Club Notes.. - 2020-08-02 15:07:00
Hurlers in Championship action...
Back in March we were in middle of preparations for our Senior Championship tie against Ballymartle when the Covid pandemic played havoc to the country. For much of the summer it looked like the 2020 season would be cancelled altogether with no Gaelic games at all. Well the games are back but with a difference. Normally on Club Notes like this bulletin our brilliant supporters would be encouraged to turn out in their hundreds to support the lads as they begin their hurling championship campaign. Unfortunately such a message cannot go out this week in advance of Saturday evening's game. With a maximum crowd of only 200 allowed at outdoor events our game against Ballymartle will be practically be played beyond closed doors. The participating Clubs will only get a tiny allocation of tickets. It's a tough situation but we cannot but obey the Rules and Regulations. We are in a Group of 4 teams in this new Round-Robin format championship. Fr O Neills and Kilworth meet in Ballynoe on Friday night and then at 5 o clock on Saturday in Ballincollig Bride Rovers face Ballymartle. This will be a severe test for our lads especially as injuries keep a few key players off the starting fifteen. Just once before have we met the team from the South East in Championship action. That was back in 2002. We had defeated Youghal in the first round but lost to Ballymartle in Pairc Ui Rinn on a scoreline of 1 16 to 0 13.Our team on Saturday June 29rh 2002 was D. Fitzgerald, B. Walsh, N. Fitzgerald, P. Barry, J. Murphy, Barry Murphy, B. Murphy, D.Ryan, P. Murphy, B. Hazlewood, M.Hogan, T. Broderick, R. Cahill, S. Ryan, J. O Driscoll., B. Johnson, A Collins. With no tickets available for Saturday evening's game the Club is hoping to use modern technology to 'live stream' the match .Tim Riordan of Glenagoul recalled many years ago how pigeons were often taken to Cork Munster Hurling championship matches -maybe in Limerick or Thurles or Waterford. The result of the game would be written on a piece of paper, which was tied to the leg of the bird. The pigeon was released and would be back home in the parish hours before anyone returned from the game. This was in an era before wireless radio was invented. Things have changed a bit since so hopefully on Saturday evening our loyal supporters will be able to keep in touch. Best of luck to all the panel of players and to Stephen and his backroom team Go for it lads, Bride Rovers Abú.
Rebel Og Minor Hurling Championship.
Our Minor Hurlers lost out in a local-derby thriller last week. We travelled to Castlelyons with a very young side to play the first of 3 games in a Round Robin series. It was great game of hurling with super scores from both sides. .With time almost up the teams were n level scores -Bride Rovers 1-21 Castlelyons 2-18 but a last minute point from a free gave Castlelyons the win. Team Ronan O Riordon ,Darragh O Sullivan Liam Collins Jacob Powel Denis Cashman Thomas Macak (captain) Conor Hazelwood David Barry Cillian Tobin Ronan O Connell John Buckley Nicky Kelleher Adam Hayes Edmond Cashman Josh Ahern Louis RocheRyan O Callaghan Ciaran Cotter Cormac O Sullivan Cillian Barry Eldon O Connor Ciaran O Dowd
Our second game in this competition will be on next Wednesday night August 5th when we are at home to Passage who defeated Mayfield in their first game..
Rebel Og Under 16 Hurling.
On Saturday next we face Midleton in our second game in the Rebel Og under 16 premier 1 Hurling League/Championship. The game is fixed for Pairc na Bride at 12 noon. We beat Glen Rovers in Round 1 while Midleton had an easy win over Carrigtwohill.
LOTTO.
The Weekly Club Lotto draw was held on Tuesday July 21st with a jackpot of €20,000. The four numbers drawn were 6 12 27 29 -there was no winner.
The €30 lucky dip winners were Kathleen Sweeney, Sandra Mannix, Michael Hegarty, Pat Cahill, Joanne Conway c/o Online Lotto. Please support our weekly Lotto by buying a ticket from Club Members, in local business outlets or online at http;//briderovers.ie
UNDER 14 HURLING FIXTURES.
Our first league game for the under 14 hurlers in on next Monday August 3rd at home to Ballygiblin 7pm. The other fixture in this League Group are;
Monday August 17th away to Killavullen 7pm.
Monday August 31st home to Ballycastle Gaels 7pm.
Monday September 14th away to Clyda Rovers 7pm.
Under 11 Hurling and Football.
Our U11 boys season has been up and running with the last 4 weeks. We are training in hurling every Wednesday night and football every Saturday morning. Numbers have been high so enthusiasm is certainly not wanting for this bunch! During the week our league format has been published by Rebel Og so we have some degree of certainty for what lies ahead. In football we are grouped with Glenville, Erins Own and Fermoy while in hurling we have Ballygiblin, Fermoy & Kilworth. These games are scheduled to start from August 22nd.Depending on the health of the nation there may be further games scheduled from the end of September. Last Saturday we had a combined game session with our U10 team. In total we had 40 lads togged and these were picked into 4 teams. We had 2 X 15 minute games of hurling and 1 game of football. As 1 coach noted there was more physicality in some of these challenges than there would be in a regular game versus another club…..all players certainly wanted to beat their buddies!!! Thanks to John Lynch for his help in co-ordinating this.
SAFEGUARDING COURSE.
Thanks and well done to all those Club members who have completed the Safeguarding Course since the start of the year. The Club wishes to express it's gratitude to Rosario and Irene who put in a huge effort in making all the arrangements over the last seven months.
UNDER 10'Ss TRAINING.
Players under years of age are back practising the skills of both hurling and football. Football training sessions are on Wednesday at 6:30pm and hurling on Saturday at 10am. This age group are a great bunch who just want to learn. Winning or losing or keeping the score is of no consequence. It's all about having fun and learning to improve the many skills and have an enjoyable time.
NEW CLUB JERSEY.
The new Bride Rovers jersey is now available to purchase on oneills.com. Available in all sizes. Lots of other club gear is also available to purchase including Club shorts and socks which can be bought from our Club Shop. Please contact Betty Cahill 0861540902 or Kathleen Johnson -86 3807784..
Bride Rovers Club Gear.
Now that we are back in action on all fronts it's important to wear the Green, White and Gold of the Club whenever possible. We have negotiated to have a full range of our Club Gear available to purchase from O Neills Sportswear. At present all sizes of jersies, t-shirts, shorts, jackets, polo shirts and tracksuits are in stock at reasonable prices. Go to Oneills.ie and then search in the list of club names for 'Bride Rovers' and you'll see the full range.
Bringing It All Back Home.
As we prepare to take on Ballymartle this weekend in Senior Hurling Championship it might be a good time to reflect on 55 years ago, 1965, when the Club was 'back on the road again' after an absence of three years. The club was reorganised in the winter of 1964. For 1965 a B Grade team was entered in both championship in League. The first game of the year was on March 7th when we met Erins Own in a League tie at Watergrasshill. Our first competitive outing ended in a 10 3 to 2 4 defeat. Gradually with League and Tournament games the team improved considerably. In the first round of the JBHC in Carrigtwohill on Augudt 22nd Dungourney were defeated by 5 9 to 7 2. A week later in Midleton we faced St Catherines in the Championship quarter final. A great game saw us win by 4 11 to 5 4 and so in our first season 'back' we were in the semi final of the Championship. Our opponents were neighbours Castlelyons and the venue on September 12th was Riverstown. We were behind by 2 3 to 0 5 at the break. The second half was very close but Castlelyons went on to win by a goal, 5 6 to 3 9. It was good first year, in 1966 we won the B grade title and in 1968 and 1969 won the A Grade.
Back row l to r; Michael Murphy, John Fitzgerald, Willie Sheehan Captain, Paddy O Sullivan, Pat Sheehan, Eamonn Hoskins, Joseph O Brien, Pat Hoskins, Willie Cotter, Paddy O Brien, Tony O Brien, Seanie Barry, Gerard O Sullivan, John Meade
Front l to r Mike Gubbins, Paddy O Regan, Liam Collins, Dick Shelley, Jimmy O Brien, Tony Walsh, Eddy Barry, Matty O Sullivan, Denis Canty. They were a great bunch of players who forged a proud tradition for generations who followed in the Green, White and Gold jersey
Back row l to r; Michael Murphy, John Fitzgerald, Willie Sheehan Captain, Paddy O Sullivan, Pat Sheehan, Eamonn Hoskins, Joseph O Brien, Pat Hoskins, Willie Cotter, Paddy O Brien, Tony O Brien, Seanie Barry, Gerard O Sullivan, John Meade
Front l to r Mike Gubbins, Paddy O Regan, Liam Collins, Dick Shelley, Jimmy O Brien, Tony Walsh, Eddy Barry, Matty O Sullivan, Denis Canty. They were a great bunch of players who forged a proud tradition for generations who followed in the Green, White and Gold jersey
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