Sligo lose away to Malahide
Sligo senior men’s rugby team were beaten 43-21 by Malahide in Division 2B of the All-Ireland league in Dublin on Saturday. The home side started brightly and were 5-0 ahead inside the first four minutes. Malahide built on their strong start and scored another four unanswered tries, with two converted,…
New Sligo RFC season gets underway in Ballina tomorrow
Sligo will have two senior teams in action in Ballina tomorrow, as their new season gets underway. Their first team begin their defence of the Connacht Senior Cup with a tie against a Mayo side last year promoted to senior rugby. The game will be the first competitive outing for…
Sligo Rugby Club AGM this evening
The annual general meeting of Sligo Rugby Club will take place this evening at 8pm in The Glasshouse Hotel. All members are invited to attend as the club reflects on a hugely-successful 2017/18 season that included a league and cup double triumph. Meanwhile the first team have returned to pre-season…
LISTEN BACK: Sligo RFC head coach Ross Mannion
Sligo RFC head coach Ross Mannion joined Darragh Cox on Ocean FM’s Final Whistle to reflect on an incredible season for the team, who claimed the Connacht Senior Cup and also finished top of Division 2C in the All-Ireland League. The club stalwart has announced he has stepped down from…
LISTEN BACK: Team manager Des Cosgrove on Sligo RFC’s title win
A devastating 37-0 defeat of second-placed Thomond in front of a huge crowd at Strandhill’s Hamilton Park on Saturday, April 14, was enough to secure the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League Division 2C title for Sligo RFC. Team manager Des Cosgrove spoke to Cathal Mullaney on Ocean FM’s Sunday Sports about…
Sligo’s AIL game against Omagh is postponed
All games in the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League this weekend have also been called off. Sligo were due to travel to Omagh on Saturday.
No joy for Sligo in Midleton
Sligo’s poor run of results in 2018 continues with a disappointing 35-18 defeat to Midleton in Cork this afternoon. Sligo started brilliantly with a Callum Godard try inside the opening minutes, converted by Jack Keegan. Keegan added two penalties as Sligo opened up a 13-6 lead, but the home side…