Founding and Early History

Foundation: The club was founded in March 1978 to serve the sporting and community needs of the Mid-Cork region.

Home Ground: The club plays its home matches at Ellis Park in Ballyanly.

Competitive Status: Muskerry RFC operates as a Junior 1 club and competes within the Munster Junior League Division 2 and local competitions such as the Munster Junior Cup and South Cork County Cup

DENNEHY CUP 2004
 
Dennehy Cup success for Muskerry 2nds

The Corkman

Thursday October 28 2004

MUSKERRY 6
YOUGHAL 3

MUSKERRY’S second team won their first ever Dennehy Cup by defeating Youghal in the final played at Highfield on Monday.
A large crowd witnessed a hard-fought battle between two very committed teams. Throughout the game both defences were on top and neither team looked as if they would cross their opponents’ line although Youghal did have Muskerry under constant pressure throughout the final quarter.
The East Cork club opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a penalty goal but the Muskerry scrum-half replied a double dose of penalties to give the Mid Cork team a 6-3 interval lead.

The second half was a dour affair with little or no try-scoring opportunity for either side. In the dying minutes, Youghal missed a drop goal and also went close from a couple of kickable penalties, which could have taken the game into extra time.

However, for the majority of the 80 minutes, Muskerry just about shaded it on the balanc

Best for the winners included man of the match Willie Healy and Shane O’Connor. The victory also provided an early wedding present for veteran centre, Liam O’Connor, who gets married this week.
In accepting the cup on behalf of the winning team, captain Will O’Brien stated: “There was great belief in the camp at the start of the cup that we could win this, and there was never any moment when we doubted ourselves on the pitch.”

Muskerry — Barry Russell, Paul Herlihy, Liam O’Connor, James Elliott, Nick Cronin, Damian Curran, Ian O’Sullivan, Liam O’Sullivan, Will O’Brien, Andrew Dennehy, Shane O’Connor, James Williams, Cian Nugent, Shane Murphy, Willie Healy.
Subs: David Russell, John Elliott, Dave Walsh, Liam O’Connor

 

PAUL TWOMEY CUP 2009
 
The Corkman, Thursday April 30 2009

PAUL TWOMEY CUP FINAL Muskerry 43 Carrigaline 10

MUSKERRY captured the Paul Twomey Cup thanks to an emphatic victory 4310 over Carrigaline in Sunday's final at Musgrave Park. The Ballyanly team were on song registering seven tries in a scintillating display of attacking rugby.

The opening stages of the encounter gave little indication of what was to follow. Carrigaline were fast out of the blocks with a try in the second minute from scrum half John Tait. The lead was soon cancelled out when centre Liam Donovan sprinted home to touch down. Denis O'Sullivan got his name on score sheet with Muskerry's second try, which Darragh Masterson converted. Masterson then set up Mark Healy for a third five pointer, and stretch Muskerry's lead to 17-5 at the break.

Muskerry began the second half with all guns blazing. Within a minute of the restart winger Eoin Keohane raced home and Masterson applied the extras. Carrigaline had no answer to the mid cork's team swashbuckling rugby. O'Sullivan grabbed his second try of the day – once again Masterson converted. With the game in the bag, Muskerry coach Mick O'Connell made a number of substitutions. Eoin Corcoran made an immediate impact by scoring an opportunist try.

Carrigaline battled gamely and it was no more than they deserved when Conor Corcoran scored in the corner with ten minutes remaining. But, the last try went to open side flanker Dan Horgan, who sprinted from half way to score under the posts. Masterson's subsequent conversion completed the scoring. Best on the day for the winners included Martin Muldoon, Shane Kennedy, Dave Kelleher, Liam O'Donovan, Dennis O'Sullivan, Mark Healy and Darragh Masterson.

Coach O'Connell was rich in his praise of his charges, saying "I am delighted for the lads. It has been a long season. It was great to finish it off with some silverware." He went on to say: "This is a young team with huge potential. Eight of the side are under 18. It was an extra special occasion for the Horgan's when John came on to play alongside his son Dan."

MUSKERRY: Dave Donnelly; Timmy Burke, Liam O'Donovan. Dennis O'Sullivan, Eoin Keohane; Mark Healy, Darragh Masterson; Lorcan Collins, John Tiernan (capt), Barry O'Brien; Shane Kennedy, Robbie Collins; Martin Muldoon, Dan Horgan. Dave Kelleher Replacements: Brian Donnelly for Lorcan Collins (50 min), Eoin Corcoran for Burke (58 min), Jerry Cronin for Robbie Collins ( 58 min), Denis O'Leary for O'Sullivan (70 min), John Horgan for O'Brien (78 min)