Bantry Blues Annual Christmas 7s was run off on Weds 28th with a full programme of activity for all participants, with the main event being the football games & plenty of side events such as a team obstacle course, a hang tough competition & balloon bursting.
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Players came from far and wide from to celebrate Christmas in Bantry & to take part in this annual fun event for our community.
Five teams took part, with a good mixture of experience spread between the teams with each team playing 4 games. After the games were all played, the final came downs to teams led by Anne Coakley & Donal Casey /New York . The final was a fiercely competitive game with teams level at the break. The second half started frantically with Donal Casey’s green team going 5 pts up early in the second half following a cheeky lob goal by Cathal mcCarthy. The game seemed lost until “theWestCorkfella” Kevin Coakley , back from Chicago rattled the net. When the final whistle blew & scores level, it was down to penalties. Again after each teams 5 penalties teams were again level with each team scoring three. It was now sudden death with goalie on goalie, brother on brother when the Casey brothers faced up to each other, Michael home from San Francisco & Donal back from New York. Michael up first, kicked a rugby 3 pointer, which meant Donal only had to rattle the net for bragging rights & that is exactly what he did . Victory to the green team
WinningTeam Of Donal Casey,Cathal McCarthy, Kevin Casey, Colm Odriscoll, Bernadette Oflynn, Shelly Odriscoll, Leah Barry & Lucy Coakley & Matthew Barry
Thanks to CLubhouse helpers Debbie Delaney, Maura O'Keeffe and Christine O'Donovan for their help in ensuring our participants didn’t go hungry throughout the day & to a big thanks to Richard Harrington of The Quays Bar #QuaysBantry for providing the food on the day
Organising Committee Laura O'Sullivan, Jessica Coakley, John Harrington, Kenneth Deane and Mark O’Donovan
Thanks to Obstacle Course Co-ordinator Joe Coakley for putting a very entertaining obstacle course together which kept our participants entertained between games.
Our referees Mairead Dullea and Tommy Barry, as always keeping the games flowing
Helpers on the pitch, Arthur Coakley and Shay O'Donovan
Pictures and report Eddie Wiseman
