Photograph: Nenagh Ormond Senior XV in action against Garryowen in last Thursday's friendly in Lisatunny.
Senior XV
Nenagh Ormond Senior XV played a friendly game at home against Garryowen on Thursday night last. Garryowen play in Division 1B and the lads were looking forward to the challenge. Garryowen started the better of the two sides with an early try to give them a 5 point lead. They soon followed this with a penalty which left the score at 0-8.
Nenagh then settled and began to look more confident, putting together some good phases of play to trouble the Garryowen defence. John Coffey opened the scoring when a mismatch saw him break straight through the defensive line to touch down. Dan Fogarty added the conversion to leave Nenagh trailing by just one point. Garryowen pushed this out to 4 points with a penalty kick but Nenagh kept pressing and were rewarded for their hard work with another try, again scored by John Coffey. Dan Fogarty slotted the difficult conversion and Nenagh took the lead to leave the half time score at 14-11.
The second half saw the already slippery conditions worsen. Despite this, both sides played some good rugby. Both teams made breaks from time to time but neither side managed to get over the try line. Late in the half, Garryowen took a scrum inside the Nenagh 22 but the defence held firm and when another penalty was awarded, Garryowen opted to kick to leave the final score at 14 all.
This was a good performance from Nenagh ahead of the first competitive game of their season. This Friday night sees them make the short trip to Limerick where they take on Old Crescent in the Limerick Charity Cup. Kick off at 7.45pm.
Nenagh Seconds 19-10 Thurles
Nenagh Ormond Seconds played their first competitive game of the season at home last Sunday against Thurles in the Mansergh Cup. The opening quarter of the match saw Thurles with a lot of possession but they were unable to convert this to points. Nenagh scored during this period against the run of play when a quick pass from Shane O’Callaghan put Jack Donovan into space and he showed great pace to get inside the Thurles 22, offloading the ball to Michael Slattery who scored. Denis Slattery added the extras.
The second try came from a turnover inside Nenagh’s own 22. The ball was flashed wide and Peter O’Leary held the defender well to put Ger O’Gorman clear on the wing. O’Gorman backed himself and beat two defenders on the way to the try line. Thurles came back at Nenagh and held possession well, scoring a penalty to leave the half time score at 12-3.
In the second half Nenagh continued to look the stronger of the two sides and they were rewarded for their hard work with a try from Shane O’Callaghan out wide which Denis Slattery converted. However, Nenagh gave away several penalties in this half which made it difficult for the game to flow and eventually resulted in Thurles scoring in the dying minutes. Final score Nenagh 19-10 Thurles.
Photograph: Nenagh Seconds beat Thurles in the first round of the Mansergh Cup last Sunday.
Juvenile & Mini training
All Juvenile and Mini teams have now returned to training and all new players are welcome. Contact details and training times & venues can be found on our website www.nenaghormondrfc.com.
PLEASE NOTE: Mini Training will not take place this Sunday, September 7th, due to the All Ireland Hurling Final.
Nenagh Ormond Ladies
Women’s rugby in Nenagh Ormond is now entering its eleventh competitive season and continues to gain in popularity.
In 2004/2005 the team, in its first full year, won Division 3 South of the All Ireland League and gained promotion to Division 2. That same year the ladies also won the All Ireland Shield for the first time, a title they won again in 2008.
Last season the Ladies had an outstanding unbeaten run in Division 2 South which took them as far as the All Ireland League Semi Final. They hope to build on this experience and push for an even better finish in 2014/15.
Nenagh Ormond have been represented at Munster Under 21 and Senior level by several players in recent years. Last season we were delighted to have Genevieve Rowland on the Munster Women’s Senior Squad.
The Ladies are currently recruiting new players for the coming season. No previous experience is necessary so if you want to get fit, make new friends and be part of a great team call Sandra on 087 7916690 for more information.
Membership
Please note that membership is now due for the coming 2014-15 season. All coaches and players must be members of the club. International and Provincial tickets are allocated based on membership. Please forward subs to Michael Mackey (086-2578298) as soon as possible.
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