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finals preview<br />
The Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> <strong>Final</strong> between<br />
Buccaneers RFC <strong>and</strong> Sligo Rugby is taking place<br />
Saturday, 9th March at 2:00 PM in Hamilton Park<br />
(Sligo Rugby).<br />
Buccaneers RFC will travel to Hamilton Park in<br />
Sligo to take on rivals Sligo Rugby in the Bank<br />
of Irel<strong>and</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> <strong>Final</strong> this Saturday. These<br />
teams are no strangers, having faced each other<br />
in the <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> <strong>Final</strong> in the 2022/23 season.<br />
On that occasion, Buccaneers took the win with<br />
a 15-8 scoreline in what was an incredible match<br />
that kept spectators on their seats until the final<br />
whistle.<br />
In the 2023/24 season up to now, the two sides<br />
met back in September in Round 5 of the Bank<br />
of Irel<strong>and</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> League in preparation for the<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> where Sligo came away with a decisive<br />
49-17 win against Buccaneers at Hamilton Park.<br />
Buccaneers had a clean run in the <strong>Senior</strong> League<br />
up until this match, beating Corinthians RFC<br />
(home), Galwegians RFC (away), <strong>and</strong> Ballina RFC<br />
(home) before falling to a strong Sligo side. They<br />
they went on to beat Corinthians 27-15 in their<br />
Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> semi-final at home on<br />
the 6th January.<br />
Sligo managed four out of four wins to top the<br />
table in the <strong>Senior</strong> League, beating Ballina RFC<br />
at home <strong>and</strong> Galwegians <strong>and</strong> Corinthians away,<br />
meaning they were straight into the <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Cup</strong><br />
final.<br />
Both teams then headed into the AIL season with<br />
their seconds teams playing in the J1B League. They<br />
haven’t faced each other since their Round 5 <strong>Senior</strong><br />
League game, <strong>and</strong> it’s inevitable that both teams<br />
will be ready for a rematch. Buccaneers have the<br />
tough task of beating Sligo at Hamilton Park ahead<br />
of them, but they will be more than up for the<br />
challenge.
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