Towns Cup bye for champions
GIVEN the hectic nature of their season, holders Enniscorthy RFC will be happy to have received a bye to the second round of the Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup.
When the draw was made in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening during the Leinster/Bath European Cup game, Enniscorthy were joined with second round byes by Ashbourne RFC and Wicklow RFC.
Despite three of the big names missing the reality is the first round has thrown up some mouth-watering games particularly involving the three remaining County Wexford clubs who have also been handed home venue which should leave them with a realistic chance of advancing through to the second round draw.
While Wexford Wanderers are operating down in a low division in the league, which is poles apart from top flight rugby, the reality is they will look to their home clash with Roscrea with a degree of confidence.
Performing well in the league, pushing for promotion, while they will realise this to be a real step up given Roscrea’s fine cup tradition, this young Wanderers side are capable of causing an upset.
Gorey RFC challenging Enniscorthy at the top of Division 1 will entertain Portlaoise RFC at Coolattin.
Producing quality performances in the league, their only blip been defeat to Enniscorthy a few weeks back, Gorey showed their pedigree by bouncing back with victories to maintain the pressure on their county rivals.
Such has been their displays, coupled with their consistency, they look a formidable cup side, with their game against a highly rated Portlaoise outfit one of the