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u10 Rossa Ogs Reach Final of Nebridge Tournament

eugene kerr — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:28:57 +0000

0n sat past(25th sept)the Rossa u 10s took part in the John mcveigh memorial tournament at Newbridge,with 16 teams taking part the Rossas faced a tough task,especially after being drawn in a group with Saul(co down)Lavey and ballymaguigan.
The rossas made a good start with a victory against a tricky Saul team,Guiseppi lupari making some vital saves in goal.The next match saw them take on Lavey in which they stayed on top until the final minutes when lavey won with a last gasp point,cormac murphy and ciaran shields staring in this one.Next up was Ballymaguigan and with the Rossas trailing at half time,and facing elimination,it took a strong half time team talk and a few tactical changes for the Rossas to emerge determined and book their place in the knock out stages with victory,Oran lynch with some stunning long range points.
The quarter final draw saw us overcome a strong Kilrea team,thanks to fine play from Cianan mccann,and scores from Patrick mclarnon.Next up was a very fancied Bellaghy team in the semi final,with Brian black strong in goal,Ben mcerlein in defence,Simon mcerlein in midfield and Ryan kearns full forward the Rossas powered to victory,not forgetting a great goal by peter tohill.
The final had us drawn against old foes Lavey.Everone gave it thier all in this one but we just fell short,with Lavey narrowly beating us,a goal conceeded on the stroke of half time,and a last gasp strike hitting the post proving to be the killer blows.Ryan kearns stunning goal being the highlight.The Rossas played brilliant throughout the day and deserved more,but we must learn from this defeat and are already looking forward to the next tournament.Cianan Mccann,Conor mccann,Cathal martin,Cal heaney,Cahir purvis ,Ben mcerlein and Rory bradley who all played their part in helping get us to the final,will all be hoping to go one better next year!
Special thanks to all in Newbridge for your hospitality and organisation,which made it a memorable day for all.
G lupari B black C Murphy C shields B mcerlein O lynch S mcerlein P tohill P mclarnon
R kearns C mccann C martin C Purvis C Heaney R Bradley Conor mccann

Under 10 Football v Bellaghy Report

eugene kerr — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000

A great match of 3 halves was had by all in Bellaghy on Wednesday 1st September it was a match of highs and lows.

There was some brilliant defending by Caolan Coyle and great scoring by Cormac Murphy.Almost everyone on the

team that night had scored at some stage in the match.Ben Mc Erlain also had a great match marking as best he could

We would like to thank Bellaghy for the invitation of the matches. They were very exciting to watch as the evening went on. At the start of the third half the rossa’s were trailing but by the end of the match we won by 2 points.The coaches would like to thank all the rossa og players who took part that evening.

Rossa Og Training Cancelled Sunday 29th August

eugene kerr — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:25:28 +0000

Due to the participation of our U16 boys in the County Final, Rossa Og coaching has been cancelled this Sunday 29th August. Please come along to Lissan on Sunday at 12.00 to support the boys. Wear your Rossa Og gear and make plenty of noise !!!

Rossa u10’s v Ballinascreen Update

eugene kerr — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:54:48 +0000

u 10 boys/girls v ballinascreen
Thank you to all the players,coaches,parents of ballinascreen for accepting our invitation to compete against our u 10 boys/girls.It was a very successful hour of football for both sides,with all enjoying the challenge.Great to see a large turn out for the rossas,with some new and familiar faces back.
All the rossas played and competed very well within the 3 teams selected,There was some excellent individual displays,john collins,jack laverty showing good man marking skills,patrick mclarnon and simon mcerlien with some fine scores.In midfield we had tireless displays from cianan mccann,oran lynch and gabrella lupari,cormac murphy and caolan coyle were rocks in defence and not to forget peter tohill,ciaran shields with some excellent reflex saves in goal,well done everyone.
training resumes on Sunday at meadowbank 11.45 am.

Under 10 Boys Update

eugene kerr — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:26:22 +0000

All U10 players are to report to meadobank sports arena on Sun 7th March @ 11.30am for games against Ballinascreen. Please bring Rossa tops(if possible),warm clothes and a drink. Can all parents reply to teamer notifications ,reports will be posted on the website.