Sligo are in prime position to lift this season’s Connacht Senior League title following Saturday’s 16-7 victory over Galwegians at Hamilton Park in Strandhill.
Both teams were unbeaten going into Saturday’s game.
Second-half tries from Matthew Early and Shane O’Hehir proved to be the decisive scores.
Sligo’s final Connacht Senior League match is in Dubarry Park Athlone against Buccaneers on Sep 17th. A positive result in that match would guarantee the title.
Sligo: Enda Gavin, Daragh Feehily, Calum Goddard, Jack Keegan, Philip Carter, Euan Brown, Brendan Cunningham, Matthew Earley, Shane O’Hehir, Tom Gormely, Eoin Ryan, Rob Holian, Daire Byrne, James O’Hehir, Jason East (Capt) reps: Benjamin Hynes, Damien Cullen, Jack Gormely, Michael McMorrow, Mark Rooney.
Elsewhere, Sligo’s juniors were beating by Carrick Rugby in Pool A of the Curley Cup on Sunday by 41 points to 17.
Cillian Mc Meekin (2) and Ken Pearson in his first game for juniors, got the Sligo tries.
Rugby results
Connacht Senior League
Sligo 16 Galwegians 7
Curley Cup – Pool A
Carrick-on-Shannon 41 Sligo 17.
