Ulster Rugby vs Leinster

Congratulations must go to the Bangor RFC 1st XV team who have returned to the All Ireland League after a 14-year absence. WAVE OF SUCCESS FOR BANGOR RFC

CONGRATULATIONS

The ‘Seasiders’ added the AIL Round Robin title to their list of achievements this season following a 29-12 bonus point win at Munster champions Clonmel last Saturday. Bangor opened their season with a 40-17 win over Dungannon at Stevenson Park back in August and now, 36 matches later, the squad completed their journey on April 23rd having picked up the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup, Powerade Towns Cup, Kukri Qualifying League One Title, Conference League One Title and narrowly missed out on the All Ireland Junior Cup Final, after losing their semi final to eventual winners, Enniscorthy. They gained revenge on their Leinster rivals by winning the automatic promotion place to the AIL, with Enniscorthy now having to play Sligo for a place in next season’s AIL.

What a remarkable achievement by Head Coach Jason Morgan and his Assistant Coach Michael Ferguson. They must be commended for guiding their players through a marathon season. The talented and skilful Bangor playing squad had learned lessons from their AIL Junior Cup Final defeat against Dundalk the previous season, where they were outmuscled by their opponents. This led to them working extremely hard during preseason to ensure they had an edge over all their opponents this season. They are the standard bearers and no doubt with the competitive nature of qualifying rugby in Ulster, many clubs and their coaching staff will be analysing their blue (and yellow) print. Congratulations to Bangor RFC on their outstanding season!

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