Corach Ramblers and Rosslare Rangers march on to Neil O'Sullivan Cup final

Irish Independent

05-05-2025

Corach Ramblers 'A' and Rosslare Rangers 'A' will go head to head in the decider of the Neil O'Sullivan Cup after coming through their semi-final clashes.
Ramblers booked their place in the final with a 3-1 win over North End United 'B' at the Enniscorthy Astro on Thursday evening.
Darryl Murphy fired the Danescastle side in front midway through the opening half and Cathal Cummins doubled their advantage in the 54th minute.
John Tormey halved the deficit on the hour mark, but Gareth McCurtin grabbed the insurance goal for Ramblers with six minutes remaining.
Division 2 side Rosslare Rangers fought back from the concession of a first-half goal to overcome Glynn Barntown 4-2 after extra-time. A superb Callum McDonald free-kick gave Glynn Barntown the advantage in the 27th minute, and it looked to be enough until Luke Homan grabbed a late equaliser to force extra-time.
Robbie Byrne and Callum Farrell (two) netted in extra-time to send Denny Carthy's side through to the final, with Ruairí Ennis replying.
Wexford FC Cup
Gorey Rangers 'A', North End United 'A' and Bunclody AFC 'A' all booked their spots in the final four of the Wexford FC Cup with comfortable quarter-final wins on Sunday.
Gorey Rangers hit Ajax Athletic for six goals without reply in Altura Credit Union Park. Philly Yeates fired the hosts in front early on and a Glen O'Brien double had them three goals to the good before the midway point of the opening half.
Pádraig Wafer made it 4-0 in the 31st minute and Ethan Vickers added a brace after the interval.
A Robbie Kane hat-trick helped North End to a 4-0 success against fellow Premier Division side Moyne Rangers 'A' in Hollygrove.
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Kane broke the deadlock before half-time and he added a second shortly after the change of ends.
The prolific Eoin Rhodes then got in on the act to make it 3-0 and Kane completed his treble just past the hour mark.
Top-flight outfit Bunclody ended the good run of Division 3A high-flyers Rosslare Strand by coming out on top 4-0 at Rosslare Community Centre.
Luke Boxwell opened the scoring after seven minutes and Eoin Dunne got their second goal five minutes before the interval. Joe Finn made it 3-0 midway through the second-half and Boxwell wrapped up the victory with his second with 20 minutes remaining.
Billy Browne Cup
Blackwater FC and Rosslare Strand, who are battling it out for the Division 3A crown, will meet in the Billy Browne Cup final after the former beat Ferns United 'B' in their final four clash in Grove Park on Sunday.
Aaron Moorehouse fired Ferns in front in the 26th minute, but Blackwater were back on level terms on the half-hour mark as Tomás Murphy hit the back of the net.
Jake Nobbs put them ahead midway through the second-half and Darragh Byrne cemented their place in the final with their third goal in injury-time.