Tuesday, March 14, 2017

League Results weekend 11th/12th

Seniors Our Senior 1&2 signed off their league campaigns with a win (2nds) and a loss both finishing just outside the automatic playoff positions. With cup action vs Belvedere still to come, Mark Whitehead & Jason Winfield have made great strides with this young squad and will have learnt the measure of themselves and other teams. Onwards and upwards ! Seniors 3 & 4 - both games were conceded by the opposition and our 3rds and 4ths claim the league points. U18s lost 17-15 to North Meath.  U17 had no match but have now secured home semi final in premier league v Cill Dara, scheduled for 2nd April.  U16s game vs Cill Dara was rescheduled  U15s won against Ratoath and are now in the Plate Semi vs Seapoint  U14s MOVE INTO PLATE FINAL U14s 28 Blackrock 17  Metro Plate Semi Final Fresh off the back of a hard fought win against Terenure in the Metro Cup quarterfinal, the 2003 group had to do it all again in the Metro Plate, travelling to Stradbrook for a ding dong battle with old foes Blackrock. After taking an early lead, Coolmine looked the dominant side but an interception by Blackrock allowed them to cross the line but then missed the conversion. And so Coolmine kept a stranglehold on the game but Rock pushed them all the way to the end. Coolmine we're missing six of theirnsquad and then down two more from the front row at the start from a clash of heads, it was another massive defensive effort that kept the southsiders score line static for the most.  A superbly worked back move off a scrum by Coolmine in the closing minutes tore the Rock defence open allowing the sensational Callum Oliphant through under the posts and book their place in the final. Special mention to James Caffrey, Fiachra McGovern, Ollie Jones & Daire 'I-CAN-PLAY-ANY-POSITION' Kenny. #hardworkdedication