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Kilkenny Rugby Club looking to start season as positively as they did last year

It was not the best weekend results wise for Kilkenny and Carlow sides in the Colm O'Shea Cup, but it just feels good to have competitive rugby back!

Shane O'Keeffe by Shane O'Keeffe
Friday 27 August, 2021
in Rugby
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Saturday 9 January 2016: Enniscorthy defeated Kilkenny 10-7 at Foulkstown in heavy conditions. Photo: Ken McGuire

Saturday 9 January 2016: Enniscorthy defeated Kilkenny 10-7 at Foulkstown in heavy conditions. Photo: Ken McGuire

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Competitive local rugby was back last weekend with the first round of The Colm O’Shea Cup. The new competition was announced by Leinster Rugby a few weeks ago and pits teams from around the province against each other, in a hope to kick start the game at local level.

The newly formed cup will be joined by the Metropolitan Cup with both competitions culminating with a double header final day on Saturday, 11th of September. Lansdowne FC will be hosting the finals.

Colm O’Shea Cup (J1) 1st round results

Tullow RFC 14-26 Seapoint RFC
Dundalk RFC 14-32 Boyne RFC
Longford 36-7 Clondalkin RFC
Gorey RFC 26-7 Bective Rangers
MonkstownFC 20-6 Kilkenny RFC
SuttoniansRFC 12-22 Wicklow RFC

From a local perspective it was not the best of weekends, as both Tullow and Kilkenny lost & Carlow’s encounter with Ashbourne not going ahead with concerns in the club over travelling to Dublin.

Speaking to Scorelines “Knock On” rugby podcast James Blanchfield was glad to play the game and hopes Kilkenny can fit in a few friendlies before the league starts;

“Hopefully come league time the rust will be fully knocked off, we are ready to get going and pick up where we left off last year. We had the ideal start last year, beating Ashbourne at home, in one of the best games of rugby I have ever seen in Foulkstown. It was disappointing that the plug was pulled at the end of the season. We just hope we can bring that momentum back right at the start of the Leinster League soon enough”

You can listen to the full chat with James,  Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and Johnny Tobin from Tullow below where they discuss the return of club rugby, pre-season training, the Colm O’Shea Cup, players coming and going and more.

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