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Kilkenny Rugby Club will hold a field day on Sunday, August 14, in their newly re-furbished premises at Foulkstown.

Although Kilkenny Firsts secured a place in next seasons Leinster Division 2 by beating opponents Gorey (34 -13) in Foulkstown on Saturday, this week the spotlight must be shone brightly on Kilkenny Seconds who beat Gorey Seconds in the Leinster Seconds Provincial League Cup final.

Followers of Kilkenny rugby have witnessed some fine battles in Foulkstown in their day; however, this Provincial Towns Cup, First Round tie against Division 1A side, Skerries, on Sunday, was probably the finest display of sheer courage witnessed in a long time.

Kilkenny 1st 13

Despite having conceded the fewest number of points in the division, and having the greatest number of bonus points; despite the fact that only one of the three teams they defeated this season is second in the league, Mullingar go into this weekend’s fixture at home to Kilkenny still third from bottom in a division that relegates four this season.

Kilkenny Firsts 24 Clane Firsts 17

Snow gone — turkey gone — Game on! That’s the message coming loud and clear from Foulkstown this week. This weekend sees a return to the Leinster League after the recent Arctic conditions and, of course, the Christmas revelries.

Having beaten Ashbourne with such resounding force last week, great things were expected of Kilkenny on Sunday in Gorey. Kilkenny put in a hard week on the training pitch, with the forwards perfecting their scrum and lineout and both backlines running and re-running moves to ensure the level of intensity shown against Ashbourne was carried through to this game.

With only seven points separating Kilkenny from the top of the table, a win and a bonus point against Roscrea in Streamstown on Sunday was vital to reduce this gap and put a buffer zone between them and the bottom half of the table.

Kilkenny have certainly learnt a lesson or two in the past few weeks and wanted to prove a point on a sun-filled afternoon in Foulkstown on Sunday. The scoreline unfortunately did not reflect the effort and skill shown by the home side in this Leinster League tie against Mullingar.