First Round of the U16 Football Development Squad Buncrana Cup took place on Saturday 20th May in Silverbridge Co Armagh. For this competition , the 9 counties are divided into 3 groups of 3, in Monaghan’s group were Derry and Armagh. Monaghan played Derry in the first game and ran out winners on a score line of 2-9 to 0-7. The Monaghan goals came from Ronan Mc Keown and Andrew Moore. Monaghan played Armagh in the second game and ran out convincing winners on a scoreline of 5-11 to 1-7. The Monaghan goals came from Ronan Mc Keown (2), Donnacha Swinburne, Josh Mone and Ronan Grimes. Monaghan now qualify for the semi-final of the Buncrana Cup which takes place on Saturday 12 August in Donegal. All 35 players on the panel got game time over the 2 games. In preparation for this tournament the squad played challenge matches against Tyrone, Meath and Louth, coaching sessions every Saturday and also a number of educational workshops that took place during School holidays. Preparation for the semi final will start this Saturday with a fitness test. We will also take part in the Gerry Reilly tournament in Meath, in the month of July, playing against Wicklow, Dublin and Westmeath. The management team of Colin Malone, Eamon Hughes, Mark Hand and Joseph Mc Donnell would like to thank all the players for their commitment and dedication. A big thank you to all the parents/guardians, and Clubs for their continued support. Finally we would like to wish our players that are sitting the Junior Cert, the very best of luck.
See below a photo of the team and management.
Monaghan U16 squad that took part in the first round of the Buncrana Cup.
Front Row; Larry Mc Closkey, Oisin Fagan, Conor Smith, Jordan Mc Garrall (Vice Captain) Mark Mooney, Ronan Mc Keown
Middle Row; Tommy Finn, Conor Devlin, Kian Mc Aree, Oggie Duffy, Darragh Mc Elerney, Jack Doogan, Ronan Grimes, Ryan Farrelly, Eoghan Casey, Conor Corrigan, Micheal Meehan, Conor Lappin, Christopher Flood, Conor Mc Cooey, Donnacha Swinburne, Josh Mone, Joseph mc Donnell ( Kit Man)
Back Row; Colin Malone ( Manager), Cillian Conlan, Gareth Keenan, Leon Mc Cabe, Lochlain Power, Ciaran Duffy, Gavin Mc Philips, Robbie Hanratty, Nathan Power, Jack Mc Keown ( Captain), James Clerkin, Sean Jones, David Irwin, Andrew Moore, Evin Quigley, Eamon Hughes ( Coach )
Missing from photo; Aaron Mulligan, Mark Hand ( Coach )
By poconnor Tue 23rd May
