Tralee Rugby Club

Last Sunday, the Tralee Ladies team travelled to Cork to face a Highfield team that were still in the fight for AIL Division 1 honours and with Tralee still not safe from the prospect of relegation, this game had the makings of a titanic battle and it did not disappoint. The conditions on the day were less than ideal with freezing temperatures, a slippery surface and a strong wind resulting in both teams making handling errors in the opening phases of the game.

Tralee ladies played while Munster A had their British & Irish Cup game V Welsh side Aberarvon on in O’Dowd Park tralee last Saturday. While most of the days focus was on the Men in Red there was another good display of rugby elsewhere.

The Tralee Ladies put up a valid, honest performance against a vastly experienced Galwegians side and, although we lost on a scoreline of 8 – 19, and failed to get even a losing bonus point, we did manage to prevent the visitors from getting a try bonus point.

Our Ladies Squad crossed the Border for the first time ever to play Cooke RFC in Round 3 of the Women’s AIL Division 1 yesterday and came away with a draw.

While the girls were very disappointed not to have won they did come from behind twice so that in itself was a testament to their “never-give-up” mentality. Photo (c) David Condon

On Sunday, 30th September, Tralee Ladies welcomed Blackrock to Tralee in the first ever AIL Division 1 game to be played at Tralee's O'Dowd Park. Questions loomed large over the ability of the home side to bounce back from their 53 point drubbing at the hands of Old Belvedere a week earlier. On a perfect afternoon for rugby, O'Dowd park was full of home support for the Tralee girls and they would not disappoint the supporters who showed up to witness their first home game in Division 1.

The Tralee team who lost their first league match of Division 1 when they were comprehensively beaten by an experienced Old Belvedere side at Angelsea Road, Dublin, today. The final score did not reflect the gutsy performance by the travelling Tralee side but rather showed up the vast experience of the opponents.

Photo: David Condon