BUCCANEERS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD’S travails continued last Sunday when they lost their Connacht Junior 1B League meeting 32-5 away to Creggs. This Buccs side has been struggling to field of late and they arrived at The Green in some disorganisation but, nevertheless, they battled manfully to the bitter end.
BUCCANEERS U-21s suffered a cruel defeat when a last ditch try by Highfield denied a sterling midlanders’ effort on a 32-26 scoreline in a lively South-West Conference Section A encounter at Woodleigh Park, Cork, on Saturday.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY pipped Buccaneers 23-19 in their crunch Ulster Bank League encounter at College Park, Dublin, on Saturday. Just a solitary point separated these teams before this vital clash of third versus fourth as Division 1B enters the final straight and the home win now gives Trinity a key edge in the chase for promotion. A fine afternoon and a decent, if passing, attendance witnessed an exhilarating contest that could have gone either way on a firm, relatively grassless surface.
A seasoned Ballinasloe outfit proved too much of a handful for a young, light Buccaneers Development Squad in this Connacht Junior 1B League game at sunny but cold Dubarry Park on Sunday where the visitors came out on top by a 36-13 margin.
BUCCANEERS THIRDS continue to set the pace atop the Connacht J2 League but they took their collective feet off the pedals a shade too early and almost paid the price at Oughterard before prevailing 23-20 on Sunday.
BUCCANEERS U-21s returned to winning ways when they defeated Thomond 38-13 in their South-West Conference League game at Dubarry Park on Saturday. Conditions were ideal for this Section A fixture and Buccs were well on top until they dropped their focus and workrate in the closing stages.
BUCCANEERS and Malone served up wonderfully entertaining Ulster Bank League fare at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Saturday night with the home side holding on for a thrilling 37-30 victory after a fast-flowing encounter played in ideal conditions. Buccs bonus point win brings them within one point of second place in Division 1B. Two youthful squads played loads of off-the-cuff, end to end rugby that kept the minds of the attendance off the frosty weather with the teams matching score for score for large swathes of this Russell Brennan Keane sponsored game.
BUCCANEERS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD’S promotion bid continues to unravel when they lost 42-21 to doughty Dunmore in their Connacht Junior 1B League encounter at Dubarry Park on Sunday. In sunny but cold conditions, Buccs made a promising start but their inexperienced squad lacked the guile and strength to build on that despite a gutsy performance. A hardier Dunmore squad now move up to second place by virtue of this victory over fellow contenders.
