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Ennis RFC 14 Cobh 5 Ennis RFC booked their place in the Pan Munster semi-final after a strong display against Cobh Pirates. Conditions were perfect in Lees Road as Ennis and Cobh locked horns for the second time in this competition. Much like the last game there was very little to separate them with both teams ferocious in defence. After some strong defensive work, big carries from the Ennis pack saw the hosts pile on the pressure resulting in a penalty, which Odhrán Flynn duly dispatched. Luke Kennedy was sin binned after referee Michael Reidy adjudged him to have made a dangerous tackle. Ennis showed no sign of easing up regardless of being a player down and were next to score with another well struck penalty from Flynn. When Kennedy returned, Ennis brought some lovely variety to their play. Powerful carries from Michael Sweeney, Cillian McInerney and Mathew Jordan Allen created a great platform for Seán Queally to unleash the …

Ennis RFC 62 Kanturk RFC 7 After a strong performance and win against Kilrush the previous week, Ennis RFC’s U16s carried their momentum into their Pan Munster Phase Two Round Four game, writes Ivan Smyth. They enjoyed the perfect start as winger Luke Kennedy scorched past two defenders before crossing the line for the opening score of the game. Ennis took control with tries from Diarmuid Boyle, Odhrán Flynn, Andrew Cahir Whelan and a brace from Jacob Cassen-Rennie helping them enjoy a 40 point half time lead. The Clare side utilised their full squad after half time but Ennis remained in firm control. A beautiful cross field kick from Marco Cleary put Kaden Deegan Herlihy through for the opening score of the second half. The Ennis pack began to pile on the pressure with strong carried from Cian Enright and Nicolas Roos. Darren Halpin crossed next for Ennis with a strong carry close to the line. Another cross field kick …

A STRONGLY contested derby between Ennis and Kilrush went the way of the former as they made better use of possession to register a 23-0 win at their home ground on Sunday. The early exchanges of this Phase 2, Round 3 U16 Pan Munster clash were quite even as both teams had their fair share of territory and possession. Ennis made better use of the ball however, and two Odhrán Flynn penalties saw the hosts push out to a six point lead with close to 20 minutes gone. Both teams contested the breakdown with ferocity which made building phases difficult. Andrew Purcell for the visitors and Jacob Cassen Reinne for Ennis were very strong in this area causing most of the problems for the team in possession. However after building a little pressure through three or four phases inside the Kilrush 10 metre line, it was Cassen Reinne that found a gap in the Kilrush defence and went under the …

Aoife Corey, Alana McInerney, Chisom Ugweru and Eilish Cahill all received call ups to the Senior Munster Women’s Rugby squad for the interprovincial series which starts at the end of August, writes Ivan Smyth. Eilish Langan manages the senior women’s rugby team with Paddy Langan, Mick Flynn and John Colleran all working as coaches. Colleran says the club is “hugely proud” of the four women who will don the red of Munster in less than a month’s time. “We are all hugely proud of what they have achieved. They’ve put the effort in and got their reward. The fact they haven’t been playing for too long speaks volumes about their work rate. “Chisom is a very well rounded athlete while the other girls are all very good GAA players. They had a good foundation in ball sports and they just seemed to enjoy rugby and they kept working at it.” After this news broke, the club discovered that Aoibheann Hahessy …

CLARE’S Ethan Coughlan is among three players to join year one of the Greencore Munster Rugby Academy ahead of the 2021/22 season. The other Year One recruits are prop Mark Donnelly (Garryowen FC) and back-row forward Daniel Okeke (Shannon RFC). Scrum-half Coughlan won the U16 Munster title in 2018 and shared the U18 Cup title honours in 2020 with his club side Ennis RFC as his progression from club and regional development squads saw him feature for Munster and Ireland at U18 Clubs level. Below, Ethan in action for Ennis as an Under-13 He captained the Ireland U18 Clubs in Italy in 2019 under Head Coach Fiach O’Loughlin before signing up with All Ireland League side Shannon RFC. For the 2020/21 season he joined several Munster senior training sessions providing cover at 9 and featured for the Munster A side. A member of the National Talent Squad, the 19-year-old was included in the Ireland U20s Talent Camp in May.

A HEARBROKEN Doora-Barefield mother-of-four has described her son, Fionn as a “talented young man and a well of endless potential”. Fionn O’Brien, (20), died following a tragic accident while he was surfing in Lough Donnell beach off the coast between Doonbeg and Quilty between 6.30am and 7am on Monday. It is understood that the former Rice College student got into some difficulty while he was in the water, his friends administered CPR and called the emergency services. Emergency services arrived and he was airlifted by the Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter R115 for emergency medical treatment to University Hospital Limerick (UHL). He was pronounced dead on Monday around lunch time. In a heart-rendering tribute at his Funeral Mass in the Church of Our Lady, Fahy Hall, Roslevan, on Thursday, his mother, Michelle recalled their son, Fionn arrived promptly into their lives and their contented baby grew into the smiling calm and assured young man they knew and loved. She told the congregation the …

TWO Ennis families will come together, a year on from Ennis Rugby Club’s U-15s North Munster Cup win, to present a newly-established Brothers in Arms Cup dedicated in memory of Jack Kenneally and Shay Moloney. On April 28, ahead of the first anniversary of Jack and Shay’s tragic passing as they enjoyed the summer sunshine swimming in Ennis, the Kenneally and Moloney families will join in solidarity to present the cup to the new U-15s champions.Coaches Eamon Connaughton and Pádraig Brennan decided to dedicate a new North Munster Cup in memory of the two players, who are deeply missed but never forgotten. Shay’s mother Fiona said, “The cup means so much to us as a family; it is lovely. We were so involved.Most of my Sundays for years were spent on the sideline, so it was like they were all my children. Shay’s favourite things were family, rugby and friends and they were one family. It’s beautiful to have Brothers in …

THE theft of netting from an Ennis sporting club’s grounds has been labelled as “bizarre” by the club’s president. A total of 120m² of catch netting, which was only installed at Ennis Rugby Club in January at a cost of €11,000, was stolen overnight last Wednesday. It is believed that the culprits used a ladder to gain entry to the Showgrounds Road-based grounds. While it is not known how much it will cost to replace the netting, club president Richard Murphy said that he expects it will be “close to four figures”. Speaking to The Clare Champion after the theft, Mr Murphy confirmed that gardaí are investigating the incident. He said the club can’t understand why someone would take the netting. “It’s hard to fathom; somebody obviously had some use for it. To take 120m², that obviously took some effort and time. They would have needed to bring a ladder.” He described the theft as “a shame”, saying the money …