Moore end Premier Division title famine!

Moore United were crowned Roscommon & District Football League Premier Division champions in dramatic circumstances last Sunday as they deposed 2022 champions Boyle Celtic with a 1-0 win in Boyle. The decider couldn’t have been more finely poised with hosts Boyle only requiring a draw to retain their title, while Moore needed all three points.

The visitors kept it tight in the first half with Adam McManus and Graham Pettit both outstanding, and while Boyle creat- ed a number of chances they were unable to break a well-drilled Moore defence.

Moore grew in confidence as the game went on and pushed further up the pitch after the restart, pressing Boyle right from the off. Jack Nevin and brother and team captain Charles caused a number of problems for the Celtic rearguard and the Moore pressure was to pay off on 52 minutes.

A Shane Pettit corner was headed on by Jason Ryan and Rian Carpenter swooped in to chest the ball into the back of the net

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Buccs on the double!

Bank of Ireland Connacht Senior Cup Final: Buccaneers 15 Sligo 8. Buccaneers retained their Connacht Senior Cup crown by virtue of a hard-earned 15-8 victory over Sligo in Galway on Easter Sunday, thus completing a provincial league and cup double. Buccs’ tries came from Frankie Hopkins and Stephen Mannion with Michael Hanley kicking a conversion and a penalty.

U-20s bow out of Purcell Cup

Purcell Cup Semi-Final: Corinthians 24 Buccaneers 17. Buccaneers U-20s bowed out of the Leinster Rugby Purcell Cup at the semifinal stage to a 78th minute well-worked Corinthians try that earned the Tribesmen a 24-17 home victory at Clounacauneen. Congratulations to Corinthians and best of luck in the final as they strive to become the first ever Connacht club to win the Purcell Cup.