The Monagahan man, who plays his club rugby with Welsh side Ospreys, is the son of Waterford native Paul Bowe, a member of the well-known Bilberry farming and meat victualling family. As a second row, Bowe snr won a Leinster Schools Cup with Newbridge College in 1970 and went on to play for Leinster Schools before...
Rugby
Niamh Briggs inspires Irishwomen to victory
Niamh Briggs inspires Irishwomen to victory
Hearty congratulations to Niamh Briggs who played a pivotal role for Ireland in their 23-0 win over Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations Championship on Friday last. The Clonmel clubwoman scored 13 of Ireland’s total – converting her own try, to which she also added two penalties in a win which...
Kidney's lionhearts just 80 minutes from history
Kidney's lionhearts just 80 minutes from history
The toughest days in any job are usually the ones that prove the most rewarding. Put such an assertion to 100 rugby players and the overwhelming majority will choose attrition and graft over 80 easy, one-sided minutes. For victory in such circumstances tastes infinitely sweeter. After the match, you sit down with...
Carrick seal play-off berth and dream of greater days
Carrick seal play-off berth and dream of greater days
It’s been quite some time since a junior league rugby match was advertised in shopfronts in Carrick-on-Suir. While the local Musical Society was packing the Strand Theatre thanks to its latest production, Carrick-on-Suir RFC was getting ready to take centre stage at Tybroughney. Galbally, the only club to take...
The hard grind hauls Ireland closer to Grand Slam dream
The hard grind hauls Ireland closer to Grand Slam dream
The great, good and not so good of the rugby writing realm are doing their thing; the Sunday writers developing hernias in their bid to make their tighter than tight deadlines. Having phoned some post-match analysis back to regional radio, I leaf through my notes before popping a few thoughts on the game onto my...
Carrick seek to clinch play-off spot on Sunday
Carrick seek to clinch play-off spot on Sunday
Galbally, the only team to have defeated Carrick in Division 3B this season have to win and deny Carrick a bonus point of any kind if they are to hold out any hopes of topping the section. With a game in hand, the County Limerick club must also win their two remaining fixtures along with hoping that Carrick will slip...
Munster ‘A' trounce Leinster counterparts at Waterpark
Munster ‘A' trounce Leinster counterparts at Waterpark
Munster ‘A’ 39 Leinster ‘A’ 6 Over the course of a match played before a large Ballinakill crowd mainly composed of secondary school students, Munster featured 11 players involved in the Magners League win over Edinburgh. Not only that, but the Munster team that finished the game included 11 players...
Carrick sitting pretty after victory in Douglas
Carrick sitting pretty after victory in Douglas
Carrick-on-Suir remain firmly on course to top Division Three Group B of the Munster Junior League thanks to a 24-10 win in Douglas on Sunday afternoon. Recording their sixth win in seven league outings, Carrick currently sit seven points clear of Galbally, the only team to defeat them in this group to date....
Munster remain on course for League/European double
Munster remain on course for League/European double
Thanks to a bonus-point clinching 28-14 win over Edinburgh at Musgrave Park on Saturday last, Munster retained their leadership of the Magners League to keep their double ambitions firmly alive. That the province is proving altogether more competitive in the League this season owes much to the experience that Declan...
Munster ‘A' to take on Leinster ‘A' at Ballinakill
Munster ‘A' to take on Leinster ‘A' at Ballinakill
Munster ‘A’ will face Leinster ‘A’ at Waterpark RFC’s grounds in Ballinakill on Wednesday next, February 25th, with the game scheduled for a 3pm kick-off. The provincial ‘shadow’ teams should serve up a lively encounter, as tends to be the case whenever red faces blue, and gives Waterford fans...
Massive weekend for Carrick's promotion hopes in Douglas
Massive weekend for Carrick's promotion hopes in Douglas
Moneygourney, the home of Douglas RFC has traditionally proven a difficult venue for many a visiting team over the years. It also features a slope which can literally make games there an uphill challenge. Promotion-chasing Carrick-on-Suir make the trip to Cork for next Sunday’s Division 3 Group B meeting, as...
Irish passion proves too much for classy French
Irish passion proves too much for classy French
It’s a long time since we saw Ireland get the better of France on home soil. Ironically, that last in-the-flesh success I witnessed was during another period of economic gloom and high unemployment figures. But instead of a spot on the terrace at the front of the old East Stand, a seat in the magnificent Croke...