Monaghan Rugby Club

03/11/2026

It’s a busy weekend ahead at IJM Park!

🫵 volunteers needed at all fixtures

‼️Heavy traffic expected throughout the morning.

- please respect our neighbours and do not block their driveways

- if possible, avoid travelling this route so as to avoid any delays in your journey

🏉 Enjoy the day’s fixtures 🟢🔵

02/11/2026

Monaghan U16s Youth Boys travelled to Armagh in the league on a lovely Halloween morning.

Armagh opened the scoring in the 11th minute, running from halfway, and converting to give them a 7-0 lead.

From the kick-off Armagh were straight back on the attack, a chip through leading to their second try under the posts in the 15th minute. The successful conversion extended Armagh’s lead to 14-0.

From the kick-off Monaghan finally got pressure on Armagh and were rewarded by turning over the ball. Strong pod work from the pack pressured the Armagh line until Conan Murphy got the ball over the line in the 17th minute. Luke McCaffrey added the conversion to cut Armagh’s lead to 14-7.

Armagh responded with their 3rd try in the 22nd minute, conversion unsuccessful, extendin their lead to 19-7.

From a penalty Luke McCaffrey gave Monaghan good position with a kick for a lineout just outside Armagh’s five.

From the resulting lineout Finn McGee took the ball over the line to score Monaghan’s 2nd try. Luke McCaffrey again added the conversion to leave the score 19-14 at halftime in Armagh’s favour.

The 2nd half saw Armagh open the scoring in the 6th minute and finished the half with 27 unanswered points, final score 46-14 to Armagh.

Thank you to our travelling supporters. Panel Conor Evans, Jamie Creighan, James McAdam, Callum Siingleton, Daneilius Gavelis, Nathan Genoe, Finn McGee, Conan Murphy, Conn Rooney, Luke McCaffrey, Sean McMeel, Rhys Roddy, Nathan McGuinness (Capt), Darren Gillanders, Harry Casey, Daragh Conlon, Luke McEntee, Willow Brennan, Logan Sherry, Donnchadh Sheehan, Aodhán Casey McSkane and Shane Carville.

We host Dungannon in our next game on Saturday 6th November.

01/11/2026

Our under 16 girls took part in a joint training session with dungannon this week in fancy dress followed by games and refreshments in dungannons club house

01/11/2026

*Monaghan u18s Youth Boys 42 - 28 Lurgan/Portadown u18s*

Monaghan travelled to Lurgan RFC last Saturday in very good weather conditions.

The lads kicked off to a good start with plenty of hits in forcing the opposition to play ball in their own 22 and to kick up into the clouds. Winger Tadhg Sherry caught the ball and drove towards the opposition's 22m line.

With some great carries from Josh McEntee and Tommy Forde, with the support of Daragh Tierney and Francesco Pio Laera, Monaghan were unfortunate to lose the ball as Lurgan/Port. won the penalty. With a quick tap, Lurg.Port quickly moved the ball but were stopped in their tracks by Monaghan's Pat Sherry, Conal Treanor and Enda McAnenly, awarding Monaghan a penalty, and kicked for touch.

After numerous phases, there was some great play from Sean Prunty, who spun the ball out to Alex Russell to feed both centres, Captain Conan Ferguson Hyde and Lorcan Haughey, and ploughed their way forward and kept the opposition on their toes. Lurgan/Port. regained possession of the ball and scored under the posts for their first try.

Monaghan quickly reacted, and after a couple of great breaks, Alex Russell found Conal Treanor on his outside and popped quick ball to him, getting Monaghan's first score on the board.

Throughout the game, changes were made with Conan Keenan, Brendan Sheerin and Conor McCabe coming off the bench to make positive impacts in both the pack and the backline and to drive the lads on.

Rowan Caraher had a great game on the wing, as he carried strong down the line with great footwork. Lurgan/Port. were struggling to get back onside.

Donncha Smyth looked for great ball back inside and created the opportunities for Monaghan to really drive hard at the opposition. Lurgan/Port. later found their way short of Monaghan's tryline; however, Conan F. Hyde read the ball excellently, intercepted the ball and sprinted his way from his own 22 to get Monaghan's 2nd try on the board.

After the kick-off, Tadhg Sherry chipped the ball in towards the centre, Noah Connolly caught the bouncing ball, and he made his way towards the post. Another mighty try came from Rowan Caraher, who nicely kept the ball inside the sideline and scored for Monaghan's 3rd try of the day. Moments later, after a great lineout from Tommy Forde, Francesco Pio Laera and a take from Conal Treanor, Alex Russell broke through and offloaded to Pat Sherry, running at full pelt towards the post to keep Monaghan in the lead.

Towards the end of the game, after putting pressure on Lurgan/Port. attacking shape, Lorcan Haughey gathered the ball and got the last score of the game.

Overall, this was a great game and win for the lads against tough opposition, and the lads now travel to Limavady next Saturday. Well done all!

Squad: F. Pio Laera, N. Connolly, T. Forde, D. Tierney, C. Treanor, E. McAnenly, P. Sherry, J. McEntee, S. Prunty, A. Russell, T. Sherry (VC), C. Ferguson Hyde (C), L. Haughey, R. Caraher, D. Smyth. Subs: C.McCabe, B. Sheerin, C. Keenan.

01/11/2026

01/11/2026

🍂🏉 A beautiful autumn morning for CNI Mini Rugby! 💚💙

The perfect morning to be out on the pitch, making friends, learning new skills and having lots of fun!

Brilliant energy, big smiles and plenty of rugby action in IJM Park, Rafeenan this Saturday morning. Well done to all our minis, coaches and parents for another great Saturday!

New players always welcome! Come along and give rugby a try! 🏉

💚💙

31/10/2026

*U14 Boys Youths report*

Armagh 31-17 Monaghan

There was plenty to be proud of as MRFC U14s travelled to Armagh on a beautiful Halloween morning, eventually coming out on the wrong side of a 31–17 scoreline after a second hugely encouraging performance in 7 days.

Having faced Armagh just six weeks ago in a 40-0 defeat, the improvement in this young Monaghan side was there for everyone to see today.

The progress made since that encounter has been remarkable, particularly in our defensive play and tackling, and today's performance was a real testament to the hard work, commitment and determination shown by the lads at training.

Monaghan started brightly and produced an excellent performance in hotly contested first-half battle, going in at the break with a deserved 10–5 lead.

The lads showed great determination, teamwork and intensity, matching their opponents at every ruck, with several successful counter-rucks, putting themselves in a fantastic position.

The second half seen Armagh pile on the pressure where a few unfortunate tries conceded ultimately proved costly, and Monaghan can consider themselves very unlucky not to have taken something from a game that was competitive right to the end.

A much tighter affair than the final scoreline might suggest.

While the result didn't go our way, there are so many positives to take from today's performance.

The improvement in this group over the past six weeks has been massive, and it is clear that the hard work being put in on the training pitch is beginning to pay dividends.

Developing players first; results will come, but performances like today's show that this group is moving in the right direction.

Every one of the lads should be extremely proud of their efforts and as a Coaching team, we are immensely proud of them.

A well earned break for the lads over the Halloween weekend now before training resumes on Monday. 👏🏽🙌🏻🔵🟢

31/10/2026

Big thank you to The Squealing Pig for sponsoring a lovely crew neck for our Senior Women’s team. 🙌

Pictured is Ryan Aughey with Eleanor Murphy, Senior Women’s Captain.

Thanks to the Squealing Pig for their continued support.❤️💚💙 🐷

29/10/2026

Mini’s Rugby Training as normal Saturday morning 9am-10am at the clubhouse.

Can all witches and wizards 🧙 please remember gum shields and water please. 👻 🎃