Ennis U-12s impress in Galway

The Ennis U-12 group travelled to Corinthians in Galway at the weekend. With nearly 40 players and two teams again split into red and black, the opportunity to play in Galway brought the best out of this group.
The opposition was provided by Corinthians, UL Bohemians from Limerick and Old Wesley from Dublin.
Ennis Black really hit the ground running against UL Bohemians scoring two early tries from Shane Brennan and Liam Wall. A brief scare brought the game back to 2-1 but Elias Kunz powered over for the final score of the game to make it 3-1.
Against Old Wesley, Ennis took the game to their opposition but fell a little short going down 2-1. Their final game was against the hosts Corinthians and Ennis asserted themselves again, dominating the breakdown that was key. This coupled with tidy back play, Shane Brennan being notable in midfield, ensured a comfortable 3-1 victory with scores from Stephan Dolan, Paul Tuohy and Caiman Whelan.
The Ennis Red side started against the host team Corinthians and with outstanding forward dominance, asserted themselves quickly. In fact it was notable that most of the match was played deep in Corinthians territory and a 2-0 result (tries from Oisin Mangan and Arron Hennessy) did not flatter Ennis.
UL Bohemians provided the opposition in the next game and some dogged defending by Ennis allowed them ease towards a 1-0 victory with the only try of the game coming from Eldon Nolan, who put in a big performance.
The morning finished with a very high tempo game between Ennis Red and Old Wesley. The Ennis forwards carried the ball with courage, with Arron Hennessy, in his first season, scoring a great try breaking some six tackles. A ding-dong battle ensued with an equaliser arriving for the Dublin side before Oisin Mangan made a great intercept and raced to touch the ball down on the chalk. Joseph Connaughton made a try saving tackle later in the game but it was not to be and two late tries for Old Wesely ensured a narrow 3-2 victory for the Dublin side.
This Friday evening will see the last training session in 2011.
Ennis Black: Stephen Dolan, Paul Tuohy, Liam Wall, Darragh Slattery, Elias Kunz, Conall Bolger, Eanna O’Donoghue, Aidan Jordan, Conor O’Mahony, Ben Leyden, Michael Reid, Mark Barry, Caiman Whelan, Luke Moriarty, Conall Kellegher, Shane Brennan, Tom O’Brien.
Ennis Red: Zak McDonagh, Turlough Barrett, Conor Grogan, Luke Griffey, Jack Hanrahan, Sean Andreassen, David McNamara, Joseph Connaughton, Oisin Mangan, Aaron Hennessy, Eldon Nolan, Eoin Clancy, James Baker, Barry Neylon, Edward Purcell, Oisin O’Looney, Oisin McMahon.

No league action
Inclement weather conditions led to the cancellation of many junior league fixtures last weekend. This will be another quiet weekend for Clare clubs, none of whom are scheduled for league action.