Longford RFC Notes 14/11/2022   16/11/2022

By Padraig Murphy Longford RFC PRO Ph: 087 6063587 Email:  lrfconnects@gmail.com

Men’s XV News

13112022 Leinster League Division 1B Athy 28-12 Longford

The initial stages of the game were a close affair with the play staying between the 22s.  It wasn't until the latter stages of the first half that saw some scores!

A scrum, from a crooked Athy line-out, gave Longford good go forward ball.  Longford worked the ball to the line.  With Athy giving away another penalty, a quick tap ball saw Kieran Gorman cross the line for the first score.  Athy 00-05 Longford

Longford quickly had to defend from the restart. The clearance kick saw Athy work the ball across the pitch to score.  With the wind with them the try was also converted. Athy 07-05 Longford.

Longford were caught once again from the second half kick-off.  A  clever kick through saw Athy cross the line for their second try.  From there, Athy just got stronger, and good go forward ball from the restart and they crossed the line once again to leave score at Athy 21-05 Longford. Thereafter, Longford lifted their game somewhat and carried well from a line out in the 22 and Benny McManus crossed the whitewash to close the gap.  Athy 21-12 Longford.

Longford were then awarded a penalty inside the 22.  A quick tap and go play saw Longford carry well but Athy defended excellently to hold up the ball.  Further good carries from Longford forwards, Benny McManus, Kieran O’Gorman, and Podge Farrell, saw Longford gain territory but Athy defended well  and managed to keep Longford at bay.

At the half way point of the 2nd half. Longford had some good possession in attack, but  they just couldn't convert this possession into points on the scoreboard, and on one occasion a very good maul was held up!  Athy made the best of another Longford mistake to run in another score.  Athy 28-12 Longford, with 10 minutes remaining.

With Longford under pressure, a good steal from Podge Farrell saw Longford clear their line.

The last ten minutes saw Athy put Longford under serious pressure, but Longford worked hard to defend.  Longford were awarded a penalty in final minutes. Some great carries followed from Seamus McKeown and Benny McManus again, but the Longford men just couldn't convert to points.  Final score Athy 28-12 Longford.

2nds XV Match Report Athy 21-23 Longford

Diarmuid Masterson kicks a penalty for Longford

From a penalty Longford scored on 23min to go 00-03 up. Just after this, a classy chip & catch, the ball went out to Cormac McDonagh to score a try on 24 mins.  Athy 00-08 Longford. A subsequent penalty on 38 min made it Athy 00-11 Longford. 

Eventually a try was scored by the home side on the cusp of half time.  The Athy forwards managed to rumble off penalty and score, with the conversion kicked  bringing it to 07-11 at the break.  On 60 mins a penalty to Athy got the hosts within 1 point.  Tom Gilheany then crashed over after a great dummy penalty move to score a try on 65 minutes put Longford 10-16 up.  Cormac McDonagh then scored a try off Tom Gilheany intercept on 72 mins bringing the score to 21-23 after the successful conversion off the touch line.

Other players of note in the game were - backs Jimmy Mimnagh, Cormac Casey, Diarmuid Masterson & Jack Magan.  For the forwards, Brian Hanly, Phillip Prunty & Donal Harkin impressed.  Shaun Harrison impressed on his debut as hooker.

Longford: 1 J Murray 2 B Hanly 3 P Prunty 4 P Kenny 5 C McGovern 6 I McCormack 7 D Harkin 8 T Gilheany 9 J Magan 10 P Boyle 11 R Farrell 12 D Masterson 13 J Mimnagh 14 C Casey 15 J Finnegan 16 M McCallum 17 P Kiernan 18 M Gray 19 C Gorman 20 J Finn 21 W McDermott 22 S Harrison 23 B O’Ferrall

Results & Fixtures 2022/23

Results

25/09/22 Cill Dara 18-12 Longford

02/10/22 Longford 14-20 Wicklow

16/10/22 Mullingar 27-25 Longford

23/10/22 Longford 09-22 Carlow

06/11/22 Tullow 28-10 Longford

13/11/22 Athy 28-12 Longford

Upcoming Fixtures

27/11/22 Longford v Dundalk

04/12/22 Longford v Cill Dara

15/01/23 Wicklow v Longford

22/01/23 Longford v Mullingar

29/01/23 Carlow v Longford

19/02/23 Longford v Tullow

15/03/23 Longford v Athy

26/03/23 Dundalk v Longford

Men’s Senior training continues Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7.30pm.

Ladies’ 2022/23 Season. 

Results

09/10/22 Longford 22-05 Arklow

16/10/22 Longford 40-00 Greystones

23/10/22 New Ross 37-07 Longford

6/11/22 Longford 15-19 Wicklow J1

13/11/22 Clontarf 11-00 Longford Result TBC

Ladies Upcoming Fixtures

20/11/22 Longford v Gorey

4/12/22 Athy v Longford

11/12/22 Arklow v Longford

8/01/23 Greystones v Longford

15/01/23 Longford v New Ross

29/01/23 Wicklow J1 v Longford

5/02/23Longford v Clontarf

12/02/23 Gorey v Longford

26/02/23 Longford v Athy

Training continues every Tuesday and Friday 7.30pm.  New players welcome always.

Contact Nuala McGoey  (086) 248 2005

Membership

New members should register with the IRFU on the following link.

https://rugbyconnect.irfu.ie/

When prompted, select Leinster as the Provence, and then select Longford Rugby Club as your club. Once complete, note the player number.  You are then directed to https://sportsmanager.ie/sportlomo/users/login to complete the process.

Payment is online and must be made as part of the process.  Players are only approved and available for match selection when full payment and forms are completed. 

Your Club Your Country

Irish Rugby’s popular annual draw returns with another list of fantastic prizes.  All ticket sales proceeds go directly to the club and thus is the largest fundraising event of the year.  Entry link can be found on all club social media channels.

Youth News

Match Results

U18 Carlow 38-12 Longford

U16 Tullamore 05-12 Longford

U16 Girls Longford 53-22 Wolves

U15 Longford 21-25 Co. Carlow

Match Report U16 Girls Longford 53-22 Wolves

Longford U16 Girls welcomed Wolves to CPL Park Saturday last.  Longford opened the scoring with an impressive display of speed by Pilar Heck. The tries continued throughout the game with a closing try from Andrea Nolan, giving Longford a final score of 53-22.

Longfords Forwards were dominant in the scrums and Line Outs with Lucy O Connor winning a number of opposition ball in the air.  Longford’s defence was exceptionally strong throughout the game.

The girls worked together and put on a super display of Rugby, working hard as a team to bring each try across the line.

Longford team; Ava Horkan, Shauna Hannon, Maria Costa,  Anna O’Connor,  Aoife McVeigh,  Niamh Brady, Isabella Larkin, Mia Rowan, Andrea Nolan, Pilar Heck and Amber McGrath.

Scorers; Pilar Heck (2) Mia Rowan (3) Andrea Nolan (1) Isabell Larkin (1) Amber McGrath (1) Ava Horkan (1)

Next Game: Kilkenny Away on Sat 19th November.

U16 Boys Tullamore 12-05 Longford

Longford contested well and took possession after the start and were putting together good phases in the opposing half of the pitch. The attacking intent continued and on 8 minutes Shane McGuigan crossed for Longfords score.

Longford kicked well into the breeze to prevent Tullamore from yielding too muck possession in the wrong area of the pitch.  Longford were pinged however for continuous penalties and when the eventual conceded try cam, Longford were luck not to be reduced to 14 men, such was the number of penalties against them.

The second half was very similar arm wrestle to the first with both sides not yielding territory or possession too cheaply.  On one occasion when Longford did kick the ball unnecessarily it resulted in the score that decided the game.

Longford can be proud of the performance on this occasion as, just last year, the result in the corresponding fixture was a 40-point loss. The improvement in the Longford lads has been impressive and, on another day, they may just have shaded the game.

Scorer: Try- Shane McGuigan

Longford: Tadgh McCauley, James Cosgrove, Ryan Spollen, Conor O’Grady, Danny Kelly, Harry Byrne, Daniel Corr, Shane McGuigan, Mel Mulligan, Senan Murphy, Dan Donohue, Tom Murray, Darragh Walsh, Donnacha Golden, Jonathan Groenewald, Niall Connaughton, Aaron Hopkins.

Youths Fixtures 26/11/22

U18  Longford v Ravens

U18 Girls Longford v Wolves

U17 Longford v Athy

U15 Gorey v  Longford

U16 Girls Ardee v Longford

U14 Wexford v Longford

Link to Leinster league and Midlands’s area competition fixtures and results can be found on the following link.

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic-rugby/domestic-fixtures-results/

Youth’s Training 

Age group, coach contact details and training schedule as follows:

Girls’ Teams

U14 girls - Mags McKenna  087 6309653

Wednesday 7:00-8:15pm

U16 girls – Morag Rowan 087 4135962

Wednesday 7:00-8:15pm

U18 girls – Declan Smyth 085 1375973

Wednesday & and Fridays 7.30pm

Boy’s Teams

U13 – Lisa Brady 087 6119960

Monday 7.00-8.45pm

Saturday 10.30-11.30am

U14 – Declan Elliott 086 8125363

Wednesday 7.00-8.15pm

U15 – Aoghan Clarke 087 6727002

Monday and Wednesdays 7.00-8.30pm

U16 – Padraig Murphy 087 6063587

Thursdays 6.30-8.30pm

U17 – Freddie Forde 086 1727145

Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.00-8.30pm

U18.5’s – Jimmy Murphy 086 2555621

Thursday 7.30-9.00pm

New players welcome at all age groups.  Just turn up with a gumshield. 

Please follow club social media for updates on our Instagram & Facebook profiles - Longford RFC

Schools Rugby

Ardscoil Phadraig 34-19 Moyne CS

Well done to Ardscoil Phadraig Junior boys rugby squad who secured a 34-19 win over Moyne Community School on Friday last.  

Longford RFC regular, Ryan Spollen and Mullahoran’s Tiernan Flood accounted for the Ardscoil Phádraig tries while another Longford RFC man, George Burns, was in brilliant kicking form from the tee. Another Longford RFC regular, Tadhg McCauley, was also immense in his role at tighthead prop throughout, continuing in a fantastic vein of form for both club and school.

The school wish to thank Daniel McHugh, from Longford Rugby club, for his dedication and support in continuing the development of rugby in the school and also our own PE Department for their work and enthusiasm towards providing an ever expanding programme of sport for all students.

Mini Rugby 

Thank you to our neighbours from Carrick-on-Shannon Rugby club for visiting on Sunday last.  We had in excess of 250 children playing rugby at LRFC on the morning and once again the weather gods played ball too!

A massive well done to everyone, players, parents and coaches on pulling it all together.

Sincere thanks to everyone involved – Longford RFC especially wish to thank the parents from Carrick-on-Shannon RFC for the fantastic supply of post-match refreshments for the players and parents.

For further information on all mini’s rugby, please contact your coach or our Mini’s Co-ordinator, Pauline Marlowe on Mob - 087 632 3373.

For all teams not involved in blitz games, Longford Mini Rugby continues on Sunday mornings, 10.30am at the club.

Players should wear football boots, appropriate clothing, and a gum shield. Blade type boots are not permitted.

At Longford Rugby Club, we cater for all age grades from U6 up to U12 for both boys and girls with a girls’ team at U12. This group is for girls born 2010 & 2011.

Please note the following if your child was born in/Age Grade/Team contact:

2011 - Age Grade U12's - Pauline Marlowe 087 6323373

2012 - Age Grade U11's – Mark Quinn 085 8642266

2013 - Age Grade U10's – Colm Glynn 087 1520428

2014 - Age Grade U9's – John Healy 0879884240

2015 - Age Grade U8's - TBC

2016 - Age Grade U7's - TBC

2017 - Age Grade U6's* - TBC

2011 & 2012 Age Grade U12 Girls – Gerry Carthy 086 8046857

New players can be registered via this link

https://rugbyconnect.irfu.ie/

For further information please contact Pauline Marlowe, Mini Co-ordinator, Longford RFC. 

Mob - 087 632 3373

New coaches are needed at the younger age groups. If you are interested in helping, please contact Pauline Marlowe or Gerry Carthy. 

Please follow club social media for updates on our Instagram & Facebook profiles- Longford RFC

Boot Room

Parents - Why not check out the hugely popular Boot room here at Longford rugby club where we have a self replenishing stock of replacement boots.  You drop in a pair you no longer need and replace it with a pair that fits your child. That way your pair of boots doesn’t go to waste and someone else gets to benefit also, thus also helping someone else save a few Euros. 

If you have any boots that you wish to donate or exchange, please bring them into minis training and drop off the office for the attention of Gerry Carty or Pauline Marlowe who will assist with selecting the replacement pair.  Boots should be clean, laces intact and no missing studs.  No blades will be taken in. 

Please note it is not possible to guarantee there will be a suitable replacement available however we have rarely not had some to choose across a wide range of sizes.

International Comment

The Autumn international series continued over the weekend.

Fiji were the opposition in a lacklustre game at the Aviva, that failed to excite despite the 5 tries scored in a 35-17 win.  Italy were unlikely victors over Australia, who will be hurting as they visit Dublin next week.  SA went down to France in a keenly contested match however yet again it’s the coach who steals the headlines with yet another online cut at the officiating team, a nasty habit that the powers should deal with.

Sin Bin

The Sin Bin is open for Sunday Lunch and is available for functions/events outside these times. It is also open on match days.

Phone 087 346 4914 for bookings or email sinbinbookings@outlook.com.

Check out the Sin Bins Facebook page for update, specials, and updated opening hours; www.facebook.com/sinbinlongford/


For all Longford RFC club correspondence please contact 

Ph: 087 6063587

Email:  lrfconnects@gmail.com 

 











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