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Ulster Bank League Division 1A

Cork Constitution F.C. V Buccaneers R.F.C.

Saturday 6ThJanuary 2018 14.30 PM

On Saturday we welcome Buccaneers President, Tom

Meagher, his commi ee, team and supporters to Temple Hill.

Cons tu on will be encouraged by their bonus point victory

over Garryowen in their last home game when two tries by

hooker Max Abbo guided his side to a 37‐11 victory at a cold

and wet Temple Hill. The 26‐point victory moved Cons tu on

back into the top four ahead of the Christmas break.

The last me the two sides met earlier in the season at Dubar‐

ry Park, Cons tu on narrowly pipped Buccs 24‐19. Although

leading by double scores a er the hour mark Cons tu on had

to survive a last quarter onslaught from Buccs. A series of

drives and mauls by the Buccs pack was rewarded with a pen‐

alty try. However despite pu ng Cons tu on under sus‐

tained pressure Buccs were unable to score again.

Cons tu on will be hoping that a par san and vocal home

support will be a deciding influence as they push to maintain

their top four place.

Pre Match Lunch

There is a pre match lunch in the Clubhouse prior to Satur‐

day’s game. Arrive 12.30pm. Cost 25.00 euros.

For bookings please phone Johnny Murphy 087 2540529 or

Donal Grogan 087 2580374.

Match Day Informa on

Admission: €10 for adults, OAP & students €5.

Paid up members of Cork Cons tu on and all children under

the age of 16 have free admission. There will be limited car

parking in Temple Hill on Saturday.

We request that patrons respect our neighbours by not park‐

ing on the double yellow lines outside local housing estates.

Cork Cons tu on FC Shop

The shop is open every Saturday 9:30 to 12:30 and stocks

O'Neill's club jerseys, shorts, socks, half zip tops, hats, bags,

es and gum shields.

Cork Constitution F.C. Matchzine

ULSTER BANK BATEMAN CUP SEMI‐FINALS:

13 January 2018 Palace Grounds, Armagh, 2.30pm

While Cork Cons tu on have relinquished their grip on the

Munster Senior Cup, as the previous season's winners, they

are the Munster Branch's nominated club to compete in the

2017/18 Bateman Cup and are two wins away from com‐

ple ng an incredible six tles in‐a‐row.

Cons tu on, who overcame Old Belvedere 18‐13 in last

April's decider, are very much the modern‐day Bateman Cup

kingpins, winning the compe on in 2013 and retaining it

every season since then.

City of Armagh came from 10 points down to beat Ballymena

in the Ulster Senior Cup final at Kingspan Stadium, claiming

the provincial crown for the first me in Armagh's history.

Dates for your Diary

Saturday y 13 January Bateman Cup Semi –finals

Friday Jan 26 2018 Business Lunch (SOLD OUT)

Saturday 2 March 2018 Lip Sync 2108

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Cork Con Under 11s Thomond Park 26 December 2017

St. Stephen’s Day 2017 was a special one for twelve very for-

tunate boys from the Cork Con U11s squad as it marked their

debut match in Thomond Park hopefully the first of many

more to come!

On arrival, the boys and their coaches were met by a dedicat-

ed Thomond Park representa�ve and were issued a green

wristband for admission and re-entry to the dressing rooms,

some of which may never be removed. We were taken to a

spacious dressing room under the west stand along with the

compe�ng team (Ballina-Killaloe from Co. Clare) to change

into club gear, before being led back to a prime posi�on at

the pitch side on the west terrace.

The boys got a good taste of the atmosphere and excitement

of the build-up to the game as the Munster choir, Hit Machine

drummers and pyrotechnics crew all buzzed about under the

west stand and the Munster and Leinster Squads went

through their warm up rou�nes.

Playing on a cold but dry day and in front of a near capacity

crowd the Munster vs Leinster game kicked off at 15:15 as a

prelude to the main event! The Con boys didn’t let Munster’s

terrible first half distract them as their excitement grew and

they focused on the task at hand.

With ten minutes to go to half �me we were led again to the

changing room and the final prepara�ons made. The referee

visited to outline the rules - no line outs or scrums given the

�me limita�on. The coaches dispensed wise words and en-

couragement, calmed nerves, �ed shoelaces, found gum-

shields, and in a flash we were out into the tunnel, lined up

behind the referee and alongside the opposi�on. The excite-

ment was palpable. The half-�me whistle was blown, the

Munster and Leinster teams le� the pitch and then lights,

camera, ac�on and the boys were out in front of the crowd.

Without any delay the match commenced in great fervour

and all the pre-match nerves were immediately channelled

into tenacious tackling by the Cork Con team a�er the opposi-

�on �pped off.

Cork Constitution F.C. Matchzine

Excellent work at the breakdown by Donal O’Connor and

Frankie Sheahan prevented Ballina Killaloe from making

much progress. However, having been repulsed by deter-

mined Con tackling for several minutes, the breakthrough

came through the middle and they were in for a score.

With �me against them, Con re-

started with renewed vigour. Dan-

iel O’Leary made some progress

out wide and Daniel Guiney was

unlucky to be caught on a blindside

break.

Then, a�er determined work in a ruck, Frankie Sheahan

burst through the opposi�on and was off. Try as they might,

the Ballina Killaloe defenders could not catch Frankie as he

picked a confusing but rapid path to the try line. His first try

in Thomond Park and he is on his way to matching his fa-

ther’s total!

The match was over all too quickly but the boys will never

forget the experience. Congratula�ons to Cork Con U11s for

rising up to the challenge and they should all be very proud

of their performance.

An exci�ng comeback by Munster in the second half threat-

ened to make this a perfect day but it wasn’t to be and Mun-

ster came off second best 24 – 34 in the end.

Players: Daniel O’Leary, Alex Lyons,

Darragh Houston, Hugo McGuire,

Rory Power, Darragh Keary, Donal

O’Connor, Harry Jeffers, Adam

Jeffers, Daniel Guiney, Charlie Hill

and Frankie Óg Sheahan.

Coaches: Finbarr Jeffers & Roger Hill

Pitchside Hoardings

Our Pitchside Hoardings are a valued source of income to the

Club and a number of spaces are available for the coming sea-

son.

If you are interested in becoming a Hoarding Sponsor please

contact Fiona Burke at 021 4291960 or e-mail info@corkcon.ie

Cork Constitution has one of the finest

facilities in Irish Rugby.

The club benefits from 3 bars and our facilities are

ideal for all sorts of functions including Parties, Wed-

dings, Funerals and Corporate team building days.

If you are holding a function why not consider using your own Club

House , you won’t regret it!

Call Fiona Burke on 021 4291960 or email: info@corkcon.ie to discuss

your requirements and arrange to see the facilities.

For the latest news & match reports visit corkcon,.ie and Facebook.

Under Age Fixtures

U16 Munster Club Plate group 2

Cork con Vs Clonakilty

6th Jan 2018

Mahon

KO is set for 12 pm

U18 Munster Club Cup group 3

South Kerry Vs Cork Con

7th Jan 2018

Killorglin KO is set for 1 pm