Great win by Fermoy Lionesses – hat-trick for Leah Lyons

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Great win by Fermoy Lionesses – hat-trick for Leah Lyons

A fantastic performance by all of the Lionesses and a great win which now sees them lying second on the table going into the Christmas break in their first year in division 2.

Saturday, 21 December 2013
8:30 AM GMT



The Fermoy Lionesses welcomed the ladies of New Ross to the showgrounds last Sunday in harsh conditions. The match took time to get going with injuries at the beginning of the game, which stalled play. However, the Lionesses started to exert their dominance, particularly at scrum time, as the match developed.

The rain meant conditions favoured keeping the ball in tight and the Lionesses' forward line fought hard to keep possession and drive forward, leading to their first try from prop Leah Lyons which wasn't converted. The Fermoy women continued their dominance through to the second half and any breaks by New Ross were quickly dealt with. Continued power in the scrums and fierce driving forward lead to Leah crossing the line for her second try, again unconverted.

As the rain worsened, the Lionesses held their nerve and a fantastic maul took them from beyond the New Ross 5 metre line and over the try line with Leah Lyons finishing yet again for her third try of the day. A fantastic performance by all of the Lionesses and a great win which now sees them lying second on the table going into the Christmas break in their first year in division 2. Happy Christmas to our supporters, coaches and sponsors.

Team: Leah Lyons, Catherine Sheehy, Julianne O'Brien, Patricia Carroll, Karen Murphy, Aisling Walters, Aisling Kearney, Noirin McHugh, Jennifer Murphy, Louise Buttimer, Aine Firtear, Christine Bruen, Clodagh Lacey, Marion Twomey, Kelly Aherne, Adina Lyons, Elaine Murphy, Orla Cotter and Rose Twomey.

YOUTH RUGBY

With our U14s and U18s having a rest weekend, only our U16 squad were scheduled to play a League match at home against Muskerry. Early Saturday morning it was clear that gale winds and driving rain were going to make for horrible match conditions so with consent from Muskerry, the match was called off.

Muskerry have agreed to play the fixture on Saturday, January 4 in Fermoy with a 12 noon kick-off. Training for U16s tonight at 7.30pm and it resumes on Thursday, January 2 at 7.30pm in preparation for the rescheduled Muskerry game.

Our U14s host neighbours Mitchelstown in a friendly in Fermoy this Saturday. Players are asked to be togged out by 10am. This would be the last match of 2013 and training resumes on Thursday, January 2.

Fermoy RFC Youths will travel to Thomond Park on Friday, December 27th to watch Munster play Connacht in the RaboDirect Pro12. The cost for a ticket, bus, and refreshments is €15 and is payable tonight at Thursday night training to Billy Mulqueen in the clubhouse. Seats on the bus are limited so it's first come, first served. Provision timetable for the day is to leave Fermoy Showgrounds by bus at 4pm, match kick-off at 7.15pm, and home in Fermoy by 11pm.

Finally, thanks to all who supported our teenage disco last Friday night in SG1 Fermoy and a special word of thanks to the staff at SG1. Proceeds from the night went to our club defibrillator fund.

ADVERTISING

The club would like to invite local businesses to advertise on hoardings around our two pitches. Reasonable rates are available. For more information contact club treasurer, Thomasina Hegarty at 087-6783985.

LOTTO

The Fermoy RFC Lotto jackpot stands at €20,000 with the next draw in Elbow Lane tonight. Numbers from last draw were 14, 20, 25 and 26 and there was no jackpot winner. There were three winners of €50 lucky dips: Nelius McHugh, Tadhg Daly and Annette O'Flynn.

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Follow Fermoy RFC on Facebook for the latest news, photos, fixtures. Happy Christmas to all our players, parents, coaches, sponsors and supporters.

Fermoy RFC



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