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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!
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