In this issue AIL V Clontarf 1 We are minors 2 Under 21 News 2 The Cork Constitution Golf News 3 IRFU Grand Draw 4 Ulster Bank All Ireland League September 2012 Volume 3, Issue 2 Winter Events 5 Tony Ward 6 Cork Constitution F.C. V Clontarf F.C.

Temple Hill 2.30pm 29th September 2012 . Saturday sees the first function in the new Clubhouse with the Pre- On Saturday in the Ulster Bank League Cork Constitution entertain match Luncheon. We welcome our guest speaker, Ray Hennessy, last season’s runners up Clontarf F.C in the Ulster Bank All Ireland who has a unique record in the Club, as the only player to captain League A warm welcome to Clontarf President, Terry Browne, his Munster Junior & Senior Cup winning teams, in 1957 and 1961. committee, players and supporters, and also a special welcome home to their former Constitution players Evan Ryan and Richard Lane Back then, the All Ireland League concept was a long way off, but those who although recovering from an injury is expected to take the field at Cup wins over Young Munster and Garryowen respectively – both at some stage on Saturday. and in the club’s first finals at the iconic venue – marked the start of This season Clontarf are captained by Evan Ryan , a former Cork some unprecedented success for the club, Constitution Captain who led the Club to the AIL League and Cup that culminated in winning the first All Double in 2010. Another former Cork Constitution stalwart Frank Ireland League title, just in time for the Cogan unfortunately misses Saturdays game due to a prior commit- Club’s Centenary in 1991/92 season. Last ment in Las Vegas. season Ray was presented with the Mun- For the first game of this year’s Ulster Bank League campaign, Cork ster Rugby Hall of Fame Award Constitution introduce a number of new players. Pat Parfrey has After the match enjoy the Ryder Cup in the comfort of the new club returned after a number of years with UCC, and he is joined in the house, with three well positioned TV's. three-quarter line by Jade Cruickshank, Renaud Sergere and Paul Perez, the latter are French players who are working in Cork. In the On Sunday our J2’s play Dolphin in the final of the Dennehy Cup at front row, Patrick Galvin has joined from Tralee, while Andrew 12:00 in Highfield . Your support would be greatly appreciated by all O’Driscoll has come over from Musgrave Park, to join his brothers of the players and team management. Niall and Dave with the club. Graeme Lawlor is a fine addition to the back row having come to Cork from Zimbabwe. MUNSTER HEINEKEN CUP MATCHES

Needless to say, we look forward with optimism to another exciting Tickets are now available to purchase for Munster’s Home season of rugby in the Ulster Bank League. While last season’s Heineken Cup Matches. fourth place finish was creditable, it was disappointing to be out of the shake-up since there was no Top Four finale to the season. We wish Please contact Jim Murphy Captain, Gerry Hurley and the management team of Brian Walsh, Brian Hickey, , Peter O’Leary and Kenny Mur- phy best wishes for a successful and enjoyable season. Safety Notice

Our visitors Clontarf were favourites to win the Ulster Bank League Patrons will be aware that the Clubhouse Building project is still in for much of last season, losing only four games. But significantly, they progress. We would ask all patrons to observe safety notices and re- lost twice to champions St Mary’s College, and finished on 64 frain from entering the construction site. As the surface of some path- points, just two points behind the winners. And they won’t need re- ways are uneven please mind your footing. minding that their other two losses were in Cork, to Constitution and Dolphin. Please note until further notice there is Re- Last Saturday, Constitution qualified for the Munster Senior Cup stricted Parking in Temple Hill on Match semi final with victory over Garryowen. The 16-6 score line reversed Days. We request that match patrons respect last season’s result against the same opposition. The semi final against our neighbours by not parking on the double Cashel is scheduled for Saturday 13th October at Temple Hill. yellow lines outside local housing estates

Page 1 WE ARE MINORS !!!!!!! U 21’s retain Ellickson Tournament

Waterpark RFC Ellickson U21 Tournament

Waterpark RFC Saturday 15th September 2012

Cork Constitution U21 XV retained the Ellickson Trophy at the Wa- terpark RFC annual U21 tournament last Saturday.

Constitution lost their first match 0-3 to a very strong Terenure Col- lege side but showed great strength of character to recover from this early set back and battled their way through to the final with compre- hensive wins over Dolphin 21-0 , hosts Waterpark 17-0 and Highfield 12-3.

In the final Constitution met Terenure College for the second time and after a great game of rugby emerged victorious on a score line of At this year’s AGM Director of Rugby , Jerry Holland , informed the 17-0. meeting that a greater emphasise, will be placed on our J2 (minor) side for the coming season. With Jerry’s support and encouragement, he was responsible for put- ting together a very Strong and Experienced, coaching and manage- ment Team. Coaches : Eric Tracey, Eoin Quinlan, Packie Derham. Selectors: Don Mullins, Colm Murphy, Padraig Higgins. Team Secretary: Joe Griffin. Captain: Kevin Minihan. Manager: Der O Riordan. Mascot: Jack O Riordan

With this achieved and in place, it was now the in the hands of the New coaching and management team to put in place a structure, which would encourage players to commit to training and matches for the Squad: S.Keohane, R.Fenton, S.Hartnett, S.Glynn, G.Murray, year. B.Monahan, P.O’Leary, E.Quirke; C.Keane, J.Rochford, P.O’Sullivan, One of the first new policies the players bought into was “RESPECT” R.Daly, C.Scannell, M.O’Mahony, Y.Browne, D.Nolan, P.Derham, respect for other Players, respect for Club, respect for Coaches,and all L.O’Brien, B.Ferguson, R.McLoughlin. agreed this was the way forward. This has led to very strong numbers training on Tuesday and Thursday nights, where the coaches are Constitution open their U 21 South-western Conference campaign working the players extremely hard on their fitness, which is money in with a home fixture against Corinthians-NUIG on Saturday 6 October. the bank for the long season ahead. Goals have been set for the coming season, the first of which is a good run in the Dennehy Cup, followed very quickly by the South Munster League and Cup with qualification for the full Munster League competi- Getting ready for the New Season tion. Visitors to the new Clubhouse will have It goes without saying that a strong Minor structure is imperative for been impressed by the various fitness ac- players coming out of an extremely organised and competitive Under 21 level. Player retention is vital as players develop at different stages tivities taking in the new hall from Kaizen of their rugby playing career, and this new structure is now in place to Karate Club to VIBRA fitness. Pictured prepare players to step up to J1 with regard to their own Fitness and recently getting ready for the new season Skill levels. were Don O’Riordan , Finian O’Driscoll It is also a level where players can enjoy Rugby and commit their time and Ian O’Leary to suit family, work, and study commitments. It has been proven over the years that great clubmen and administrators have emanated from this important section of the Club.So hears to a very enjoyable season, both on and off the pitch, which will only lead to the Minor section Pitchside Hoardings growing stronger and stronger over the coming years. Remember what Noel Murphy always used to say “RUGBY IS ALL ABOUT MAK- Our Pitchside Hoardings are a valued source of income to the Club ING FRIENDS” and in the current economic climate these friends will and a number of spaces are available for the coming season. be invaluable. If you are interested in becoming a Hoarding Sponsor please contact Der O’Riordan Page 2 Fiona Burke at 021 4291960 or e-mail [email protected] Golf News The Captains Prize counted towards the golfer of the year competition for the Cork Constitution Trophy. The leader board is very tight Don O’Riordan’s Captains Prize and going into the final round of the competition anyone of fourteen players can win the trophy. The Cork Con Golf Society recently held their Captains Prize at Douglas Golf Club. There was a great turnout for Don’s prize with Cork Constitution Football Club Golf Society 44 golfers enjoying the glorious weather. Douglas golf course was in Golfer of the Year Competition terrific condition and a great day was had by all. Leader Board Despite an afternoon tee time and the early sun set great organisation Christmas B Scannell Captains by Colm Murphy insured that all 44 golfers finished without the need Name Outing Trophy Prize Total to use car headlights to illuminate the 18Th. Ian O'Leary 4 10 14 Pat Moynihan 7 7 14 The golfers enjoyed an excellent meal in Douglas Golf Club and the Peter O'Leary 2 10 12 presentation of prizes took place after the Ulster V Munster Game. Brian Hickey 10 10 Pat O’Keeffe did a great job checking the cards despite the distrac- Brian Walsh 8 8 Gary Duffy 8 8 tion of watching the Munster Match. John Murphy 2 6 8 Don O’Riordan presented his prize Paul Walsh 8 8 Noel Walsh 7 7 to Senior Vice President Ian Colm Murphy 6 6 O’Leary who had a magnificent Larry O'Dwyer 6 6 score of 39 points and just piped Paul Terry Dillon 1 5 6 Brian Cox 5 5 Walsh who also had 39 points on the Greg Barrett 5 5 back nine. Scoring was very close Kevin Flanagan 4 4 with only two shots separating the Tony Horgan 4 4 Jack O'Connor 3 3 top 6 golfers Joe Doyle 3 3 Don made a special presentation to Myles Barry 3 3 Don O'Riordan 1 1 2 Flor O’Leary who despite playing Pat O'Keeffe 2 2 great golf was just outside of the prizes. Flor accepted the award on the condi- tion that it would not be mentioned in The next Golf Outing , Pat the newsletter as a Veteran's Prize Twomey’s President Prize will be held in December. A decision on the date and venue for the outing will be Don nominated Conor Clune as incoming Captain of the Golf Soci- made shortly and will be published in ety. the October Ezine.

Captains Prize Results

1. Ian O’Leary 39 Pts Membership of the Golf Society is open to all members of Cork Con- stitution F.C. New members are more than welcome , just contact 2. Paul Walsh 39 Pts one of the committee. Don O’Riordan, Pat Twomey, Cully Murphy 3. Pat Moynihan 38 Pts Conor Clune and Noel Walsh or email [email protected]

4. John Murphy 37 Pts Pat Twomey 5. Terry Dillon 37 Pts Golf Joke 6. Tony Horgan 37 Pts A couple of old guys were golfing when one said he was going to Dr. 7. Jack O’Connor 36 Pts Taylor for a new set of dentures in the morning. 8. Pat O’Keeffe 36 Pts His friend remarked that he had gone to the same dentist a few years 9. Don O’Riordan 35 Pts before. "Is that so?" the first said. "Did he do a good job?" 10. Hugh Foley 35 Pts Visitors Prize Joe Sullivan 39 Pts "Well, I was on the course yesterday when the fellow on the ninth hole hooked a shot," he said. "The ball most have been going 200 mph Front nine Jim Cogan 23 Pts when it hit me in the stomach. That," he added, "was the first time in Second nine Jerry Holland 19 Pts two years my teeth didn't hurt."

Cork Constitution is participating in Your Club Your Country' a IRFU fundraising mechanism for rugby clubs.

We hope to sell 1,000 tickets for the draw with all of the proceeds being retained by the Club

Volunteers Required

Cork Constitutions Football Club is a Rugby Club with a proud history and tradition which is a great source of pride to all involved. We have set the standard for youth , mini and senior rugby for many years and the care and attention dedicated to teaching our mini children on a Saturday morn- ing is a credit to parents and coaches alike, and the contri- bution our club makes to our local community is often overlooked.

Cork Constitution has always considered itself a members club and we want to get our unique community of members together and volunteering on a regular or semi-regular basis. We have a great team of people looking after various areas in the club from coaching and managing teams from underage to senior , house and grounds, the shop, bar and fund raising to mention a few.

(Please note that prizes may be subject to change and without any But once the season begins, things will get a little stretched - and that’s when notice given by the IRFU) we could do with an extra few bodies. Ideally we’d like to spread some of the load of work from our current team of volunteers and get more of the mem- Please support this draw as part of the ticket sales proceeds are being bers involved in running their club. No matter what your talents and level of used to fund our under-age section time you can give , you will be able to make a difference to your Club. If you are interested in helping out please contact Finian O’Driscoll or Ian Pat Twomey O’Leary Winter Events New Club House Update The work on the new Clubhouse, which commenced in March, is now With the advent of the new clubhouse we are running a number of close to completion. The Clubhouse itself is largely finished, except for events over the winter for all members of the family and we encour- some fitting out to be completed in the next week or two. age you to keep an eye on our newsletters, web site, which is in the The new kitchen has been installed and it will be in use for the first Ul- process of a revamp, Facebook and the club notice board. ster Bank Ail game of the season.

In October we have a busy schedule with Munster Senior Cup Semi Final weekend. The following week is Jazz Weekend and we are plan- ning an activity filled weekend commencing with a Food and Wine

Fare on the 26th which promises to be another great night following on the success of the Italian Food and Wine Night from last March. John O'Mahony is putting the final touches to what prom- ises to be a great night. On the Saturday, the following day, Young Munster come to Temple Hill and we look forward to another AIL Jazz Saturday. We will be having activities for all the family and of course jazz included. There is still some construction work taking place on the Dressing Rooms and Player’s Gym building. Considerable progress has been In November we continue with an action packed agenda, commencing made on the new gym with the block work and roof in place. on AIL Floodlit Friday vs. Dolphin and we return to our Ladies Fund- When the structure of the building is completed the tarmac finish can raising Evening. There will be a Ladies Tea and we are looking for- be applied to the paths and roadways. ward to a great night with many of our lady members, friends and family from Cork Con and Dolphin. There will also be food for the male counterparts in the main bar followed by the third match against Dolphin so far this season, promises to be a great night.

Later in the month on the 16th will be the ever popular Minor Night with this years keynote address from Ross O'Dowling, who is now on the search for stories, so be aware when you are chatting to Ross. Always a highlight in the club year is the Minor Night and one not to be missed.

In December as always it's action packed starting with Shannon on the 1st and the lunch committee will be organising a Christmas Lunch on that day followed by Christmas drinks after the match to kick off the festive season. On the 7th the President and Captain's Dinner, the 1st in the new clubhouse takes place and we await news on Finian's Key- note Speaker for this event. This promises to be a great night and we look forward to getting into the Christmas spirits in our new environ- ment.

The followings week we will have our Christmas Giving Tree with the annual Christmas Kids Party, we still looking for a volunteer to wear the red suit, all applications welcome. We finish the December activi- ties with our annual Con v College Stephens Day Match for the Crowley Cup and we look forward to welcoming College to our new clubhouse for our annual get together.

We look forward to any events members wish to include that are not If you have any news item , event details or article you would like published mentioned above. We have a new clubhouse and we need to get The Cork Constitution or Matchzine please forward to Pat maximum return from all the hard work that went into getting it to Twomey at [email protected] where it is today. We want all members to get the maximum return All contributions are more then welcome especially since I am from a fantastic facility and we encourage all members to use it in as running out of jokes to fill the odd gap in the news letter. many ways as possible. Enjoy the coming months and if you have ideas Don’t Forget to follow Cork Constitution on Facebook and for events please let us know and we will endeavour to put it into the on our website www.corkcon.ie schedule. Tony O’Connor Pat Twomey Cork Constituition Football Club Concession Scheme Name Location Offer Details Rochestown Park Hotel Rochestown 15% Discount on spend over €50 Discounts from 10% to 30% on MRI, X-ray, DXA, Euromedic Elysian Cork and 3 Centres Ultrasound and CT Finn's Corner Grand Parade 10% discount on all stock (Except sale goods) O'Sullivans Pharmacies Various Earn Discounts with Loyalty Card , Cash back to Club Fitzgerald's Menswear Patrick Street 10% discount on all stock (Except sale goods) Quill's All Store's 10% discount on all stock (Except sale goods) Jacques Restaurant Phoenix Street 10% discount A la Carte menu - Mon to Fri Excl Wine Island Gate Restaurant Glounthaune 10% discount Lunch & Evening Meal (Excl Wine) Tracey Shoes Patrick Street 10% discount on all stock (Except sale goods) The Framemaker Patrick Street 10% discount on all stock (Except sale goods) O'Donovans Off Licence All Stores 5% discount on ALL Wines Kiernans Garden Centre Douglas Shopping Centre 10% discount (excluding sale stock) Diane O'Mahony Jewellers Winthrop Street 10% discount (excluding sale stock) The Temple Inn Ballintemple 10% discount on all lunches Welch Sports Cork City 10% discount on all stock (Except sale goods) Serge Blanco Patrick Street 10% discount on all stock (Except sale goods) Carey Tool Hire City Hall Quay 10% discount on Sales or Hire (Excl sales goods) Discount Available to members on production of M embership Card Tony Ward’s Wish List • Equally, that contracted players demonstrate a greater loyalty to their club teams and show a desire to turn out when not getting In a recent article in the Irish Independent Tony Ward expressed game time at their provinces his wish list for Irish Rugby for 2012-2013. Tony played rugby as a fly-half for Munster, Leinster, Ireland , the British and Irish Lions and • That All-Ireland League clubs show greater initiative in marketing the Barbarians. Although better known as a rugby player, he also and staging their home games and look to make them a more entic- played football for both Shamrock Rovers and Limerick United. In ing experience for club members and the general public. Friday 1981 he played for Limerick United in the UEFA Cup against South- nights under lights or Sunday afternoons in the event of Saturday ampton and in 1982 he helped them win the FAI Cup. He also played clashes with Pro12 matches are surely no-brainers. schoolboys football with Liam Brady. • That rugby clubs throughout the land make a better effort with local In no particular order here are some of Tony’s wish list community involvement and that they portray themselves (as some assuredly do) as less elitist and open to everyone. • That Connacht rugby continues to grow in the same way as the other three provinces. Every young boy of Connacht descent • That the new-age 'dyed in the wool' fans find their way into a club must harbour the aspiration of wearing the green of both Con- ground some time. They might be amazed at what they find.

nacht and Ireland. • Finally we dream the dream that Ireland cleans up at provincial and

• That timekeepers exercise much more diligent control of the international level playing a vibrant brand of attacking, off-loading reset clock at scrum time. As of now there is much too much rugby. time being eaten up by boring reset scrum after reset scrum.

• Why not a team on the full-time Sevens circuit comprising the Cork Constitution FC Shop best of emerging academy, university and club talent? As of now, The shop stocks Cork Con Club Jerseys, Shorts, Socks, Hoodies, etc supplied by our ladies team is much further down the track in preparation O'Neill's Sportswear and 4ORM.

for the Olympic introduction than our men. Opening Hours

• Former Ireland soccer manager Brian Kerr , having outlined his Saturday 09:45 AM to 12:30 PM

team's tactical plan at underage, would turn to Damien Duff and AIL Match Days 09:45 AM to 13:30 PM say "Duffer, go out and enjoy yourself". What would we give for

even a smidgen of that philosophy in today's robotic rugby? Play-

ers to play from the heart rather than the book of mind numb- ing moves. Club Members can avail of a10% discount when purchasing with Membership Card.

• In the ongoing impasse with the IRFU, that AIL clubs take the initiative and agree among themselves what type of competitive Many Thanks to Martin O’Brien for providing the league (All-Ireland or provincial leading to All-Ireland play-offs) photographs for the Cork Constitution. they want and bring it to the governing body as a fait accompli. As Martin takes great pride in the quality of his • That the IRFU work harder to ensure that provincial coaches, photos we would like to bring to your attention academy managers and U-20 mentors give the clubs a fairer deal that the golf and fitness photos were not taken by as regards player availability for All-Ireland League games. Martin. Page 6