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Crusaders overcome Eagles to advance
CARLOW Crusaders Complete Leinster League Final Line Up The Carlow Crusaders have taken another step on their path back to the All Ireland final after they overcame a stiff challenge from the North Dublin Eagles.
Annual rugby camp
THE Co. Carlow Football Club's annual rugby camp for 6 to 12 year olds will be held at Oak Park from July 12 to 16 and from 10am to 2pm daily.
Portuguese Ribeiro was a pillar of Carlow rugby
A pillar of Co. Carlow Football Club - Manuel A. do Valle Ribeiro - was laid to rest on Thursday, closing a chapter involving some of the longest-servers at Oak Park.
Carlow men gearing up for return to lower league
DEMOTED THEY might have been but Co. Carlow FC are already gearing up for the 2010/'11 season when returning to the Leinster League Division 1A (Saturdays) for the first time in 14 years.
Barbarians' Thomond performance a far cry from epics of Gareth Edwards and co.
HISTORY CATEGORISES the Barbarians as everything expressive and expansive in rugby football. But they hardly expanded that reputation in Limerick Friday in a match waist-deep in defensive attitudes; only the closing quarter offering anything in the way of entertainment.
Sean O'Brien misses out on Ireland tour
WHILE TWO French teams were going through their gladiatorial business in the European Cup final in Paris on Saturday, Tullow's Irish international flanker Sean O'Brien was leisurely directing barbeque business at a friend's home. It is welcome downtime for one of the latest recruits to the international scene, although a broken leg playing for Leinster earlier in the season cost him a place in the Ireland squad for the forthcoming tour of New Zealand and Australia.
Upbeat mood at rugby club President's dinner
THE atmosphere at a colourful Co. Carlow FC president's ( Tommy Doyle) dinner on Friday certainly did not reflect the previous sombre mood in the club after the loss of senior standing after 13 seasons. Scorer of the winning try in the ' 65 Towns Cup final ( against Athy) the Baltinglass business proprietor reflected an upbeat mood with a hint that high on the agenda was a return to the seniors.
Tullow shock hot favourites Carlow in Under-17 final
A TEAM which could even not be assembled for the Culleton Plate in January, was gathered in one final bid for silver and added salt to Co. Carlow wounds of losing the Culleton Cup final the previous Monday when toppling the strong favourites in the South East under 17 final at Black Gates on Friday.
Carlow pipped by Tullamore in thriller
CO. CARLOW fell victims to their 2010 nemesis for a third time this season when floored by the Co. Offaly club in yesterday's Culleton (under 17) Cup final; arguably the best teenage game seen in D4 for many a season.
Johnny Burns appointed new senior coach at Co. Carlow
WHILE MEMORIES of demotion from senior rugby are still very fresh, Co. Carlow Football Club is already turning attention to the 2010/'11 season with a resolve to arrest the slide, recover the winning feeling and with an optimism which several hope will drive the club to a return to the upper grades.
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