Extra Time Win for Under 21's...

On Sunday at noon we faced Carrignavar in the first round of the East Cork Under 21 Football Championship. The game was played in Pairc na Bride, having been originally fixed for a week earlier when it fell foul of the weather. We played with a nice breeze in the first half and got well on top at midfield with Colm Power and Conleith Ryan dominating. We held Carrig  to a single score over the 30 minutes and we led at the short whistle by 1 7 to 0 1. The second half saw Carrignavar score 3 4 while we got just four points. Indeed we were lucky to get the last point of the hour to earn a draw 1 11 to 3 4 for Carrig. Two periods of extra time were then played and we took over to win by a deserved margin of 7 points, 3 14 to 3 7. Well done lads on a good display. In actual fact this was our first win in the East Cork under 21 football championship since 2006 when we defeated Castlelyons by  1 6 to 1 3.

Team v Carrig, B.Hogan, J. Mannix, S. Walsh 0 1, J. Connor, G. O Keeney/Sullivan, S. O Connor, 1 1, M. Quinn, C. Ryan 0 2,  C. Power, J. Tobin, DJ. Cahill 0 1, S. O Flynn, E.Roche 1 0, B. Roche 1 3, C. Barry 0 5 (frees) , K. Kearney 0 1, D. Brown, S. Ahern.

RED FM Co SHL.

On Saturday night last Bride Rovers made the short journey to Riverstown to play Sarsfields in the RedFM Senior Hurling League. 

For the opening 20 minutes this was a very even contest with Sarsfields leading 0-06 to 0-04. The Rovers points coming from Barry Johnson, Conor Barry (free), Michael Collins and  Cian O’Connor. The Rovers defence were competing well restricting Sarsfields to just 6 points. However disaster struck with Rovers reduced to 14 and this was followed by the concession of an easy goal. We then lost Ryan Prendergast to a serious leg injury. Further points from Sarsfields had them in front at half time 1-09 to 0-05, the Rovers 5th point coming from a Barry Johnson free. On the changeover Sars struck 4 points without reply. However the Rovers began to get a grip on the game. Shane O’Connor and William Finnegan both scored points before Brian Roche grabbed a goal for the Rovers. Two pointed frees by Barry Johnson followed before Brian Roche struck for a second goal. Despite the loss the overall performance was good. Final score Sarsfields 2-14 Bride Rovers 2-09. Team: J.O’Driscoll. F.Collins, J.Pratt, R.Prendergast, S.O Connor, S.Walsh, S.Kearney, E.Roche, B.Johnson, M.Collins, D.Dooley, C.O’Connor, B.Roche, S.Glasgow, C.Barry. Subs used. T.O’Sullivan, W.Finnegan, C.Ryan, G.O’Keeney.

Next game v Newcestown on Thursday 15th March at 8.30pm in Cloughduv.

No Winner of club Jackpot €19,800 Jackpot.

For a jackpot of €19,800 on Tuesday March 7th the four numbers drawn were  5, 6, 13, 20  and there was  no winner.

The prizes of  €30 each went to Joe Collins, Bhassig, Majella Bradley, Riversdale, Pat Sheehan, WGH, Jim Donovan, Kildinan and Cynthia Buckley Tickets for the Lotto are just €2 each and can be bought from Club members, in local business outlets and online at locallotto.ie

Your ongoing support of the Lotto is really appreciated. The Income from the weekly Lotto is vital in helping with the day-to-day running of the Club. The Jackpot for last Tuesday March the 13th was €20,000.

Club 100

The Club 100 scheme is well underway. For the remainder of March a big push is taking place.  Club Members promoting the Club 100 initiative will be contacting and calling to households in the Parish over the next few weeks. We are hoping for a good response. The whole idea is to create an income stream for the Club over the next few years to ensure we can have sufficient funds to undertake the major Development work we plan to undertake. The three options on offer provide a mixture of weekly and monthly Draw membership -Lotto and GAA Members Draw, Club Membership and a donation towards our Development Fund. We have named the three options as Gold, Silver and Bronze.

The Gold option costs €9.24 per week,  €40 per month or €480 per year. For this you get;

Full Club Membership for you and your family Cork GAA Club Draw Ticket 2 Bride Rovers GAA Club Yearly Lotto Tickets Entry to Club 100 Bonus Draw The Silver option costs  €6.93 per week,  €30 per month or  €360 per year. For this you get;

Full Club Membership for 1 Individual Cork GAA Club Draw Ticket 1 Bride Rovers GAA Club Yearly Lotto Ticket Entry to Club 100 Bonus Draw The Bronze option costs  €4.62 per week, €20 per month or €240 per year   Non-Playing Club Membership for 1 Individual 1 Bride Rovers GAA Club Yearly Lotto Ticket.

FIXTURES;  Red FM SHL  March 15th v Newcestown in Cloughduv at 8.30.

LORETO WIN ALL IRELAND. Well done to Loreto, Fermoy on their great All Ireland win in the camogie last Sunday, and especially to the Bride Rovers girls on the panel.

ASTRO TURF BOOKING.

All bookings of the two Astro Turf playing areas are to be made by contacting the Club Runaí Daniel Lane at 087 2070100

County Final Scór Quiz 

The 2018 Scor Table Quiz Final took place in Bishopstown on Friday night last. Once again Millstreet were winners with Aghabullogue second and Bride Rovers in third position.

Twitter and Website. 

So many people at home and abroad are now very hi-tech when it comes to keeping in touch with the activities of the Bride Rovers Club. The online editions of newspapers are growing in popularity. Meanwhile you can follow the Club on twitter at twitter@ BrideRoversGAA or on our own website at www.briderovers.ie

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