2016 | Bruff Rugby Football Club

The following are the upcoming Youth fixtures and starting time this weekend for Youth Rugby week ending 6^th November 2016.

There are three home fixtures this weekend for Youth Rugby as the Under 18, Under 16 and Under 15 teams get another run out in their respective leagues.

The Under 18 team have Richmond RFC on Sunday morning where the game has a starting time of 12:00 pm.

The Under 16 team have Ennis RFC on Sunday morning where the game has a starting time of 13:00 pm.

The Under 15 team are home to Young Munster RFC in Sunday morning which has a starting time of 11:45 am.

The Under 14 team are scheduled to play Newport in Newport Sunday morning which has a starting time of 11:00 am.

There is also an Under 9 Blitz in Kilballyowen Sunday morning which is scheduled to start at 10:30 am. There are 5 travelling teams so there will be additional traffic in the Car Park.

As Usual Please Take Care when entering and leaving the car park on Sunday morning as Mini Rugby is also on.

It was another disappointing day for the seniors on Saturday as they fell to their forth league defeat of the season away to Navan. Bruff did lead the game for large periods but it was Navan who finished strongest to record a 32.22 home victory. Bruff did however come away with the try scoring bonus point clocking up four try’s on the day from Mark Cosgrove, Liam Tracey, Sean Darcy and Sean Hartigan with one conversion from the boot of Richie McAuliffe.

Next up on for the 1^st XV is Tullamore who visit Kilballyowen on Saturday. Bruff won the corresponding fixture 22-15 last season and will be hoping to repeat the result this weekend. KO is a 2.30 pm and all support would be welcomed.

Bruff Team: 1.Dave Horan 2.Johnny Hogan 3. Brendan Keogh 4.Barry Laffan 5.Brian Morrissey 6.Cillian Rea 7. Johnny Clery 8.Sean Heartigan 9.Davy O Grady 10.Tony Cahill 11. Mark Cosgrove 12. Sean Darcy13. Jack o Grady 14.Liam Treacy 15. Richie McAuliffe 16. Keith Laffan 17. Neilus Keogh 18. Mike Cooke 19 Paddy Clery 20 Eric Finn 21 Tommy Carroll

It was a better day for the u20’s who recorded a try bonus point win over Highfield. Bruff had tries from Cian Clifford (2), Liam Barrett, Tadgh O Dwyer & David Moloney to win out 32.15. Kevin Mcmanus kicked 6 points from placed balls.

Team, 1. Brady Day 2. Thomas Quigley 3. Shane Kelly 4. Cian Mulqueen 5. Feargal Cooke 6. Brian Bulfin 7. Gareth Cooke 8. Tadgh O Dwyer 9. Niall Byrnes 10. Cian Clifford 11. Liam Barret 12. Thomas Breen 13. Conor Fitzpatrick 14. David Moloney 15 Kevin McManus 16. Darren O Farrell 17. Jack Fitzgerald 18. Liam O Mahony 19. Stephen Dunworth 20. Billy Dunne

The James Keating Mini Rugby memorial festival occurred on Bank Holiday Monday, 31^st October. A total of 20 teams participated in what turned out to be a great day’s rugby. An excellent crowd was present throughout the day and provided great support to all the teams that played some excellent games in the warm Autumn sunshine.

The teams that participated included two teams from Bruff, the other teams included the following, Ballina/Killaloe RFC, Cashel RFC, Clanwilliam RFC, Kanturk RFC, Kilfeacle RFC, Monivea RFC, Nenagh RFC, Old Crescent RFC, Portarlington RFC, Richmond RFC, Shannon RFC, St. Mary’s RFC, St. Senans RFC, Thomond RFC, Young Munster RFC. Our thanks go to all of the teams that participated on the day and that played the games in a competitive and sporting environment.

The Bruff Lions team got through to the final of the Keating Cup where their opponents were first time Keating Cup competitors Monivea. The game itself was an excellent game, competitive, played in a sporting manner with good support provided by the crowd attending the festival. In the end the Bruff Lions got the crucial scores winning on a score line of 2 – 0 with approval from the home support. The result of the game meant that Bruff retained the Keating Cup for a third successive year.

The Impact Rugby Sponsored Shield was presented to the winning captain of Old Crescent by Neilus Noonan (Incoming President Bruff RFC. The Kilballyowen Plate was presented to the winning captain of St. Senans also by Neilus Noonan.

The Keating Cup was presented to the winning captain by Marian Keating and the medals were presented to the victorious Bruff team by Nicholas Cooke, Bruff RFC, Club President.

Thanks also goes to Leo Mayne (Munster Association Referees) for providing the referees for the day who ensured player safety and also ensured the players enjoyed the games in a sporting environment. Thanks also to those who marked out the pitches and to those who helped co-ordinate the group stage games through to the final.

Thanks also to the Keating family who provided an excellent meal at the end of the evening to conclude the day. Thanks goes to those who provided the hot food, drinks, soup and sandwiches on the day.

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The James Keating Memorial Mini Rugby festival is scheduled for the 31st October Bank Holiday Monday.

This year we have a total of 21 teams participating in the highly regarded Mini Rugby festival. The following teams will be participating, Abbeyfeale RFC, Ballina/Killaloe RFC, Cashel RFC, Clanwilliam RFC, Kanturk RFC, Kilfeacle RFC, Monivea RFC, Nenagh RFC, Old Crescent RFC, Portarlington RFC, Richmond RFC, Shannon RFC, St. Mary’s RFC, St. Senans RFC, Thomond RFC, Young Munster RFC and the Bruff RFC teams will also be competing this year to try to retain the coveted James Keating trophy.
This year also we will have the Impact Rugby Perpetual Shield kindly sponsored by our partners in Underage Rugby Impact Rugby at Bruff RFC for the team that wins the second place section.
Additionally this year we also have the Kilballyowen Perpetual Plate that will be presented to the team that wins the third place section.
Rugby on the day is due to commence at 11:00 am with group stage games followed by the quarter finals, semi-finals and finals.
Come along for a great day out where you get a chance to meet up with old friends. There will be plenty of refreshments available on the day to go along with the rugby.

If you have any questions call Bernard on 086 – 8030037 for details.

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The following are the upcoming Youth fixtures and starting time this weekend for Youth Rugby week ending 23^rd October 2016.

There are two home friendly fixtures this weekend for Youth Rugby as the Under 15 and Under 14 teams get another run out with friendlies.

The Under 18 team travel to Kilrush RFC on Sunday morning where the game has a starting time of 12:30 pm.

The Under 16 team make the short journey into Dooradoyle to play Garryowen RFC on Sunday morning where the game has a starting time of 11:30 pm.

The Under 15 team are home to Clanwilliam RFC in Sunday morning which has a starting time of 12:00 pm.

The Under 14 team are at home in Kilballyowen versus Cashel RFC Sunday morning which has a starting time of 12:00 pm.

The Under 13 team travel to Newcastlewest RFC on Sunday morning where the game has an early starting time of 10:00 am.

As Usual Please Take Care when entering and leaving the car park on Sunday morning as Mini Rugby is also on.

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