Latest  Photos Gallery
27/ 04 / 08



          
                                                " Howya"                                                                            " Gotcha "



Ard na Cregg Semi Final

Westport 14  West Offally Lions 12

Come to Daddy





"Roger , Yes Paddy,  Do you think next season they might let us play with the development team? "






No one, but no one, is stopping this rolling maul





Still going strong with Pat Hoban supervising





Try Not Allowed. See the post, draw a line, make up your own mind






Lions miss  and a bit high for us too




The moisture on the manly brow is not sweat but torrential rain
 shortly after our ace snapper  put the camera away






Cawley Cup Match

Same old Cup different year  Westport Captain J P Walsh presented with the Cawley Cup
The fourth time Westport has won this Cup in six years





  


Celebrations

   







    


    



Ard na Cregg Replay
Sunday 13/04/08

Westport  v Buccaneers

First line out of the Match already we are flying high



Tiger breaks from the maul




Stevie Wonder in action





First half pressure on the Bucs line




Tiger kicking and lepping




Dessie laying down the law at half time



Buccaneers line under severe pressure in the second half




Mathias reading the game, moves into action




Somewhere in this melee is Westport's try being scored




More Tiger on the break





Connaught 18's Cup Final  April 2008






Match Action



More match Action





Westport supporters at the Galway cup match















06/04/08 Ard na Cregg

 First Round

Blowing and Snowing





Blowing Snowing and damm tough going





Earlier in the match no wind no snow getting ready for a pick and go




Tiger mustering the troops




Midweek gripping and ripping




Lads it's been a long season, it's time to go home now




JD2 League winners  and our first 15 Cawley Cup finalists
 March 2008


JD2 League winning team March 2008


Joe Ryan Joint Captain


 
Pat (with the Tarzan hair and headband) official man of the match


Shane Conway  Joint Captain looks pensive









What does the team know that we dont know?









Midweek doing what he does best



"Howya Lads" The front rows ready for the firdt set scrum of the match





Try Time





Fast ball for the first team




Development team still trying




Got it this time






Manager Pete




Mr Ray Cawley approves it's try time again




Simply Red





Galway not going forward




Hard work and grimances




Try Time




Worth a clap, it's try time again




Pat has a high old time




The smile paints a picture a thousand words can't match




" Now listen lads we have the Ard na Cregg match
 next weekend, so no boozing after the cup presentation, ,right "
"Yes Dessie we promise"




Now the photos are nearly over lets head up to Toby's for a few pints




Club President Bob admires the size of the cup and smiles
 as he calculates the cost of filling it



Well done lads we are proud of you.
President Mick CBIRFU presents joint captains Shane and Joe with the League Cup




  
Medals Galore




We are the champions my friend We kept on fighting to the end



Development team and young fan club



     
Captain Joe and supporters


              

.                All photographs copyright  William Rogerson  

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First 15  Cawley Cup Finalists March 2008




The Young Bulls  St Patricks Day Parade 2008



Westport's 13's Team











18's Team Semi Final Win
 23/03/08














Front row having a look






Try Time on the way




I told you it was try time










Chasing a kick forward





 
More lepping and leaping





Kick Off




Conversion Kick




Kevin Moran presenting a Connaught jersey to our wounded hero ( not Dermott he's just hungover)



Cawley Cup Quarter Final 23/03/08

Westport 60  OLBC 14

Best action photo today.
 Dave slips a tackle and charges on





Try Time




Drive time




Fly time




Pop  pass past Paddy





Kevin  gently places the ball down between the posts




Gradually galloping George gratefully gains good ground





George scores, slightly obscured by linesman's head





Conversion on the way




18's Quarter Final
Westport  v  Corinthians
16/03/08

On high, waiting for the ball





Down low, waiting for the ball





For what Corinthians are about to recieve may they be truly thankful





Getting a good look at Corinthians front row






Hard work










The what if's after the game (a full 40 minutes in the second half would have been good)



Westport 13's Match photos

22/03/08

Westport's front row get ready




Waiting for the ball










Nine on to one and still going forward








Cawley Cup first round plus J D 1 League
Westport v Ballina
16/03/08

First scrum of the match





First try of the match on the way





Paddy Kennedy









Mark Walsh throws a pass




Dave hanging around waiting for the ball





Try time on the way





Try Time




Conversion on the way








Castlebar v Westport J D 2 League

A Flying lesson for Castlebar




You are not passing this point





Joe trys very hard and grounds the ball






Tiger Ball





Nice Take





The long pass in progress





The rolling maul for the line



" It is not healthy or safe for anyone to attempt to tackle this man










The front row and ref amazed when Dessie takes to the field after his holiday








 Westport Connacht Secondary School Tag Champions
Coach Sean O'Boyle





J D 1 League  Westport  v OLBC    24/ /02 / 08

President Bob  donated his hat to Kevin Corcoran
for his hat trick scored today

(Kevin refuses the offer as the hat is satorially dangerous)



                           Bowed heads and a moments reflective silence for the front row as they prepare




Sean O'Boyle's try time












Young Lee Keegan bulling forward





Martin Mac as usual tends to the fallen  
 Manager Pete, blinded by the teams performance puts on his sunglases



The Pack gets ready to rock and roll







Sirens wailing Martin heads across the pitch to a man injured




Roger pops the ball to Mark









J D 2 League  Tuam v Westport   17/02/08

Coach Dessie warming up the team



" And today the most important thing to remember is no back chat  to the coach"




This weeks Midweek lepping in the air photo






Teams looks for the whistle the ref dropped




Onward and at em, heading for the chalk line



Thirty secs to try time






Forward engagement






This weeks  double tap "Gotcha" photo



This weeks best knock on photo






Tiger Wilkinson in action, hear the supporters  here     




Is there no end to this mans talents



He can also score trys




Junior Cup Westport v Ballinrobe Sun. 10/02/08  


"Howya lads "  Prop Pat Conway takes a look at the Ballinrobe front row



Westport sideline supporters
 Out numbered on the day by a big Ballinrobe travelling support our grandstand was earlier blown over as well



A big Ballinrobe scrum

Veteran 1980's Westport scrum half  Ray Cawley amongst the supporters


Referee Alan Rowe checking if Mike Tyson was in the maul
 (he was, Yellow card for the Blacks)

First try on the way for Kevin Corcoran, as he speeds down the wing




"Gotcha"



The Westport pack ready to engage



Kevin Corcoran just about to dive over the line for his second try



Mathew Walsh says "Here's looking at you kid "


Westport get a shove on



This weeks lepping in the air pic. Peter Corcoran  rises to the occasion



 Ballinrobe are mauling plus its supporters catawauling



Mark Walsh leads the team off the pitch



The Alickadoos are at the gate,  full of cheer, beer and post match debate


South African Tour this May
The Westport President Bob, Marius the coach, Pat the prop and a wing are taking the charter flight to the Joburg, Pretoria match when the engines cut out.
The pilot enters the passenger compartment and says, "We're going down. There's only four parachutes! Since I'm the pilot I'm taking one," and then jumps from the plane.
Marius says, "Without me the team won't have a chance, so I afraid I'll have to take one," and he jumps out.
The winger says, "I'm the fastest, smartest man on the pitch and the best looking and without me the team can't win a game, so I'm taking one," and he jumps out of the plane.
President  Bob looks at Pat and says, "You take the last parachute. The team needs you more than it needs me". Pat responds, "We both can take a parachute. The smartest man on the pitch just jumped out of the plane with my kit bag on his back."

Westport JD2 v Sligo Sunday 03/02/08
Westport 20  Sligo7

The boot of the tiger


Maul Time


Try Time


Break Time



Mauling up the pitch

18's League v Sligo     Sunday 3/02/08
Half Time Team Chat 18's league match



Determined line out




"They also serve who stand and wait "




Clonmel Trip The start

Ready to go, Team waits for the Clonmel bus


Westport v Connemara
Sat 26th Jan
Front row ready to rumble



Marius on the break running through the opposition


This weeks lepping in the air photo



Mattie flying the flag for Westport


Connemara No 13 getting the old double tap



Try time one second away

This weeks conversion kick pic



J P's try time


Kevin's try time ( one of three)


Eddie shouts Kevin waits, try time coming




Here are a few decent professional photos for a change
 Compliments Conor Mckeon
A fine body of men ready for the match Plus Ned


Come in no3  Your time is up

I don't know if JP's snarl  frightens the opposition but it frightens me


Guess who got the ball. No real problem with the correct answer

Westport v  UCG    Sunday 13/01/08
Going over for the first match try, Sean O Boyle or JP Walsh
(one or the other, they both scored trys in the first half)


MOB  in pyjamas coming to the rescue

     
                                               Try Mike                                                                       Try George
 
                                                Try Mark                                                                     Try Kevin
 
                  George under full head of steam going for his first try                    Mike slips a tackle at full pace


Front row gets ready to frighten the opposition


This  weeks kicking  a successful conversion picture. Well done Mr Lydon


Peter looking determined


This weeks lepping in the air photo


 
Kevin tip toeing forward past the defence  for his try

Going for the push over again

A total sixty five odd years watching and playing for Westport

Job done, Westport clap Castlebar in


Eddie Walsh watches his conversion kick go between the sticks


Front Rows about to say " Howya "

This weeks lepping into the air photo


Four, Five, Six and eight, troubles coming through the gate,  for Castlebar


Nearly doesn't count


More Scrum Stuff


The old master at speed


Five Yards Short



Hard Work up front


Stevie Thanks Castlebar


2nd Chance to see a nice photo

Merry Christmas
Forget Capitalism Watch Rugby
the real opium of the people


Christmas Swim  Bertra  2007  

This is Real Christmas Day Swim Spirit






Seventy five cold people

That's it for 2007




Not a bother on big Pat







Everyone else forgot their wet suits



     

Westport's18's Team

Coach Mick at half time


The famous front row



Tiger Week




Westport     v    Monivea
  Westport     v    Corrib
Sunday 09 /12 / 07





Castlebar match abandoned due to major pitch flooding



Sunday  25/11/07
Westport  v Tuam  Friendly Match

Big push for the line


The Front Row Gets Ready to Rumble



Stevie checks to confirm a try


Blondie marvels at the line out take

Dave  on the break



Kevin and Eddie waiting for ball



Go Go, Danny, Go Go Go    (To Music)


  
What a Ref. Dessie steps in to referee our friendly match


New Jersey (no not in America)
 A Presentation by the Corcoran boys for the Youth Squad. Thanks lads


After a bit of a fuss by J P, the Senior team had to get new Jerseys too

**Archive Photos from last couple of years