Longford RFC Club News 09/03/2020   10/03/2020

By Tommy Butler Longford RFC PRO 

Senior Men 

Leinster League 

After securing five points on the road to Clondalkin Longford now need one point from their last game against Monkstown on March 22nd to secure second place and a promotion play off versus Dundalk.  Longford are currently level with Tullow in second place but Tullow are ahead courtesy of a better head to head record this season.  Tullow have played all their league matches with Longford having one game to play against Monkstown, so one point is the minimum requirement versus Monkstown.  This is no easy task as they are Champions of 1B and are unbeaten in the league, so Longford will have to be at their best to secure second place and another well deserved shot at promotion after last season’s disappointment.  

Post Match Reaction by Longford RFC Head Coach Glenn Baskett 

“Job done. We can’t get any more than 5 points today and that’s what we got. We now know what we have to do against Monkstown in 2 weeks, and that is up to us. We talked about worrying about our game and I think the boys did that. Clondalkin are a good side, with some good players in there, but like when we played them at home earlier in the season individual errors let them in for scores we shouldn’t have conceded. We kick to relieve pressure, admittedly not probably where we needed it to be, but our chase is good, we get bodies to the tackle and slow the ball, have a reasonably good D line set but then a lazy tackle lets a 50 metre score in. And I suppose that kind of summed up the game, good in parts and not so good in others. But we were reasonably happy on the line and our 20 all came in and did a job. Packie had a good game off the back of the scrum for us. Ian and Cormac gelled well in the midfield too. We will look at our scrum though, as Clondalkin got a bit of change off us there. Now it’s a change of focus again as we have Carlow at home in the 2nd round of the cup. We have a few knocks to have a look at this week and see where we are at there, it’s a different opportunity. I’ve also gotta mention the J2’s, a good win after a long break without a game too. They are now heading into the Monkstown game unbeaten, league won from the last round. An unbelievable achievement, they have beaten anyone that’s come up against them and they would have to go into the cup with a real belief. For the guys that have been in there since I came around when we struggled to get players together this is a pat on the back for them. Phil Dardis has led the boys brilliantly all season, and actively worked behind the scenes to push the group. And it’s a reward for the Geelan’s, and the likes of them that have fought and worked so hard over the years on tough days, and the young new boys have seen that I think and brought into that want. You can see it on a Friday night with 30+ players training.”   

League Table Leinster League - Division 1B 

Pos  

Team  

Pld  

 

 

 

PF  

PA  

Diff  

BP  

BP 4T  

BP L  

Ded  

Pts  

1 

Monkstown 

13 

13 

0 

0 

412 

190 

222 

7 

7 

0 

0 

59 

2 

Tullow 

14 

9 

1 

4 

401 

235 

166 

10 

6 

4 

0 

48 

3 

Longford 

13 

9 

1 

3 

311 

208 

103 

10 

7 

3 

0 

48 

4 

Boyne 

14 

7 

0 

7 

324 

306 

18 

8 

5 

3 

0 

36 

5 

Co Carlow 

14 

7 

0 

7 

246 

277 

-31 

7 

4 

3 

0 

35 

6 

Clondalkin 

14 

5 

0 

9 

277 

375 

-98 

7 

4 

3 

0 

27 

7 

Cill Dara 

14 

3 

0 

11 

235 

327 

-92 

7 

2 

5 

0 

19 

8 

De La Salle Palmerston 

14 

1 

0 

13 

177 

465 

-288 

2 

1 

1 

0 

6 

 League Table Seconds League (J2) - Division 1B 

Pos  

Team  

Pld  

 

 

 

PF  

PA  

Diff  

BP  

BP L  

Ded  

Pts  

1 

Longford 

11 

11 

0 

0 

151 

73 

78 

0 

0 

0 

44 

2 

Co Carlow 

12 

7 

1 

4 

177 

186 

-9 

1 

1 

0 

31 

3 

Monkstown 

11 

7 

0 

4 

145 

75 

70 

1 

1 

0 

29 

4 

Tullow 

12 

6 

0 

6 

145 

189 

-44 

3 

3 

0 

27 

5 

Cill Dara 

12 

5 

0 

7 

83 

128 

-45 

2 

2 

-2 

20 

6 

Clondalkin 

12 

4 

0 

8 

102 

136 

-34 

5 

5 

-2 

19 

7 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8 

Boyne 

12 

0 

1 

11 

40 

56 

-16 

0 

0 

-8 

-6 

Provincial Towns Cup pulls into Longford this Sunday 

Longford Senior Men take on Carlow this Sunday in the second round of the Provincial Towns Cup at home in CPL Park at 3 PM.  A home Towns Cup fixture is always a great occasion so make sure to put this Sunday March 15th at 3 PM in your diaries!  

Longford in action against Carlow in the league

Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup – 2nd Round draw 

Kilkenny RFC v Edenderry RFC
Gorey RFC v Mullingar RFC
Longford RFC v County Carlow FC
Portlaoise RFC v Dundalk RFC
Roscrea RFC v Wicklow RFC
Athy RFC v Wexford Wanderers RFC
Naas RFC v Tullow RFC
Arklow RFC v Ashbourne RFC 

Longford Seniors Men’s Fixtures 

150320 Provincial Towns Cup 2nd Round Longford v Carlow KO 3 J1 

220320 Leinster League Longford v Monkstown KO 1/3 J1&J2 

290320 Provincial Towns Cup ¼ Finals TBC KO 3 J1 

28/290320 Provincial Towns 2nds Cup 2nd Round Cill Dara v Longford KO 3 J2 

04/050420 Division 1A/1B Promotion Playoff TBC 

Longford Women (Warriors) 

Longford welcome Blackrock to CPL Park on Sunday in a crucial match to decide who will finish in second place in Division 4.  Why not make an afternoon of it and support our Women beford turning you attentions to the the Senior Men v Carlow in the Provincial Towns Cup.  Longford Women welcome new players throughout the season with all fitness levels, shapes and sizes are welcome.  The Warriors really are on an upward curve and are making an assault on the Division 4 Title and want you to be a part.  Training is on Tuesdays and Fridays and 7.30.  Drop in to training for a chat or alternatively give Head Coach Nuala McGoey a ring on 0862482005. 

Upcoming Fixtures 

150320 Leinster League Longford v Blackrock KO 1 

TBC Paul Flood Cup 1st Round Garda/Westmanstown v Longford 

League Table Womens Division 4A 

Pos  

Team  

Pld  

 

 

 

PF  

PA  

Diff  

BP  

BP L  

BP M  

Ded  

Pts  

1 

New Ross 

3 

3 

0 

0 

15 

10 

5 

0 

0 

0 

0 

12 

2 

Longford 

3 

1 

1 

1 

20 

25 

-5 

1 

1 

0 

0 

7 

3 

Blackrock College RFC J1 

2 

1 

0 

1 

22 

7 

15 

0 

0 

0 

-2 

2 

4 

Wanderers 

2 

0 

1 

1 

17 

32 

-15 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

5 

Suttonians J1 

2 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

-4 

-4 

Longford Mini/Youths 

Longford U16 Squad Leinster Finalists

The Longford Mini/Youth Season is now in full swing.  All teams are now back training and playing.   

Training. 

Due to the recent very bad weather it is likely that some training will not go ahead to try and save the pitches for matches at the weekend, please check with your coaches. 

Remember new players are still welcome at all levels with no prior experience required.  It could be you lining out for Ireland in a coming World Cup! 

Longford U15s who defeated Balbriggan

Minis U6-U12  

Training on Sundays at 10.30 am in CPL Park for both girls and boys.  A full season planner can be downloaded at https://bit.ly/2NxGL1j  

U13 Male 

U13s training every Thursday at 6.30 PM. 

U14 Male 

U14s training every Thursday 7-8.30 PM. 

U15 Male 

U15train every Wednesday at 7.30 PM. 

U16 Male 

U16s train every Wednesday at 7.30 PM. 

U17s&18s Male 

U17/U18s train every Thursday at 7.30 PM. 

U14 Female 

U14s train every Sunday morning with an extra day per week TBC. 

U16&U18 Female 

U16s&U18s train every Tuesday and Friday at 7.30 PM. 

Fixtures 

U18FM v Navan (Home) 

U16M v Birr (Home) 

U16FM v Kilkenny (Away) 

U15M v Cill Dara (Home) 

U14M v Carlow (Home) 

U14FM v Tullamore (Home) 

Please check our website for fixtures; http://www.longfordrugby.com/clubFixtures/14013/f_i_x_t_u_r_e_s  

Match Reports 

Longford U7 Squad

Longford U7/U8s played a Blitz against other Midland Teams on Saturday morning v Birr, Edenderry, Mullingar and Tullamore.  While conditions were wet and muddy all teams had a great time producing some great rugby.  Longford U15s travelled to Balbriggan and came away with a great 41 31 win.  Longford U16s lost out narrowly in the Leinster Division 1 final to Portlaoise 17-20.  Well done to the U16s in getting this far, we are sure that ye will only get better. 

U18 

Longford travelled to Portarlington looking to book a place in the semi final of the Darcy cup but were left beaten 16 - 12 when they couldn’t score at the death on the try line as time ran out.  A very windy noon kickoff saw the home side strategically choose to play with the wind leading to two penaltoes from distance after longford had kept them at bay for the first 15 minutes. A try in the last minute saw the home side lead 11 - 0 at the half time whistle.
Longford fought back in the second half with some good line speed, transition play and running by the wingers leading to a great try by Killian Rawle.  Longford continued to drive the home side back and were rewarded with another converted try by Thomas (Mossy) McDermot. Longford took the lead 12 - 11.  A late push by the home side was rewarded with an unconverted try which Longford tried to overturn but the referees whistle, right on the try line signalled the end of the game with Portarlington running away with a 16 - 12 win to proceed to the next round of the league cup.
Longford U18’s automatically drop to the plate competition with fixtures TBA. 

Steak and Six Nations Rugby Night this Saturday 

Unfortunately due to the postponement of the France v Ireland Six Nations Game the Steak Night has been postponed. 

4G All Weather Pitch Rental 

Our state of the art floodlight Mel Diffley 4G pitch is available for rental.  It contains shock absorption so that players can play contact sports/fall over without hurting themselves.  It is also perfect for 5 a side soccer.  If you would like to book it phone Damian on 0862757103. 

Longford U8 Squad 












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