Photograph: The Great National Abbey Court Hotel's Matt Muller presents sponsorship to Nenagh Ormond President Michael Mackey (right) and Vice President Sean McCullough (left). Nenagh Ormond RFC is delighted to have the Abbey Court Hotel as its official travel partner.
Munster v Clermont Auvergne
Munster’s next home game in the European Rugby Champions Cup takes place in Thomond Park on Saturday, December 6th, at 5.30pm against Clermont Auvergne. Tickets should be ordered as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment.
Please note that the procedure for ordering tickets for Munster and International matches has changed this year. To order tickets, please E-MAIL your name, the match and the number of tickets you wish to order to norfctickets@gmail.com.
Tickets are allocated to club members on a first-come, first-served basis.
Senior XV
This weekend sees a return to AIL action for our Senior XV who play U.C.C. at home on Saturday at 2.30pm. Having won two of their first three games in Division 2A, the Nenagh lads are currently in sixth place in the league and they will be hoping for a good performance against the Cork side to keep them in the running.
The support this year has been fantastic and we hope to see you all in Lisatunny again this Saturday!
Under 14’s 22-15 Clanwilliam
On Sunday in Lisatunny, Nenagh took on Clanwilliam in the East Munster League.
Clanwilliam got off to a fast start and never allowed the Nenagh team to settle. In the early forward exchanges the Clanwilliam pack seemed to have the better of their Nenagh counterparts and this allowed Clanwilliam dictate the match which resulted in them scoring the first try after 10 minutes. This seemed to give the Nenagh team a bit of a wake-up call and they settled down and the Nenagh forwards started to hold their own in the rucks and mauls. With the Nenagh forwards coming to terms with the Clanwilliam pack this allowed the Nenagh backs to put a number of good passing movements together and 20 minutes into the game the ball went all the way down in Nenagh backline and was finished in the corner by left-wing, Peter Rainsford. Clanwilliam then tried to get back into the game and ran hard at Nenagh. The Nenagh players tackled very well but could not hold Clanwilliam out and they scored in the last minute of the first-half. This gave Clanwilliam a 10 – 5 lead at half-time.
Clanwilliam began the second-half like they had begun the first and continued to run at Nenagh allowing them to score a try early in the second-half to bring their lead to 15 – 5. From the restart, the Nenagh players seemed to once again come back to life and starting attacking the Clanwilliam line. It was after a number of good Nenagh forward drives that No. 8 Jack O’Keeffe finally crossed the Clanwilliam line to get Nenagh back into the match. With only five minutes remaining Nenagh gained possession just inside the Clanwilliam half and after a number of pick and go movements from the forwards the Nenagh backs then began to run at Clanwilliam and it was following one of the back line movements that allowed centre Matthew Hodgins to cross the Clanwilliam line to level the score. It was a very windy day in Lisatunny and particularly difficult for goalkeepers and nobody on either side had come close to making a conversion. Nenagh full back Oisin Larkin stepped up and hit a conversion into the crosswind which went over the bar to give Nenagh a lead of 17 -15 going into the final few minutes. From the restart the Nenagh forwards decided that they were going to keep the ball to themselves and went from just inside their own half all the way to the Clanwilliam line with some marvellous rucking. The Nenagh forwards were rewarded with a try right on the final whistle by prop Luke Connolly. This gave Nenagh a very hard fought victory. Final score of 22 – 15
We have another league match away to Thurles next weekend and we therefore need all our players to attend training this Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. in Tyone.
Sincere thanks again to all parents who brought an enormous amount of sandwiches and cakes and the ladies who helped out in the kitchen on the day.
Nenagh team: Oisin Larkin, Roan Harte Murphy, Matthew Hodgins, Jack Moran, Peter Rainsford, Owen Farrell, James Ferris, Danny O’Connor, Eoghan Slevin, Luke Connolly, Oisin Webb, Ruan O’Hanluain, Dylan Murphy, Kian O’Kelly, Jack O’Keeffe, Patrick Finn, Dylin Knight, Lorcan Toohey, Conor Malone, Conor McMahon, Matthew McGee.
Under 13’s
Our Under 13’s faced Portumna RFC in a challenge match at Tyone on Sunday morning. A big challenge awaited as against the same opposition two weeks ago in Birr we lost two tries to one in our first match of the season. In the meantime our numbers have grown significantly – only sixteen players togged out in Birr but we have had up to 25 players since at training. On Sunday twenty players togged out with everyone getting at least 30 minutes game time.
A huge improvement in the overall performance meant we emerged victorious by a single score – we converted three of our four tries while Portumna only landed two of theirs. Both teams played some great attacking rugby in a very entertaining match. Yet we should have been a lot further ahead at the end – we turned over possession close to the try line on a couple of occasions and a couple of defensive lapses meant that our overall dominance was not totally reflected on the scoreboard. However, we showed a lot of grit in holding our nerve close to our own try line in the final minutes as Portumna threw everything at us in search of the win.
All of our established players to a man had big games but a special mention to our debutantes who came on at half-time: Liam King showed a great turn of pace and step to leave four defenders in his wake for the score of the day and Jack Hassett played his first game at full-back and didn’t put a foot wrong. In only their second competitive game Cian McInerney, Shane Whelan and Enda Shanahan played with courage and skill throughout. Our other tries came from David O’Sullivan, Sean Richardson and Hugh Guest who also kicked three conversions in windy conditions. Thank you to Cathal Donovan who refereed the game very fairly and was equally strict on both teams.
There is no doubt the hard work in training resulted in a big improvement in our ball-handling and support play and we must thank Pat Whelan for coming out and sharing his vast knowledge of the game with us. We also thank all the parents who come out to support and encourage the team from the sideline. Training continues every Wednesday evening in Tyone from 6.30 to 8pm. Why not give it a try?
Match Panel: Joe Cooney, Jack Deane, James Duff, Luke Gleeson, Hugh Guest, Jack Hassett, Liam King, James Meagher, Jack Meehan, Brian Murphy, Cian McInerney, Eoin O’Meara, Anthony O’Donovan, David O’Sullivan, Enda Shanahan, Sean Richardson, Shane Whelan, Jack White, Paudie Williams, Danny Wilkinson
Photograph: Nenagh Ormond Under 13's who beat Portumna on Sunday last.
Under 12’s
The Under 12’s took part in the annual invitational James Keating Memorial tournament in Bruff RFC last Monday. This was a great opportunity to play against new opposition with 24 teams taking part. Nenagh were in a tough pool and faced Shannon in their first match. It was a super display of rugby from both teams and ended up in a draw. Nenagh had a quick turn around with back to back games facing Old Crescent next. It was a tight game until the middle of the second half when Old Crescent ran in a try and got a second one a few minutes later.
Nenagh went into the playoffs for the plate competition and faced Kilfeacle in the quarter final. The Nenagh boys were determined to play well, as Kilfeacle had beaten them last year in a blitz. Nenagh were piling on the pressure with excellent work at the break down from John Brislane and Sean Fitzgerald. However, Kilfeacle got an early try against the run of play. Nenagh showed great character and worked their way back into the game. DJ McGrath scored a superb try to level the score and Paul Seymour outpaced the cover to touch down for the winning score just before the final whistle.
Young Munster were the semi-final opponents and fielded a big physical team. The Nenagh boys fronted up with great tackles and work in tight from Tom Kennedy and Eoghan Tighe. Young Munster bundled over for two tries to take a good lead but Nenagh never gave up. Half backs Andrew Ferris and Niall O'Sullivan stepped up and controlled the game well, getting the back line into the game. Two tries from Paul Seymour was the result and Nenagh almost got in for another before the final whistle.
Even with the draw unfortunately Young Munster went through to the final having scored first and went on to win it convincingly. A great day out was had by all and everyone played well. The handling skills and fielding of high balls was very impressive and it is good to see the hard work at training is paying off.
Many thanks to Bruff RFC and to all the players, parents and coaches that travelled down for the day.
Squad; John Brislane (capt), Sean Fitzgerald, Tom Kennedy, Eoghan Tighe, Evan Rainsford, Tommy Ryan, Darragh Tucker, Andrew Ferris, Niall O'Sullivan, Paul Seymour, DJ McGrath, Liam Cooney, Peter Collins and James Finn.
Photograph: Nenagh Ormond Under 12's who took part in the James Keating Memorial Tournament in Bruff on Monday.
Weekend Fixtures
Nenagh Ormond Seconds are away to Young Munster in the Senior Seconds League on Sunday at 2.30pm.
Nenagh Ladies are away to Ballincollig in the AIL on Sunday at 1pm.
Under 18’s & Under 16’s are away to Galbally/Kilfeacle on Sunday at 11am.
Under 14’s are away to Thurles on Sunday at 11am.
All fixtures are subject to change. Please check our Facebook page and website for updates. www.nenaghormondrfc.com
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