South East U.16's

Collie Joyce-Ahearne, Steve Roche and Eoin Roche who who played for the South-East against Metro Area, in Greystones on Wed.27th Oct. They won 31-15. Well done lads.

South East U.17's

Jordan Ryan and Carthaigh Geoghegan who played in Leinster Area Blitz in Greystones on Wed. 27th Oct.

Fixtures for Sat.23rd Oct.

Mini’s Training as normal 11am

Leinster League Games

U13s v Portlaoise (Away) Kick off 12pm

U14s v Portlaoise (Away) Kick off 12pm

U15s v Portlaoise (Away) Kick off 12pm

U17s B v Enniscorthy (Away) Kick off 11.30am

U17s A v Portlaoise (Home) Kick off 12pm

South East U.16 Squad

Congratulation to Collie Joyce-Ahearne, Eoin Roche, Nick Jones and Steve Roche on their selection to the South East U.16 Squad for the Shaggy Cup, which kicks off on Wed.27th Oct. v Metro Area, in Greystones.

Well done lads.

South East U.17 Squad

Congratulations to Carthaigh Geoghegan and Jordan Ryan on being selected into the South East U.17 Squad for the up coming Blitz, in Greystones against the other Leinster regions.

Leinster League U.13 Oct.16th

Wexford Wanderers ...0 Gorey 5

Wexford hosted Gorey at Park Lane .A very close defensive game ensued .Both defences were on top and the tackle count was high on both sides.Half time score 0 0.

Wexford's scrummaging improved somewhat in the second half resulting in better ball for their backs. Wanderers were camped inside Gorey's 22 for long periods but couldn't break through their defence. With 15 mins to go Gorey charged down the field, forced a penalty, kicked for touch, won the line out and pushed over to lead 0 5.

Wexford responded and pushed down field but decision making was suspect. The score just wouldn't come. Final score 0 5 .

Man of the match- Andrew Maguire.

Leinster League U.14 Oct.9th

Cill Dara 19 Wexford Wanderers 17

All routes do indeed lead to Cill Dara rugby club ,some a lot longer than others.The game was played at a frenetic pace. Neil Beaver made a good break on the right but was hauled down .Cill Dara found their rhythm and threw the ball around with confidence and Martin Curtis scored twice for Cill Dara to lead 12- 0 at half time

A number of changes were made but ball was slow coming. Martin Curtis rounded the Wexord defence on the left for a third time 19 - 0. Bill Quaid came on and the scrum stabilized providing good ball .Kevin Mahoney was popping up everywhere making the hard yards and he finally broke threw to make it 19 - 5

From the kick off Kevin Mahoney broke loose again to win a penalty ,quick tap to Daire MacCormack which was laid off to Stephen Lyne to score 19 - 10.This game was sizzler now with 5 mins to go.

Another penalty for Wexford and Ciaran Kirwan who had a great game at No.8, passed to Daire MacCormack who breeched their midfield to score under thew posts 19 - 17

3 mins remained ,Cill Dara were in disarray, again' Man of the match' , Kevin Mahoney was causing havoc but a 4th try would not come.Fi nal score 19 - 17.This game certainly provides a platform on which to build for the rest of the season.

Team: Luke Lacey,Neil Beaver,Stephen Lyne,Daire MacCormack,Kevin Mahoney,Matt Doyle,Ben O'Shea,Ciaran Joyce,Aaron Ryan,Marc White,Martin Whelan,Conor Halligan,Nilll O'Donnaigan, Andrew Maguire,Ciaran Kirwan,Shay Boggan,Cian O'Keeffe,Luke Roche,Frankie Hynes,Bill Quaid,Kevin Bierney,Cormac Porter,Jack Moore,Conor Glynn,Thomas O'Leary.

Leinster League U.13

Kilkenny 14 Wexford Wanderers 33

Wexford Under 13’s traveled to Kilkenny for their opening fixture in the Leinster league last Saturday 9^thOctober. A difficult game to call in advance as these teams had managed to avoid each other last season. Wexford were hit by a number of injuries before the game and had to play without captain Peter Barry, scrum half Alex Ryan, last years winger Bill Joyce who wont be back until the new year as well as Cian Kelly, Richard Ryan, Marcus Harrington and Peter O'Shea.

Despite these set backs it was Wexford who hit the ground running and enjoyed more possession and territory in the opening exchanges of their toughest encounter this season. Wexford dominated the line outs with a sensational display from second row Ben Moore. With 12 minutes on the clock Wexford were awarded a penalty 8 meters from the Kilkenny try line. Quick thinking from scrum half Rory o Connor saw him take a quick tap and make it to the corner catching the Kilkenny defense. Despite missing the conversion it was a fair reflection on the opening 15 minutes. However with ball in hand Kilkenny had the abilty to come back and within 10 minutes their impressive 1^st centre broke through to score under the posts. Try converted to leave Kilkenny ahead by 7 points to 5.

With leadership required the forwards upped their intensity and recycled possession with intense rucking. Ian Bennett soon broke through to score the Wexford’s 2^nd try.His immense power and speed stunning the home team. Try converted 12 to 7 in favor of wexford. From the Kick off Josh Christe made a superb break and at the right time off loaded to Bennett who scored again to make it 19 -7 to wexford at half time.

Kilkenny closed the gap to 5 points with a 2^nd try from their 1^st centre and indeed had a try disallowed which may have turned the game but for a forward pass. When asked the questions it was again wexford who responded. A superb try from fly half Barry o Connor who broke on the blind side and chipped the defense, gathered the bouncing ball and scored under the posts.Ian Bennett scored his hat trick to finish the match 33 14 to the visitors. Well done Wexford !Man of the match was a close call between Ian Bennett and Ben Moore, but Ben Moore for his line outs and ball winning ruck time was the foundation for this victory. All players involved really played superb.