Club and Community Finals Programme Feb 18th
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u16 Girls <strong>and</strong> u18.5 boys league <strong>Finals</strong><br />
Sunday, <strong>18th</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary<br />
at dexcom stadium<br />
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2022/23 Snapshots
<strong>Club</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />
A word from Head of <strong>Club</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Community</strong>, Joe Gorham<br />
<strong>Finals</strong> Day at the mecca that is<br />
Dexcom Stadium is the pinnacle<br />
of our <strong>Club</strong> <strong>and</strong> School players’<br />
ambitions. It is a day of celebration for<br />
the whole of Connacht Rugby.<br />
It is truly a memorable occasion for all<br />
concerned which, undoubtedly, will<br />
be a source of conversation with your<br />
teammates in the many years ahead.<br />
The sport of rugby allows for all our<br />
players to realise the limits of their<br />
ambitions, it allows us to create lifelong<br />
memories, however, most importantly,<br />
it is the maker of lifelong friendships.<br />
There is no better feeling than to lift<br />
a Cup, Plate or Bowl alongside your<br />
teammates while representing your<br />
club or school. It is all about People <strong>and</strong><br />
Place.<br />
Sport also reflects life, in that, with<br />
every cup final there must be a winner
<strong>and</strong> a loser. Regardless of winning<br />
or losing, the hope is that everyone<br />
involved on <strong>Finals</strong> Days will have a<br />
quality experience on their big day.<br />
The advent of the new pitch at<br />
Dexcom Stadium has allowed <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Community</strong> the opportunity to<br />
host additional Cup <strong>and</strong> League <strong>Finals</strong><br />
(male <strong>and</strong> female/<strong>Club</strong> & school)<br />
this season. In fact, we are hugely<br />
excited to host over 40 <strong>Club</strong> & School<br />
finals over the course of the next few<br />
months.<br />
Volunteers, Coaches <strong>and</strong> Managers<br />
to get you to this day. Volunteers<br />
are the life-blood of our sport <strong>and</strong> it<br />
would be remiss of me, on this day of<br />
celebration, not to say a huge thank<br />
you to each <strong>and</strong> every <strong>Club</strong> & School<br />
Volunteer for the magical work you<br />
put in day in <strong>and</strong> day out for the cause<br />
that is rugby in Connacht.<br />
Finally, we at <strong>Club</strong> & <strong>Community</strong><br />
rugby wish all our finalists <strong>and</strong> their<br />
loyal supporters the very best of luck<br />
on the day.<br />
On <strong>Finals</strong> Days, we must never<br />
forget the huge amount of work <strong>and</strong><br />
personal sacrifice put in by all the<br />
Connacht Abú.
U16 Girls Division 1<br />
Referee: jon hunt<br />
ballinasloe rfc
U16 Girls Division 1<br />
Referee: jon hunt<br />
ballina rfc
Ballinasloe rfc MANAGEMENT<br />
gearoid finneran<br />
Head Coach<br />
alec farrell<br />
Team Manager<br />
stephen goode<br />
Backs Coach<br />
brendan o’sullivan<br />
Medic<br />
siobhan turley<br />
Medic
Ballina RFC MANAGEMENT<br />
brian campbell<br />
Head Coach<br />
Sinead martin<br />
Team Manager<br />
Mairéad Hopkins<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
orla mcshane<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
kevin martin<br />
Assistant Coach
U18.5 boys Division 2<br />
Referee: cian hough<br />
ballinasloe rfc
U18.5 boys Division 2<br />
Referee: cian hough<br />
Carrick-on-shannon rfc
Ballinasloe rfc MANAGEMENT<br />
godfrey gibbons<br />
Head Coach<br />
tom waters<br />
Team Manager<br />
cathal brophy<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
enda jennings<br />
Medic
carrick-on-shannon RFC<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
sean mckeon<br />
Head Coach<br />
Dave Mahon<br />
Head Coach<br />
Jarlath o’connor<br />
Team Manager<br />
dermot o’connell<br />
Team Manager
U16 Girls‘ Division 1<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ings:<br />
U18.5 boys‘ Division 2<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ings:
U16 Girls‘ Division 1<br />
League final<br />
ballinasloe rfc message<br />
“from everyone at ballinasloe Rfc we wish<br />
the u16 girls the very best of luck against<br />
ballina today in the league final. enjoy <strong>and</strong> do<br />
yourselves proud like we are of you all!“<br />
ballina rfc message<br />
“<strong>Club</strong> president adrian bourke <strong>and</strong> all at<br />
ballina rfc would like to wish our U16 girls<br />
<strong>and</strong> management the very best of luck today in<br />
the league final!”<br />
U18.5 boys‘ Division 2<br />
League final<br />
ballinasloe rfc MESSAGE<br />
“from everyone at ballinasloe Rfc we wish<br />
the u18.5 boys the very best of luck against<br />
Carrick today in the league final. enjoy <strong>and</strong> do<br />
yourselves proud like we are of you all!“<br />
carrick-on-shannon rfc MESSAGE<br />
“carrick-on-shannon rfc would like to wish<br />
our inaugural u18.5 team the best of luck in<br />
their provincial final!”<br />
carrick-on-shannon rfc would like to remember<br />
the layden family on the one year anniversary of<br />
president peter layden’s passing. rip.
finals preview<br />
This Sunday, <strong>18th</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary marks the<br />
second day of the Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Schools finals in Dexcom Stadium<br />
with a double-header that’s not to<br />
be missed. The U16 Girls’ Division 1<br />
League Final will take place at 11:00 AM<br />
followed by the U18.5 Boys’ Division 2<br />
Final at 1:00 PM.<br />
The first of the two finals is the Bank<br />
of Irel<strong>and</strong> U16 Girls’ Division 1 League<br />
Final Cup which will see Ballinasloe<br />
RFC take on Ballina RFC. Both teams<br />
narrowly missed out on the U16<br />
Division 1 League Final last year which<br />
saw Sligo RFC <strong>and</strong> Tuam/Oughterard<br />
RFC contest for the trophy.<br />
Both Ballinasloe <strong>and</strong> Ballina stormed<br />
through the U16 League this season<br />
with Ballina’s only loss being in round<br />
1 against Ballinasloe where they fell to<br />
the home side 12-5 after a nail-biter of a<br />
game. Ballinasloe’s winning streak was<br />
only disrupted by an away draw against<br />
Westport in round 6 of the competition.<br />
Ballinasloe <strong>and</strong> Ballina have both<br />
displayed impressive performances this<br />
season <strong>and</strong> this final will be no different.<br />
The match is promised to be a thriller of<br />
a rematch between the two sides.
The Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> U16 Girls’ Division<br />
1 League Final is at 11:00 AM on Sun,<br />
<strong>18th</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary in Dexcom Stadium.<br />
they came away with a 24-12 win, while<br />
Carrick-on-Shannon breezed into the<br />
final with a 36-5 semi-final win against<br />
Westport RFC at home.<br />
The second final of the day will see<br />
Ballinasloe RFC take on Carrick-on-<br />
Shannon RFC in the Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
U18.5 Boys’ Division 2 League Final.<br />
This is sure to be a hotly contested<br />
game with two incredibly strong sides<br />
battling it out.<br />
The Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> U18.5 Boys’ Division<br />
2 League Final is at 1:00 PM on Sun, <strong>18th</strong><br />
<strong>Feb</strong>ruary in Dexcom Stadium.<br />
Fans are encouraged to buy their<br />
tickets in advance as all 2024 finals will<br />
be cashless.<br />
Like the U16 Girls’ League Final teams,<br />
both Ballinasloe <strong>and</strong> Carrick-on-<br />
Shannon have had clean records <strong>and</strong><br />
decisive wins this<br />
season. Carrick-on-Shannon’s team<br />
are no strangers to League finals as<br />
their U17 team made it to the U17<br />
Division 2 League Final last year against<br />
Castlebar. This season, their only loss<br />
in the league was to Ballinasloe where<br />
they lost 26-19 at home in round 6 of<br />
the competition – both teams’ closest<br />
games in the league.<br />
Tickets can be purchased here.<br />
Ballinasloe faced a strong Loughrea<br />
RFC side in their home semi-final where
Upcoming <strong>Finals</strong><br />
SUNDAY, 3RD MARCH<br />
11am: Men’s J1A LeaGuE FINAL<br />
1:30pm: MEN’S J1B LeaGuE FINAL<br />
4pm: MEN’S J1C League Final<br />
WEDNESDAY, 6TH March<br />
11am: Junior Girls schools League Final<br />
1pm: senior Girls schools League Final<br />
WEDNESDAY, 13th MARCH<br />
11am: Junior boys a schools cup FINAL<br />
1:00pm: senior boys C schools cup FINAL<br />
3:30pm: senior boys b schools cup FINAl<br />
6pm: senior boys a schools cup FINAl<br />
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