Club and Community Finals Programme April 14th
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Bank of irel<strong>and</strong> girls u16, u14 & u18 cup finals<br />
Sunday, <strong>14th</strong> april<br />
at dexcom stadium<br />
Sponsored by Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong>
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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.
girls’ u16 Cup Final<br />
Referees: katie kilbane, ruaridh Allen (ar1), michelle jessop mclaughlin (Ar2)<br />
ballinasloe rfc
girls’ u16 Cup Final<br />
Referees: katie kilbane, ruaridh Allen (ar1), michelle jessop mclaughlin (Ar2)<br />
westport rfc
Ballinasloe RFC MANAGEMENT<br />
Gearóid Finneran<br />
Head Coach<br />
stephen goode<br />
Backs Coach<br />
Alec Farrell<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
Brendan O’Sullivan<br />
Medic<br />
Siobhan Turley<br />
Medic
westport RFC MANAGEMENT<br />
David Conway<br />
Head Coach<br />
Des Reidy.<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
Kayla Conway<br />
Ball Girl<br />
Biddy Hughes<br />
Team Manager<br />
Cohan O’Grady<br />
Ball Boy
girls’ u14 cup Final<br />
Referees: Sarah o’rourke, ruaridh Allen (ar1), michelle jessop mclaughlin (Ar2)<br />
ballinasloe rfc
girls’ u14 cup Final<br />
Referees: Sarah o’rourke, ruaridh Allen (ar1), michelle jessop mclaughlin (Ar2)<br />
tuam/oughterard rfc
Ballinasloe RFC MANAGEMENT<br />
stephen goode<br />
Head Coach<br />
Lyn Donnelly<br />
Backs Coach<br />
Brendan O’Sullivan<br />
Medic<br />
Rebekah Condon<br />
H2O
tuam/oughterard RFC MANAGEMENT<br />
Andrew Antonio<br />
Coach<br />
Sean Higgins<br />
Coach<br />
Owen Lydon<br />
Coach<br />
martin irons<br />
Coach<br />
norman tierney<br />
Coach
girls’ u18 cup Final<br />
Referees: siobhán daly, david watterson (ar1), pietro bonanno (Ar2)<br />
ballina rfc
girls’ u18 cup Final<br />
Referees: siobhán daly, david watterson (ar1), pietro bonanno (Ar2)<br />
tuam/oughterard colts rfc
Ballina RFC MANAGEMENT<br />
Stephen lacken<br />
Head Coach<br />
Declan Murphy<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
Deirdre Whyte<br />
Team Manager<br />
Oisin Quinn<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
Stephen lacken<br />
Medical/Physio
tuam/oughterard RFC MANAGEMENT<br />
Shane Collins<br />
Coach<br />
martin irons<br />
Coach<br />
owen lydon<br />
Coach<br />
norman tierney<br />
Coach
finals preview<br />
This Sunday, <strong>14th</strong> <strong>April</strong> sees the next round of<br />
Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>and</strong> Schools finals in Dexcom<br />
Stadium with the Youth Girls Cup <strong>Finals</strong>. The U16<br />
Girls’ Cup Final will take place at 11:00 AM followed<br />
by the U14 Girls’ Cup Final at 1:00 PM <strong>and</strong> the U18<br />
Girls’ Cup Final at 2:30 PM.<br />
the table, they progressed to the League final in<br />
Dexcom Stadium after beating Creggs RFC 35-14 in<br />
their home semi-final. The Ballinasloe side ended<br />
their league final against Ballina RFC in a draw,<br />
meaning that whoever scored the first try won the<br />
match which was Ballina on this occasion. Driven<br />
by this, Ballinasloe came back firing in the Cup<br />
The first final of the day is the Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> u16<br />
Girl’s Cup Final which will see Ballinasloe RFC take<br />
on Westport RFC. For some of these players, this<br />
match-up will be familiar as the two clubs faced<br />
each other in the Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> U14 Girls’ Cup<br />
Final last year at Dexcom Stadium. In that instance,<br />
Ballinasloe came away with a 3-point win. Both<br />
teams have had impressive performances this<br />
year. Ballinasloe recorded no losses during their<br />
U16 League campaign <strong>and</strong> only 1 draw against<br />
Westport in Round 6 of the competition. Topping<br />
competition holding a clean record <strong>and</strong> overcoming<br />
Ballina in their thrilling semi-final rematch with a<br />
38-33 scoreline to secure their place in the final this<br />
coming Sunday. Westport RFC only lost to Ballina<br />
in Round 7 of their league campaign as well as in<br />
the semi-final in two close contests but recorded<br />
brilliant wins against Tuam/Oughterard Colts <strong>and</strong><br />
Sligo RFC along with a draw against Ballinasloe. In<br />
the Cup Campaign, Westport continued to grow <strong>and</strong><br />
recorded wins over Claremorris RFC <strong>and</strong> Buccaneers<br />
RFC in Pool C meaning they faced Creggs once again
in their Semi-Final. Creggs gave them a strong<br />
contest, but Westport eventually secured the win<br />
with a scoreline of 10-7. These two teams will be<br />
more than ready to face off this Sunday, so be sure<br />
to get your ticket. The Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> U16 Girls’<br />
Plate Final is at 11:00 AM on Sun, <strong>14th</strong> <strong>April</strong> in<br />
Dexcom Stadium.<br />
Girls’ Plate Final last year when Ballina came away<br />
with a 14-10 win so are no strangers to each other.<br />
Both Ballina <strong>and</strong> Tuam/Oughterard had a few losses<br />
in their League campaign this season with both<br />
falling just short in their Semi-<strong>Finals</strong>. However, they<br />
both came back strong in their Cup Campaigns<br />
with clean sheets. Ballina claimed the victories<br />
against Claremorris RFC, Buccaneers RFC, <strong>and</strong><br />
The second final of the day will see Ballinasloe<br />
RFC take on Tuam/Oughterard RFC in the Bank of<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong> U14 Girls’ Cup Final. Winners of last year’s<br />
U14 Girls’ Cup final, Ballinasloe will be looking<br />
to defend their title against a strong Tuam/<br />
Oughterard side. In their Cup campaign, Ballinasloe<br />
claimed victories over Castlebar RFC <strong>and</strong> Westport<br />
RFC, seeing them face off against <strong>and</strong> impressive<br />
Dunmore RFC in their home Semi-Final. A thrilling<br />
contest, the game ended in a draw with the winner<br />
decided over who scored the first try meaning<br />
that Ballinasloe will face Tuam/Oughterard in the<br />
Ballinrobe RFC seeing them into an away Semi-Final<br />
against a strong Creggs RFC team. After a thrilling<br />
game of rugby, Ballina came away with a 28-19<br />
win seeing them into the final this Sunday. Tuam/<br />
Oughterard also progressed through their Cup<br />
campaign without a loss, seeing wins over Corrib<br />
RFC, Corinthians RFC, <strong>and</strong> then Westport RFC in<br />
their home Semi-Final. This is sure to be a fabulous<br />
game of rugby by the two sides in what will be a<br />
hotly contested final. The Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> U14 Girls’<br />
Cup Final is at 1:00 PM on Sun, <strong>14th</strong> <strong>April</strong> in Dexcom<br />
Stadium.<br />
final this Sunday. Tuam/Oughterard also stormed<br />
through their Cup campaign <strong>and</strong> into the Semi-<br />
Final where they faced Creggs RFC at home. A<br />
decisive win, they came away with an impressive<br />
Fans are encouraged to buy their tickets in advance<br />
as all 2024 finals will be cashless. Tickets can be<br />
purchased here.<br />
27-14 win. Two very exciting young teams who are<br />
sure to show amazing displays of rugby, Sunday’s<br />
final is a game not to be missed. The Bank of<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong> U14 Girls’ Cup Final is at 1:00 PM on Sun,<br />
<strong>14th</strong> <strong>April</strong> in Dexcom Stadium.<br />
The third, <strong>and</strong> last, final of the day will see Ballina<br />
RFC take on last year’s U18 Cup winners Tuam/<br />
Oughterard RFC in the Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> U18 Girls’<br />
Cup Final. These two teams faced off in the U16
<strong>Club</strong> Well-Wishes!<br />
Ballina rfc message<br />
“Congratulations <strong>and</strong> our very best wishes to our<br />
wonderful U18 Girls on their Cup Final Day in Dexcom<br />
Stadium. Thank you to both players <strong>and</strong> coaches for all<br />
your hard work <strong>and</strong> dedication. A very proud day for<br />
you as players, coaches <strong>and</strong> your families. Enjoy ladies<br />
<strong>and</strong> we will be there on the sidelines cheering you on.“<br />
- President Adrian Bourke<br />
Ballinasloe rfc message<br />
“We at Ballinasloe Rfc wish our U16 girls the best of<br />
luck against Westport in the Connacht Cup final - a<br />
great achievement <strong>and</strong> we are very proud of you all.”<br />
“We at Ballinasloe Rfc wish our U14’s girls the very<br />
best of luck against Tuam/Oughterard in their second<br />
Connacht Cup Final a great achievement <strong>and</strong> we are very<br />
proud of you all.”<br />
tuam/oughterard colts MESSAGE<br />
“Tuam RFC are delighted to have 2 teams involved in 2<br />
finals today <strong>and</strong> wish Tuam/Oughterard u14s & u18s<br />
girls the best of luck in both games. We are so proud of<br />
all the girls for getting this far <strong>and</strong> hope to see them<br />
lifting the cups after the games.“<br />
Oughterard Rfc are delighted for both our u14s <strong>and</strong><br />
u18s reaching the cup finals. we are very proud of them<br />
<strong>and</strong> it‘s a great privilege <strong>and</strong> occasion for the girls to<br />
get to play in dexcom stadium. it‘s days like these that<br />
keep the girls playing rugby.“<br />
Westport rfc MESSAGE<br />
“Everyone at Rugby <strong>Club</strong> are incredibly proud of the<br />
journey this group of players <strong>and</strong> coaches have been<br />
on this season. It’s a young team, many of whom only<br />
made the move up from U14s in September. There is a<br />
great team spirit <strong>and</strong> comraderie amongst everyone<br />
involved, on <strong>and</strong> off the pitch. We wish them the very<br />
best of luck in what will be a hard fought battle v<br />
Ballinasloe RFC in the U16 Cup final. Hon the Port!”
Upcoming <strong>Finals</strong><br />
sponsored by bank of irel<strong>and</strong><br />
SUNDAY, 21st APRIL<br />
11am: bank of irel<strong>and</strong> U14 Boys Cup FINAL<br />
12:30pm: bank of irel<strong>and</strong> U16 Boys Cup FINAL<br />
2:30PM: bank of irel<strong>and</strong> U18.5 Boys Cup FINAL<br />
WEDNESDAY, 24th APRIL<br />
11am: u14 Boys School a league Final<br />
12:30pm: Junior Boys c school cup final<br />
2:30pm: junior Boys b school cup final<br />
SUNDAY, 28th APRIL<br />
11am: Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> u13 boys cup final<br />
12:30pm: Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> u15 boys cup final<br />
2:30pm: Bank of Irel<strong>and</strong> u17 boys cup final