Report Title: Sunday 6th Feb 2012 –Ashbourne V’s Ratoath U-13 Home Game       Match Report:   A lie in followed by a short drive to a home game on a day when two great matches were to take place, both between two nearest neighbours. Ashbourne V Ratoath as the feature event and Wales V Ireland in the Aviva later in the day!   The number crunching had crashed the IRFU system and the greatest brains with a pad and...

With the abandonment of the game between Ireland and Wales last Friday night, it is the understanding that this game will be replayed in Ashbourne at a date to be confirmed. You will be update once a decision has been made. The game would have needed to have made the 60th minute to be confirmed as a result, so now this game is void and has to be replayed.   The club would like to thank all the supporters who attended, and both the...

It was confirmed over the weekend that the Ashbourne V Tullamore second round Provincial Towns Cup game will be played next Saturday – a week early. This is due to the fact that Tullamore defeated Westport on Saturday to reach the AIB All Ireland Junior Cup and that final is scheduled for the 18th of February. Prior to the 2nd round draw the Leinster Branch had made a ruling that in the event of their qualification to the All Ireland...

Ashbourne Under 17′s defeated Longford in tough conditions on Saturday at Athboy, winning by 13 points to nil.   Ashbourne will play Roscrea in the final on the 3rd of March but a venue is yet to be confirmed.   Well done to the squad and coaches!   Ashbourne U 17′s  V’s Longford U 17′s Leinster League Division One Semi-Final Venue Athboy KO @ 1 O’clock   Ashbourne made the journey to...

Report Title: Sunday 29th Jan 2012 –Ashbourne V’s Old Wesley U-13 Away Game       Match Report:   January finally announced its arrival on the last Sunday of the month with rain bouncing off the Tesco car park. It was earlier than usual and men muttered mutely muddled instructions until “Paula Pathfinder” took control and led the team to the foothills of south County Dublin.      We were met by a locked gate...

The draw for the second round of the Provincial Towns Cup was help at Ashbpurne on Sunday after the home victory over Boyne. On hand to do teh draw was Mr Stuart Bayley President of the Leinster Branch, and Mr Trevor Merrey, Hon, Junior Secretary of the Leinster Branch and Mr Dermot O’Mahoney Domestic Games Manager of the the Leinster Branch. Our own President Mr Shea Gallagher also took part in the draw taking out the away teams from...

Report Title: Ashbourne advance to the second round   Competition, Venue, Date, KO Time: Provincial Towns Cup, at Ashbourne, versus Boyne, on Sunday the 29th of January 2012 2.30pm kickoff.   Ashbourne made it to the second round draw against Boyne at Ashbourne on Sunday and a wet and miserable afternoon. Running in 4 tries they won with something to spare against a willing but outclassed visiting side on the day. Boyne came with...