Leinster Division 1B. October 4, 2015. North Kildare 7 Mullingar 15 by Finian Coghlan Mullingar have not come to Division 1 rugby to make up numbers, and thiswas no more expertly demonstrated than on Sunday when they went to North Kildareand inflicted a first defeat in two seasons on their hosts.Despite the Kilcock side having recruited a number of AIL players from Buccaneers, Mullingar bowed to no reputations and came from behind to takehome four extre..

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Leinster Division 1B. September 27, 2015 Mullingar 20 - Malahide 20 by Finian Coghlan Guilty of both making poor choices and gifting their visitors three awfulsoft first-half tries, Mullingar were still able to dig out enough fortitude andgame to rescue two points and get a salutory lesson in the requirements of 1Brugby.Malahide, who came third in this division last year and would fancythemselves for the title this year, was just the steely opener Mulli..

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Mullingar women earn first League victory with workmanlike display by Finian Coghlan Mullingar 21 - Old Belvedere 0. Leinster Division 1.   After two defeats on the trot, Mullingar got the show back on the road on Sunday with a solid display against an energetic Old Belvedere. With the team almost back to full strength - Tracey Talbot was in Wembley, whilst the Crazy Crisp gimp-limped up the sideline - they looked full surefor a bonus point display after the ..

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Mullingar Second XV lose out to strong running Roscrea Mullingar 19 - Roscrea 39 On Friday evening at Shay Murtagh Park under lights, Mullingar seconds began their Leinster League campaign with an opening loss to Roscrea Roscrea got off to the quicker start and with some direct play, scored a try in he first three minutes which was followed by a penalty on ten minutes for a solid 8 nil lead. Mullingar went on the attack from the kick off but lost possession and Roscrea..

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On a perfect autumn sunday afternoon in picturesque Rathdrum you could feelthe tension in the air as the Mullingar Heifers took to the field. It wasthe first outing of the season and the Heifers were having to play withoutfive of last years winning team.With just 10 minutes gone Mullingar were playing brilliantly just like theway they had finished off playing last April. However they failed to make this dominance count on the scoreboard. This gave Rathdrum confidence and it was plain..

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Mullingar beat Suttonians in last warm up game Mullingar 31 …… Suttonians 12 On Friday evening at Shay Murtagh Park under lights, Mullingar completed their last warm up game before the Leinster League with a solid performance against Division 1A team visitors Suttonians. The improved squad strength in depth was in evidence with seven substitutes rotated with little effect on the overall performance. Mullingar set the tone with aggression and intent from the start. A ..

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Bill Gibson RIP. The tragic and sudden death has occurred of Mullingar RFC stalwart and clubman Bill Gibson. Bill is survived by his loving wife Liz, sons Ken & Pete, daughters Mandy and Jenny and all of his wider circle of family and friends. Bill played at Mullingar RFC and was also a member of Old Wesley RFC. Bill was a great supporter of the club and a friend to many over the years where his wise words and excellent wit will be sorely missed. May he Rest in Peace. Reposing ..

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Mullingar 26 Railway Union 8 Mullingar continue with pre-season try fest by Finian Coghlan Despite a slowish start that saw Mullingar trail for all but four minutesof the first half, the click eventually and properly found its natural home oncceagain as Mullingar inexorably ran out as comfortable winners at home to RailwayUnion.Two from two, with a hape of tries augurs well for the season, but whatsits better for the forthcoming is the level of self-criticism that..

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September 12, 2015. Mullingar women 10 Railway Union 22 Women learn timely lesson in speed rugby By Finian Coghlan In their final warm-up before the nitty-gritty gets underway next weekagainst Rathdrum, Mullingar women put in a sterling and couragous performanceagainst a team from two divisions above them and who have provided fourinternationals in recent years.Despite starting without five of the team who finished up with silverwarelast April, and also..

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Saturday 5th September 18.00h Mullingar Senior Squad begin defence of PST Sport J1 Midland League Mullingar 42 - Roscrea 14 On a lovely sunny evening at Shay Murtagh Park, the new playing facilities looked well as Mullingar began the competitive season with a seven try to two defeat of Roscrea in defence of the PST Sports Midland League. A good squad of seasoned players and young guns put on an entertaining game with strong performances particularly from Alex Moran, Daryl Quinn,..

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