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Home Internationals Training Weekend
On the weekend of Saturday and Sunday the 1st & 2nd of September RIBSA will be holding a training camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow to prepare our teams for this year’s Home Internationals which will be played from the 7th – 14th of September.
Well Done Josh
Josh Boileau from Newbridge CYMS played superb snooker to reach the semi finals of the 2012 European Junior Open which was played in the South West Academy in Gloucester England this week.
Dynamo Cronin qualifies
Ryan Cronin played a great match today to qualify for the knock outs in his first ever world championships at the World Under 21 Snooker Championship which is being held in the city of Wuxi in the Republic Of China from the 14th – 22nd Of July.
Cassidy qualifies in style
David Cassidy was in superb form today in beating Kurt Dunham from Australia four frames to nil to qualify from his group for the knock out rounds tomorrow in China at the World Under 21 Snooker Championship.
Irish trio ready for action
RIBSA players Karl Fitzpatrick, Ryan Cronin and David Cassidy arrived today in China for World Under 21 Snooker Championship which is being held in the city of Wuxi in the Republic Of China from the 14th – 22nd Of July.
2012 Home Internationals
The 2012 Home Internationals will be held in Pontins North Wales from the 7th – 14th of September. This yeas Championship will feature a new four man format instead of the usual six man format.
Goggins beats Judd Trump 5-1
Rodney Goggins from Wexford won his fourth match in a row today when he beat the world number 2 Judd Trump from England 5 frames to 1 in the World 6 Red Championship in Thailand.
Wales Win Celtic Challenge
The 2012 Celtic Challenge was won today by a magnificent Welsh Team in the Terry Griffiths Matchroom in Wales in a fantastic display of junior snooker. In session one Ireland won it 20 frames to 16 with the Under 16’s winning 11 -7 while the Under 14’s drawing 9-9 to get the Irish off to a great start.
World Under 21’s Training Day
The World Under 21 Snooker Championship will be held next month in Wuxi in the Republic Of China from the 14th – 22nd Of July. RIBSA organised a training a day with our National Coach PJ Nolan to prepare the players for the Championship on Sunday in the Ivy Rooms SC Carlow.
Celtic Challenge Training Day
The R.I.B.S.A. 2012 Celtic Challenge Junior Team had a training day with our National Coach PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday.
Well Done Boys !!!!
Brendan O Donoghue and Rodney Goggins would like to thank everyone in Ireland for the support and texts throughout the European Snooker Championship in Latvia.
O Donoghue beaten in European Final
Irishman Brendan O Donoghue lost in the European Snooker Championship final match 7 frames to 3 here in Latvia tonight.