🏆 Emo Storm to Third All-Ireland Under 16 Mixed Title

The All-Ireland Under 16 Mixed Championship in Clann na nGael had everything — drama, big hits, clutch fielding, and a final showdown between two giants of underage Rounders. When the dust settled, Emo had etched their name on the cup for a third time.

Group A

Emo looked sharp from the off, brushing past Sean Connolly’s. Newcomers Myshall brought plenty of spark, toppling Connolly’s themselves, but experience told in the group decider as Emo powered through to top spot.

Myshall Rounders u16 team’s first game

Group B

Clonbroney squeezed past Michael Glaveys with the clock on their side, before Erne Eagles showed why they’re the rising force — two commanding wins to soar into the semis unbeaten.

Semi-Finals

Emo v Clonbroney: Emo started with a wobble — three batters down straight away. But champions don’t panic. Rachel McMahon pulled off stunners at second, Raife Eogan was unerring with the bat, and Emo turned a 2–0 deficit into a commanding win.

Erne Eagles v Myshall: For Myshall, simply reaching the semi-final in their first ever outing was history in itself. Against the ruthless Erne Eagles, they fought bravely — Cillian Murphy and Sally Bitter standing tall in the field — but a 12-run blitz in the first innings left too much to do. Eagles marched on.

Shield Final

Clonbroney and Glaveys went to war in a defensive battle. Braiden Carrighy’s pitching and Adam Bailey’s safe hands set the tone. A couple of clutch runs in the second were all Clonbroney needed — they shut the door from there to take the Shield back to Longford.

The Final – Emo v Erne Eagles

Two heavyweights. Defending champs against the reigning U14 kings. The opening innings was tight. Then the Eagles struck — seven runs in the second to turn up the pressure.

But Emo hit back like champions. Lily Horgan, Ava Murphy, and Heidi Browne stacked the bases with precision hitting, before Liam Horgan and Jamie Moore unleashed power shots to clear them. Fourteen runs in a single innings blew the game wide open.

Phillip O’Reilly’s rocket throw from third and Rian Higgins’ outfield work kept Eagles in touch, but the damage was done. Eagles battled gamely for four more, but Emo always had the answer. In the last, pitcher Liam Horgan cranked it up another gear, combining with his catcher and first base to slam the door shut.

“Days like this show how strong juvenile rounders is becoming all across the country. Six clubs made the trip, the standard was superb, and we had two fantastic finals to finish it off. Huge thanks to Clann na nGael for hosting and to all the volunteers who helped make it run so smoothly.”

— Craig Davis, Head of Juvenile Rounders & Galway Rapparees