Both the seconds and thirds were in action this weekend. The J2’s were first out on Saturday in the Gleeson League with a home games against St. Marys.
Bruff were up 13-3 at half time thanks to trys from Noel Ford and Shane O Donnell with Ritchie McAuliffe adding a penalty. Bruff had to fight hard in the second half and held out for a 13-10 victory.
The 2nds were in action Sunday away to UL Bohs. The fixture doubled as a league and transfield Cup game. Behind for most of the game Bruff eventually came away with a 22-21 win. John Carrol opened the Bruff account with a try in the first half with Barry Enright adding the conversion. Enright kicked a penalty mid way through the second half before Martin O Rourke Scored a brace of trys from 2 push over scrums one of which was converted.
Well Done Martin Hennessy
All at Bruff Rugby club would like to congratulate Martin Hennessy who recently competed in the 250Km Sahara Race . Martin finshed 46th from over 150 competitor’s.