King Henry of Galway (Part 1) 👑

gaillimhmick · December 4, 2018, 8:56am

No surprise. Portumna are finished and in the next few years will be back down intermediate.

anon78624367 · December 4, 2018, 9:00am

have they a massive turnaround since they won the AI or something?

gaillimhmick · December 4, 2018, 9:58am

They didn’t build on the success. They are competing in B and C competitions at underage for a while now.

carryharry · December 4, 2018, 2:03pm

Rugby Country now.

gaillimhmick · December 4, 2018, 3:24pm

Certainly a factor.

Halfpipe · December 4, 2018, 3:46pm

Who do the local lads play rugby with?

Portumna_Bridge · December 4, 2018, 3:57pm

Portumna RFC. Set up in the last ten years and play at grounds beside the castle. The soccer club has also become very popular, they’ve upped their game and have AstroTurf and floodlights. Both clubs are drawing from the same well as the gaa. The talent that is playing gaa has other outlets, and Jack Canning is going to play In Oz.

It’s looking like a time at intermediate level coming soon, we have had some great days out with them; when they were good, they were a great club side and have their place in history. They probably overachieved anyway. When I was growing up, the club has dispanded for a few years due to a lack of players. They’ve come a long way since those days, and hopefully they can do it again…

Halfpipe · December 4, 2018, 4:00pm

Portumna rugby have no underage team though do they? 1 mens team, some mini rugby and nothing else I thought? Can’t be losing many to rugby with that, especially as the rugby club would be drawing from more than just the one GAA club. You clearly know the scene better than me but I thought the main issue is just a lack of young lads in the area.

Portumna_Bridge · December 4, 2018, 4:39pm

I’m told that they have u8,u10 mixed, u12,u13, u15 girls , senior men, u14 boys & mini rugby.

The community school is still Senior A in the schools championship, but I don’t know how many lads from Portumna parish would be involved…

Halfpipe · December 4, 2018, 4:56pm

Portumna rugby had a u13 boys team a few years ago but have no team above u12 now except for the 1 mens team. It’s typical of a lot of rugby clubs, huge numbers up to u12 for mini rugby but when it gets to playing proper rugby very little interest. Soccer is still the main competing sport for young lads and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon.

gaillimhmick · December 4, 2018, 10:15pm

www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/293247

Raylan · December 13, 2018, 2:05pm

gaillimhmick · December 13, 2018, 4:27pm

The 2018 U22 final

Raylan · December 13, 2018, 4:28pm

It’s one way of keeping lads involved

Raylan · December 13, 2018, 5:08pm

anon61878697 · December 17, 2018, 8:45am

carryharry · December 17, 2018, 9:04am

Omfg.

anon61878697 · December 17, 2018, 9:07am

The silence from @maroonandwhite, @Faldo and @Lazarus is deafening.

anon32894817 · December 17, 2018, 9:09am

They must have left davy glennon in charge of the money.

anon61878697 · December 17, 2018, 9:15am

@Bandage / @balbec et al - what does he mean here by ‘seventeen were listed as high risk’ ?