TThis week the Under 12 Camogie group closed the door on Season 2022, and they did it in great style celebrating success in the Club's Lounge area at the Hyde Centre. he two teams, Hawks and Eagles, had many battles over the year with local teams, some coming out as winners and other not. But the two groups worked tirelessly all through the season improving their skills and techniques taking them to finals in their respective grades. With a great turnout from supporters and parents to watch on, County Players Eimear O'Farrell and Eva Mulry presented both teams with their medals under a lovely designed banner designed for the evening. The Roscommon Gaels Hawks received medals for the D Final and the Roscommon Gaels Eagles received medals for E Final. A wonderful evening was had in the Hyde bar/function room. A huge thanks to lead coach Joan Noone and her coaching team Brenda Hegarty, Deirdre McDermott, Trish Gately, Vanessa Gilleran, Aimee Costello, Alana Corcoran , Angela Fetherstone, Beata Godzic. Appreication was also expressed to Tom Killion who also helped at sessions giving guidance throughout the year. Thank you also to Camogie Chairperson Paula Connaughton for her guidance and support throughout the season. Best of Luck to all the girls who will be advancing in age group next season and we look forward to seeing all the girls back again next year. Enjoy the Break everyone. 💛💜💛💜💛💜
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C.L.U.B. is an exciting and fun show about GAA Clubs across the island of Ireland and the craic that everyone has playing with them. Presented by Cáthach Bán Breathnach Gráinne Bleasdale, C.L.U.B. came to Roscommon to have some craic with some of our young players.
The Club would like to thank all the children who volunteered to take part in the recording of the episode from St. Coman's Wood Primary School and Gael Scoil de hIde. Two very long days were spent recording the episode with camera crews, production team and presenters. Thanks also to our 3 brilliant coaches, Seamie, Nicola and Kevin for being great sports and taking part in the fun activities. Also thanks to Peter Gillooly and to Aisling McNeill and Decie Hoare for volunteering to help out with coaching drills with the children in LIsnamult. Hollywood next for our little stars. See below from some snaps taken over the filming process or click on the link to watch Episode : https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/play/?pid=6312986391112... On a hectic weekend of football last weekend, the Under 9 Footballers played each other in a very competitive match for the annual Bernie Hoare Cup. There was a great crowd of supporters present who were treated to some super games with lots of quality football on display.
We would like to thank Jason and Ben Hoare who presented the Bernie Hoare Cup to the player of the year Marcus Budzyn. We would also like to thank the parents for all the treats provided Saturday evening and for their cooperation throughout the year. A special thanks to a tight knit group of coaches who were all needed and much appreciated. Enjoy the break now for the rest of the year and looking forward to seeing everyone back again after Christmas. Back Row L-R: Management team - Fergal O’Gara, Jason Connaughton, Shane Nerney, Nicola Crosbie & Dion Hegarty Middle L-R: Fionn Hughes, Ryan Hegarty, Russ Reynolds, Michael McGuinness, Darragh Connaughton, Will Connaughton, James Doyle, Ryan Halligan, Ronan O’Donnell, Jack Lally, Matthew Rabatin, Leo Geraghty. Front Row L-R: Jonathan Greene, Finn O’Rourke, Daniel Byrne, Samuel Godfrey, Cathal Nerney, Will O’Gara, Bobby Gannon, Cormac McGuinness, Senan Grogan, Mikey Mulhern, Sean Nugent, Tommy Hayes. Missing from photo: Cillian Butler.Also pictured, supporters Cian Mulry & Adam Gannon Roscommon Gaels U12 hurlers had a memorable win in the U12 League County Final against Athleague-Tremane on Saturday, September 24th. On a sunny evening in Ballyforan, the Gaels played into a light breeze in the first half. Russ Reynolds in goal demonstrated a master class between the stick, clearing all ball that threatened his goal-line and remaining unbeaten on the day! Our full back line of Will Connaughton & James Doyle defended strongly in the opening half, supported by the ever-vigilant half-back line of Michael McGuinness, Sean Nugent & Will O’Gara. Indeed, it was the first-half defensive performance that set the foundation for the win. Frees from Nugent delivered at long range into our forward line relieving the pressure on our dogged and determined defence. Ronan O’Donnell, starting at mid-field and partnered by Jack Lally set the standard when dropping to shore up defence and pushing to attack when in possession as needed. Our mid-field pairing covered a significant amount of ground throughout the game. It was Lally who struck first early in the game with a fine finish to the back of the net when a Cathal Nerney free came back off the post. Our wing-forward, Senan Grogan, was in the thick of the action early-on and unfortunately succumbed to injury early in the game when fighting for possession at the break-down. Daniel Byrne stepped in seamlessly to replace Grogan in the game in the left-wing forward position. Ryan Halligan at centre forward tormented the opposition half-back line with strong solos to advance the Gaels attack, winning several free’s during his now-trademark runs, converting a fine solo-run over the bar from distance towards the end of the first quarter. Cormac McGuinness on the right-wing providing options in attack and ensured any ball down ‘his’ wing would not be returned down the field. The starting full-forward line of Cathal Nerney and Jonathan Greene combined well to provide scoring threats throughout the game. Leading on a score-line of 1-02 to 2 points at half time courtesy of the Lally goal, a Nerney free and the Halligan point, the Gaels remained on the field to assess and plan what would be a tough second half. As the second half commenced, some spectacular high fielding from Lally along with a point from a Nerney free saw the Gaels take a 4-point lead as we entered the final quarter. Athleague-Tremane never let their heads drop and scored 3 points without reply to close the game to the narrowest of margins with less than 4 minutes on the clock. A long range shot from Nerney, snook by the opposition goal-line into the back of the net thanks to a determined Greene closing-down on goal to apply the necessary pressure. Mikey Mulhern & Matthew Rabatin came on to shore-up the defence in the 4th quarter. Ryan Hegarty & Darragh Connaughton were sprung into action from the bench shortly after to add fresh legs in attack. Athleague-Tremane continued to run at the Gaels defence earning a free from 20 meters which sailed inches over the top-corner to reduce the deficit to 4 points. The subsequent puc-out was won and sent with interest into the Gaels attack to Hegarty, who, attracting the attention of 2 opposing defenders had the presence of mind to spot the unmarked Greene and release the ball for Greene to put over the bar from play. This took the Gaels to a 5-point lead and was to be the last score of the game. Athleague-Tremane however continued to press at pace with the Gaels defence standing firm demonstrating great resilience and determination to fight for the win. A wonderful intercept by Connaughton in the dying minute of the game was enough to seal the victory on a score-line of 2-04 to 0-5. The U12 hurlers enjoyed the trip back to town, followed by the customary ‘beeping’ celebration with the ‘Noel Haughey Memorial Cup’ in tow, retiring for well-deserved Pizza, Chips and drinks (kindly sponsored by the U12 management team) in the Hyde to wrap-up what was a wonderful experience for this great group of Gaels. U12 Management would like to recognise our U13 & U11 hurling coaches who also coached the players that made up the U12 panel during the year. On Sunday September 25th the Under 11 Footballers closed the door on their football year 2022. An end of season training session was held in Lisnamult with a selections of the Roscommon Gaels Minor Footballers who took the lads for the session and finished it off with a short game. While all the activities were happening on the pitch, parents gathered and watched on in the autumnal chill sipping hot cups of tea and coffee and sweet treats. Following the session, all the boys were treated to Pizza, compliments of REA Carthy. Head Coach Mick Byrne spoke to the group and complimented the lads on a very successful season. He noted how they had represented their club honorably on recent trips taken to Croke Park and the Connacht Centre of Excellence, Bekan and was proud to have been their coach for the season. Mick thanked his assistant coaches, Seamie O'Neill, Gerry McNulty, Robert Hughes, Ronan Clogher, Frankie Dolan, Gary Stevens, Enda Daly and Dion Hegarty along with Minor Footballers Rory Carthy, Zawyal Khan, Ciaran O'Reilly, Cian Regan, Conor Grogan and Lachlann Mulry for coming out on the evening to spend time with the lads and wished their team the very best of luck in their County Final the following weekend against. Seamus Carthy, Chairperson of the Minor Football Board then said a few words at the end of the session, complimenting all the Under 11's on their achievements over the season and thanked Mick and his team of coaches for the amount of work and committment given to the group all year.
Many thanks to REA Carthy for sponsoring the Pizzas on the evening for all the boys. The Under 10 Ladies Football group played Four Roads recently at home in Lisnamult. This group of young ladies displayed some great skills hand passing, defending, tackling, soloing and achieved some lovely scores against their oppositon. There have shown great progress developing all their skills.
They also played St. Brigid's away followed by a County Blitz in St. Faithleachs GAA, Ballyleague recently. Many thanks to all the coaches and mentors who work with the group. Season is coming to an end soon. We hope to see all the girls back again next season. |
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