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04/11/2026

JUNIOR GIRLS | SCHOOL LEAGUE

A tough battle for our Junior Girls today as they welcomed Portumna CS to The Monastery Field.

Portumna opened the scoring, but our girls showed great fight and determination to battle back, going in a try ahead at half-time. Despite some costly mistakes, the girls kept pushing throughout, producing fantastic tackles and some brilliant passages of play right to the final whistle.

A disappointing result on the day, but plenty of positives to take from the performance. Credit to Portumna, and well done to our girls for their effort and determination.

We regroup, get back to work and look ahead to our next game in two weeks! 💪

FULL-TIME: Clifden CS 32–45 Portumna CS

Tries: Kate (2), Frieda, Meaghan, Keeva
Conversion: Frieda

Coaches: Rachel Keenan & Mark Worley
Teacher: Chloe Walsh

02/11/2026

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY – TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!

Living in Dublin or planning a trip up for the rugby? Why not enjoy a fantastic day of international rugby while supporting Connemara RFC!

We still have a limited number of tickets available for:

🇦🇷 Argentina – 7 tickets
🇫🇯 Fiji – 13 tickets
🇿🇦 South Africa – Just 5 tickets!

A great opportunity to enjoy the action and support your local club, wherever you are!

Apply here for tickets: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScy2R5PpdT-DR1gNC23hmda6u2VAn3YlHMi3lA6fZL0A4hAcw/viewform

02/11/2026

A man proudly representing both sides! 🇮🇪🇿🇦

A huge congratulations to Colin Barry, our lucky winner of the Ireland v South Africa Match Day Experience!

Enjoy the match, Colin! 🏉🖤⚪️

01/11/2026

THE DRAW IS IN! ⚫️⚪️

A massive thank you to everyone who entered our Ireland v South Africa Match Day Experience raffle and supported our fundraiser.

All online entries, along with tickets sold during our fundraising day in Lidl on Saturday, were included in the draw and entered into our spreadsheet.

Best of luck to everyone! 🏉

A special word of thanks to John Corless and Tom Kings Bar, Clifden, who kindly sponsored the overnight stay.

Your support means so much to Connemara Community Sport & Inclusion CLG as we work towards our new multi-sport facility at Monastery Field. ⚫️⚪️

01/11/2026

Everyone at Connemara R.F.C. is thinking of the Keaney family, particularly Bernard Óg and his mum Marianna, as they prepare for their kidney transplant in Dublin tomorrow.

Bernard Óg is a little warrior and a much-loved member of our club. Whether cheering on his big brothers, getting out on the pitch himself or being his dad’s right-hand man, he is always part of the action, full of mischief and has that cheeky little grin on his face!

Looking forward to welcoming ye both home, happy and healthy, very soon.

Your Connemara R.F.C. family 🖤🤍

31/10/2026

Many thanks to Dylan Staunton, Kieran Staunton, Ian Staunton, Fionn Heffernan & Gerard Flaherty (not pictured) for giving up their time to sell tickets for us today. Thanks also to Lidl, Clifden for hosting.

This is your last chance to Win 2 Ireland v South Africa Tickets + Marlin Hotel Dublin Stay - Closes tomorrow!

Tickets Here: https://www.idonate.ie/raffle/supportconnemaracommunityspo

29/10/2026

Once a Connemara Black, always a Connemara Black.

Unfortunately, due to player numbers, we haven’t been in a position to field an U16 or U17 team this season. However, working alongside their parents, we found a solution that allows our young players to continue playing and developing with our friends in Galway Bay RFC.

While it’s never easy to see players leave their home ground, supporting their ongoing development is paramount and means looking beyond your own club colours. Our hope is that they’ll return to represent Connemara RFC in the near future as more developed and rounded players. We are grateful for the welcome that Galway Bay have shown to our lads and their parents.

Yesterday, Matthew and Rory were proudly representing Connacht West U16 against Munster U16 in Limerick, in a game that finished 12–12. 👏 Rory is currently nursing a collarbone injury, and we wish him a speedy recovery!

We’re incredibly proud to see the boys continuing their rugby journeys and making the most of these opportunities. Best of luck for the season ahead lads!

Galway Bay Rugby Club

23/10/2026

Many thanks to Lucy Mullen, Elaine De Courcey, Rachel Coyle, Bernie Dowd, Mary Lydon, Shelly Kane, Gerard Faherty & Susan O’Flaherty for giving up their time to sell tickets for us today.

Thanks also to Joe Lynch of for hosting.

22/10/2026

U15s secure a great win! ⚫️⚪️

A good, hard-fought game at Monastery Field between two evenly matched teams, with both sides throwing the ball around at will.

Our boys started fast and on the front foot, producing some lovely, flowing multi-phase rugby from the outset. Both sides defended very well, and both attacks had to work hard to break down the opposition defence.

We led 12–5 at half-time, following a lovely interception try by our centre. The second-half score of 10–5 reflected just how evenly matched both sides were.

The final whistle was greeted with great joy from our lads, who have narrowly come second to this Galwegians team on a number of occasions over the past two years. A well-deserved result! 👏

FT Score: Connemara/Oughterard 22–10 Galwegians

Scorers: Flynn O’Malley, Aodhán Roche & Finn Wood.

Next fixture: Creggs away, Week of 24th/25th October.

U15’s Coaches: Fergal Wood, Kevin McHugh, Charlie O’Donaghue, Duggie Saunders, Brian O’ Flaherty

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