The Offaly GAA Championship draws took place at the County Board meeting on Tuesday night and the football draw is as follows
Senior Football Championshhip
Group 1
Tullamore, Edenderry, Gracefield, Tubber, Walsh Island and St Brigid's
Group 2:
Rhode, Clara, Ballycumber, St Rynagh's, Kilcormac-Killoughey and Ferbane.
This year only three teams qualify out of the group.
Top team in each group qualify for semi-final
Second and Third teams in each group qualify for quarter finals
Bottom two teams in each group play Senior B next year
Four teams who qualify for semi-finals of Intermediate promoted to Senior B
Intermediate Football Championship
Group 1
Shamrocks, Durrow, Ballyfore, Doon, Kilclonfert and Tullamore.
Group 2
Erin Rovers, Cappincur, Bracknagh, Shannonbridge, Rhode and Raheen.
Junior A Football Championship
Group 1
Clonbullogue, Ferbane, Daingean, Tullamore and Ballycumber.
Group 2
Birr, Clara, Clonmore Harps, Killeigh and Tubber.
Group 3
Ballycommon, Edenderry, Gracefield, Ballinagar and Shamrocks.
Junior B Football Championship
Group 1
Raheen, Shannonbridge, Ballyfore, Edenderry, Kilcormac-Killoughey and Kinnitty.
Group 2
Rhode, Durrow, Clara, Clonbullogue and St Rynagh's
Rhode Senior footballers gained their first brace of points in this year's league when they had a good won over St Brigid's in Rhode on Friday night. It marked the return of Anton Sullivan to the Rhode colours who missed most of last year's campaign due to a shoulder injury.
Rhode Division 3 footballers recorded their first win in this year's league when they recorded a 2-6 to 0-8 win over Clara in Clara on Sunday. Kieran Hope scored 2 goals Glenn O'Connell scored 5 points and Colm Rigney scored the other.
Phil O'Connell
Derek Cocoman, Mark Hynes, Dave Rigney
Dan O'Brien Colm Rigney 01 Carl Green
Niall Cole Glen O'Connell (0-5)
Dean Morris Rob Leavy Kieran Hope (2-0)
Liam Grennan Paul Glennon Show Curley.
Division 1 League Rhode v Tubber in Tubber on Friday at 8pm referee Chris Dwyer
Division 3 League Rhode v Kilclonfert in Rhode on Saturday at 4pm referee Pat Gallagher.
There was no winner of the Rhode GAA Lotto for the week ending 24th of February for a Jackpot of €15,000. The numbers drawn were 7 10 11 29. The club like to thank all those who supported the draw and thanks to O'Toole's for the use of their premises and for their help and cooperation. The following matched three numbers and received €70 each
Martina Cocoman
Niall Murphy
Rhys Glennon
The Rhode GAA Lotto is the main source of income the club has and now you can play online though our website. The good news is when you play the lotto online you are entitled to free draws, for example pay for seven draws receive the eighth one free, pay for fourteen draws receive two free and so on. In other words, the more you play the more free draws you are entitled to!!
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