Club Notes WE 23.4.17

This week’s club notes come from Thurles RFC and Bantry Bay RFC, who have a historic inaugural women’s final this weekend.

Thurles RFC
Courtesy of Brian Scanlon

U18 East Munster Plate final

Thurles U18 Boys ended their season in fine style on Monday with a hard fought victory over Waterford City in the Final of The East Munster Plate coming out on top with a scoreline of 17-15 at Clonmel RFC. The boys are now preparing to play their last 2 games of the season, when they travel to Bristol in the UK next weekend.

Bantry Bay RFC
Courtesy of Geraldine Hicks

South Munster U14 Plate quarter-final

Last weekend saw our U14’s take on Kanturk RFC in the South Munster Plate Quarter Final. It was a tightly contested game from the off with Bantry crossing the white wash first through the quick hands of the backs. Duly converted by the boot of Tadgh. Kanturk quickly countered with a superb run from a set piece by their No. 4. They also converted. Both teams traded possession for the remainder of the half with neither putting points on the board. Kanturk came out with fire in their bellies in the second half and quickly went in under the posts and again converted. BBRFC refused to be rattled and played their own game. They kept attacking and looked to be in a good scoring position on a number of occasions but were unable to cross. They worked phase after phase with the forwards making extremely hard yards and suddenly the ball got out to the backs and again Luke ran it and managed to cross. They now trailed by 2 points, 12-14.

Again they regrouped and defended their line like their lives depended on it. Again the forwards kept the pressure on and from a set piece the backs again ran it and managed to cross. They now had 1 minute to defend and keep the wall solid. They maintained their discipline and came out the correct side of the scoreline. Today there was a team on the pitch, the win came from each of them working for their teammate. It really was a brilliant game to watch and we are all looking forward to the Semi Final.

Munster Ladies Div 1 plate final

Our Senior Ladies take on Dungarvan & Youghal Ladies on 23rd April, KO 1pm in Bandon RFC in the Munster Plate Division 1 Final. This is the first final our ladies will compete in since their formation in 2015. It will also be the ladies 25th game since forming so an historic day for the club.

U16 South Munster Development final

Our U16 boys will compete in South Munster Development Cup Final  in PBC grounds on the 29th of April KO 1.30pm. They will play the winners of Mallow v Douglas.

The boys beat Midleton RFC in the semi final in a tough encounter. The score finished 13-0 to the Bay Boys. It was a massive team effort by every player.