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Development Squads 07/12/2004
Down football Development squads presentation evenings take place as follows Thursday 9th U15 (Chris Killen), Tuesday 14th U17 (Paddy Cordell and James Cunningham) and Thursday 16th U16 (Fergal Doyle and Darren Cunningham). The players, their parents and Club representatives are invited to the Donard Hotel each night.

U16 Football Final 22/09/2004
The under sixteen footballers played poorly to lose a poor match that was there to be won. That our best players were to be found in defence says a lot about how the game went for us.

Photos from U16FC Final in which An Riocht beat Bosco 08/09/2004

U16 Football v Bosco 01/09/2004
An Riocht claimed our third U16 FC in a row and fifth in six years with this hard earned victory in Mayobridge.
After close opening exchanges An Riocht pulled clear to lead ten points to three at half time. Some of the play was of the highest standard with the defence sharp and in front and the forwards giving an exhibition of score getting. Even on the restart we created several good chances and pointed once to go eight clear.
Then Bosco came to life in the final quarter hour scoring 1:4 to leave a point in it and forcing us to raise our game again in the closing minutes to finish five clear, 1:13 to 1:8.
Team and scorers: Joe Cole, Michael Rodgers, Damian Sherry, Conor Doyle, Darren Cunningham, Conor mc Veigh, Gary Cunningham, Conor Walsh, Fergal Doyle 0:3, Declan Ross 1:3, Christopher Killen 0:3, Johnny White 0:1, Liam Harper 0:3, Conor Sloan, Adrian Arterton. Subs Kyle Morris, Darren White, Christopher Cunningham, Diarmuid Flanagan.

U16 Football v Liatroim 15/08/2004
The under sixteens won easily in Liatroim to finish runners up in the ACL. Goals from Declan Ross (2), Conor Sloan and Kyle Morris helped An Riocht to a 4:11 to 1:6 win.
Team: Joe Cole, Liam Harper, Michael Rodgers, Conor Doyle, Darren Cunningham, Conor mc Veigh, Gary Cunningham, Conor Walsh, Fergal Doyle, Declan Ross, Christopher Killen, Johnny White, Kyle Morris, Conor Sloan, Adrian Arterton. Subs: Darren White, Christopher Cunningham.

U16 Football v Castlewellan 02/08/2004
An Riocht visited Castlewellan and came away with a draw which all but ends our league ambitions as Rostrevor are unlikely to slip up at this stage.

Peter Walsh tournament 26/07/2004
An Riocht finished runners-up in the Peter Walsh tournament at Bryansford. Having beaten Kilcoo, Bryansford and Rostrevor, An Riocht fell short against Castlewellan in the final. Due to holidays and county commitments An Riocht had only fifteen players on duty on Saturday.
Castlewellan who had not beaten An Riocht at this level for two years ran out 16 to 5 point winners in the end.

Paul Farrell Cup - U16 - With Photos 19/07/2004

U16 Football - Bryansford Tournament 09/07/2004
The annual Bryansford tournament for the Peter Walsh trophy takes place on Saturday 24 July. An Riocht will be hoping to win it for a second time.

U16 Football emerge victorious against Warrenpoint 06/07/2004

U16 Football v Kilcoo 21/06/2004
An Riocht played Kilcoo on Thursday and won well. This weeks match with Rostrevor has been postponed at Reds request until 4th July.

U16 Footballers through in Championship 15/06/2004
An Riocht are through to the semi final of the Championship after a good win in Drumgath, 2:18 to 1:4. Joe Cole was impressive in goals for us.
Scorers: Conor Sloan 1:5, Conor Walsh 1:2, Declan Ross 0:3, Darren Cunningham 0:3, Fergal Doyle 0:2, Johnny White 0:2, Gary Cunningham 0:1.

Under 16 Football 08/06/2004
An Riocht had no game as the referee failed to field in Castlewellan.

Under 16 Football v Bryansford 31/05/2004
An Riocht beat Bryansford 2:20 to 2:10 on Thursday in the all county league. Damian Sherry, Christopher Killen, Liam Harper and Fergal Doyle all turned in good performances.

An Riocht U16 Football Team 2004

Under 16 Football 25/05/2004
An Riocht won in the championship in Clonduff with something to spare. Michael Rodgers, Joe Cole, Fergal Doyle, Gary Cunningham and Adrian Arterton were our best performers.

Under 16 Football 17/05/2004
An Riocht made heavy weather of seeing off Liatroim.

Under 16 Football 10/05/2004
Rostrevor won nine five and Joe Cole in goals was our star player so theres lots of work to be done before the return fixture.

The U16 footballers remain unbeaten 03/05/2004
After a big win over Kilcoo on Thursday the U16's remain unbeaten. Dave Morgan, Kyle Morris, Chris Cunningham and Conor Phillips caught the eye.

Under 16 boys beat Castlewellan 28/04/2004
The under 16 boys beat Castlewellan 6:13 to 1:8. It will be hard to maintain the high level of performance set last Thursday. In an almost perfect team display Conor Doyle, Conor Walsh and Christopher Killen were outstanding. Some of the long range scores, particularly from Darren Cunningham, would have graced a senior match. Scorers D Cunningham 1:6, D Ross 1:5, C Killen 1:2, A Arterton 1:0, C Walsh 1:0, JF White 1:0.

U16's flattered by final scoreline against Bryansford 20/04/2004
The U16 footballers made heavy weather of defeating Bryansford and were flattered by the final scoreline. They completed an unwanted hat trick as for the third match in five days there was no referee. Scorers were Declan Ross 2:7, Conor Sloan 3:2, Darren Cunningham 0:3, Christopher Killen 0:1, Adrian Arterton 0:1, John Francis White 0:1.

The U16 Footballers 16/04/2004
An Riocht beat Bryansford 5:15 To 2:7 In Newcastle. No Referee Turned Up And A Ford Official Stepped In To Take Charge. Thanks To Him For Ensuring A Game Took Place. The Match Was A Lot Closer Than The Final Scoreline Suggests.
An Riocht Scorers Declan Ross 2:7; Conor Sloan 3:2; Darren Cunningham 0:3; Christopher Killen 0:1; Adrian Arterton 0:1; Johnny White 0:1.

U16's edge close contest 06/04/2004
The under 16 team played Warrenpoint just edging a close contest 1:9 to 2:5. After a poor first half the introduction of Adrian Arterton and Christopher Cunningham added urgency to the An Riocht play. Joe Cole, Michael Rodgers, Conor Mc Veigh, Conor Doyle and Damian Sherry were others to impress.

Current An Riocht Coaches & Training Times. 02/02/2004
FOOTBALL
Under 16 Football	On Wednesdays 8:30pm Thomas Clarke, Danny Cunningham,

Goalies training 02/02/2004
Goalies training with Brendan Mc Veigh has been taking place on Saturday mornings.
Gavin Finnegan, Ruairi Doran, Joe Cole, Wayne & Stephen Bowater, and Paul & Brendan Allen have been taking advantage of this opportunity.

Latest U16 Football News / Past U16 Fooball News - 2003