Author: Carl Birney
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Skerries v MU Barnhall 9/12/17
MU BARNHALL 54-29 SKERRIES Skerries travelled to Parsonstown to play the return leg against MU Barnhall in the AIL 2B League match with a unique element in that two brothers, Conor and Hugo Lennox, put their family ties aside and faced each other on opposite sides. Skerries made a number of changes following on from…
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Skerries v MU Barnhall 2/12/17
SKERRIES RFC 18 -v- MU BARNHALL RFC 30 LENNOX BROTHERS SHINE History was made in Holmpatrick on Saturday’s in the Ulster bank League match against MU BARNHALL RFC when brothers Hugo Lennox and Conor Lennox played against one another. Both of them had a superb game Hugo scoring a glorious try for Barnhall after 18…
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Skerries U-17’s All Ireland Champions 2014
The picture shows the victorious Skerries U17 team who won the All Ireland Under 17 competition on 5 April, 2014. Throughout their mini & youth season’s Skerries had competed ferociously with Navan and as it transpired the Leinster final proved to be decisive when Skerries beat Navan 12-11. Navan had won the All Ireland the…
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Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club V Skerries – Match Report
Skerries made some team selection changes to face this daunting trip to Magherafelt last Saturday. The home side had won their last six matches and were only beaten by a point by league leaders Old Crescent in their first match of the season. The Skerries boys started brightly and after 10 minutes, Billy Mulcahy kicked…
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Skerries folks rally after disappointment of not being awarded Rugby World Cup 2023
Prologue Skerries RFC were bitterly disappointed with not being selected to host the Rugby World Cup (RWC) in 2023. World Rugby had visited Holmpatrick on several occasions and by all accounts were very well looked after – however when push came to shove they listed out a couple of ‘technical’ reasons why they cannot –…
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Old Crescent V Skerries
Last Saturday, the 2nd of November, Skerries RFC travelled to Rossbrien to the home of Old Crescent RFC to face the anticipated Top of the Table clash in UBL Division 2B The beautiful autumnal weather in the early half of the day brought a large home crowd but also the loyal Skerries contingent made the…
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Skerries v Sundays Well 28/10/17
Skerries RFC 22 Pts—Sundays Well RFC 7 Pts In windy conditions Skerries RFC welcomed Sundays Well RFC to Holmpatrick on the last Saturday of October for their Division 2B Ulster Bank League game. Right from the kick off Skerries playing with the strong wind put the visitors under pressure, who conceded a penalty at a…
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Skerries V Belfast Harlequins 7/10/17
Skerries RFC V Belfast Harlequins AIL Division 2B Holmpatrick Skerries RFC 28 pts – Belfast Harlequins RFC 14 pts History was made for both clubs at Rockleyoke,Holmpatrick on Saturday when Skerries RFC welcomed Belfast Harlequins RFC in the first match every played between the clubs. Once again Mickey Sherlock Captain of Skerries led by example…
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Skerries V City of Derry 30/09/17
As the autumnal sun shone on the City of Derry last Saturday, Skerries 1st continued their great start to the season with a win in the AIL Division 2B game away to City of Derry RFC. Kitted out in their new strip and led by their Captain Mikey Sherlock in a Man of the Match…
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Skerries v Wanderers 22/9/17
Ulster Bank All Ireland League Div 2B In Holmpatrick – 22/09/17 Skerries: 27 Wanderers: 34 It was a perfect night in Skerries for the meeting of Skerries and Wanderers in the AIL Division 2B clash. Both teams opened their campaigns last week with try bonus points wins, Skerries away to Dungannon and Wanderers at home…