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Entries Tagged as 'rugby'

Cup Season

March 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Cup season is in full swing and Sligo won the quarter-final match on a last-minute try. We’ll see if Gabe and the rest of the squad can repeat their cup run of last year. Corinthians are a tough side, so this victory was a great test. Final score, a narrow 7-0 thriller.

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Tags: rugby · Sligo

Scum half

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

The slugs are so big here in Ireland, they even play rugby. (But only at the youth level.)

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Tags: garden · rugby

Everyone is a winner

April 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sligo captured the Connacht Cup with a 7-7 draw in Galway on Saturday. Even though we were willing to play into “sudden death” or a rematch, our opponents ended the day with a shared cup victory. We were pressuring late into the game and just couldn’t punch the ball across for the decider. Gabe’s first [...]

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Tags: Gabe · rugby

Push!

April 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Sligo U13 rugby club pushed their way into the Connacht Cup final next week in Galway following a convincing 27-12 victory over the Athlone Buccaneers. The score was 15-0 at the half and 27-0 with not much time remaining when the substitutes gave up two quick scores. Gabe had two assists and is pictured in [...]

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Tags: Gabe · rugby

Mud Delay

April 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

The semi-final match this weekend in Athlone was called at the half on account of the pitch conditions. The re-match will be this weekend in Sligo.

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Tags: Gabe · rugby