TALLAGHT RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

Lads/ladies

Our end of season dinner/awards night is booked for the 12th of April in the Louis Fitzgerald hotel , tickets for the event are 30 euro which includes a 3 course meal , awards , music and most importantly a late bar.

Tony McManus will be collecting money over the next few weeks at training. This is our last session of the season so can everyone let me know if there going as soon as possible . All partners and family welcome the more the merrier more info to follow just wanted go let everyone know the date.

Six Nations Sweepstakes Leader Board – after Round 3.

CLONDALKIN R.F.C. 16

Try: Darren Moore, Ray O’Connor
Pen: Colin Lyons 2

TALLAGHT R.F.C. 12

Try: Stephen Heaney 2
Con: Ciaran Stewart

Metro League Division 7
22/02/13 Gordon Park

Tallaght took on local rivals Clondalkin in a local derby looking to restart their league campaign after several match cancellations due to poor weather. Tallaght were missing half their normal starting pack for various reasons and Clondalkin took advantage by dominating possession for the first quarter of the match.

They were camped in the Tallaght half and eventually Darren Moore got over for a try for Clondalkin that wasn’t converted. A lovely countering-attacking run from Alan Bernes won Tallaght a penalty but Ciaran Stewart hooked his attempt wide. Then some excellent work from David Clarke made some space on the left. With the Clondalkin defence stretched Tallaght showed great hands to move it across to the other side and Sean Judd gave the final pass to Stephen Heaney to score in the corner. Despite the windy conditions Ciaran Stewart kicked a superb conversion to make it 7-5 to Tallaght.

Tallaght’s lead only lasted a minute though as they conceded a penalty that Colin Lyons converted to make it 8-7. The score remained the same until about half way through the second half, despite Clondalkin having several attempts to stretch their lead with kicks at goal that went wide. Eventually the pressure told though and they worked some space for their full back Ray O’Connor to score in the corner. The conversion was missed but Lyons tacked on a penalty to take a commanding 16-7 lead for Clondalkin.

Clondalkin looked like they would put up a big score but Tallaght showed some pride to keep making the tackles and they scored a consolation try through Stephen Heaney again to make the final score 16-12 to Clondalkin, who were worthy winners.
Tallaght R.F.C.

15 Alan Bernes
14 Stephen Heaney
13 David Clarke
12 James Maher
11 Kevin Quinn
10 Ciaran Stewart
9 Aodhan Tinney

8 Sean Judd
7 Emil Wyrebiak
6 Ray Brennan
5 Paul Cunningham (captain)
4 Alan Moore
3 Tony McManus
2 Ollie Murphy
1 Stephen Kelly

Replacements

Vilius Kuklis
Simon Cumiskey

Jim O’Connor ©

Six Nations Sweepstakes Leader Board

This is the table as of 20th Feb 2014…. i.e. before this weekends action!

Tallaght RFC Under-8s are playing a Blitz in Lansdowne Road, at 9am this Sunday morning, 23rd Feb 2014.
See here for directions: http://www.lansdownerugby.com/corporate/location/

Then the Tallaght Under-12s take on Clondalkin in their first game of 2014, later that morning at 11:30am.
See here for directions: http://clondalkinrugby.com/pages/about-the-club/how-to-find-us

These are both mixed boys & girls teams. Your support would be greatly welcome.

Please also keep an eye on the new Minis and Youth Section of www.tallaghtrugby.com.

And check out their Facebook Page by clicking here.

TALLAGHT R.F.C. 0

PARKMORE R.F.C. 0

Metro League Division 7
18/01/14 Tymon Park

Tallaght’s play-off hopes took a blow today when they were held to a scoreless draw by Parkmore in Tymon Park. With consistent rain and a boggy pitch, the weather was the only winner on a day when scoring chances were few and far between. Parkmore dominated for the first twenty minutes but the closest they came to scoring was a penalty kick at goal which went wide.

Tallaght then dominated the next quarter of the match. Jack Russell made an excellent individual run but was tackled before he could get over the line. A long-range penalty attempt by Ciaran Stewart was narrowly wide but Tallaght followed up the kick and earned a scrum on their line. However with the ball like a bar of soap, their handling repeatedly let them down and Parkmore escaped.

In the second half things went from bad to worse with a game basically becoming a series of knock-ons and resulting scrums. There was one moment of quality from wing Vilius Kuklis who made a brilliant individual break and had only the full back to beat. However the full back made a superb cover tackle and Kuklis injured his ankle in the incident, ending his game. There were a few nervous moments for Tallaght as they struggled to get out of their own twenty two for the last ten minutes.

However eventually the ref did everyone a favour and blew the final whistle. With Old Wesley winning away to Coolmine they now replace Tallaght in second place in the table on points difference.

Tallaght R.F.C.

15 Stephen Heaney
14 Ted Garvey
13 Emil Wyrebiak
12 Kevin Quinn
11 Vilius Kuklis
10 Ciaran Stewart
9 Alan Bernes

8 Sean Judd
7 Jack Russell
6 Paul Cunningham (captain)
5 Joe Ivers
4 Alan Moore
3 Declan Malone
2 Ollie Murphy
1 Tony McManus

Replacements

Simon Sweeney
Aaron Morgan
David Judd
Kevin Ennis
Stephen Kelly

Jim O’Connor ©

In a big weekend for Tallaght Rugby, there are two important games coming up for the men’s and women’s team.

Despite losing away to Old Wesley the Tallaght men’s team remain in the top two places which will qualify them for the final of the Metro League Division 7.  Every time they’ve lost this season they’ve bounced back the next game and they need to do that again against a resurgent Parkmore team in their last home match of the season.  Tallaght beat Parkmore comfortably earlier in the season but Parkmore have won two out of their last three and have gained some momentum so Tallaght will need to be at their best to win.

Saturday, the 18th of January
Tallaght v Parkmore, Tymon Park,  2.30 KO

The women’s team also have a massive game, at home to Old Belvedere in the semi-final of Leinster League Division 4.  The team has made huge improvements throughout the season and finished in second place in their pool.  They’re up against it against an experienced Belvo team, but under the captaincy of Maire Gilbourne, we know they will represent the club with pride.

Sunday, the 19th of January
Old Belvedere v Tallaght, Tymon Park, 1.00 KO

We hope as many members, friends and family of Tallaght RFC will come out to support both our teams this weekend.

Keith Earls makes a break during Ireland’s last RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland in Edinburgh. The sides will meet again in Dublin during the opening weekend of the 2014 Championship © www.Inpho.ie

With the Six Nations coming up shortly we are going to have a Six Nations sweepstake.
Click here for pdf with more info and entry form:  Six-Nations-Sweepstake

1st Prize of €350
2nd Prize of €200
3rd Prize of €50

All entries must be in before midday on the 1st February. No entry will be accepted without the entry fee.

Details are below and if you wish to submit your entry online then please contact
Luke Tyrrell luke_tyrrell@hotmail.com 087 160 9188
Lorraine Cleary lorrycleary@gmail.com 087 655 7129
Joe Ivers joe@leaders.ie 086 173 6126

Tallaght RFC Sweepstakes for the 2014 Six Nations Championship – Entry Fee €20

Click here for Word Doc woth more info: Six Nations Sweepstake