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Student Sport Ireland Launches ‘Find Your Team’

Student Sport Ireland (SSI), the representative body for higher education sport in Ireland today launched a new marketing campaign.

Themed ‘Find Your Team’, the campaign was developed by SSI to increase participation in sport amongst the student population, to encourage students to get back into college sports, and to join a sports club on their return to campus this month.

Research by SSI revealed that the key factors that influenced students to play a college sport and join a sports club were the opportunity to make new friends, socialise, and boost fitness levels.

This insight provided the creative spark for ‘Find Your Team’; the idea that college sport is truly social, provides the opportunity to make lifelong friends, and is the perfect break from studies.

The campaign, which was funded by SSI affiliated HEIs and a Sport Ireland grant was created and developed for SSI by London-based sports marketing company Designroom Sport.

Using a creative online platform, the campaign, under the banner ‘Find Your Team’, empowers college sports clubs to develop customised digital campaigns that boost awareness of their sport amongst the college population.

Speaking at a photocall to mark the launch of the ‘Find Your Team’ campaign Minister of State for Sport, the Gaeltacht and Defence Jack Chambers TD said: “It is great to see our third level colleges reopening again which is really positive for sport and physical activity.

“I would encourage all students to look for the ‘Find Your Team’ campaign and to join with students across colleges and campus in Ireland in going back to sport. It will be great to see the recovery of sport in our third level campuses over the coming weeks and months”.

Attending the photocall with the Minister SSI President Matthew Dossett said: “SSI is delighted at the start of the new academic year to be able to launch this new marketing campaign to students across 26 campuses nationwide.

“We are really encouraging students to go out and find their sport or new activity and engage with fellow students. At SSI, we believe that sports participation at any level or code, is integral to the overall student experience and we are delighted to be able to deliver it.”

Catherine Mahony, SSI student Vice President, and a member of the SSI project team that developed the campaign was delighted to welcome the exciting student-focused initiative.

“College sport has enriched my life in ways that I could never have anticipated.  Finding a welcoming club in a new sport, a new university, and a new country has supported me physically, mentally, and socially.”

“I am honoured and excited to have been a part of the development of the Find Your Team campaign. Through the campaign, I hope that other students find the encouragement they need to get involved in a sporting experience that is as meaningful to them as mine has been to me”.

Is Now the Perfect Time to Push the Globalisation of Irish Sports?

Irish sports may be hugely popular within the country, but they have failed to have much of an impact on the world stage. Ask anyone outside of Ireland about hurling or Gaelic football, and they’re likely to throw back a baffled look of sheer confusion. It’s like trying to explain the offside rule in soccer to an American football fan. Times could be about to change, though, as online merchandising gives teams and leagues a chance to gain more recognition internationally.

GAA Has Been Making Efforts to go Global

The GAA has been trying to globalise its games for many years, in a push to promote Irish values all over the world. Interestingly, there are more Irish people living outside of the Emerald Isle than within it, but a vast number of these have lost their connection to the culture through being so far separated from it. With a solid globalisation plan, though, the GAA could tap into dormant Irish sports fans and generate interest in the games in countries around the world.

As it stands, the main global events in Irish sport are when Ireland play Australia in a game of international rules, which combines Gaelic football and Aussie Rules. However, this series is no longer as important as it used to be. The key to success, though, would be to set up professional hurling and Gaelic football leagues in other countries and then organise an international competition.

More Emphasis on Merchandising

The main problem for Irish sports is that the major corporations steer clear of them in favour of striking sponsorship deals in more prominent competitions. Perhaps the GAA could learn a thing or two from eSports and follow the industry’s path to success instead. Rather than wait for the huge sponsors to flood competitive gaming in the early days, companies marketed themselves via other channels such as Twitch to gain spectators. Once eSports became a global hit, then the sponsorship deals came rolling in.

Irish sports could look to strike agreements with game developers to go digital and have a chance at reaching a greater number of people. For example, if a console offering based on hurling was able to gain traction, it could end up becoming an eSport like FIFA and raise awareness of the game in this way.

Another option would be to tap into the booming might of the online casino industry. Through slot games, there is often cross-promotion of brands from other places and this marketing model has been hugely successful. According to Bonusfinder Ireland, online casinos are already popular in the country. If developers targeted players here with games based on Irish sports, it could help these offerings establish more credibility before they are marketed in other places. There are already titles like Football Champions Cup and Football Star Deluxe at Wildz Casino, highlighting the buzzing audience for sport-themed games.

By using games to spread the word about hurling and Gaelic football, the GAA could harness the power of digitalisation and follow the same trajectory as competitive gaming. This sector was almost unheard of in the mainstream ten years ago, but now it looks set to overtake traditional sports thanks to its clever marketing model.

Irish sports aren’t going to attract massive sponsorship deals, which is why they have struggled to go global. But by opting for a different approach and harnessing the power of online gaming, there is a chance that sports like hurling and Gaelic football could be marketed to people around the world.

Bonus point win for Munster in opening United Rugby Championship game

Credit: @munsterrugby.

Munster Rugby 42 Cell C Sharks 17

Munster Rugby began both their new season and the newly-organised United Rugby Championship with a comfortable win on Saturday night.

Johann van Graan’s side achieved the bonus-point against South African side Cell C Sharks at Thomond Park, running out 42-17 winners.

Gavin Coombes touched down for a brace, Craig Casey and Chris Cloete also scored a five-pointer, but the returning Simon Zebo will make many of the headlines as the Corkman added to his Munster try-scoring tally with his own brace of tries.

Zebo returns with an early try

Zebo picked up a loose ball on the wing and sprinted to the line for a try after just six minutes of the encounter. This followed early chants of  “Zebo, Zebo” from the Munster fans lucky enough to be present in Limerick this evening.

Zebo, back at Thomond Park following two years in exile in France, had predicted earlier this week that he would score early in the opening fixture of the season. He was as good as his word!

During the first 20 minutes of the opening half, the visitors dominated both territory and possession with the hosts achieving only just over 25% of the former and had slightly better than 40% of the latter.

Despite a sustained five minutes of Munster pressure deep in the Sharks’ territory, the South African outfit withstood the pressure which included a number of red mauls, but van Graan’s men failed to cross the try-scoring line during that time.

With continued Munster pressure and successive penalties given against the Cell C Sharks, Joey Carbery took advantage of his opposition’s tendency to commit fouls by successfully kicking a penalty, giving his side an 8-0 lead coming to the half-hour mark.

Fullback Bosch reduced the deficit to five points when successfully kicking a penalty, while his side had du Toit in the sin bin.

Impressive Casey scores second try

Munster soon took advantage of the extra man as Craig Casey picked the ball off an attacking ruck to dive over for his team’s second five-pointer of the new United Rugby Championship; Joey Carbery, however, failed to add the extras.

As the clock headed into red at the end of the opening 40 minutes, Munster ignored the opportunity to head to the dressing room and instead decided to keep the ball in play. This  decision paid a rich dividend for the southern province as they soon had try number three on the board.

Good Munster lead at the break

Niall Scannell took a pick and go, driving towards the line before the ever-powerful Gavin Coombes touched down for the Munstermen. Joey Carbery was more accurate kicking for the posts on this occasion and added the two points for a 20-3 lead at the break.

Half-time: Munster Rugby 20  Cell C Sharks 3.

The home side could have achieved their bonus point early in the second period as an Andrew Conway break along the East Stand side of the Thomond Park turf saw the speedster get within yards of the Sharks’ line. Despite the back up of numerous team mates the men in red couldn’t get in for the score, eventually being penalised and allowing the defending side to relieve the pressure.

The bonus was soon secured as Gavin Coombes achieved a brace of tries on the night, before Carbery made put another two to the scoreboard, pushing Munster out to a 27-3 lead with half an hour to play.

Just when it looked as though Munster might increase their advantage, a long Joey Carbery pass was brilliantly intercepted by Boeta Chamberlain, who showed his pace as he quickly raced to touch down for his side’s maiden try in the United Rugby Championship. The Sharks made it a seven-pointer as they converted to reduce Munster’s lead to 17 points.

Carbery’s replacement Ben Healy kicked a huge 50 metre penalty on 68 minutes to extend his side’s lead. Despite not taking much time over the ball, Healy comfortably dissected the posts.

The visitors despite now facing a twenty-point deficit maintained their effort and were duly rewarded when winger Yaw Penxe claimed a try, and with a successful Bosch conversion, the Sharks came to within 13 points of Munster.

The home side finished the first half strongly and did likewise in the second, firstly with a try from Cloete and then another from Zebo. With one of the final two tries converted by Ben Healy, Munster ran out 42-17 winners.

Full-time score: Munster Rugby 42 Cell C Sharks 17
Munster Team:

15. M. Haley, 14. A. Conway, 13. D. Goggin, 12. R. Scannell, 11. S. Zebo, 10. J. Carbery, 9. C. Casey.

1. D. Kilcoyne, 2. N. Scannell, 3. J. Ryan, 4. J. Kleyn, 5. F. Wycherley, 6. P. O’Mahony (c), 7. J. O’Donoghue, 8. Coombes.

Munster Replacements

16. D. Barron, 17. J. Loughman, 18. K. Knox, 19. RG Synam, 20. T. Aherne, 21. R. Osborne, 22. B. Healy, 23. C. Cloete.

Cell C Sharks Team

15. C. Bosch, 14. Y. Penxe, 13. W. Kok, 12. M. Louw, 11. T. Abrahams, 10. B. Chamberlain, 9. R. Pienaar.

1. K. Mona, 2. K van Vuuren, 3. T. du Toit, 4. Le Roux Roets, 5. G. Grobler, 6. D. Richardson, 7. H. Venter, 8. P. Buthelezi.

Cell C Sharks Replacements

16. F. Mbatha, 17. N. McHunu, 18. K. McHunu, 19. C. Gumede, 20. R. van Heerden, 21. H. Andrews, 22. S. Nohamba, 23. J. Ward.

Kerry GAA Announce Jack O’Connor Set For Third Term

Kerry GAA have announced that they intend to appoint Jack O’Connor as their new senior football manager in what will be his third term in charge of the side.

The news comes 18 days after the 60-year-old left the Kildare senior footballers, citing travel as a reason for his departure.

O’Connor has been in charge of Kerry twice before for a total of seven seasons and brought three All-Ireland titles and four provincial crowns to the county in that time as well as three National League titles.

He guided Kildare to Division 1 this year and the side also reached the Leinster final for the first time since 2017 but failed to get past Dublin, who have only lost one in the provincial championship since 2005.

He will be joined by former Kerry footballers Diarmuid Murphy and Mike Quirke who will join his new backroom as selectors.

Murphy was a selector with the inter-county side under O’Connor during his second spell in charge of the Kingdom and continued in his role when Fitzmaurice, who he replaced, returned to the county setup as the head coach.

Murphy was part of Fitzmaurice’s backroom when they brought the Sam Maguire Cup back to Kerry after a five-year drought in 2014.

A man synonymous with Kerry’s All-Ireland successes in the 20th century, the Dingle native now joins a backroom tasked with ending what will be an eight-year drought in 2022.

Mike Quirke was recently in charge of the Laois senior footballers, leaving his post after two years following a poor run of form.

Both men had played under O’Connor during his two previous spells with the pair picking up all three All-Ireland titles alongside the Dromid Pearses clubman.

Former All-Ireland winner Stephen Stack was also interviewed for the role and an all-star management team was rumoured to have been assembled by Stack.

The Kerry GAA statement says that “The Management Committee of Kerry GAA will be proposing the following names for ratification at our next County Committee meeting scheduled for Monday, 4th October 2021.

Munster v Sharks – Rugby Preview, Team News, Betting

South African rugby giants travel to Limerick to face Munster in the opening round of the newly made United Rugby Championship

This match will kick off at 19:35 on Saturday, 25th September in Thomond Park with Craig Evans officiating and John Mason on TMO.

The match will be shown live on RTE 2, Premier Sports, and URC TV.

The Munster squad is buzzing with the return of RG Snyman after an injury as he currently lines up on the bench. The team will also be happy to have their prodigal son Simon Zebo returning to the starting lineup for his second competitive debut for the provincial side.

The team’s only concern is that they have not been battle-hardened after their challenge game against Bath was canceled earlier this month.

The Sharks’ team will including a few familiar faces for Irish fans as former Munster lock Gerbrandt Grobler and Thomas de Toit are set to feature with ex-Ulster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar. They also have Clare man Noel McNamara in their backroom staff.

The squad is in decent form after losing the Currie Cup final to the Bulls two weeks ago.

In what is the first competitive match held in Thomond Park with a crowd in 19 months, this will also be the first competitive meeting between Sharks and Munster.

Predicted Starting Teams

Munster Rugby

Starting 15

1. Dave Kilcoyne, 2. Niall Scannell, 3. John Ryan, 4. Jean Kleyn, 5. Fineen Wycherley, 6. Peter O’Mahony (C), 7. Jack O’Donoghue, 8. Gavin Coombes, 9. Craig Casey, 10. Joey Carbery, 11. Simon Zebo, 12. Rory Scannell, 13. Dan Goggin, 14. Andrew Conway, 15. Mike Haley.

Replacements

Diarmuid Barron, Jeremy Loughman, Keynan Knox, RG Snyman, Thomas Ahern, Rowan Osborne, Ben Healy, Chris Cloete.

 

Cell C Sharks

Predicted Starting 15

1.Khwezi Mona, 2.Kerron Van Vuuren, 3.Thomas du Toit, 4.Le Roux Roets, 5.Gerbrandt Grobler, 6.Dylan Richardson, 7.Henco Venter, 8.Phepsi Buthelezi (C), 9.Ruan Pienaar, 10.Boeta Chamberlain, 11.Thaakir Abrahams, 12.Marius Louw, 13.Werner Kok, 14.Yaw Penxe, 15.Curwin Bosch

Replacements:

16. Fez Mbatha 17.Ntuthuko Mchunu 18.Khutha Mchunu, 19.Hyron Andrews 20.Ruben Van Heerden 21.Mpilo Gumede, 22. Sanele Nohamba 23. Jeremy Ward

Betting

Match Odds

Munster Rugby 1/40

Draw 75/1

Cell C Sharks 18/1

Handicap Betting

Munster Rugby (-27) 10/11

Draw (-27) 22/1

Sharks (+27) 10/11

 

Score Prediction

Munster are the clear favorites for this tie, even without including the immense support that they will be shown by the Thomond Park faithful. The Sharks will not go down easily but the Reds will run out victors on Saturday evening.

Expect the game to end with Munster winning by around 15 points with general comfort in the closing minutes.

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Ireland U21s Invited To Women’s Junior FIH World Cup In December

Hockey Ireland

Hockey Ireland have announced that they have accepted an invitation to the Women’s FIH Junior World Cup which takes place in Potchefstroom, South Africa from December 5th to 16th 2021.

The Junior Green Army will make their first appearance in the competition as a result – they had initially finished just outside the qualification places at the 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championships in Valencia, ending seventh when six European spots were on offer.

However, the withdrawal of Australia and New Zealand meant two spots were vacant and Hockey Ireland were granted one after successfully making their case.

Head coach David Passmore says that the invitation offers a huge opportunity for the current crop of U21s.

“We are delighted to take up this place at December’s Junior World Cup,” Passmore said. “Taking part in a global competition of this stature is massive for Ireland and will offer an amazing environment for our young athletes to grow and develop.

“Over the past few years, we have seen the importance of nurturing this age group for the senior team with several players already advancing from the Junior Green Army to play in the Olympic Games.”

Hockey Ireland High Performance Director Adam Grainger said that the organisation contacted the FIH when the opportunity arose to make sure they were being considered for a spot.

Grainger said: “We see the Junior World Cup as a vital tournament and getting six games in such a setting, against high-quality opposition, is exactly what we need as we pursue becoming a fixture among the world’s elite nations.”

While the tournament is under three months away, Ireland do have an extensive training base to work from.

In preparation for the tournament, coach Passmore has named a 25-player panel with the final squad anticipated to be named in late October.

Most of the U21 squad have been training with Sean Dancer’s seniors ahead of the World Cup qualifiers in October.

During the summer, the Junior Green Army followed an extensive high-performance programme, featuring series wins over the Wales senior squad and a GB elite development programme outfit.

They were also highly competitive at a Six Nations tournament in Spain and it gives Passmore confidence they can impress in South Africa in December.

“This summer, the Junior Green Army has worked exceptionally hard in an extensive schedule of fixtures,” Passmore noted. “We feel this puts us in a good position to make an impact at the World Cup and we cannot wait to see what we can do on this stage.”

Group and fixture details will be confirmed in due course.

Ireland U21 Junior World Cup Panel

Gemma Ferguson (GK, Ulster Elks / UUJ)

Ellie McLoughlin (GK, UCD / UCD)

Holly Micklem (GK, Old Alex / UCD)

Charlotte Beggs (Ulster Elks / UUJ)

Nadia Benallal (Beeston, England / Nottingham Trent)

Caoimhe Byrne (UCD / UCD)

Sophia Cole (UCD / UCD)

Amy Elliott (UCD / UCD)

Christina Hamill (Loreto / TU Dublin)

Anna Horan (Catholic Institute / Mary Immaculate College)

Hannah Kelly (Trinity)

Katie Jane Marshall (UCD / UCD)

Sarah MacAuley (UCD / UCD)

Niamh McIvor (Pegasus / Queens)

Lisa Mulcahy (Loreto / UCD)

Siofra Murdoch (Harvard University, USA)

Aisling Murray (Loreto / Trinity College)

Laura Noble (Trinity / Trinity College)

Siofra O’Brien (Loreto / TU Dublin)

Emma Paul (UCD / UCD)

Caoimhe Perdue (Capt, UCC / UCC)

Yasmin Pratt (Loreto / IT Carlow)

Ellen Reid (Loughborough Students / Loughborough University)

Muireann Scanlon (Catholic Institute / UCC)

Caitlin Sherin (Capt, Loreto  / DCU)

Ireland Squad Named For Final Qualifier Against Scotland

Ireland women’s national team head coach Adam Griggs has named his side to face Scotland in their final fixture of the Rugby World Cup 2021 Europe Qualifier on Saturday, September 25.

Griggs has selected an unchanged starting XV for the Round 3 clash at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, as Ireland bid to book their ticket to next year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Heading into the final round of fixtures, Ireland, hosts Italy, Spain and Scotland are all locked on five points in the standings.

Saturday’s double-header is set to determine which side secures their spot in New Zealand and who progresses through to the final Repechage tournament as the second-ranked team.

Griggs has maintained consistency in selection for the meeting with Six Nations rivals Scotland, rewarding the players who produced a measured performance to defeat Italy in Round 2.

Eimear Considine, Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe and Beibhinn Parsons continue in the back three, with Eve Higgins and Sene Naoupu retained in the Ireland midfield.

Kathryn Dane and Stacey Flood are named as the half-back pairing for the clash.

Laura Feely, Cliodhna Moloney and Linda Djougang pack down in the front row, with Nichola Fryday partnered by Sam Monaghan in the second row once again.

Dorothy Wall starts at blindside flanker, with Edel McMahon at seven and captain Ciara Griffin at number eight.

There is one change on the Ireland replacements bench from last week, with Lucy Mulhall coming into the 23 in place of Enya Breen, who unfortunately was ruled out through injury.

Commenting ahead of the game, Griggs said: “It has been another good week of preparation, and the group have maintained that laser-focus on the task ahead.

“We’re under no illusions of the challenge facing us but also the prize on offer, and have not shied away from embracing the pressure Saturday will inevitably bring.

“We have received huge support from home throughout this tournament and are looking forward to having more green in Parma on Saturday. Hopefully, we can deliver the result we’re all striving to achieve.”

The match will kick-off at 5 pm and will be shown live on RTÉ 2, the World Rugby Youtube and Facebook channels and on the Rugby World Cup website.

Ireland Squad v Scotland

15. Eimear Considine (UL Bohemian/Munster)(20)
14. Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union/Munster)(4)
13. Eve Higgins (Railway Union/Leinster)(4)
12. Sene Naoupu (Old Belvedere/Leinster)(43)
11. Beibhinn Parsons (Ballinasloe/Blackrock College/Connacht)(13)
10. Stacey Flood (Railway Union/Leinster)(5)
9. Kathryn Dane (Old Belvedere/Ulster)(15)

1. Laura Feely (Blackrock College/Connacht)(21)
2. Cliodhna Moloney (Wasps/IQ Rugby)(28)
3. Linda Djougang  (Old Belvedere/Leinster)(14)
4. Nichola Fryday (Blackrock College/Connacht)(20)
5. Sam Monaghan (Wasps/IQ Rugby)(2)
6. Dorothy Wall (Blackrock College/Munster)(9)
7. Edel McMahon (Wasps/IQ Rugby)(11)
8. Ciara Griffin (UL Bohemian/Munster)(Captain)(38)

Replacements:

16. Neve Jones (Malone/Ulster)(4)
17. Lindsay Peat (Railway Union/Leinster)(36)
18. Leah Lyons (Sale/IQ Rugby)(27)
19. Brittany Hogan (DCU/Old Belvedere/Ulster)(6)
20. Claire Molloy (Wasps/IQ Rugby)(72)
21. Emily Lane (Blackrock College/Munster)(5)
22. Lucy Mulhall (Rathdrum/Leinster)(1)
23. Lauren Delany  (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby)(15).

Best Irish Province In URC To Win New Silverware This Season

The United Rugby Championship have confirmed that the four shields they have set up, including the Irish Shield, will have silverware for the winners and a guaranteed Heineken Champions Cup spot.

The four shields are the; Irish Shield: Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Ulster; South African Shield: Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers; Welsh Shield: Cardiff Rugby, Dragons, Ospreys, Scarlets and; Italian & Scottish Shield: Benetton, Edinburgh, Glasgow Warriors, Zebre.

The Shields will crown regional champions and there will be an on-field presentation of the trophy at the end of the season.

A URC statement says: “A tremendous value is placed on the rivalries within the Shield groups by fans, players, coaches and broadcasters and with a European place available to each winner, the value of overcoming your ‘Shield’ opponents now has more rewards than ever.”

The four Irish provinces previously took part in an Interprovincial competition from 1946/47 to 2000/01 before the Celtic League was formed – now the United Rugby Championship.

The women’s teams compete in an interprovincial championship annually but do not take part in domestic leagues.

The shield fixtures retain home and away derby games and will count for six of the 18 games played by each team in the season.

Points in all 18 games will go towards the pool standings.

Qualification for the Champions Cup will be split between placings in the league table and regional pools.

Regional pool (shield) winners will qualify automatically and then be removed from the final league table.

The four highest-placed sides that did not win their regional shields will also qualify and seeding for the draw will be based on the clubs’ position on the league table.

Subject to the finalisation of contract terms with EPCR, South African clubs will be eligible to qualify for EPCR competitions that are played from 2022/23.

Johnny Sexton Captains Leinster In Opening URC Clash With Bulls

Leinster have named a strong side for their opening game of the inaugural United Rugby Championship season against the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday, September 25.

Cullen has made a number of changes from the team that faced Harlequins in the Bank of Ireland pre-season friendly two weeks ago and there are a number of positional changes as well.

Hugo Keenan, Rory O’Loughlin and James Lowe are the back three selected by Cullen with Keenan and O’Loughlin seeing action for the first time this autumn against the Bulls.

In the centre, Ciarán Frawley will also get his first taste of Leinster action since last season as will Garry Ringrose beside him, with both players now fully recovered from shoulder injuries.

In the half-backs, Cullen has chosen the same pair that started against Quins with the experienced duo of Luke McGrath and captain Johnny Sexton teaming up.

In the pack, Andrew Porter has recovered from a foot injury and will start in the number one jersey for Leinster for the first time since November 2016. Dan Sheehan starts at hooker with Michael Ala’alatoa making his competitive debut at tighthead prop.

Ross Molony and James Ryan will form an all-St Michael’s College second row unit when they line out tomorrow evening.

Finally, in the back row, Rhys Ruddock, Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris complete the starting XV for Cullen. Neither van der Flier nor Doris were involved at the Aviva two weeks ago.

On the bench, Cian Healy will wear the number 18 jersey, while Max Deegan will make his first competitive appearance for the club since October 2020 if he is introduced.

The game is being run at 75 per cent of Aviva Stadium capacity and tickets for the game between the reigning URC champions and the reigning Currie Cup champions are still on sale HERE.

The match will be shown live on TG4, Premier Sports and URC TV with kick-off slated for 5:15 pm.

Leinster Squad v Bulls

15. Hugo Keenan (30)
14. Rory O’Loughlin (87)
13. Garry Ringrose (86)
12. Ciarán Frawley (35)
11. James Lowe (52)
10. Johnny Sexton (173) CAPTAIN
9. Luke McGrath (151)
1. Andrew Porter (77)
2. Dan Sheehan (13)
3. Michael Ala’alatoa (0)
4. Ross Molony (116)
5. James Ryan (50)
6. Rhys Ruddock (188)
7. Josh van der Flier (98)
8. Caelan Doris (40)

Replacements:

16. James Tracy (129)
17. Ed Byrne (70)
18. Cian Healy (231)
19. Ryan Baird (27)
20. Max Deegan (65)
21. Jamison Gibson-Park (101)
22. Ross Byrne (104)
23. Jamie Osborne (6)

Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

Dublin GAA Round 2 Fixtures – Senior, Intermediate and Junior Club Championship

Dublin GAA Round 2 Fixtures – Senior, Intermediate and Junior Club Championship

The 2021 GAA club championship season is underway, with round 2 for Senior, Intermediate and Junior clubs set to begin on Friday 24th of September. 

Below are all the fixtures, times and locations for all games this weekend.

Tickets are available here.

GO AHEAD SENIOR 1 CLUB FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Group 1

Raheny v Whitehall Colmcille – Friday 24th September – 7:30 pm – St Margarets

Ballyboden St Enda’s v Na Fianna – Sunday 26th September – 4:00 pm – Parnell Park

Group 2

Kilmacud Crokes v St. Vincents – Sunday 26th September – 2:00 pm – Parnell Park

Castleknock v Ballinteer St. Johns – Sunday 26th September – 2:00 pm – O’ Toole Park

Group 3

Thomas Davis v Clontarf – Saturday 25th September – 5:00 pm – O’ Toole Park

Skerries Harps v Ballymun Kickhams – Saturday 25th September – 6:00 pm – Parnell Park

Group 4

Lucan Sarsfields v Round Towers Lusk – Saturday 25th September – 4:00 pm – Parnell Park

St Oliver Plunkett’s ER v St. Judes – Sunday 26th September – 4:00 pm – O’ Toole Park

 

GO AHEAD INTERMEDIATE CLUB FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Group 1

St Finians N v Bye

Clann Mhuire v O’ Tooles – Saturday 25th September – 5:00 pm – Naul

Group 2

St. Patricks D v Scoil Ui Chonaill – Saturday 25th September – 5:30 pm – Donabate

St. Margarets v Craobh Chiarain – Saturday 25th September – 5:30 pm – St. Margarets

Group 3

St. Brendans v Round Towers C – Saturday 25th September – 5:30 pm – Grangegorman

St. Patricks v Garda – Saturday 25th September – 5:30 pm – Glenauline Park

Group 4

Good Counsel Liffey Gaels v Naomh Barrog – Saturday 25th September – 5;30 pm – Galtymore Road

Naomh Fionnbarra – Clanna Gael Fontenoy – Saturday 25th September – 5:30 pm – Pope John Paul II Park

 

GO AHEAD JUNIOR 1 CLUB FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Group 1

Garristown v Man O War – Sunday 26th September – 11:00 am – Garristown

Beann Eadair v Ranelagh Gaels – Sunday 26th September – 11:00 am – Pairc Ui Ruairc

Group 2

Stars Of Erin v O’ Dwyers – Sunday 26th September – 11:00 am – Glencullen

St. Marks v St. Monica’s – Sunday 26th September – 11:00 pm – McGee Park

Group 3

St. Finian’s v Na Gaeil Oga – Sunday 26th September – 11:00 pm – Ridgewood Park Swords

St. James Gaels and Caislean v Innisfails – Sunday 26th September – 11:00 pm – Iveagh Grounds

Group 4

Geraldine P Moran v Crumlin – Sunday 26th September – 11:00 pm – Ballyogan

Civil Service Football v Bank of Ireland – Sunday 26th September – 11:00 pm – Islandbridge

Dublin GAA Round 2 Fixtures – Senior, Intermediate and Junior Club Championship

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