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Dublin University Football Club | ICONIC UNIVERSITIES USA TOUR 2019 TOUR Dublin University Football Club | ICONIC UNIVERSITIES USA Proudly supported by Bank of Ireland FOUNDED 1854 DUBLIN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB Through our US offices, Bank of Ireland is committed to offering a strong and diversified range of Corporate and Treasury products in the US. Our goal is to build quality, long-term relationships by delivering consistent and timely financing solutions for our customers. Speak to us to find out more. Tony Dunne ICONIC UNIVERSITIES US Country Manager USA TOUR 2019 +12034615806 “A unique University rugby experience” Bank of Ireland is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland D10049 BOI US Ad 6"x11" (Aprvd).indd 1 24/07/2019 16:37 Dublin University Football Club 2018/19 TRUSTEES COMMITTEE OF DUBLIN UNIVERSITY CLUB CONTACT DETAILS FOOTBALL CLUB: Tel: Office: 01 8963468 As listed in the Club website (http://dufc.ie/trustees/) Email: [email protected] Website: www.dufc.ie FULL INFORMATION FOR 2019/20 ON THE EXECU- TIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE & COACHING/TEAM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MANAGEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY ON THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB WOULD LIKE 2019/20 TRINITY RUGBY YEARBOOK OR SEE OUR TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED WEBSITE www.dufc.ie ARTICLES TO THIS TOUR PROGRAMME AND PARTICU- LARLY TO ALL OUR SPONSORS, TOUR PATRONS AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ADVERTISERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT. President: Aidan Walsh Vice President: Alan Rogan DESIGN & LAYOUT: SNAP LEESON STREET General Manager: John Boyd PRINTED BY: TURNERS PRINTING LTD Hon.Secretary: Peter Gibson Hon.Treasurer: John Doddy The views expressed by contributors in this programme Hon. Medical Officer: David Fennelly are personal ones and are not necessarily those of the L.B.I.R.F.U. Representative: Michael Coghlan Club. I.U.R.U. Representative: Guy Johnston / Eoin McBennett Committee Members/Convenors of Task Groups: FOR UP TO DATE DETAILS OF ALL CLUB FIXTURES & Sponsorship: Peter O’Connor RESULTS, EVENTS,MEMBERSHIP, SPONSORSHIP,COL- Events: Pedro Ribeiro LEGE Park COLLECTION AND MUCH MORE VISIT 1854 Task Group: tbc OUR WEBSITE: www.dufc.ie Director of Rugby & Fixtures Sec.: Tony Smeeth Club Administrator: Kay Bowen Club Captain: Colm Hogan Women’s Captain: Jane Leahy Student Officers: Daryl Egan / Grace Quinliven Club Communications Officer: Joe Horan Parents Convenor: Peter Silvester Referee Development & Recruitment: Alan Rogan Disciplinary Officer: Marc Murphy COACHING & MANAGEMENT TEAM 1st XV: Tony Smeeth / Hugh McGuire / Gareth Pickering Senior 2nds: Noel Hehir / Jonathan Butler Senior 3rds: Pat Tipper / Tom Austin Senior 4ths: Mark Doyle U20s Premier: Tony Smeeth / Keith Murphy U20s Pennant: Ross McCorry / David Murphy Women’s: Joe Horan / Colm Hogan / Arthur Greene Club Head Physio: David Ukich Physio Manager: Tony Rafferty Strength and Conditioning: Ian Hirst Ross Hamilton (Sports Perf. Devt. Off., Dept of Sport) Floodlit match in College Park home of Trinity Rugby/ Dublin University Football Club Dublin University Football Club 3 ICONIC UNIVERSITIES USA TOUR 2019 Message from Alan Rogan President, Dublin University F.C. remember the contributions made by past and present members as well as all the parents who have made this and other tours possible. As the oldest continuous rugby club in the world, we are acutely aware of our responsibilities and work to uphold the ethos of the game of rugby at the same time embrace inclusivity for all in our community. We are very lucky and fortunate to have a wonderful ground and pavilion in College Park and we thank the college authorities in Trinity College for the support we receive from them on an annual basis. It is a truly unique and very special venue. Preserving this philosophy comes with challenges and the Club is “Blessed” with wonderful leaders, who understand the importance on delivering this in every aspect of what is a unique university rugby experience which helps to make Dublin t is with great pride that I wish all our touring University Football Club, a Club for life. party,I D.U.F.C. parents, travelling supporters and our North American Alumni a wonderful tour The Club has over 1,000 connections with whom of the East Coast of the USA. I would also like we communicate weekly via Mail Chimp. It to extend hearty greetings to all our hosts, old reaches Club Alumni in all the five Continents and and new friends from all the members of Dublin as a result we regularly get members returning to University Football Club. College Park for a visit from US, Canada, UK and Europe. It is not by chance that D.U.F.C. would tour North America in this World Cup year, as we in We connect with Trinity University Alumni when D.U.F.C. believe it is important that we continue and where possible. We are very proud of our to build relationships and embrace the rugby heritage, traditions and for the unique place in community worldwide. D.U.F.C. has had very Irish Rugby where for the last three seasons we strong links with the USA dating back to the Mid- have maintained our playing position in the top West tour of 1977.Our Director of Rugby, Tony tier of club rugby in Ireland. This year we finished Smeeth’s contribution to Seattle rugby, the US fourth in the AIL Ireland League Division 1A and Eagles is well documented and over the years were subsequently beaten in an away play off we have welcomed a multitude of touring USA semi-final by Cork Constitution. For the first time, teams to College Park, our home ground in the we also won the Colours Match in the UCD Bowl Trinity College campus in the heart of Dublin. and back to back Colours wins for the first time D.U.F.C. has also had a number of US Eagles since 1996. players over its history, most recently Scott LaValla. These links are vital in helping to make Our touring party consists of 49 players and 5 it a truly memorable tour for all participants, staff: 2 coaches, a physiotherapist, strength supporters and spectators alike and no doubt and conditioning trainer and a video analyst. new friendships and relationships will be created All members of the modern Elite club rugby from this tour. programme that we ran so successfully under the professional guidance of our Director of It is important to Dublin University Football Club Rugby, Tony Smeeth and his Assistant Coach that we recognise not only the relationships and Hugh McGuire. In addition to the achievements friendships developed on the pitch, but also of our 1st XV, our U20’s successfully defended an understanding that we are a family and we their All Ireland Cup title and our Women’s team Dublin University Football Club 4 ICONIC UNIVERSITIES USA TOUR 2019 were promoted to the second division of the to our main sponsor the Bank of Ireland. Your Leinster League. contribution to the Club makes it so much easier to reach our goals and your active engagement Our 2019 “Iconic Universities USA Tour” is part with the Club makes it so enjoyable for all of our long term objective to have a significant concerned. Thank you all for your continued overseas tour every 4 years, coinciding with the support. Rugby World Cup. In 2015 we participated in the University World Cup in Oxford, where we got To all our Parents, how lucky are we? Your to the Final but were runners-up to Cape Town support, enthusiasm and commitment are University. Previous overseas tours were also unwavering regardless of the team. It makes undertaken to the USA and Japan. This year’s your son/daughters’ experience all the more tour will include rugby fixtures with Navy, Penn special with your ongoing support. It is truly State, West Point and Iona College as well as a unique! Thank you and enjoy your journey as Training Camp in Yale University. well as theirs. The players are of most importance and their As the touring party departs for the USA, I would role modelling inculcates their commitment like to thank the Tour Organising Committee of and love for the Club in helping them to reach Aidan Walsh,John Boyd,Pedro Ribeiro,Tony their potential. It is with thanks to our Trustees Smeeth and Kay Bowen supported by the players and Management Committee for their ongoing and parents for making this ambitious USA Tour support, enthusiasmD.U.F.C. and encouragement– A PHOTOGRAPHIC that MEMOIRa reality.Well AND done! HISTORY the Club is as goodSINCE as it is. 1854 I look forward to meeting as many of you as We are very privileged and appreciative to have possible at our various games, activities and wonderful people as our Chairperson, John events throughout this tour and back home. Boyd, Director of Rugby, Tony Smeeth, Assistant Coach, Hugh McGuire, Club Administrator, I wish, our Club Captain James Hickey, our Kay Bowen and so many other unsung heroes Women’s Captain Genevieve Ruesch, Team throughout our Club. We are so proud of your Captains and their players every best wishes for current delivery and! your continuousness! to the season ahead. Whatever the season brings, strive to improve the wellbeing, fitness, health of let us all enjoy and do our best. all our players in your care. Thank you all. #aclub4life We are very grateful to all our Sponsors, Patrons, Advertisers and Supporters of the Club, a Alan Rogan particular mention must be made with respect President 2019-2020 ! ! TO BECOME A MEMBER BECOME A MEMBER IN 3 CLICKS IS JUST A CLICK AWAY WWW.DUFC.IE Dublin University Football Club 5 ICONIC UNIVERSITIES USA TOUR 2019 Message from Bank of Ireland Bank of Ireland is proud to be associated with a trip of this kind.