Good win in West Cork for the Minors..

On Monday last our Minor Football team were in action the Rebel Og County Premier 2 Minor Football league. It was long journey back to Rath near Baltimore where we played the home side Ilen Rovers. With victory over Cobh in the opening round the team travelled in great hope to the West Cork venue. Once the referee threw in the ball the Bride Rovers boys were quickly of the mark Michael Friel's shot on goals was saved and Conleith Ryan was on hand to punch home a great goal. This was a dream start for the visitors followed by a Seamus Ahern point in the eight minute. Points from centre forward Patrick O Flynn in the 15th 22nd and 25th minutes kept the Rovers in control. Conor Barry added a point before the interval to send his team 1.5 to 0.4 in front to the dressing rooms Bride Rovers dominated all positions in the opening half with a fast flowing brand of football that the home team found hard to cope with. In the second half the Rovers fought for every ball with their defence in excellent form and this is a hallmark of this team. In midfield and forwards they had some great displays and these lads can mix it with the best. In the 38th min Seamus Ahern added his second point. Conor Barry added a brace of points in the 45th (free) and 49th minutes. The score of the match came in the dying moments when a marvellous individual effort from team captain Conleith Ryan who soloed 50 meters to blast the ball to the home net - game over. Bride Rovers 2.8 Ilen Rovers 0.7. This was a excellent team effort from the 18 boys who travelled on the day and not for the first time did a West Cork team finish second best. A huge thanks to the parents who provided transport for this 180 mile round trip, you too can be proud to be part of a great team. On this sat we travel to the Glen to take on St Nicks in round 3 with a 3.00pm start. Team and scorers Ben Hogan Michael Quinlan Matthew Quinn Peter O Leary Griffin O Keeney Eoin Roche Jordan Mannix Kieran Kearney Conleith Ryan (Capt) (2.0 ) Conor Barry (0.3 )Patrick O Flynn (0.3 ) Brian Roche Seamus Ahern (0.2) John Buckley Michael Friel Oisin Roche Tomas Macak, Ruairi O Sullivan. The other games we are to play in the MFL are against Fermoy, Owen Gaels, Bishopstown and Granard Gaels.

No Winner of €20,000 Jackpot in Club Lotto.

For a jackpot of €20,000 on Tuesday March 14th the four numbers drawn were  15, 19, 22 and  28  and there was  no winner.

The prizes of  €30 each went to Helen Fitzgerald, Glenville, John Flynn, Kate O'Connell c/o LL, Piper O'Flynn, Australia  and Cynthia BuckleyTickets 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 20th 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

Our game on Thursday night off last week was cancelled. We were to play Newcestown  under light in Cloughduv but the heavy rain rendered the pitch unplayable. We have two league games in the next  fortnight , both away. On Thurs April 5th we play Midleton at 6.45 and on Sunday April 8th we play Blackrock at 11.30.

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

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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