – places have already started to fill up!