Sporting Limerick Rounders team triumph at 2018 Junior Blitz

The Sporting Limerick rounders team have made history by winning the Men’s Junior title at the 2018 GAA Rounders Blitz held at the Heath GAA club in Laois over the weekend. The side, who are based in Breska Rovers Soccer Club in Ballybrown, defeated Na Fianna of Dublin 6-3 in their opening game. They followed this up with an 11-6 victory over Sean Connollys of Longford to secure a place in the final.

In the final they would once again face the men from Longford where they proved their class with a comprehensive 9-4 win to secure their maiden title. The team is pictured below with their trophy.

The victorious Sporting Limerick Mens Rounders team.

The Sporting Limerick Women’s team were crowned Runners Up at the event. The recovered from an early loss to Michael Glaveys of Roscommon before reaching the decider courtesy of a 25-7 victory over Na Fianna. However the Roscommon side would again prove to be their downfall in the final. Yet, they can be in no doubt that they played their part and will be back to challenge again in future.

The Sporting Limerick Womens Rounders team, Runners Up at the 2018 Rounders Junior Blitz.