Munster Junior Plate
Senan's were away to Richmond on Sun 10th Feb and came away with an important win to keep them in the Plate and a game against Old Crescent in the next round on Sun 24th Feb at home in "Jimmy Slattery Park".
The game started well for the Saints with a good kick ahead by Shane Markham that David Dunne chased up and touched down for a try in the corner.
After 30 mins Declan Collins got a magic run under the posts to touch down for Senan's second try which started form a quick penalty by Stephan Ryan and some very good ball handling by the Saints.  The try was then converted by Shane Markham to put Senan's in the lead by 12 points to 0.  Just 8 mins later Richmond were over for a try from some poor defensive errors by the Saints.  Half time left the scores at Senan's 12 ? 5.
Richmond opened the scoring in the second half with a penalty after 7 mins of play to bring the scores to 12-8.  It was 65 mins before we saw another score in the game with Richmond coming within 1 point of the Saints after another successful pen kick.
Senan's weren't done yet and spent the last 10 mins putting the pressure on and Shane Markham dually converted to leave the final score 15 ? 11 in Senan's favour.
Playing well for the Saints on the day were the two Skerritt brothers, Trevor and Aaron, both dominating the line outs.
Senan's next game is at home on Sun 17th Feb against Newcastle West in the Munster Junior League, and all support is highly welcome. 
Senan's: P. Ryan, G. Hall, T.O Brien, D. Fitzgerald, T. Skerritt, S. Ryan, M. O?Connell, A. Skerritt, F. Duggan, S. Markham, C. Sloane, D. Collins, A. Cowley, W. Kelly, D. Dunne. Replacements: D. Horkin, F. Lawlor, M. Lyons, G. McNamara, P. O?Halloran.
 
Other News
Senan's Second team were home to St. Mary's in the McInerney Cup on Sat 9th Feb and unfortunately came away with a loss against a very PHYSICAL side  the final score there being 16 ? 10.  Senan's should have won it as they spent most of the last twenty mins. of the game under their posts but just couldn't penetrate their defense.
The underage teams also had a bad weekend with both the under 14's and under 16's losing thier games against St. Mary's and Scarriff.
The 14's are away to UL.Bohs on Sun 17th Feb at 11.30am and the 16's are at home to St. Mary's and kickoff there is also at 11.30 am. Again all support is very welcome.

UL Bohemian RFC
Denis Ryan PRO

At last the good weather appears to have arrived, and with it a couple of excellent results against top opposition.  In the Under 20 League, UL Bohs met Shannon, and with an excellent display of running rugby crossed for five very well worked tries in recording a 31-10 victory.  Phil Gardiner touched down twice, while Aidan McNulty, Giles Boland and Paul Dillane also crossed the line for tries.  Myles O?Riordan put over 3 conversions to complete the scoring.  This should see UL Bohs into the play-offs but as some sides have still to finish their schedule, the final line up will not be known for some weeks.
The Munster Junior Cup game in Dooradoyle saw the Munster Senior Seconds League winners up against the Junior Cup holders, and in a game that was in the balance until the final minutes, UL Bohs got home by 22-14.  Playing with the aid of the wind, in perfect conditions, UL Bohs took an early lead with an Aidan McNulty penalty. However, the visiting lineout misfired a number of times and Garryowen began to put on the pressure. This was rewarded with a penalty but UL Bohs quickly put over another to keep the differential.  Garryowen came back to equalize, and then got in at the corner when a cleverly taken fast penalty found the UL Bohs defence napping.  Indeed, the home side could have scored under the post from the original move if advantage had been played, but the 11-6 scoreline, soon increased to 14-9, looked ominous for the visitors. Aidan McNulty put over a magnificent long range penalty, and then Nick Lutman touched down beside the posts for a converted try to give UL Bohs a 16-14 lead at the break, which was scarcely deserved on play.  However, UL Bohs were transformed in the second half and competed more strongly in every department. Aidan McNulty kicked another penalty to stretch the lead and then a monster from the right wing and into the wind, to put 8 points between the sides.  Garryowen were not finished however and a kick downfield was barely knocked into touch in goal for the concession of a 5-metre scrum. A long assault on the UL Bohs line was held at bay, but the defence was magnificent, and in keeping Garryowen scoreless in the second half the entire squad deserved the praise they received at the end of a thrilling, sporting game.

KILFEACLE & DISTRICT RFC
Denis Wade PRO

Kilfeacle and District R.F.C. win against Ennis in third round of Munster Junior Cup.
Ennis R.F.C. 6 Kilfeacle and District R.F.C. 25

After an excellent performance and result against Young Munster, Kilfeacle and District RFC were drawn away against Ennis RFC in the third round of the Munster Junior Cup. Although our form of late has been showing signs of improvement everyone, from players, selectors, coaches and supporters, knew that if we were to take something from this game we would have to perform to the best of our ability as a team. So the 15 that took the pitch knew what they had to do, there was a resilient look about them and the same determined look in their eyes as they had for the game in Limerick a week previous. When you reach this stage of the competition you tend to build up a head of steam to raise the tempo and momentum. Games are coming thick and fast and coaches need to keep their squads grounded, as we all know to our cost, one good performance does not with any competition especially not the Munster Junior Cup.
In Ennis on Sunday the 10th of February the conditions were ideal for Rugby and the playing surface was is excellent condition. The ?Boys in Blue? showed their intent from the start and the large crowd of supporters were in buoyant form. As with many games in this competition the opening 20 minutes are a cagey affair as both sets of players test and probe their opposition. Eventually the game fell into a pattern as the visiting side came to terms with their opposition and started to stamp their mark on the game. The Kilfeacle side began to have the Lion?s share of possession and territorial advantages as backs and forwards combined well to build phase after phase of good play and maintained control of the ball for long periods. This dominance was reflected on the scoreboard when captain Pierce Breen finished with a well-taken try after an excellent break by Thom?s Costello.  Ennis are nothing if resilient and put together some good team play but never really threatened the Kilfeacle defence, however after some good play they earned themselves a penalty in a kickable position and reduced the Kilfeacle lead to 2 points with the scoreboard showing 3 -5 in favour of the visitors. Kilfeacle again put together some good play but were restricted to another well-taken drop goal by Mark Hanley after 34 minutes, which left the scoreboard reading 3 - 8 at half time to the visiting side. The second half followed much the same pattern as the first with Kilfeacle putting all the pressure on the Ennis defence. Ennis defended well but could not halt the onslaught when Jack O?Sullivan made an excellent break to set up Ger Looby who scored a fine try after 48 minutes, which was converted with aplomb by Michael Collins. Michael Collins then stretched the lead even further with another well taken penalty. The supporters were expectant of more scoring but with the cushion of such a lead of 18 ? 3 and a stout defence facing them the ?Boys in Blue? were finding it difficult to add to their tally. It was the homeside that scored next with another penalty to reduce the deficit to 12 points.   Kilfeacle seemed to take their foot off the gas and the remainder of the game was being played in the middle of the pitch until Kilfeacle captain, Pierce Breen, who had a towering inspirational man of the match performance, broke away to score under the posts to leave Michael Collins with a simple tap over conversion. The final score of 6 ? 25 favouring the visiting side was a true reflection of the game. Such a result lines up an away encounter against UCC on the 24th of February in the quarter final stages. These results are brought about by a full squad commitment, two players that also impressed on the day were John Coughlan and Tom Tierney.
We would like to thank everyone who travelled on the day and all from Ennis RFC, thank them for a good game and wish the club the best for the rest of the season.
Our fist team is back in competitive action next week in the Munster Junior League away to Skibbereen RFC with kick off at 2.30pm on Sunday the 17th of February.  Skibbereen will be hot favourites for this one as the are pushing to claim league honours.  The team are delighted by the amount of support they receive and hope that their supporters will continue to come along and support the ?Boys in Blue?.

Breath taking performance sees Under 16?s impressive away win.
Cashel R.F.C. 0 Kilfeacle and District R.F.C. 36

Before the Christmas break Kilfeacle R.F.C. Under 16?s team put together a string of excellent results to book their place in the East Munster Final which they won. Their attentions have now turned to the East Munster Under 16?s Cup. Their campaign continued with a very impressive win over local rivals Cashel RFC. It was another all round strong squad display with players such as Sean Compton, Stephen Bourke, Diarmuid O? Donnell, Ivan Mullins, Sean O?Connell, Gavin Hueston and Daragh McEniry impressing on the day for Kilfeacle.
Team coaches said they were delighted with the result and looked forward eagerly to progressing even further in the competition. They said that the season so far has been fulfilling for everyone and the team has progressed in leaps and bounds. They thanked Cashel for an enormously entertaining game played in only the best spirit.
The team is back in competitive action next week in the East Munster Cup at home to Thurles.

Kilfeacle Under 14s lose away to Clonmel
Clonmel R.F.C.  10 Kilfeacle and District R.F.C. 8

The under 14s team were on form and hungry for success when they visited close neighbours and rivals Clonmel RFC on the morning of Sunday 10th of February and, because of this put in a good performance but on the day they could not secure a great victory against a well-marshalled and strong Clonmel team even though they led at half time by 8 points to 5. 
The team coach said ?I was delighted with the effort and endeavour displayed by our squad on the day, we gave a good account of ourselves and could have won. Clonmel on the day played well and did enough to earn their win and we wish them well for the rest of the season. I thought that all of the squad had excellent games and those who shone in a team were ?is?n O?Meara, Ricki Witney, Chris Coen, Sean Kiely, Ian Kelly, Bill Kiely, Cathal O?Donovan and Philip Ryan. We can sustain and even build on this performance as long as we have a consistent turnout for training?.
 

Under 10's
Kilfeacle 2 Fethard 1
Kilfeacle 0 Clonmel 1
 
The outing this week was in Clonmel. Our first match was against Fethard and after a tough game we emerged victorious. The Captain for this week was Arnold O Dwyer and was well supported by tries scorer Jonathan Wade and Jamie Heuston and Luke Ashmore. The follow on match was against Clonmel and after a very physical game Clonmel bet us on the day those for mention were Joss Ryan, Brian McPartland, Cian Ryan, Michael Ryan, Caolan Henessey and Davy Byron.
 
Under 9's
Kilfeacle 0 Fethard 2
Kilfeacle 5 Clonmel 0
 
As with the under 10's under 9's also played Fethard in their first game. This was a fine display of Rugby from both teams. The title of Captain for this week was Julian Lenk and he had great lieutenants in Rian Doody, Christopher Irwin, and Shane Farrell. In their last game against Clonmel they played some outstanding rugby to win the match. Connie Bradshaw, James Dee, Eoin Ryan and Michael O Brien caught the eye.

KILLORGLIN RFC
Aidan Clifford PRO

Killorglin Rugby Club?s annual Quiz night took place in Kingston?s Soda Club on last Thursday night, February 7th.  The night was very enjoyable and we thank everyone involved.
Killorglin Rugby Club Senior Team played Galbally in the Munster Junior League last Sunday.  Having postponed the fixture twice already due to unplayable pitch, they conceded home advantage and were forced to travel to East Limerick to play the game.  A bitterly disappointing performance, albeit with a weakened side, cause Killorglin to lose the game 30-20.  It puts Killorglin in a must win scenario for their last two games to guarantee survival in the league.  Killorglin?s scores came in the form of a brace of tries by centre Kieran Crowley, and two penalties by Ronan Curtayne.
Killorglin Rugby Team: - 1 Karl J Daly, 2 D Flynn, 3 Ger O Sullivan, 4 Colm Conway, 5 Cole Stephens, 6 Mike Aherne, 7 Tom Healy, 8 Mike Breen, 9 Dave Coffey, 10 Ronan Curtayne, 11 Charles Johnson, 12 Jody Riordan, 13 Kieran Crowley, 14 Vivian O Callaghan, 15 Cian Lanigan.
Subs: - Sean Joy, Anthony Kelliher, Jason Clifford

Senior Team Training takes place Every Tuesday at 7pm and Fridays at 7:30pm at the Dragon?s Den All-weather pitch.  All new players are welcome.

Fixtures:- On Saturday next, February 16th, Killorglin?s under 18 team take on Tralee in the West Munster League final in Direen , Killarney at 12 noon.  All support would be greatly appreciated.  On Sunday, the senior side host Kinsale in what is now a must win game at home.  Following their heroics in the cup against the same side in Cork a few weeks ago, the visitors will be out for revenge.  We would appreciate all support for what promises to be a great match.  Kickoff is at 3pm in Community College grounds, Langford Street.

SHANNON RFC