http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/rugby/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:20:10 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 78 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/wme_logo_500x75.png http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/rugby/ Mullingar Rugby Club produced a magnificent six-try win over Longford in their first competitive fixture of the season. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999658-rugby-mullingar-power-past-longford-in-season-opener/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999658-rugby-mullingar-power-past-longford-in-season-opener/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:30:00 +0100 Sport Gerry Buckley caught up with new Leinster coach and former Mullingar Rugby Club star Joe Schmidt, as the Leinster squad visited Mullingar to train on the August Bank Holiday. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3998996-backs-to-the-future-for-joe-schmidt/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3998996-backs-to-the-future-for-joe-schmidt/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:30:00 +0100 Sport The Junior boy's rugby team at Wilson's Hospital School set off to play the Leinster Section 'A' School's Junior League final against Sandford Park School with great expectations and high hopes for a well deserved victory. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/13/3997008-wilsons-hospital-school-junior-rugby-team-are-leinster-champs/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/13/3997008-wilsons-hospital-school-junior-rugby-team-are-leinster-champs/ Thu, 13 May 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Sport Our season ended last week-end with our Annual Awards and BBQ evening on Saturday sandwiched between two Leinster Finals for our 13s and 14s. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/04/28/3996619-mullingar-rugby-youth-section/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/04/28/3996619-mullingar-rugby-youth-section/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport A good week for our youths with the Under 14s going to Navan last Wednesday and beating Navan by 66-14 in the semi- final of the Cup. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/3996269-mullingar-rfcs-under-13s-and-14s-in-leinster-finals/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/3996269-mullingar-rfcs-under-13s-and-14s-in-leinster-finals/ Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport The Wilson's Hospital School senior boy's rugby squad play in the final of the McMullen Cup this Wednesday. The team qualified for this final just before Christmas but it was postponed due to the bad weather at the time. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/24/3995761-wilsons-hospital-school-in-the-mcmullen-cup-final/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/24/3995761-wilsons-hospital-school-in-the-mcmullen-cup-final/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Sport Some rugby supporters who want to watch Munster and Leinster in the Magners League on Good Friday are complaining that they won't be able to do so, because of the traditional ban here on pubs opening on the Holyday. Do you think that pubs should open on Good Friday or not? Let us know by voting in our poll further down this site. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/19/3995739-good-friday-pub-opening--your-views/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/19/3995739-good-friday-pub-opening--your-views/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:50:54 +0000 Sport The scoreline did no justice. The efforts of a side missing frontline backs missing through injury, was honourable, and despite throwing away two tries Mullingar were still in the neighbourhood with 11 minutes remaining when Farlo was held up over the line. Had he managed to roll the other way it was a six point game with the guts of a quarter of an hour to go and the Cup run could have continued one further, but thus cup games go. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/17/3995584-firsts-bow-out-following-absorbing-towns-cup-tie/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/17/3995584-firsts-bow-out-following-absorbing-towns-cup-tie/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport Mullingar 16 North Kildare 12 At the end of eighty minutes the consensus was that the worst performance by the Mullingar 1st XV all season came a week before the long trek to New Ross for their last 16 Towns Cup encounter with a team one division their senior. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995388-forty-scoreless-minutes-sums-it-up/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995388-forty-scoreless-minutes-sums-it-up/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport Mullingar 7 Old Wesley 19 Mullingar came into this final as favourites having won the league and beating this opposition already in the league. However with such a large pick of players at their disposal, Old Wesley were always going to line out a lot stronger than their league team and Mullingar knew this. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995206-under-21s-go-down-fighting-in-gale-cup/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995206-under-21s-go-down-fighting-in-gale-cup/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Sport On a cold day in Cullion Mullingar's young Under 21s showed a nerve a grit of men twice there age by grinding out a fantastic win and reach the first Gale Cup Final in over 10 years. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/3995014-mullingars-u21s-progress-to-gale-cup-final/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/3995014-mullingars-u21s-progress-to-gale-cup-final/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport Mullingar lost this Leinster League Division 2 game to but secured a vital losing bonus point for restricting the margin to four points. Having had to replay the Towns Cup 1st round game last week, this is the third competitive game in as many weeks, and the first Mullingar lost, so both teams were well aware of each others strengths A tight game was decided by three penalties and a try to a converted try and a penalty. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/3995013-mullingar-first-lose-close-encounter-with-ashbourne-in-leinster-league-clash/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/3995013-mullingar-first-lose-close-encounter-with-ashbourne-in-leinster-league-clash/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport By popular consensus the 2010 Westmeath Examiner Sportstars was the biggest and the best yet. An audience of almost 400, made up from sportsmen and women and their friends, family and well wishers, turned out for the evening of celebration at the Mullingar Park Hotel. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994644-wonderful-night-of-celebration-at-westmeath-sports-stars-awards/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994644-wonderful-night-of-celebration-at-westmeath-sports-stars-awards/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:52:00 +0000 Sport Mullingar RFC have finished on top of the Harry Gale League and have been rewarded with a home semi-final in the Cup on February 21. Mullingar started the day on 22 points in the league equal on top with Tullamore so it was a definite winner takes all situation and Mullingar took all. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994642-mullingar-u21s-win-harry-gale-top-of-harry-gale-league/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994642-mullingar-u21s-win-harry-gale-top-of-harry-gale-league/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport Last bad match out of the system for Mullingar before the Cup Mullingar 1st XV 11 Clondalkin 32 Though the scoreline suggests a bit of a tonking, the tones of disappointment that came from the home teamıs post-match huddle can offer some hope for the first round of the cup next Saturday evening. This was a team that misfired and what hurt them more is the fact that they know it. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/3994410-mullingar-firsts-suffer-defeat-in-run-up-to-the-cup/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/3994410-mullingar-firsts-suffer-defeat-in-run-up-to-the-cup/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport The death has occurred of the noted Westmeath auctioneer, Robin T. Maxwell, of Glen Brosna House, Ballinagore. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/3993799-the-late-robin-maxwell/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/3993799-the-late-robin-maxwell/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:40:00 +0000 Sport