Weekend 25th/26th Novemeber
Minis
Balbriggan U12s side traveled to Guinness on the weekend. Both
teams showed great talent resulting in a high scoring battle.
Balbriggan scored seven great tries with Dara O Cuiningan scoring
a triumphant four out of seven. Other try scorers were Ruauri
Obyrne, Aaron Bruton and Glen Foley. However Balbriggans ability
to score from many positions didn’t stop Guinness scoring
nine tries to take the win. Although Balbriggan walked away with
a lose, there were many outstanding performances across the field
and in particular Glen Foley and Aaron Bruton played outstanding.
Balbriggan RFC Youths
Windy conditions didn’t help Balbriggans U14 with a win.
Balbriggan U14s faced Ashborne on the weekend at Bath Rd. Balbriggan
started strong with great ball retention and field position. Unfortunately
Balbriggan could not convert pressure into points and lost 31-0.
There were great performances from keen new comers Joe and Walter,
and a strong performance in a new position from Jamie Fogharty.
Home advantage proved strong for Malachy Malones U16s side with
a 29-0 win over neighbors Swords. Brian McAuley and Dave Sheriden
proved too strong for the second week in a row both crossing the
line. Other tries were scored by Rua, Darren and new comer Stephen.
The U16s are looking great and developing into a stronger team
each week.
Weekend 18th/19th of Novemeber
Balbriggan RFC Minis
Balbriggan under 10s battled at home against Ashbourne, and almost
lost their unbeaten run of 8 games after a very exciting 4-4 draw
.Balbriggan took the lead with tries from Robert O Byrne and Liam
Thornton but conceded four tries to be 4-2 behind going into the
final 5 minutes of the game. Balbriggan lads upped their performance
considerably, with man of the match David Goodman scoring two
break away tries using his scintillating pace to score in the
corner on both occasions. Defensively Balbriggan was strong with
bone crunching tackles made from Brian Smyth, Stephen Sharpe and
Jordan Murphy against the much bigger Ashbourne team. There were
outstanding performances in the pack from Adam McCaffrey and Harry
Corscoran.
Balbriggan’s Under 7s played their first matches of the
year against close neighbors Skerries. In their first match Balbriggan
lost narrowly 5 – 2. They played very well in the second
match drawing 5 all. Scorers on the day for Balbriggan were Kean
Nulty who also excelled in defence, Ruairi Kennedy who scored
three and Sean Hussey. Others who also played really well in attack
and defence were Liam Ruelens, Ben Casey and Darragh.
Balbriggan RFC Youths
Balbriggan under 14s conceded a win against strong runners Navan.
Balbriggan were missing quiet a number of key players, resulting
in the match being a friendly with both teams mixing to make a
great match. The end result was a win for the Navan team 52-10.
Balbriggans U16 and 18s battled it out against Dundalk on the
weekend. Balbriggan walked away with one win and one lose. Both
matches were close with a strong performance to Balbriggan’s
U16 team coming away with a win. Try scorers Tony Hammond, Dave
Sheriden and Brian McAuley led to the 19-12 win over Dundalk.
Another outstanding performance to Dave Sheriden. Balbriggan’s
U18 lost to Dundalk 22-7.
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