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only a smokey if they can beat Peters and Ash. Neither will be pushovers. But agree they had a never say die win over Iona who are a good side.

I was speaking to some Villa people in the know and they told me that this Villa Cohort (Year 11 and 12) have never beaten Iona in either grade - ever. Since Year 5 type stuff apparently. If that is true then it puts the result into sharp relief as people have been talking about a strong Iona...

Villa won 27-26 in a thriller.

MCA versus SLC round 1 ? is that right ? holy moley that will be a cracker

Final standings in Ballymore cup U18s Div 1

SLC smashed Peters 29-0 and it should have been 40-0 I’d be worried if i was the Peter’s coach

Was out at Ballymore Cup today. SLC, Peter , Eddie’s and Villa all competing. My analysis is as follows. Laurie’s wiped the floor with all opposition. Big bodies finding space, they looked really competitive. If I was MCA i would be worried. They looked the goods. Eddies are tough and will be...

my best on ground were the Lauries 8 and 10 and for villa the 2 and the 11

Couldn’t get to the Villa Lauries game due to covid restrictions so thanks to AIC for setting up live stream. Villa can not blame the Ref - yes the ref made clear errors but Villa butchered a couple of tries by not passing the ball to unmarked men - and also played dumb rugby by consistently...

Hope the young lad from iona is ok

I suspect most trial won’t be a good indication of where the teams are at. Coaches have a very short time to get their teams ready so will want to use these as genuine selection opportunities. So that score line may not mean anything in terms of the season ahead

Villa play MCA in a trial this coming Tuesday (covid willing ) I have heard the Villa boys have some key players out due to Basket Ball - probably the same for MCA i guess. Apparently the game is after school. Still, should be some sort of guide as to what the strength is like for both sides...

Well done MCA very deserved premiership. Regarding Villa versus Laurie’s. Classic case of smart rugby (played by SLC) versus stupid rugby (played by Villa). It was very frustrating to watch as a Villa person. Laurie’s effectively stayed in the game by taking shots for goal to basically mount...

Ok , to be fair I agree that Ashgrove would deserve more players in an AIC rep team (if one was picked). I can’t agree that Padua is the next best team. That is still to be decided. Villa beat them with a red card in the last 20 minutes of that match. Up to that point Villa was looking dangerous...

Ok so here we go. SLC V Villa will be fascinating. Villa leak points but are capable of scoring fast. SLC are probably the dominant pack. Last game of the year and bragging rights (and probably mental edge) going into season 2020. SLC at home. I would think Laurie’s start as favourites , just...

Villa defeat Pats 38-19. Pats were brave , having a great first half to lead 14-12 at the break. Villa were definitely suffering a hangover from MCA. They played some really poor rugby in the first half. Pushed passes , dropping the pill and missing tackles. Pats competed well however Villa...

Just can’t see the boys from Stafford getting over that Ashgrove team. Unless MCA just get super overconfident. Can’t see it happening. But I do agree if they somehow got over them then the Villa v SLC game would become the super of super local derby’s. Also Villa will find it hard (same as...

Yep he is one hell of a player. His footwork is unreal. Terrific to Watch , even with gritted teeth

It just wouldn’t be right to say that the ref “got Villa back in the game”. That is a cheap and nasty view. The reality is that Villa got themselves back in the game by playing well and forcing errors from ashgrove. That led to infringement after infringement as Ashgrove started to scramble...

Villa , as predicted, were not good enough. I did say Ashgrove win,lose or draw wouldn’t finish the game with a clean sheet. That was proven correct. At 19-10 mid way through the 2nd half I would have thought Villa would have taken the penalty shot right in front to get within a converted try...