Match Reports category listing 34 | Buccaneers Rugby Football Club Athlone

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.

BUCCANEERS fielded a very young U-21 squad for their South-West Conference Section A game away to UL Bohemian at Annacotty on Saturday. The older and more physical College outfit proved too strong for a game Buccs side on a 39-17 margin. Prop Brian Teape excelled for Buccs and scored both his sides tries. He notched the first with a strong run in from the 22 and then grabbed his second with a break off a ruck. Jack Feeney also did well in addition to converting both tries and kicking a drop goal while Ross Moony-Enraght battled commendably to the bitter end.

BUCCANEERS WOMENS TEAM continued their marvellous winning sequence with a hard-earned 17-11 Leinster Womens Cup victory over Garda at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Saturday afternoon. This was a very competitive affair and Buccs showed wonderful resolve and greater fitness to come out on top after a typically fervent Cup tie.

BUCCANEERS 37  MALONE 30

BUCCANEERS maintained their impressive away form when they defeated Dungannon 24-22 in their Ulster Bank League Division 1B game that finished in a welter of excitement at Stevenson Park on Saturday. After a slow start, the midlanders were coasting 24-10 ahead with less than ten minutes remaining when the homesters capitalised on some sloppy play by the Athlone outfit to grab two late tries that almost earned a draw for the hosts. Buccs just held on for a rare win at this panoramic ground when Stuart McCloskey’s conversion attempt of Mark O’Shea’s final move try went the wrong side of the upright and thus the Pirates travelled home with the spoils.

BUCCANEERS 9  TUAM 0

An understrength BUCCANEERS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD shipped a heavy 46-15 Connacht Junior 1B League defeat away to Ballyhaunis on Sunday. The Mayo side now replace Buccs in second place in the league table behind clearcut leaders Castlebar. Creggs also won to elevate themselves over the Athlone club. However, Buccs have games in hand so have to make these count as the league nears its climax.

BUCCANEERS 22  NUIG 0

BUCCANEERS 14 YOUNG MUNSTER 15