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Tag Rugby News

Picture 1: One of the Hazelwood College’s two tag rugby teams, which participated in a tag rugby competition at Young Munster RFC. The tag rugby competition was organised by Laurel Hill students and were able to make friends from all over County Limerick, thanks to this new sport.

Picture 2: Another of Hazelwood College’s tag rugby teams which participated in the tag rugby competition. The competition is dedicated to the memory to a former first year students, Máire Hourigan, who was tragically killed in an accident in 2009.

North Munster Athletics Finals

Pictures from Hazelwood College’s recent success at the North Munster Finals in athletics.

Picture 1: Hazelwood College’s Athletics Team Coach Mr Kevin Grant (on far left) with team members (left to right) Eric O’Connor, Niall O’Brien and James Kelly. Niall O’Brien enjoyed great success, both in winning a medal in the Shot Putt and qualifying for the Munster Final.

Picture 2: Hazelwood Boys who participated in the recent North Munster Qualifiers included (from left to right) Sean Flanagan, Callum Donoghue, Eric O’Connor, Sean Twohig and Kevin Coleman.

Picture 3: Hazelwood College Girls who recently represented the school with great success at the recent North Munster Qualifiers included (from left to right) Laoise Bennis, Mairead Lordan, Maria Cremin and Alison Healy. Both Laoise Bennis and Mairead Lordan qualified for the coming Munster Final.

Picture 4: Laoise Bennis in action, representing Hazelwood College, in the high jump at the recent North Munster Qualifiers held in UL. Laoise qualified for the coming Munster Final.

Picture 5: Maria Cremin pictured in action at the recent North Munster Qualifier held in U.L., where she represented Hazelwood College, but was unlucky not to qualify for the Munster Final.

Picture 6: Alison Healy, representing Hazelwood College at the recent North Munster Qualifiers, pictured attempting the long jump. Alison narrowly missed out on a place at the Munster Final.

Build a Bank Semi Finalists

Members of the Hazelwood College Bank team who were semi finalists of the AIB Build aBank competition in the South Court Hotel. Pictured L-R; Becky Sheehan, Maeve Falvey and Declan Stack.

All Ireland Finals IASTA Science Quiz

6th Year Agricultural Science Students who were competed in the All Ireland Finals of the IASTA Ag Science Quiz on Wednesday in Kilkenny. After a heart fought battle enduring eight tie breakers questions they won the bronze title! The students involved were Seamus Brosnan, Michael Walsh, Máire Flanagan, Paul Sheehy. Presenting the team with their award is Mr Damien Phelan, Chairperson from IASTA (Irish Agricultural Science Teachers Association)

Easter Savings Hamper

Hazelwood College student Jack Carroll who was presented with anEaster Savers hamper from Catriona Noonan of AIB bank and Sarah O’Flynn ofHazelwood College school bank.

Limerick B Schools Hurling Final

Hazelwood Suffer Last Gasp defeat

Hazelwood College (Dromcollogher) 0-13
Colaiste Iosaef (Kilmallock) 1-11

Kilmallock snatched an injury time victory in the Limerick B schools hurling final in a sunny Ballyagran with a goal 3 minutes into injury time to turn a two point deficit into a one point victory. Hazelwood had the better of the earlier exchanges scoring two quick points through Jamie Butler and David O’Donnell before Kilmallock responded with one of their own. Jerry Lane pointed a first of many frees to leave Hazelwood leading by 3 points to 1 after five minutes. Kilmallock enjoyed a period of dominance for the next 15 minutes scoring three unanswered points to put them leading 4 points to 3, twenty minutes in. the last 10 minutes were tit-for tat. Killmallock bettering Jerry lane’s 3 frees with four points of their own to leave the score at half time – Colaiste Iosaef 0-8, Hazelwood College 0-6. The second half started as the first finished with both sides trading points, Jerry lane with one from play as well as a placed ball matching Colaiste Iosaef’s two scores. It was now however Hazelwood’s time to dominate. Kilmallock managed only one score in the next 25 minutes of play. Hazelwood scored 5, however they were largely restricted to scores from placed balls, Jerry Lane scoring 3 frees and a 65 with Shane Carroll the only score from play, by the Colaiste Iosaef defence.So Hazelwood lead by 2 points 3 minutes into injury time when Kilmallock pounced with the winner leaving no time to get back up the field and score. It was a heart-breaking defeat leaving Hazelwood to think of a season which had been close at both Munster and County level but had resulted in no silverware.

Team and Scorers for Hazelwood College: Conor Egan, Sean Flanagan, Conor Dillon, Darren Boyce, Joseph Casey, Eric O’Connor, Philip O Flynn, Diarmuid Coleman, Jamie Butler(0-1), Jerry Lane 0-10 (0-8fs,0-1 ‘65), Daire Hannigan, , Cian Mulcahy, David O’Donnell 0-1, Shane Carroll 0-2, Diarmuid Buckley