MICHAEL SILKE
Buccaneers kick of their competitive season on Saturday week when they face Sligo in the opening round of the Connacht Senior League at Dubarry Park.
Each team has only four fixtures, two at home and two away. There are some other changes to the league in that the winners will qualify for the Bateman Cup semi-final and they will also go directly into the Connacht Senior Cup final.
So lots to play for in this curtailed league. Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with a squad session at Dubarry Park on this Saturday afternoon.
Cawley Cup fixtures for Buccaneers J1A team have also been released. They commence their campaign with a home test against Monivea on Sunday week. The Connacht Junior League fixtures will be announced shortly.
Senior Fixtures
2021
Aug 14 Sligo A CSL
Aug 21 Ballina H CSL
Sep 11 Galway Corinthians H CSL
Sep 18 Galwegians A CSL
Oct 2 Cashel H AIL
Oct 9 Ballymena A AIL
Oct 16 Nenagh Ormonde H AIL
Oct 30 Old Crescent A AIL
Nov 6 UL Bohemian H AIL
Nov 20 Dolphin A AIL
Nov 27 Rainey Old Boys H AIL
Dec 4 MU/Barnhall H AIL
Dec 11 Queen’s University A AIL
2022
Jan 15 Queen’s University H AIL
Jan 22 MU/Barnhall A AIL
Jan 29 Rainey Old Boys A AIL
Feb 19 Dolphin H AIL
Feb 26 UL Bohemian A AIL
Mar 5 Old Crescent H AIL
Mar 26 Nenagh Ormonde A AIL
Apr 2 Ballymena H AIL
Apr 9 Cashel A AIL
AIL denotes Energia All-Ireland League Division 2A; CSL denotes Connacht Senior League.
Junior 1A
2021
Aug 15 Monivea H CC
Sep 5 NUI Galway A CC
Sep 19 Creggs H CC
Sep 26 Castlebar A CC
CC denotes Cawley Cup
Buccaneers Summer Rugby Camp
Buccaneers rugby summer camp will take place next week at Dubarry Park. The camp is for boys and girls aged 7 to 12 years and will be held on Monday, August 9 to Friday, August 13 from 9.30am to 12.30pm daily. The camp will be compliant with all IRFU Covid-19 regulations. Cost is €70 euro and every participant will receive a free rugby ball and T-shirt.
Boys and girls can have fun, keep fit, learn skills and make new friends at the Buccaneers camp. Early booking is recommended. To do so, contact the club’s Administrator Geraldine at 0861732711 or email her at [email protected]
Tag Finals
The finals in Buccaneers Summer Tag League take place at Dubarry Park on this Friday evening with presentation of the various prizes following in The Bounty afterwards.
50/50 Draw
The latest winner in Buccaneers RFC 50/50 Draw is Frankie Hopkins. €143 is on its way to him. Thanks again to everyone supporting this draw. Envelopes are available in The Bounty or you can sign up for 3 months, 6 months or a year by contacting the club’s Administrator Geraldine at 0861732711.
Ireland Sevens Disappoint
The Ireland Sevens squad disappointed at the Olympic Games, not hitting the form they are capable of. Perhaps their late qualification did not help as it gave them little time to come back down to earth following their success in Monaco. No sooner had they achieved that than they were virtually on the plane to Tokyo. Nevertheless it was a wonderful attainment in qualifying for
such an event as the Olympics, so well done to Jordan Conroy and his teammates.
Condolences
Deepest sympathy is extended to Yvonne O’Shea and family on the recent death of her grandmother Betty Ryan and to the family of the late Nancy Sheehy.
