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SKERRIES SUFFER AT THE HANDS OF CLINICAL NUIM BARNHALL After two cancelled matches in the Leinster 2 Energia Conference Series (for COVID reasons), it was great for the Skerries players to play a match. It was always going to be a tough afternoon against the high flying NUIM Barnhall RFC, who were set to win…

Skerries v Bruff 29th February 2020 Another big hurdle crossed in the home team’s quest for promotion. On another miserable Saturday afternoon weather-wise, the home team rose to the challenge as in previous weeks. Skerries had plenty of possession in the first 10 minutes but only had a Paul O’Loghlen penalty to show for their…

Skerries v Bangor 22nd February 2020 On what turned out to be a seismic day in Division 2C of the All Ireland League, Skerries traveled to Uprichard Park to face a home team buoyed after an away win in City Of Derry in the previous round. The match started in windy and wet conditions and…

Skerries v Sunday’s Well 25th January 2020 The Well have been Skerries’ most difficult opponent for the past number of years and on Saturday in Holmpatrick, the 2020 version was no different. The visitors had a huge pack and played a very adventurous game from the start. The home team gave their best defensive performance…

FT Score 12-13 It was our first trip to Ardgaoithe for our return fixture against Clonmel RFC and what a memorable day it became. This was a season defining match for this growing team. The match started in poor conditions with heavy rain and the pitch started to regress as the match progressed. After 11…

Skerries v Clonmel 14th December 2019 The last game before Christmas was a huge challenge for the Skerries, particularly due to the fact that they lost outstanding prop Cormac Marrey before kick-off. Clonmel, newly arrived into the AIL League, proved a mighty challenge from the get go. Clonmel went ahead with a penalty after three…

7th December 2019 A long trip to Cork for the players and supporters this week. The first ten minutes were very cagey with lots of mistakes by both teams. Skerries scored first after a ruck infringement by Sundays well, an excellent kick by Paul O’Loghlen. Very little happened in the next fifteen minutes until Skerries…

Skerries RFC 39 – 24 Omagh RFC Skerries consolidated their hold on second spot and kept on the coat-tails of Division 2C leaders Enniscorthy when overcoming Omagh in another high-scoring encounter at Holmpatrick. On what was a beautiful day, this was the Goats fifth consecutive win. A win that firmly establishes them as promotion contenders,…