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This year’s Heineken Junior Cup will begin in December. The draw for the competition was made in Ballinasloe on Wednesday night.

Preliminary Round December 6th

A: Dunmore v Monivea
B: UCG v Buccaneers
C: Gort v Ballinasloe
D: West Offaly v Sligo
E: Ballyhaunis v Tuam
F: Corinthians v Westport
G: Ballina v Ballinrobe

Round 1 January 17

H: Tuam v Creggs
I: Sligo v Monivea
J: Ballinasloe v Castlebar
K: Portumna v OLBC
L: Carrick on Shannon v Corinthians
M: Corrib v Connemara
N: Galwegians v Ballina

O: UCG v Loughrea

Round 2 February 13

P: OLBC v Tuam

Q: Corrib v Ballina

R: Corinthians v Castlebar
S: Sligo/Monivea v Buccaneers /Loughrea

Semi Final March 14

T: Winner R v Winner Q
U: Winner S v Winner P

Final – April 3

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Rugby: Three-try Timlin secures Ballina victory for U-17s

RUGBY – U-17 challenge
CASTLEBAR 0 BALLINA 26

BALLINA recorded a highly impressive victory over their Mayo rivals in an U-17 meeting recently.

From the start of the game the Greens attacked the Castlebar team with straight direct running and passing through the hands of the forwards. This gave quick ball to the backs which enabled them to find the gaps and gain good ground.

After eleven minutes of play Ballina had a line-out in Castle-bar’s half. From the lineout, quick ball was given to the backs and this gave room for Shane Timlin to score the first of three tries. The conversion was added by Timlin.

Ballina were able to continue in the same form and create opportunities throughout the game.

Fithteen minutes into the game another line-out was won by the forwards, quick ball once again went to the backs and Shane Timlin cut back inside towards the forwards and was able to find the gap to score his second try. The conversion was added by Michael Allan.

Ballina’s confidence was starting to grow and from a scrum inside the Castlebar half Kevin Doherty picked the ball up from the back of the scrum, passed to Ian Jennings who put Eaghan Bonner away for his first Ballina try. The conversion was missed.

Ballina started the second half as they did the first, attacking the Castlebar line.

Eleven minutes into the second half Ballina backs hoisted a high ball into the opposition half and with good pressure from the backs forced Castlebar into a drop ball and this enabled Shane Timlin to pick up and score his third try of the game.

Timlin slotted the conversion. This was the last score of the game and both teams played out the rest of the game on an even keel.

Once again the performance was down to an excellent squad effort.

BALLINA: Tom McShane, Darragh Campbell, John Joe Gallagher, Andrew Ruane, Darren Holmes, Kyle Moore, Ethan Moore, Jack Strong, Shane Kenny, Kevin Doherty, Ian Jennings, Michael Allan, Shane Timlin, Fionn Mulligan, Eoghan Bonner, Declan O’Hara, Keith Earlis, Kieran Maid-ment, Adrian Reape, Brian Lavelle, David Sheridan, Derek Langan, Steven Glacken.

Connacht v Munster Ladies Senior Match.

Ballina U15 Girls  travelled to Sportsground in Galway on 14^th November to watch Connacht v Munster Senior ladies in action, Ballina girls formed a guard of honour at the start of the match, and played on the main pitch at half time.  The girls got to meet both Connacht and Munster Senior Ladies teams. (more…)