Great win for Under 16's.. 

Rebel Og North Under 16 HC.

In glorious sunshine we played Killavullen in the B1 u16 North Hurling Championship on Monday evening in Ballygiblin. This year we have not entered in the under 16 leagues because at this particular age-group we  have extremely low numbers. This championship tie against a fancied Killavullen side was always going to be a tough assignment as the Rovers had only two players on the age of 16. They say it's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters but the size of the fight in the dog and so it proved on a baking hot pitch. That never-say-die attitude that is associated with all Bride Rovers teams  came to the fore again as usual our lads gave everything and won on a scoreline of 5-8 to 3-9 with a panel of 17 players all got a game panel on the night Frank O Flynn, Eldon O Conor, Liam Collins, Tomas Macek, John Buckley, David Barry, Conor Hazelwood, Nicky Kelleher, Ronan O Connell, Cillian Tobin, Denis Cashman, Adam Walsh, Adam Hayes, Adam Hynes, Josh Ahern Edmund Cashman Jacob Powell great stuff lads.

REBEL OG PREMIER MHL.

We travelled to Brinny last Tuesday night week to take on Valley Rovers in League tie. On a beautiful evening for hurling we came away with a deserved victory on a scoreline of 3 24 to 0 16. Team panel; B. Hogan, J. O Sullivan, M. Quinn, O.Roche, R. O Sullivan, P O Flynn, J. Buckley, E. Roche, G.O Keeney, C. Barry, C. Ryan, S. Ahern, S. Knox, B. Roche, E. Cashman, C.Hogan, T. Murray, M.Quinlan.  on this Friday night July 6th we face Glen Rovers in Rathcormac in a 'Top of the Table' clash in the MHL with both teams having won 3 out of their 4 games to date. Our Minorv Championship game v Fermoy is on next Wed July 11th, no venue yet confirmed.

THERESA WALSH MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT.

This Saturday July  7th a big day for the Juvenile Club and indeed for all Bride Rovers people. as we are hosting the Theresa Walsh Memorial under14 Inter County hurling tournament in Pairc na Bride, Rathcormac.  We welcome our visitors St Mary's from Clonmel, Mount Sion from Waterford and also Lismore from the Deise The 1st semi final will be staged at 10.30 with the 2nd semi final. 11.15. The 3rd place playoff is at 12o clock and the Tournament Final at 1pm. It  promises to be a super day of hurling so please come along and support our young hurlers. We will have refreshments on the day. The Tournament remembers the late Theresa Walsh who was an outstanding supporter of Bride Rovers until her illness. Theresa and Ollie literally travelled the length and breath of Ireland following the Rovers. She is sorely missed but fondly remembered.

EAST CORK DIV 3 JHL.

Our Division 3 hurlers made the trip to Copperalley in the seaside town of Youghal last week to take on Ythe home Club's second team. After a good competitive math the home side won by 1 17 t 1 11.  This was a great display by a very young Rovers team. Panel; B Hogan, J. O Sullivan, J. Macak, J.Kearney, B.Lahive, J.Murphy, T. Murray, G. O Keeney, J. O Connor. J. Tobin, D.Browne, S.O Flynn, P.Noonan. Cian Howard, J.Buckley, J. Connor, Colm Howard, I O Donoghue. Scorers P. Noonan 1 03 S. O Flynn 0 3, G. O Keeney 0 4, J. Tobin 0 1.

JHL Division 1 .

On this Sunday evening July 8th we play St. Itas in a Div 1 JHL game at home in Rathcormac at 7pm.

Junior B Football Semi Final. Our JBFC East Cork Semi final has been fixed for Sunday week July 15th at 7pm. with a venue to be confirmed.

Under 10's Busy.

Bride Rovers U10s played two matches in the last few days: last Wednesday the team played Castlelyons at home and on Saturday the boys played St Colmans away, winning both matches. There are no matches planned for this week but training continues as normal.  Below is a photo from the match versus St Colmans.

Under 8's in the Park.

Our under 8 hurlers were in Pairc U Chaoimh on Saturday morning last for a Rebel Og blitz. In brilliant sunshine all our players really enjoyed their games. It was a great performance by all involved. It is really brilliant for these young players to get to play at the new super Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Training will be Saturday only at 10 for the next two weeks.

Under 9's on the Road.

Our U9 boys braved the heat last Saturday morning to play against Carrigtwohill. Both sides were short due to holidays etc but still managed to field two teams so 4 games in total were played. A feature of our strong performance was the willingness of our boys to give nice short passes in order to create opportunities for their team-mates. Many thanks to Frank & Seanie for refereeing and to Ben Knox who “helped” out on the morning.That was the final game in the first half of our season. While we lost out on a couple of games at the start because of the extreme weather we played most weekends since April. We have a 4 week gap until the final 8 games so we’ll concentrate on coaching sessions until August. We’re taking a break for a week and will recommence on Wednesday week. Texts will go out regarding location but training will be Wednesday nights at 7 and Saturday mornings at 10:15.

Under 11 Hurlers in All Ireland Tournament.

Former Bride Rovers player Ciaran O Donovan from Ballinakilla, Bartlemy has been working and living in Celbridge, Co. Kildare with several years now. He played Senior Club Hurling with his adopted Club and is now very much to the fore in the Juvenile Club in Celbridge. He is one of the main organisers in their annual Under 11 All Ireland Hurling Tournament and Bride Rovers have been invited with the past few years. We travelled up to the Kildare town last Saturday. While the Gaelic Football qualifier game v Mayo on Saturday night in Newbridge was the big topic of conversation all week it was a feast of hurling on Saturday in Celbridge.

The Bride Rovers Panel that travelled to Kildare on Saturday was; 
Adam Cronin, Adam Kelleher , Cormac Barry, Conor Riordan , Darragh Delaney David o Connell, Gearoid O Connell , Jack Collins, Jack Hynes, Ronan Barry, Sean Dowling,  Sean Madden, Shane Pendergast,  Thomas Hackett, Tomas O Riordan
The teams competing were as follows;

Ballina – (Tipperary)Ballyboden St Endas – (Dublin), Ballyhale Shamrocks – (Kilkenny), Bride Rovers – (Cork), Camross – (Laois), Carrickshock (Kilkenny)Celbridge x 2 – (Kildare), Eire Og Corrachoill – (Kildare) Fourmilewater – (Waterford), Kilmacud Crokes – (Dublin), Maynooth – (Kildare), Mount Sion – (Waterford), Monaleen – (Limerick) Raharney – (Westmeath),Whitehall Colmcille – (Dublin) and Kilmallock (Limerick) In a very well organised Tournament we played 4 games) We defeated Maynooth on a score of   Bride Rovers 3-2  Maynooth  1-2. We then had two drawn games Bride Rovers  4-1 Mount S ion 3-4 and Bride Rovers  3-Kilmacud Crokes 2-3. These results put us in the semi final against Kilmallock from Limerick. We lost this game on a scoreline of  Bride Rovers  0-3 Killmallock 3-1. Well done to all the players and mentors who travelled on the day.

Under 6 Hurling and Football.

Training continues each week for all under 6 players with everyone welcome. A special warm welcome is extended to new players. Bride Rovers U6s training is as follows ;Wednesday nights  6.30pm to 7.15pm  for Football and Saturday mornings 10 am until 11am for Hurling.

Bride Rovers 2018 Cul Camp.

A reminder to all our young players that the 2018 Cul Camp runs from the 23rd to the 27th July this year.  The Cul Camp is a very important part of the Juvenile Clubs annual activities. Hurling and Football skills are taught to young players in a friendly and fun-filled atmosphere. We ask that all parents in our parish to please consider sending  their young sons and daughters to the Cul Camp. Please apply online at https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie

WEEKLY CLUB LOTTO.

The four numbers drawn on Tuesday June 26th were 7, 13, 14, 32 and there was no winnerThe prizes of €30 each went to Tom & Nellie Barry, Shane Kearney, Barnahash, Charlie Scanlon, Kieran Hogan, Mondaniel and Eileen Lane, Leamlara. The Jackpot for Tuesday July the 3rd was €20,000. 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.

Fixtures Fri July 6th MHL V Glen Rovers home at 7.30pm

Sat July 7th Theresa Walsh Memorial Under 14 H Tournament 10.30am

Sunday July 8th JHL Div 1 v St Itas, home at 7pm

Wed July 11th MHC V Fermoy.

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