Under 21 Semi Final on Sunday...

On next Sunday we play the semi final of the East Cork Under 21 Football Championship and by a coincidence we are playing Carrignavar, though we already defeated Carrig in this competition! In the first round we had an epic tussle with Carrig. The game ended in a draw and we won after twenty minutes of extra time. In the 'back door' Carrignavar beat Lisgoold last weekend and when the semi final draws were made we were pitted once more against Carrignavar. The game is fixed for noon on Sunday next but no venue has been finalised at the time of writing. It is a tough task to meet the same team twice but best of luck lads.

Third Win For Minor Footballers.

With wins over Cobh and Ilen Rovers in recent weeks our Minor Football team travelled to the Glen Field last weekend to take on St Nicholas in their third Rebel Og MFL game. Brian Roche opened the scoring with two  points from play followed by another from Cian Hogan  , Brian scored his third followed by a point from Seamus Ahern and a point from a free from the boot of Conor Barry . Patrick O Flynn scored two points ,two more points followed from Griffin O Keeney. We ended the first half strongly with  Cian Hogan scoring our first goal and another point which brought our tally to 1-11 to 0-2 at half time. We were well on top in every sector with our defence plying excellently.  Conor  Barry opened the second half with a point followed by one from Patrick O Flynn . Conor  Barry then hit a purple patch with two great  goals. Thee scores kept coming -  a point from Patrick O Flynn,  another from Conor , then points from Griffin , tom Murray , Patrick , Sean Knox , Patrick. We were in complete control and had further goals from  Griffin , Thomas Macak and Fergus Sheehan . The final score was Bride Rovers  6-21 to 1-06 for St Nicholas.  It was a fine display of attacking football.

Team; Ben Hogan , Michael Quinlan , Matthew Quinn, Peter O Leary, Griffin O Keeney, Eoin Roche, Rory O Sullivan, Kieran Kearney Jordan Mannix, Brian Roche , Patrick O Flynn, Tom Murray, Seamus Ahern, Cian Hogan and Conor Barry, subs used were Sean Knox , Oisin Roche , Tomas Macak and Fergus Sheehan. The first round of the Rebel Og Minor Football Championship is on this coming Saturday March 31st at 3 0 clock -venue to be confirmed.

Under 14 Football v Midleton.

We played Midleton in our first u 14 FL game last week. We were a bit off the mark in the first half and Midleton were on top. Gradually we came into the game and were just three points in arrears at the short whistle ; 2 5 to 2 3.  We played much better in the second half with a 2 2 scoring burst which helped us to a 5 6 to 3 5 win.

Under 13 Hurling v Fermoy

Bride Rovers under 13's had their first hurling match of the year welcoming Fermoy to Rathcormac for a challenge match last Sunday. After a fine mornings hurling from both teams, Fermoy ran out the winners.

Bride Rovers team : F O'Flynn, E O'Connor, L Roche, D Kielty, L Harrington, D Cashman, A Hynes,C Barry, C O'Sullivan, B Knox, R O'Callaghan, G Gubbins, K Ryan, R O'Riordan, J Keating, M Makin, C O'Dowd, J Hynes The U13's opening league match is away to Na Piarsaigh on 13th of April  

No Lotto winner of €20,000.

On Tuesday March the 20th the Lotto Jackpot was €20,000. The four numbers drawn were 7, 10, 15, 20 and there was no winner. The winners of €30 each were E&J Barry, Knocknaboola, Edward Finn, Ballinhassig, Peter Quirke, Eleanor Quirke c/o Martin O Flynn, Sean Sheehan, Douglas. 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 27th was €20,000.

Under 8 Football. Our new playing season opened last Saturday and where better than at Pairc UI Chaoimh. We took part in  the Rebel Og football blitz in Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Saturday morning. The Pairc Astro Turf was a hive of activity for several hours.  Bride Rovers had three teams entered playing three games each. In total  twenty-six  boys and girls participated and they all  played brilliantly. We have another Rebel og Hurling Blitz in Pairc Ui Chaoimh  on Sat April 7th..

Club 100. The Club 100 scheme  membership will be closing shortly.  Club Members promoting the Club 100 initiative will be contacting and calling to households in the Parish over the next few weeks. To date we have had a very  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. A sincere 'Thank You' to all those who have joined up to date. 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 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 SHL. 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. Sat March 31st MFC V Granard Gaels Sunday April 1st u 21 FC semi final V Carrignavar at 12 noon.

County Fixtures;

Saturday April 7th Rathcormac, J'B'FC R1, Grange   v Rathpeacon,  5.00pm ET

Sunday April 22nd at  Lisgoold, SHC R1, Erins Own v Bride Rovers, 3.30pm ET

Happy Easter. Well Summer Time officially started last Sunday, though it seemed more like mid-winter on a few days this week. Happy Easter to all our players, members, supporters and friends.

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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