THE GAIN LINE Seconds secure fourth spot

Creggs Seconds travelled to Tuam where they beat the hosts in a highly entertaining play-off match to secure fourth place in the Connacht J1C League on Saturday evening last.

Tuam took the lead after just eight minutes with a close-range penalty before prop forward Mattie Curley hit back with a try for Creggs shortly after.

A Mark Brandon penalty gave Creggs a five-point advantage approaching the half-hour mark before a controversial penalty try put Tuam back on top. Brandon then slotted another pen-

Buccs edge Malone to maintain winning streak

Energia All-Ireland League

Division 1B: Buccaneers

27 Malone 24. Buccaneers maintained their winning streak with a hard-fought victory over Malone under the Dubarry Park floodlights on Saturday evening.

Buccs were forced to make a handful of changes for this encounter and, similar to Ireland earlier on the day with their much-changed side, the Pirates found it difficult to produce a cohesive effort. Of course, the Belfast side, battling for survival in this division, played their part too in making life difficult for the home side.

Third Connacht League title!

BOI Connacht Junior League 2: Buccaneers 17

Corinthians 3. Buccaneers alty to send Creggs in at the break 11-10 to the good. Both sides enjoyed periods of dominance in a fast and furious second half but two more penalties from Brandon sealed a deserved 17-10 victory for the visitors.

Thirds and their Corinthians counterparts provided an absorbing contest to decide this season’s Bank of Ireland Connacht Junior 2 League champions at Loughrea on Sunday with a fitter and committed Pirates crew proving worthy winners on a 17-3 scoreline.

This was proved to be a very useful game for Creggs with the J1C Cup final against Oughterard on March 12th.

Youth Rugby

Connacht U-14 Girls Cup: Loughrea RFC 24 Creggs RFC 68. Creggs travelled to Loughrea for the first round of the Con-

U-15 title for young Buccs

Connacht U-15 League: Buccaneers 10 Westport

8. Buccaneers U-15 Yellow team finished their Connacht League campaign in a dramatic final at a sunlit Corrib ground on Saturday, a last kick of the match penalty edging the young Buccs to a 10-8 victory over Westport.

Firsts travel to Belvedere

Buccaneers Seniors’ heavy fixtures schedule continues unabated with a massive test facing them on Saturday next when they square up to Old Belvedere in the Energia All-Ireland League at Ollie Campbell Park, Dublin. This crunch Division 1B match pitting second against third has a 2.30 pm kick-off. The current league table sees City of Armagh top with 52 points, with Buccaneers just one point behind in second and Old Belvedere (47) in third.

nacht Cup last weekend and came away with a very creditable 68-24 win.

Creggs led by 44-5 at half-time but Loughrea improved in the second half and scored three tries.

Try scorers on the day were Emily Kelly (2), Sarah Larkin (2), Emma Boyle, Abigail Quinn, Ruth King, Ally Hegarty, Jessica Glennon, Hanna Holmes, and Ella Dwyer. Conversions from Alice Featherstone (7) and Sarah Larkin (2).

Mini Rugby

Creggs Minis continued their tour of Mayo on Saturday with a visit to gracious hosts Claremorris Colts RFC. It proved to be a real family day out with over 100 people travelling from Creggs.

Boys’ and Girls’ teams took part in some great matches and were served some delicious hot dogs by the hardworking and welcoming Colts organisers.

Creggs U-10 and U-12 Girls also enjoyed their day out at the Claremorris Blitz. The U-12s played some excellent rugby with all players getting a try or two. The U-10s started slowly but turned on the style in their last two games. Thanks again to all at Claremorris Colts for a great day of rugby.

This weekend…

The Seniors take on Ballinrobe at home in the semifinal of the Connacht Junior Cup at 2 pm. The Boys’ U-14s also take on Ballinrobe in their cup match at Creggs. The Boys’ U-16s travel to Monivea on Friday night for a 7 pm kickoff and the Girls’ U-16s are away to Loughrea on Sunday at 11.30 am.

Results

U-20s face league holders

Buccaneers U-20s take on league table toppers Terenure College in their final home fixture of the JP Fanagan Leinster League Premier 2 Division at 3 pm at Dubarry Park on Sunday afternoon.

Terenure are runaway leaders and defeated Buccs’ 34-17 at Lakelands earlier in the season. They will be fancied to continue their winning ways but the young Pirates will be battling to maintain their position in the top four so a keenly contested tussle is anticipated.

Change of venue for auction

The venue for Buccaneers upcoming auction has been changed to The Bounty with the event still taking place on Sunday, March 26th, starting at 3.30 pm. Plenty of interesting and varied items have already been confirmed for the auction, including an Ireland jersey signed by Jonny Sexton, four tickets to the Galway Races plus G Hotel stay, one night’s dinner and B&B for two at Barberstown Castle, a tonne of coal, a hot tub boat voucher and, rumour has it, a pair of Paul Mescal’s GAA shorts! Loads of nice vouchers are also on offer and more will be revealed next week. Watch this space!

Cuan’s Ahascragh United RDFL Women’s League Shiven Rovers v Boyle Celtic. 2 pm

C’mon The Town

(Roscommon Town Youth Soccer) In association with the

Final player registration

Our second and final registration night will take place today (Thursday) from 7 pm to 9 pm in the Community Sports Park, Lisnamult.

Please note: no player registration will be conducted after March 2nd. 7-8 pm: Boys and Girls U-7s, U-9s, and U-11s. 8 to 9 pm: Boys and Girls U-12s, U-14s, U-16s, and U-18s. Fees: 1 player €95, 2 players €170, 3+ players €240. Cash only please.

2023 Schedule

Boys: Monday U-14s, Tuesday U-12s, Thursday U-16s, Friday U-11s, Saturday U-7s and U18s, Sunday U-9s. Girls: Wednesday U-12s, U-16s, Friday U-11s, Saturday U-7s, U-14s, and Sunday U-9s.

Connacht Shield

On Saturday afternoon last, our boys’ U-14 team progressed to the next round of the Connacht Shield after a comfortable away win against Coolaney United. Goals from Sam Walsh (3), Conor Keaveney, Andrej Anic and William Godfrey ensured that the journey home was a pleasant one. Thanks to Coolaney for a sporting match and for their hospitality after the game.

Every Little Helps

As we welcome new and returning members to the club, we also encourage interested and enthusiastic people who wish to contribute in whatever way possible - coaching, shop, supervision, website/IT etc. Contact Michael 0877665993 or email info@ roscommontownyouthsoccer.ie.

Follow The Town

Check out our social media channels this seasonFacebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Help Hospice this Lent

Lent is seen as a time of giving up things but why not give? Our U-14 team wear the Hospice logo on their jersey and we encourage you to help the Hospice this Lent.

Wise words…

It is not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy.