Killarney Rugby Football Club News
Compiled by Liam Murphy
Under 18: Killarney RFC 10 Rugbai Corcha Dhuibhne 25. Our under 18s had their first outing in the Munster Club Conference 4. Our solitary try was scored by Alan Murphy and converted by Kieran O’Connor who also converted a penalty.
It was a plucky performance from an inexperienced Killarney side against a strong Corca Dhuibhne team well worth their victory. Killarney kept going to the end and inspirational captain Dylan McCarthy lead from the front.
It’s great to see Killarney RFC fielding an under 18 team coached by Pat F O’Connor and Denis Reen.
Next up is a trip to Charleville next weekend. Again the under 18s are building a great squad and all new players are welcome. Training takes place every Wednesday at 6.30pm.
Under 16: Abbeyfeale 28 Killarney 14. Killarney under 16s team travelled to Abbeyfeale on Sunday for our first round game of the season v Abbeyfeale, with the bare number of 15 players, due to a few late withdrawals. This meant that several key positions were filled with players unaccustomed to their task. Not the ideal season opener. As expected, Abbeyfeale were intense and physical, with many of their squad under 14 league winners from last season.
Several uncharacteristic handling errors cost Killarney dearly as Abbeyfeale dominated, especially at the breakdown. Killarney’s scrum and lineout held its own and there were some periods when they managed parity at the breakdown, with some phases of good play. With Abbeyfeale’s strong substitutes’ bench, Killarney simply ran out of gas. This is still a young and relatively inexperienced team and this match will stand to them later in the season, no doubt.
Well done to Krystian Komosa, who scored two excellent tries from deep and to Richard Wallace who captained the side. Next up its Charleville at home at Aghadoe. All support greatly welcome.
Under 14: Killarney RFC 36 Castleisland 10. Tries by Liam Randles, Tomas Clifford, Padraic Talbot and Brendy O’Donoghue gave Killarney a well-deserved win over our neighbours Castleisland in the first round of the West Munster league, with three conversions from Donnacha Grealy sealing the win for our boys.
It was an excellent start to the season with everyone really stepping up to the plate to win the match.
Next up is a trip to O’Dowd Park to take on Tralee next Saturday. New players are more than welcome. Training takes place every Thursday at 6.15pm. The under 14s are building a really strong squad under Seamus Greally, Eoin Seery and John O’Connell and are looking for more players to come and join.
Minis: Our minis continue to train every Saturday morning between 10.30am and noon. The dates of the West Munster Minis blitz series have been finalised. We will have our first blitz in Listowel on Saturday, October 29.
Details will be confirmed over the next few days. We need to ensure that we have all details of all players so please let us know if you are not receiving texts.
Registration: Next Saturday we will have a membership and registration day at Aghadoe during our minis training for all players left to register. The cost is only €60 per player or family membership is available at €130, which is fantastic value.
We need to get all players registered as soon as possible and the cut-off date is the end of October. All players need to be paid up to ensure they are covered by insurance. We will have a draw for all paid up players for two Munster tickets in a few weeks. Those with any queries can contact minis coordinator Liam Murphy on 087-4145662.
