CLG Eoghan Rua
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| CLG Eoghan Rua Cúil Raithin | |||||||||||||||||
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| Founded: | 1957 | ||||||||||||||||
| County: | Derry | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname: | Roes | ||||||||||||||||
| Club colours: | Maroon and Green | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | University of Ulster at Coleraine | ||||||||||||||||
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CLG Eoghan Rua Cúil Raithin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Despite some of the club's catchment area being in County Antrim, the club is a member of the Derry GAA. Eoghan Rua currently cater for Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie, and also compete in Scór and Scór n nÓg. The club's name is taken from Eoghan Rua Ó Néill.
In addition to drawing players from Coleraine, the club's catchment area includes Portstewart and Portrush. The club's grounds are under development on the main road between Coleraine and Portstewart and are expected to be ready for use in time for the 2007 season. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
The club's biggest success was when they won the 2006 Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. They also won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship for the first time that year.
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[edit] Well known players
- Barry McGoldrick - Current Derry footballer. First ever Eoghan Rua player to play for Derry in All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Has also played hurling for Derry.
- Seán Leo McGoldrick - Current Derry hurler and U21 footballer. Has also played football for Derry seniors after making his debut in the 2007 McKenna Cup.
- Niall Holly - Current Derry U21 footballer and hurler. Has also played senior football in the 2008 McKenna Cup
- Anton Rafferty - Has played hurling for Derry.
[edit] Gaelic football
Eoghan Rua fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. They have won the Derry Intermediate Championship once and the Ulster Intermediate Championship once and are the reigning champions of both competitions. They currently compete in the Derry Intermediate Championship and Division 3 of the Derry ACFL.
[edit] Hurling
The club has U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior hurling teams and currently competes in the Derry Intermediate and Derry Junior Championships and Division 2 of the Derry ACHL.
[edit] Camogie
Eoghan Rua fields Camogie teams at U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels. The club currently competes in the Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship and the Derry Intermediate Camogie League.
[edit] History
[edit] Gaelic football
CLG Eoghan Rua were established in 1957[citation needed]. The club first major football success came in 2006 when they won the Derry Intermediate Club Football Championship, defeating Foreglen in the final. The team went on to win the 2006 Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship, with victory over Ballymacnab of Armagh in the final (which was played in February 2007 due to delays). In the All-Ireland Club semi-final they beat Mayo champions Tourmakeady, before losing narrowly to Ardfert of Kerry in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship final on 10th March 2007 in Croke Park. This success was continued the following year when Eoghan Rua became champions of Division 3, winning promotion to the Senior football grade for the first time in their history. In May 2006 Barry McGoldrick became the first Eoghan Rua player to play in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship when he was part of the Derry team that defeated Tyrone in the first round of the Ulster Championship in Healy Park. His brother, Seán Leo McGoldrick made his debut for Derry in the 2007 McKenna Cup v Queen's University Belfast.
[edit] Hurling
Previous to the founding of CLG Eoghan Rua, there had been a hurling club in Coleraine called Mitchel's and they had won the 1943 and 1945 Derry Senior Hurling Championships. Eoghan Rua entered a Senior Hurling team in 2002, having fielded underage teams for a few years before this.[1]. 2006 saw the club win both the Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship and the Derry Junior Hurling Championship.
[edit] Camogie
A Senior Camogie team fielded for the first time in 2001/2?[1] The club won their first Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship in 2005. Current senior camogs Gráinne McGoldrick, Jane Carey, Méabh McGoldrick and Roma McDonald were on the Derry senior squad that contested the 2006 All-Ireland Junior Camogie Final. They were defeated by Dublin. The same four players were part of the Derry team that went one step further in 2007 and won the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship, defeating Clare in the final.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Football
[edit] Senior
- Derry Division 3 Champions: 1
- 2007
[edit] Minor
- Tommy O'Neill Cup (Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship) 1
- 2000
- North Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship: 1
- 2000
[edit] U-16
- North Derry U-16 'B' Football Championship: 3
- 2000, 2002, 2007
[edit] U-14
- North Derry U-14 'B' Football Championship: 2
- 2003, 2007
[edit] Hurling
[edit] Senior
- Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1?
- 2006
- Derry Junior Hurling Championship: 1?
- 2006
[edit] Camogie
- Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship: ?
- 2005
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
[edit] See also
- Derry Intermediate Football Championship
- Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Derry Junior Hurling Championship
- List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nuacht Eoghan Rua. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
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