Category Archives: Match Reports

NUIG received the kick off in slippery conditions to begin the 2013-14 SSI/IRFU college league campaign against UCC on Wednesday. The Galway women were keen to emulate their previous year’s league success against the Cork side and demonstrated this by … Continue reading →

An eight-try rout of the touring students lent further weight to Castlebar’s claim on the Connacht league on Sunday, in Castlebar 54-nil to the Mayo hosts. While much of the game was contested at rucktime between cohesive NUIG forwards and … Continue reading →

NUI Galway travelled to IT Carlow. Conditions were perfect for a game, although cold for the supporters who made the trip. The game started and it looked like NUI Galway had caught IT Carlow sleeping as some great rucking and … Continue reading →

In crisp and foggy Castlebar conditions, NUIG eked out a hardfought five-nil victory over a vastly-improved Carrick-on-Shannon contingent. Throughout, both teams logged immense defensive performances and confined much of the play between the 22ms. That said, some enterprise (from both … Continue reading →

Sligo eked out a four-point 24-20 victory to further secure an unassailable and maiden Connacht Womens League title. This year’s league competition represents the first played under non-development rules and marks a major schism in the growth of womens rugby … Continue reading →

NUIG upset the CUSAI rugby applecart on Wednesday travelling south to Cork with the bare minimum 15 and leaving the hosts trailing by two on full-time. UCC, last winter’s CUSAI Intervarsities tournament champions, found themselves 14points adrift of the Galway … Continue reading →

With double points on offer the NUIG women pulled another win on Sunday in the C.W.L after a bruising encounter with Tuam R.F.C on a typically wet November day in Dangan. College lined out this week with a reduced squad … Continue reading →

NUIG Women logged their first Connacht League victory on Tuesday evening: a 29-5 five-try rout of last winter’s cup finalists Carrick-on-Shannon in Ballyhaunis. The Carrick contingent managed one try, the match’s fourth, but the students pulled away in the final … Continue reading →

The NUIG women got their CUSAI League campaign off to a winning start after playing IT Carlow in Dangan on Wednesday afternoon. In complete contrast to last year’s fixture, the home side dominated proceedings coming out the other side with … Continue reading →