Junior Inter-pro Under Threat

Connacht Juniors Manager Sean Brennan has called on the IRFU to resist moves aimed at abolishing the Junior Inter-provincial series which has been running since the 1960s. Brennan’s Connacht side – under new coach Ambrose Conboy and backs coach Cory Brown -secured a second consecutive inter-provincial title last Saturday, a resurgence which has been hailed [...]

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Connacht are Champions…Again

Junior inter-provincial Championship Munster 9 Connacht 13 Munster Scorers: Ben Martin 3 pens Connacht Scorers: Greg Faherty 1 try; Rob O’Beirn 2 pens, 1 con. The Connacht juniors secured a second successive inter-provincial championship in Castleisland on Sunday with another excellent performance underpinned by ferocious defence and heads up attacking play. Both sides were unbeaten [...]

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Five Key Questions – Leinster Div 1a

Over the next few weeks we’ll be crystal ball gazing a little and asking some pertinent off season questions as we look ahead to the 2012/13 season. Knockon editor Rob Murphy begins the series,  looking at Leinster Division 1a for next year. Division 1a The league Rules 8 teams, Home and away format, 14 games, [...]

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Irish Club Rugby Pyramid

We’ve created a table illustrating the club rugby structures throughout the island of Ireland heading into the 12/13 season. We’ll have a permanent spot for this later in the month with links to all clubs but to start with we thought we’d highlight where each club stands heading into next season in the four provincial [...]

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Quiet Finish to a Noisy Campaign

A truly remarkable 12 months in the history of Connacht rugby came to an end with a whimper on Saturday as title chasing Glasgow secured a top four place with a fairly comfortable 24-3 victory over their old foes from the west. These two sides don’t like each other all that much. There’s no harm [...]

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Junior Inter-pro Under Threat

May 17th, 2012 admin
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Connacht Juniors Manager Sean Brennan has called on the IRFU to resist moves aimed at abolishing the Junior Inter-provincial series which has been running since the 1960s.

Brennan’s Connacht side – under new coach Ambrose Conboy and backs coach Cory Brown -secured a second consecutive inter-provincial title last Saturday, a resurgence which has been hailed by many in the province as a key sign of an upward trend across the board.

However the former Connacht under 20 manager and Ballinasloe native is concerned that the competition’s future is under immediate threat.

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Promotion: Pre-Seasons 7s in Athlone

May 14th, 2012 admin

The season might be only a few weeks done yet planning for the new campaign is well underway across the country and the August Bank Holiday weekend Athlone 7s may well be a good target for clubs at both junior and senior level as a useful part of their pre-season programme.

The AR7s and knockon.ie have teamed up this year, so we’ll be promoting the event during the summer as a good option for clubs looking to use the 7 aside game as an opportunity to build for the new season as well as those clubs that simply want to target such events purely as some off season fun.

The 7 aside competition takes place on Saturday August 4th with a full day of tag rugby taking place on Sunday August 5th and parties on both night in the Bounty at Dubarry Park.

Entry for the Men’s Open competition is €250 per team with the winners receiving €2000.

The Men’s Junior competition is €200 per team with a prize fund of €1000.

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Connacht are Champions…Again

May 14th, 2012 admin
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Junior inter-provincial Championship
Munster 9
Connacht 13

Munster Scorers: Ben Martin 3 pens
Connacht Scorers: Greg Faherty 1 try; Rob O’Beirn 2 pens, 1 con.

The Connacht juniors secured a second successive inter-provincial championship in Castleisland on Sunday with another excellent performance underpinned by ferocious defence and heads up attacking play.

Both sides were unbeaten heading into the contest making it a straight forward winner takes all showdown and having won away to Munster and hammered Ulster, Munster were justifiably favorites but they just could not handle the westerners in the second half and Greg Faherty’s vital try mid way throughout that half ultimately sealed the win.  

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Junior Inter Pros – Final Round

May 11th, 2012 admin

Munster v Connacht, Castleisland, Saturday 2:30

Last year Connacht came up against Munster at the Sportsground and won comfortably on their way to a Grand Slam, the year before in Ballincollig, Munster had the title in their hands only for the westerners to score a late, late try to snatch the win and hand the title back to Leinster.

This fixture has meat to it then anyhow, throw in the fact that both sides have won their previous two encounters and you have a good old fashioned cup final in store.

Munster have one extra bonus point which means a draw with no extra bonus points will secure them the title.

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Five Key Questions – Leinster Div 1a

May 10th, 2012 admin
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Over the next few weeks we’ll be crystal ball gazing a little and asking some pertinent off season questions as we look ahead to the 2012/13 season. Knockon editor Rob Murphy begins the series,  looking at Leinster Division 1a for next year.

Division 1a

The league Rules

8 teams, Home and away format, 14 games, Winner into Round robin, top four into All Ireland Cup, seventh into relegation play off, eighth relegated.

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Irish Club Rugby Pyramid

May 8th, 2012 admin
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We’ve created a table illustrating the club rugby structures throughout the island of Ireland heading into the 12/13 season.

We’ll have a permanent spot for this later in the month with links to all clubs but to start with we thought we’d highlight where each club stands heading into next season in the four provincial Junior leagues and the All Ireland Ulster Bank League.

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Quiet Finish to a Noisy Campaign

May 7th, 2012 admin
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A truly remarkable 12 months in the history of Connacht rugby came to an end with a whimper on Saturday as title chasing Glasgow secured a top four place with a fairly comfortable 24-3 victory over their old foes from the west.

These two sides don’t like each other all that much. There’s no harm in that. Sean Lineen is to Glasgow’s what Warren Gatland was to Connacht all those years ago, a brash kiwi who is not afraid to ruffle feathers and who is loved by the local rugby enthusiasts. They gave him an emotional home farewell on his last home game in charge.

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Junior: Munster and Connacht Set up Title Decider

May 5th, 2012 admin

Munster will meet Connacht next Saturday in Castleisland at 2:30pm with the Junior Inter-provincial title up for grabs after they both won their second round games.

Connacht brought their winning streak at this level to six on the bounce with a gutsy come from behind 24-18 victory over Leinster in Loughrea this afternoon to maintain hopes of retaining the title.

AUDIO: Connacht Coach Ambrose Conboy

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Saturday Rugby LIVE

May 5th, 2012 admin

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Junior Inter-Pro Series Previews + Teams

May 3rd, 2012 admin
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The Previews and Teams

Connacht v Leinster, Loughrea 2:30pm.

Connacht host a Leinster side looking to bounce back from a narrow loss in round one and determined to gain some revenge for last year’s loss to the westerners.

Ambrose Conboy has been forced into three key changes from the side that won a Connacht record fifth Junior Inter-provincial on the bounce in Dromore last week.

Michael Murphy, Dave Prior and Aidan McNulty all members of the Grand Slam winners last year miss this game with Greg Faherty, Robert Lee and Willie Cullinane coming into the side. 

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