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Youth Fixtures W/e 18th of September

Busy weekend and all support welcome!

First Week of the New Season kicks off in Kilkenny on this Saturday the 17th of September

The Leinster League Div. 1A kicks of the first round of games with Ashbourne travelling to our good friends in Kilkenny. The 2nd XV game is the curtain raiser to the new season and starts at 1.30pm while the 1st XV kick off at 3.00pm at the Foulkstown ground of Kilkenny RFC. The last time the clubs met was only in April in the final of the Provincial Towns Cup where Kilkenny ran out comfortable winners on the day. In the league last year the clubs shared the spoils over the two games though the loss in Kilkenny at the end of the league campaign, saw Ashbourne take 2 points from the game which was enough tp push them into 4th place in the league.

Ashbourne travel to Kilkenny as underdogs with the home side having added to their squad this close season with a number of new signings. So, it will be a tough assignment for captain Sean Kent's side, but he will have the intention of bringing his charges back with some share of the spoils if not all. A tough ask but there is no one better to lead them as the Ashbourne native.

It is also the first league match with new coach Eoin O'Sullivan, who joined during the summer and his assistant Donal Crotty, and they will be trying to implement their template on the game from the outset.

The best of luck to the two sides from Ashbourne travelling tomorrow and we hope as many as possible can travel down to lend their support. It is tough place to start a league campaign but there is no easy game in Leinster League Div. 1A!

by Bill Duggan

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Thank you to Ashbourne Specsavers!

A Big thank you to Ashbourne Specsavers for organising & sponsoring all the goody bags for the Leinster camp participants @AshbourneRFC

Leah, the store manager of Specsavers in Ashbourne was on hand to get out the goody bags and she is great sponsor to have involved. Thank you

by Bill Duggan

Ashbourne Senior 2nd side win 1st Round Jenkinson Cup game.

The first game of the new season was played at Ashbourne Rugby Club when the club welcomed our North East neighbours Swords Rugby Club in the first game in this season's Jenkinson Cup. This a competition that our 2nd senior XV take part in.

Played in warm conditions Ashbourne went behind by 6 points before hitting their stride and running out winners by 22 points to 6.

It was a mixture of players stepping up from youths to senior rugby and more experienced players and two tries from Fergus Bobbett and one from Chris Markham helped seal the win. One of the players stepping up was Niall Andrews who contributed a penalty and two conversions as well as running the show from the 10 shirt.

The team as a whole played well and there were good showings from Nicholas Bobbett, Chris Markham, Carl Keogh, Niall Andrews and Alex McGrath. But man of the match went to Harry Wilson, returning to the game from a period out of the game. Others to play their first game of senior rugby were Michael Morgan, Aaron Murphy and Daragh Braniff.

Thanks to Swords Rugby Club for the great game and we wish you well for the season to come.

by Bill Duggan