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Wanderersv Waterpark Match Report
27/03/2007
A Win Against Waterpark.

On a magnificent autumn’s day on the Lansdowne Road back pitch we managered to do enough to repel a determined Waterpark side that played with a fearless, nothing to lose attitude 24-14.

The score doesn’t do the closeness of this match any justice as Waterpark contributed so much to the affair with the commitment they brought to the game all across the park. We had talked a lot during the week about the importance of continuing to raise the bar and making sure that we didn’t let our standards drop in our two remaining AIL matches.

Perfect conditions and the opportunity to play plenty of positive running rugby, rewarding ourselves for the long hard slog that we had endured. So a big wake up call it was when it took to the 37th minute for any points to be scored and they were Waterparks with a well deserved converted try. We reacted with a well constructed try in the right-hand corner with Captain Bevan Cantrell finishing.

Five to Seven down at half-time and plenty said about the need to get back to the basics and be a lot tougher on the ball as we had struggled to hold on to it for more than one phase in the 1st 40. David Fitzgerald was over for a try 5 minutes into the half with Billy Tracey converting. Waterpark came storming back and after 55 minutes scored a converted try to regain the lead 14-12. Our 4 sub forwards were used and gave as an important lift with the hard hot conditions draining the energy out of our performance.

Fullback for the day Mark Culhane scored a converted try in the 63rd minute to allow us to edge ahead 19-14. So with 3 tries under our belt the search for a bonus point was on but not before winning the match. A high tempo last 20 minutes with some entertaining rugby from both sides. Mark Culhane who was playing his last match before heading to the USA for a 6 month working/studying stint scored a try from long range after running a great line. A couple of minutes of injury time and we were happy to have survived and with a bonus. Knowing full well that we didn’t play our A-game and a lot of that was because we didn’t bring the right desire and attitude to the game, something we need to improve if we are to finish the season in the right fashion.
Departing Mark Culhane was rewarded for an outstanding performance with the bottle of bubbles for player of the day. Well deserved for a man who has missed 1 training session and started in every AIL game this season improving and becoming more confident with every performance.
It wasn’t until the good size crowd that had gathered in the old club house had thinned out that we got word back that Queens had done us a huge favour and beaten Ballynahinch meaning that we are now 6 points clear of them and assured of topping the table with our last match against Nenagh Ormond to play.
The task now is keep ourselves stimulated and focused towards a very tough match at Nenagh Ormond on Easter Saturday and finish the deal with a team performance that does a successful AIL season justice.


ANDREW SPRAGGON
Head Coach/Director of Rugby.




Date

Title
24/10/2008Belfast Harlequins v Wanderers KO 2:30 Sat 25 Oct.
09/10/2008Wanderers v Ballynahinch AIL Merrion Rd KO 2:30
09/10/2008Wanderers v Malone AIL Merrion Rd Sat KO 2:30
04/10/2008Wanderers v Suttonians Under 13/14's
30/09/2008Old Crescent v Wanderers Limerick Sat 4th Oct KO 2:30
25/09/2008Wandeerers v Thomond Sat Merrion Rd KO 2:30 27/9/08
29/08/2008Terenure V Wanderers Leinster cup Lakelands Sat 29th 2:30
17/04/2008Wanderers Under 18s win League and are going for the Double!
17/04/2008Wanderers Under 7s Win the Old Belvedere Blitz .
31/03/2008Wanderers Mc Corry Cup Match Report.
30/03/2008D.L.S.P. 10 Wanderers 17
28/03/2008DLSP v Wanderers AIL Final League Match Kilternan K.O. 2:30 Sat
27/03/2008U.C.D. v Wanderers Under 20's Belfield Sunday Belfield KO 3:00
20/03/2008Wanderes V Dublin University Merrion Rd AIL KO 2:30
20/03/2008Wanderers U14's Host Market Bosworth Sat 5th April.
06/03/2008Wanderers Under 20's Win the Pennant in style.
29/02/2008Under 20's and J1 with vital matches at the top and bottom of their leagues
29/02/2008Big Saturday for the J2'A' and J4'B
22/02/2008Old Wesley v Wanderers J2 League. Match Report.
22/02/2008Wanderers
18/02/2008Under 20's v Old Wesley Match Report Sunday 18 Feb
12/02/2008Suttonians v Wanderers Previous AIL History.
05/02/2008Under 20's v Trinity Match Report.
01/02/2008Wanderers Under 20's v Dublin University Sunday Merrion Rd K.O. 12:30
01/02/2008Young Munsters v Wanderers AIl Match Report.
29/01/2008Under 20's v Coolmine Match Report.
29/01/2008Wanderers v Coolmine Metro Cup Merrion Rd Sunday 3rd Feb K.O. 3:00
29/01/2008Wanderers Under 6's Unluckily Lose Out on Place in Finall of Kieran Burke Memorial.
24/01/2008Young Munsters v Wanderers Sat 26th Jan K:O. 2:30 Tom Clifford Park.
23/01/2008Malone v Wanderers.Match Report.
23/01/2008Wanderers V Malahide J2 Match Report.
22/01/2008Under 20's V Bective Match Report.
18/01/2008Wanderers Under 20's v Blackrock Match Report.
18/01/2008Junior Match Reports for Sat 12th January.
18/01/2008Junior Rugby Sat 19thJan
15/01/2008Wanderers V Thomond Match Report.
15/01/2008Malone v Wanderers Sat 19th January K.O. 2:30
11/01/2008Wanderers v Thomond AIL Sat Merrion Rd K.O. 2:30
10/01/2008B
19/12/2007Wanderers v Bective Match Report.
14/12/2007Quiz Answer and Prize Winner.
13/12/2007U.C.C. v Wanderers Match Report.
10/12/2007Wanderers at Home to Bective Sat K.O. 2:00
04/12/2007Ballynahinch v Wanderers Match Report.
03/12/2007Wanderers Travel to Cork to Play U.C.C. Saturday 8th Dec .Previous History of Wanderers v U.C.C.
29/11/2007Ballynahinch v Wanderers Sat 1st December.
27/11/2007J2 League Weds 14th November Clontarf 15 Wanderers 15
22/11/2007J2
22/11/2007J4
20/11/2007Wanderers v Old Crescent Match Report.
16/11/2007Wanderers v Old Crescent Merrion Rd Sat 16 K.O. 2:30
15/11/2007Wanderes v Highfield Match Report.
06/11/2007Barnhall v Wanderers Match Report.
01/11/2007Junior Rugby : J2”A” League –Malahide 0 Wanderers 49
03/11/2007Junior Double Header at Merrion Rd this Saturday.
02/11/2007Wanderers J1 v Belvedere at Angelsea Rd Friday 7:30
02/11/2007Barnhall v Wanderers 3rd Nov KO 2:30 AIL League
30/10/2007Wanderers v Belfast Hatlequins Pictures.
30/10/2007More pictures from Wanderers v Harlequins
30/10/2007Wanderers v Belfast Harlequins Pictures and Match Report.
19/10/2007Junior Update 20th Oct 2007
19/10/2007J2 League Wanderers V Monkstown Report.
11/10/2007Junior Rugby Double Header this coming weekend
11/10/2007J2
09/10/2007Old Belvedere v Wanderers AIB All Ireland Cup Angelsea RD KO 2:30
08/10/2007AIB All Ireland Cup First Round Results.
05/10/2007J2 “A” League, Wanderers 28 Skerries 3
04/10/2007Wanderers FC v Connemara RFC
03/09/2007Wanderers Junior v Bective.
31/07/2007Wanderly Wagons Reach Final of A Section.
29/05/2007Wanderers Win Under 13 Metro.
09/05/2007A Boston View of Wanderers Tour.
03/05/2007Wanderers v Bruff Team Picture.
27/04/2007More Pictures From Toulouse.
26/04/2007AIL Division 3 Final Wanderers v Bruff.
26/04/2007Previous History of Matches between Wanderers and Bruff.
26/04/2007Wanderers v Instonians Semi Final Match Report.
20/04/2007J3 Cup Semi Final v Stillorgan Bird Ave KO.3:00 Sunday 22 April.
20/04/2007Bouncing Castles and Games for the children.
15/04/2007Wanderers v Instonians at Merrion Rd KO 2:30 Semi Final of the AIL Division 3
12/04/2007J3
10/04/2007Wanderers FC U20's Tour to Tolouse.
10/04/2007Nenagh Ormond Match Report.
10/04/2007J3 A Cup Second Round 10th April.
03/04/2007J3 A and B Cup Round Up.
29/03/2007J3 A and B Cups Start this weekend.
29/03/2007Change of Date For O'Connor Cup Suttonians v Wanderers at Sutton Wedensday 4th April at 7:00 c'clock,
29/03/2007Wanderers F.C. Schools 10,s Rugby Tournament.
27/03/2007Wanderersv Waterpark Match Report
20/03/2007Final Home Game of The Season Wanderers V Waterpark Lansdowne Rd KO 2:30 Saturday.
13/03/2007Wanderers defeat Connemara All Blacks to gain promotion. Match Report.
09/03/2007Connemara v Wanderers Wanderers Team.
05/03/2007Queens Action.
05/03/2007More Action From Queens.
05/03/2007Queens v Wanderers Match Report and Pictures.
02/03/2007Wanderers Team To Play Queens University. Details of Previous encounters.
01/03/2007Wanderers V Coolmine Metro Cup Merrion Rd Sunday K.O. 3:00
27/02/2007Queens University v Wanderers Sat 3rd March. Venue Shaws Bridge Instonians Ground.
27/02/2007Crowbars Welcome San Sebastian to Merrion Rd.
27/02/2007Wanderers V North Shore Match Report.
22/02/2007Wanderers V Ballynahinch Match Report.
22/02/2007Bective v Wanderers J3
22/02/2007Skerries v Wanderers J3
14/02/2007Wanderers v Ballynahinch Sat 17th Lansdowne Rd. KO 2:30
12/02/2007Wanderers v City of Derry Match Report.
09/02/2007Wanderers Team to play City of Derry Lansdowne Rd.
07/02/2007Terenure v Wanderers J3 Match Report.
05/02/2007Wanderers v City of Derry Sat 10th KO 2:30 Lansdowne Rd.
30/01/2007Connemara v Wanderers.
30/01/2007Coronthians v Wanderers Match Report
29/01/2007Wanderers V Monkstown J3 Match Report.
29/01/2007Stillorgan v Wanderers J3 Match Report.
25/01/2007Wanderers Team to Play Corinthians
24/01/2007Corinthians V Wanderers Sat 27 Jan
23/01/2007Wanderers v Portadowne Match Report.
19/01/2007Wanderers J3 v Coolmine Match Report.
16/01/2007Wanderers v Portadown Saturday 20th Jan 2:30
12/01/2007Connemara v Wanderers Match called off pitch unplayable.
10/01/2007A Bad Weekend for the Junior Sides.
10/01/2007Wanderers travel west to take on Connemara this Saturday 13 Jan.
09/01/2007Banbridge Match Report.
04/01/2007Wanderers commence new year fixtures against Banbridge at Rifle Pk on Saturday.
02/01/2007as
31/12/2006J3 Wanderers v Bective Lansdowne Rd Match Report.
19/12/2006Fitting Finale for Wanderers at Lansdowne Rd.
19/12/2006Over 200 sit down for the Pre Match Lunch.
19/12/2006Wanderers Supporters Turn out in Numbers.
15/12/2006Big Weekend for the Junior Teams.
14/12/2006Final Club Match at Lansdowne Rd Wanderers FC V Instonians RFC Lansdowne Rd Main Pitch Under lights at K.O. 4:00 o'clock.
12/12/2006Wild Weather in The West.
11/12/2006J3 League Naas 11 Wanderers 16 Match Report.
05/12/2006Wanderers FC v Bruff Match Report.
01/12/2006Wanderers FC v Bruff RFC Sat Merrion Rd KO.2:30
16/11/2006Wanderers J3 League v Greystones Match Report.
09/11/2006J3
07/11/2006Wanderers FC v Sundays Well RFC Match Report.
06/11/2006J3'B v Terenure League Match Report.
03/11/2006J3'B Start League Campaign this Weekend.
31/10/2006Wanderers J3 V Bective Sat 21st Oct Match Report
24/10/2006Wanderes FC v Old Wesley RFC Sat 28 Oct Lansdowne Rd KO 2:30
24/10/2006Rainey Old Boys v Wanderes FC Match Report
11/10/2006Wanderers J3 V Clontarf Match Report.
07/10/2006Wanderers open their AIL campaign against Ards at Lansdowne Rd next Sat 14 th Oct KO 2:30
04/10/2006J3 Wanderers v Railway Union Match Report
25/09/2006Corinthians v Wanderers Friendly.
23/09/2006Cress Marcot Cup
15/09/2006Wanderers v Carlow Cup Lansdowne RD Sat 16th KO 3:o'clock
13/07/2006Damien Hunt picked for the Offaly Senior Football Team.
10/05/2006Suttonias 23 v Wanderers 10. League play off.
02/05/2006Suttonians v Wanderers Semi Final League Div 3 Title play off.
02/05/2006Wanderers Finish League Campaign with good win over Derry.
02/05/2006Winters Cup Final Report.
26/04/2006Winters Cup Final Terenure v Wanderers Friday 28th at Lakelands Park Terenure.
26/04/2006City of Derry V Wanderers. Sat 29th
24/04/2006Paddy Dowling guides the Dream Team to another Winters Cup Final.
18/04/2006Wanderers go down to Corinthians.
29/03/2006Portadown 28 Wandererd 26 A Dissapointing result.
22/03/2006Portadown v Wanderers Chambers Pk next Sat.
10/03/2006Under 12s Blackrock Merropoliton Cup Quarter Final Result and Report
10/03/2006Wanderers Produce a good performance against Banbridge to win match and take a bonus Point.
28/02/2006Under 12s take on Blackrock Merropoliton Cup Quarter Final Sun.5th at 11:30.
28/02/2006Wanderers v Banbridge Sat 4th Lansdowne RD K.O. 2:30
24/02/2006International Rugby Week End.
20/02/2006Win In Instonians
09/02/2006John Roche-Kelly Manager Senior Squad.
09/02/2006Under 12s Take League Title.
03/02/2006Under 20s v French Touring Side Merrion Rd Sat 11:00 K.O.
30/01/2006 Wanderers came good in the last quarter to defeat Connemara by 23 to 11.
24/01/2006Wanderers take the points in a narrow win over Bruff.
24/01/2006Wanderers Host Conamara at Lansdowne Rd Next Saturday.28th Jan.
17/01/2006Wanderers raise the tempo in second half to defeat Sunday's Well by 33 points to 10.
14/01/2006Wanderers J3 v Barnhall 8th Jan Match Report.
09/01/2006Wanderers 29 Old Wesley 19
02/01/2006Wanderers J1 and J3 Start the New Year on Sunday 8th Jan
12/12/2005Wanderers U12 Going Strong.
12/12/2005Wanderers go down to Last Minute try by Suttonians.
07/12/2005Wanderers return with the spoils from Ards.
30/11/2005J3 League Match Report Portlaoise v Waderers.
25/11/2005Wanderers V Lansdowne J3 Nov 20th Match Report.
05/11/2005Wanderers defeat Nenagh Ormond by 24 points to 10.
02/11/2005Good win away at Skerries in tough conditions.
17/10/20051st Up Loss to Clonakilty By 18 to 3


   
   

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