May 21st, 2013 
Rob 
KnockOn.ie followers First of all thank you for logging on during past season. Over 15,000 of you did so on a monthly basis and we are hugely encouraged by the repeat visits you have made and the positive comments we receive on our project more on which anon. Before all that let’s just update you [...]
May 20th, 2013 Rob 
Leinster League 2012/13 Season Review – Part 1 Tullamore RFC Competitions Midlands League: Champions All Ireland Junior Cup: Champions Leinster Junior League: Champions AIL Round Robin: Champions Provincial Towns Cup: Champions Review “They hardly need it” That was the response of a disconsolate Longford RFC support who clearly hadn’t lost his sense of humour in [...]
May 17th, 2013 Rob 
Leinster clubs continued to dominate the All Ireland Junior Cup this year with a fifth title in eight seasons in what was a third all-Leinster match up. In all, clubs from the eastern province have a 63% win percentage from 67 games putting them well ahead of Ulster in second who have two titles and [...]
May 16th, 2013 Rob 
A total of seven teams won promotion to the the top flight of provincial junior rugby this season across the four provinces, two more clubs (Clonakilty and Connemara) will be joining on the way down to replace the AIL bound Tullamore and Richmond. We decided to highlight the new sides in the leagues. Connacht Castlebar [...]
May 13th, 2013 Rob 
Professional rugby franchises need fans, rugby clubs need supporters. While a gathering of either at a game could correctly be referred to as a crowd, it is important to understand the distinction in a rugby context when we are discussing the future of the club game here in Ireland, writes KnockOn.ie editor Rob Murphy. For [...]
May 13th, 2013 Rob 
Munster ended an eight year wait for the Junior Inter-provincial title at the weekend with a 17-0 victory over Connacht in Ballinasloe to complete a Grand Slam of victories. John O’Neill’s side came into the final round knowing a win would seal the title but fully aware that final round defeats against Connacht had cost [...]
May 10th, 2013 Rob 
The Junior inter provincial title will change hands this weekend but it remains unclear which side will be celebrating. What we know, is that reigning champions Connacht are out of the hunt and Ulster need a mathematical miracle to snatch the crown leaving Munster and Leinster to battle it out. Munster hold a three point [...]
May 7th, 2013 Rob 
We caught the Leinster juniors in action for the second time this weekend and saw an improved unit end a two year run without a win against Connacht on Saturday afternoon in Longford with a 22-10 victory, writes Rob Murphy. They had the perfect start with late replacement Matt Sanderson bursting through on half way [...]
May 5th, 2013 Rob 
Munster top the pile with a three point advantage over Leinster in the Junior Inter-provincial series heading into the final round next Saturday after a brilliant away performance in Coleraine against Ulster on Saturday. The unbeaten men in red scored four tries in a 29-9 victory over an Ulster side that started the weekend in [...]
May 3rd, 2013 Rob Saturday Round 2 Ulster v Munster, Coleraine, 2:30 Huge game for the two winners from round one with a chance to set themselves up for a final weekend title showdown if theyy win. Neither side will be completely gone if they lose either. Ulster make some changes with Jason Morgan, Dave O’Hara moving to 9 and [...]
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