The Gaels made the journey to Cardiff to take on St. Colmcilles in the second round of the league on Thursday 12th July. A great performance all round from a Gaels side lacking in experience compared to their great rivals and this lack of experience as well as some good fortune for the Cardiff side meant that the result didn't quite go the way of the Gaels Goalkeeper Matthew McMahon kept a clean sheet in a very good performance between the sticks. Darragh Scanlon had a great game notching up a personal tally of six points. There were good performances also from Brendan Coleman, Michael Hughes and Joe Button, who all made their Gaelic debuts in a baptism of fire, with both Hughes and Coleman unlucky not to score, and Button getting a fine point from play. Final Score:- St Colmcilles, Cardiff 0-12 Western Gaels, Bristol 0-12 Western Gaels Team -M. McMahon, R. O'Neill, D. Quinn, C. O'Rourke, D. McMullan, C. Connolly, E. Scanlon, B. McCarthy, J. Mailey, D. Scanlon, A. Bolton, M. Hassan, M. Hughes, J. Button, R. Glackin. Subs :- B. Coleman for M. Hughes. Scorers - Darragh Scanlon 0-06 (0-03 frees), Anton Bolton 0-03 (0-02 frees), Martin Hassan 0-02 and Joe Button 0-01 Everyone at the club would like to wish Michael Hughes a speedy recovery from the broken nose he sustained during the game, not the debut he had in mind! Also a speedy recovery is wished to John O'Doherty after his cruciate ligament operation. Information is requested for a new club website, anyone with information on club honours, history and old photos can you please forward it to either Lee or myself? New players are very welcome, we train at Avonmouth Old Boys Rugby Club, Barracks Lane, Shirehampton every Thursday at 7pm or you can e-mail us at [email protected] Next Fixture - Vs St. Nicks (Away) 29-07-2007 Tweet

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