Welcome to Monivea RFC Junior Cup Champions 2009

 

 


   

Welcome to the Home of Monivea RFC, the club was founded on October 8th 1972 by Padraig McGann, since that day the club has grown and progressed to have teams at all levels from the kids playing mini rugby right through to the Junior side who this season will hope to qualify for AIL Division 3 rugby.

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Heineken Junior Cup final

 Sunday 5th April 

Monivea 14 v 6 Corinthians

Rory O'Connor heads off to score a try

Ger O'Connor adds the extra's

Monivea Captain Pat Devane celebrates a job well done

Pictures thanks to Jonathan Curran for more action shots from the game go to Sporting Occasions

Junior Cup Champions 2009

Monivea stormed to a fantastic Junior Cup win in the Sportsground on a score line of Monivea 14 - 6 Corinthians. The much hyped Corinthians; current junior league champions were dominated by the village club. Corinthians scores came from 1 penalty & 1 drop goal both scored by David Clarke but neither could swing the game in their favour. Monivea had the majority of the possession in the 1st half but failed to convert it into points. The second half sprung to life with a blistering run up the wing & a try under the posts from Rory O'Connor. Ger O'Connor converted the kick & later scored & converted his own try after an inside pass from Darren Blade inside the Corinthians 22. The Monivea pack had a great game & this provided the platform for the backs to work there Magic! The introduction of Pat "The Master" Blade in the last few minutes crowned off a great day for the players & everyone involved with Monivea. Next up is game two in the AIL round robin Vs Derry (Away) (11/04/09)

Upcoming Fixtures

 

AIL Round Robin Series

Monivea 09 Vs 28 Cashel (28/03/09)

City of Derry Vs Monivea (11/04/09)

Navan Vs Monivea (18/04/09)

 

Monivea's season so far

Can you imagine if Rooney, Tevez, Ronaldo, Ferdinand, Neville, Evra and Carrick were to up sticks and leave league champions Manchester United during the off season....would United bounce back and be in contention again the following season? Well now consider the tremendous loss seven first team players have on a Junior Club in rural Galway. To arrive where Monivea are today is such a huge achievement it is hard to know where to start. As well as losing the players, this year also saw  a new management and coaching team put in place and from day one the objective was to qualify for this year’s Qualifiers . There were rumblings throughout the province that the good days were gone for Monivea Rugby and the new players couldn’t fill the boots of the departing immigrants. But there was a quiet confidence within the panel and in a competitive league as has been seen for years this young team stood up to the mark and have done themselves and Monivea Rugby proud. When you consider that the average age of this year’s squad is 24, the future looks good for this crop in a long line of fine sides to grace the field at the Castle Grounds.  With 10 wins, 1 draw and an away loss to Castlebar, Monivea finished second in the League behind Corinthians so qualifying for this year’s Round robin as Corinthians have a team in the All Ireland League.  As well as a fine league campaign, This year’s side has also progressed to the Junior Cup final having beaten Buccaneers, Gort, Westport and Galwegians......all away from home. Next Saturday see’s the visit of Cashel to the Castle Grounds in Monivea at 2.30pm for the first of the All Ireland Qualifiers. Support would be appreciated.

 And after the excitement of the home qualifier, the village of Monivea is gearing itself for a Junior Cup Final on Sunday week against league winners Corinthians. So, we would encourage everyone  to come out  and support this home grown bunch who have done their family’s and club proud against all the odds.

By: Peter Burke

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Monivea U16 Champions 2008

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05 April 2008:: Monivea stormed to a fantastic Junior Cup win in the Sportsground on a score line of Monivea 14 - 6 Corinthians. The much hyped Corinthians; current junior league champions were dominated by the village club. Corinthians scores came from 1 penalty & 1 drop goal both scored by David Clarke but neither could swing the game in their favour. Monivea had the majority of the possession in the 1st half but failed to convert it into points. The second half sprung to life with a blistering run up the wing & a try under the posts from Rory O'Connor. Ger O'Connor converted the kick & later scored & converted his own try after an inside pass from Darren Blade inside the Corinthians 22. The introduction of Pat "The Master" Blade in the last few minutes crowned off a great day for the players & everyone involved with Monivea. Next up is game two in the AIL round robin Vs Derry (Away) (11/04/09)

 

 

12 Oct 2008 :: Monivea's J1 side  travelled to Athlone to face Buccs. In a stunning first half display Monivea demoloshed Buccs on every front. Monivea went into the half time break with a 31-3 lead. Early in the second half there was a 30+ min stoppage for an injured Buccs player & after this Monivea lost there momentum. Buccs got a concelation try & the match finished Buccs 8 - 31 Monivea.

12 Oct 2008 :: Monivea's J2 side travelled to Loughrea for there first game of the season. Some new faces fitted in well and Monivea came away with a 19-12 victory. Some excellent defence was the key to the win as Loughrea attacked in the final qtr Monivea's defence was rock solid. Player Manager James Quirke is hoping to keep his 100% record intact for the rest of the season.

 

05 Oct 2008 :: Monivea's J1 side  travelled to Wesport & came away with a 20-15 win. The first half saw Monivea waste a couple of try scoring chances, leaving them trailing at half time 10-3. A second half fight back showed the grit in the current squad as Monivea took control and made the chances into scores. Next uo Buccs away.

28 Sept 2008 :: Monivea's J1 side  travelled to Castlebar and suffered a 18-14 defeat in what was a hard fought and tight match. The game could have gone either way until Castlebar snatched a vital try in the last qtr. Monivea must now regroup for the away trip to Westport, which even at this stage could make or break the clubs AIL hopes.

21 Sept 2008 :: Monivea's J1 side khad a good win over OLBC, in the first Match of the season Monivea played well for a team with so many changes. The game ended Monivea 24 - 8 OLBC




   

 

 

 



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