Club Notes for last week.. - 2020-08-16 10:41:00
Minors Win, Seniors Lose and Juniors Draw..
It was hectic week of activity on the playing fields with mixed results. After the 'famine' that stretched from March 'til July it's now full steam ahead in all grades as we head towards Mid August. After a great start in our Group in the Senior A Hurling championship the previous week we came a cropper at the hands and hurleys of Fr O Neills in Round 2. Our Minor hurlers lost by a last-minute point to Castlelyons in their first game. Defeat to Passage West would see them out of the Competition. On a wet and windy night in Pairc na Bride we had six point win. Our Junior B hurlers travelled to Paddy Walsh Memorial Park in Castlemartyr on Saturday night to take on Killeagh third XV. Our shooting was wayward but we managed a draw.
Scorelines; Rebel Og MH Bride Rovers 2 16 Passage West 2 10
SAHC Bride Rovers 0.16 Fr O Neills 1.20
Rebel Og u 16 FC Bride Rovers 1 10 Clyda Rovers 1 10
East Cork JBHC.Bride Rovers 1 16 Killeagh 2 13
MINOR HURLING.
Tuesday evening August 4th was cold, windy and wet as our Minor hurlers lined out for the second of our 3 Group games in the Rebel Og Minor Competition. For us the game was, in effect, a knock out contest. Castlelyons had beaten us in game 1 and the same night Passage defeated Mayfield . A second loss would signal the end of the campaign. Passage West came with a big reputation. They are trained by Justin McCarthy, a team-mate of Seanie Barry on the Cork All Ireland winning Senior Hurling team in 1966. Justin trained Antrim, Clare, Cork and Waterford.
Our lads had the aid of a strong breeze in the first half but found it hard to cope with the physically stronger Passage team. We were behind by 4 points after the first quarter. In the second periods a brace of goals from Adam Walsh helped us to a six point cushion at half time; 2 9 to 1 6. The wind picked up after half time and Passage had two quick points. Ronan O Riordan made two great saves which were vital. Our defence was under savage pressure but held firm. Adam Walsh hit 2 6 with Edmond Cashman adding five points. Adam Hayes 3 and John Buckley, 2, both got points at vital stages in the game. We won by a margin of six points, 2 16 to 2 10. Panel; Ronan O Riordan, Darragh O Sullivan Liam Collins Jacob Powel Denis Cashman
Thomas Macak (captain) Conor Hazelwood David Barry Adam Walsh Cillian Tobin Ronan O Connell John Buckley Nicky Kelleher Adam Hayes Edmond Cashman Josh Ahern Louis Roche Ryan O Callaghan Ciaran Cotter Cormac O Sullivan Cillian Barry
Eldon O Connor Ciaran O Dowd. Our final group game v Mayfield is on next Wednesday night August 19th in Mayfield at 6.30 pm
Rebel Og Under 16 Football.
On Saturday last at noon Clyda Rovers were visitors to Pairc na Bride for this under 16 Football tie. In sweltering conditions both teams played out a drawn game. Both sides scored 1 10. Team panel; Ronan O Riordan, Cormac O Sullivan, Liam Collins, Eldon O Connor, Denis Cashman, Conor Hazelwood, Kieran Cotter, Davy Barry, Cillian Tobin, Nicky Kelleher, Adam Walsh, Ronan o Connell, Louis Roche, Josh Ahern, Adam Hayes, Ryan O Callaghan, Cillian Barry, Kieran Ryan, Ciaran O Dowd ,Darragh Kielty, Adam Hynes.
SENIOR HURLING v FR O NEILLS.
Pairc UI Rinn was the venue on Friday night last for our al East Cork derby game against Fr O Neills. They'd defeated Kilworth in Ballynoe the evening before we beat Ballymartle so the winners would be guaranteed a knock-out place. The opening ten minutes were even enough. O Neills had gone two ahead but Wm Finnegan tied up the scores with two frees. Declan Dalton was on target with frees before Brian Roche hit a super point from way out. We had an early goal chance which came to nothing. After 22 minutes we were 0 7 to 0 4 behind but the lads had settled well into the contest. Then O Neills pulled ahead with a goal to put them in a very strong position. They led by 1 11 to 0 6 at half time though we had another chance of a green flag just before the break.. We had a slight breeze in the second half and had plenty possession in the ten minute period after the restart. Three wides in a row didn't help our cause. Wm Finnegan kept putting over points from frees. But we struggled for scores from play. We had just two scorers from play Brian Roche with 4 points and Team Captain Daniel Dooley with two while 8 Fr O Neills players contributed to their tally. In fairness to all of our lads they played some great hurling in a game that was of a high standard. In the end we lost by a margin of seven points 1 20 to 0 16. Cian Hogan, Fergus Collins, Brian Murphy, Tadhg O Sullivan, Shane O Connor , Eoin Roche, Shane Walsh, Daniel Dooley (Captain), Kieran Kearney, William Finnegan, Ryan Prendergast, Paddy O Flynn, Jason Pratt, Cian O Connor Brian Roche; Subs Conor Barry & Michael Collins, Jason Pratt. Scorers William Finnegan 0 10, 8 from frees, 2 65's, Daniel Dooley 0 2, Brian Roche 0 4.
We have one game left in the Round Robin series against Kilworth in two weeks time. Kilworth lost Ballymartle by a point so to qualify we have to win this game.
JUNIOR B HURLING v Killeagh.
On a beautiful evening we journeyed to Castlemartyr on Saturday last to see our Junior B team take on Killeaghs third fifteen in the Group Stages of the East Cork JBHC. It was a ding dong struggle with Killeaghs ability to score long range points a major factor. They led by a point at half time but we had hit nine wides in the first half In fairness all our forwards got on the score-sheet as well as midfielders Jordan and Griffin and centre back Liam Forde.. A second half goal from Jesse O Keeffe put us ahead and points from Jason Mannix saw us five points up. Back came Killeagh with two points then a goal. We went ahead by a single point but they levelled. Then in the last attack of the game we had a chance to win it but instead it was wide number eighteen. Luckily we still have another chance with a game against Russell Rovers in two weeks time. If we win that we can still reach to play-offs. Team; Jerome O Driscoll, Seamus Ahern, Donncha Carr, Jack Connor(Captain), Matthew Quinn, Liam Forde0 1, Oisin Roche, Jordan Mannix 0 2, Griffin O Keeney0 1 , DJ Cahill 0 l, Thomas Macak 0 1, Colm Howard 0 1, Shaun Knox 0 3, Jason Mannix 0 5, Jesse OK Keeffe 1 1, Brian Collins & Shane O Flynn.
UNDER 8's BACK IN ACTION
All our under 8 players will have been thrilled that Wednesday night training resumed this week. We will have Football training on Wednesday night in Pynes at 630pm and hurling on Saturdays. We look forward to Go Games starting in three weeks with a trip to Ballygiblin and a home fixture v Fermoy.
UNDER 14 HURLING.
Our under 14 hurlers have their second league game on Monday August 17th away to Killavullen 7pm. .
The other fixtures are Monday August 31st home to Ballycastle Gaels 7pm. Monday September 14th away to Clyda Rovers 7pm.
UNDER 11 Hurling and Football.
Our Under 11 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. which is Saturday week. Depending on the health of the nation there may be further games scheduled from the end of September.
JUNIOR C HURLING.
Carrignavar beat Lisgoold onFriday night August 14th. We are provisionally fixed to play Lisgoold on Sunday August 23rd at 2.30 but this must be confirmed.
FIXTURES
Saturday August 15th Premier 1 under 16 hurling v Carrigtwohill at 12 noon
Sunday August 16th Junior B hurling v St Vincents, home, at 11.30
IFC Kildorrery v Glanmire 3pm
Monday August 17th under 14 hurling v Killavullen, away, at 7pm.
Tues August 18th Hurling v Newtownshandrum
Wednesday August 19th Minor Hurling v Mayfield, away, at 6.30pm
Under 11 Hurling and Football.
Our Under 11 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.
UNDER 10'Ss ARE 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. We have leagues starting on August 22nd and we are hoping to have a game or two before then to fine tune all the training.
For any boy not currently playing but interested in getting involved just contact any club member who will give details of how to get involved..
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..
CLUB LOTTO.
The numbers drawn on August 4th were 1,15, 21 and 27 ad there was no winner. The prizes of €30 each went to Pat Mannix, Jane Barry c/o Pat Mannix, Mary Quinn, Jerry O Flynn and Evelyn Murphy. Please support our weekly Lotto by buying a ticket from Club Members, in local business outlets or online at http;//briderovers.ie
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.
Paddy Canning RIP.
The Club extends it's sympathy to the family of Paddy canning of Fermoy and formerly of Rathcormac. Paddy died last weekend. In his younger days Paddy played hurling with Bride Rovers. That was in the late1940's when successes were scarce enough but Paddy was proud that he wore the Green, White and Gold jersey. In 1947 Paddy was on the Minor Hurling team beaten by Cobh when they got a goal in injury team. That minor hurling team lined out as follows; Peadar Coughlan, Lar Foley, Paddy O Regan, Dan Gubbins, Tony O Keeffe, James O Donnell, Michael O Riordan (Tiny), Sean O Sullivan, Paddy Canning, Neily O Keeffe, Wm (Bob) O Regan, Jim Coughlan (Coach), Timmy O Keeffe, Jim O Donovan, Batt Maye; Subs Martin Murphy , Paddy Rea & Sean Cronin. Paddy was a lovely man to meet and talk with and a real gentleman. It's truly the end of an era for that generation of the Canning family as Paddy's sister Alice Burke also died recently. May they rest in peace.
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