Clondalkin Rugby Club and Hope Everyone Enjoys Today’S Matches
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Clondalkin Rugby OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME SUNDAY 20TH JANUARY 2019 FIRST XV PROVINCIAL TOWNS CUP – ROUND 1 CLONDALKIN RFC VS BALBRIGGAN RFC SUNDAY · JANUARY 20 · 2019 KICK-OFF 2:30PM CLONDALKIN UNDER 12s WOMEN’S LEINSTER LEAGUE FRIENDLY DIVISION 2 CLONDALKIN RFC VS SEAPOINT RFC CLONDALKIN RFC VS EDENDERRY RFC KICK-OFF 10:00AM KICK-OFF 12:30PM PROUD SPONSORS CLONDALKIN RUGBY BUILDING SUPPLIES TODAY’S MATCH DAY OFFICIALS LEINSTER TOWNS CUP Referee: Jason Le Lievre WOMEN’S LEINSTER LEAGUE – DIVISION 2A Referee: Audrey Fulham All ARLB Acknowledgements Editors: Gareth Steed, Gary Branigan & Vincent Quinn Photographs: Sharon Flanagan Photography Facilities: Kevin Laide Printed by: Tico Mail Works Clondalkin RFC thank all those who contributed articles to this programme and all sponsors and advertisers for their very generous support. For up-to-date details of all fixtures, results and events, visit our website and various social media platforms. 1 20th JANUARY 2019 PROVINCIAL TOWNS CUP Good Afternoon all and Clubs who were located at in the Quarters last year welcome to the Provincial least 18 miles from the to the ultimate Champions Towns Cup match between General Post Office in Enniscorthy. Clondalkin and Balbriggan. O’Connell Street eligible to Today’s Visitors Balbriggan Today the teams are compete. have a much longer history competing in the 1st round of That would have ruled and proud tradition in this cup one of the oldest Cups in Irish Clondalkin out by the then rule and were beaten finalists in Rugby. If you Google PTC the in operation! We in fact are the second year of this current first thing you will discover is relatively new to this format back in 1927 against that the competition was first competition and are only Enniscorthy. They managed established in 1888 and the competing a little over a the following season 1928 to cup itself has been knocking decade in this event and are make the final again and this around since 1892 having been still one of the newest clubs to time out were victorious in a bought for the princely sum of this competition. replay beating Athy 8:0. £25 from Wests in Dublin. While it could be argued we There are 29 teams competing The cup itself is actually may not have fully absorbed in the cup this year and three named the Leinster Junior all that is Towns Cup Rugby clubs Ashbourne , Wicklow Challenge cup and the compared to other clubs we and Enniscorthy will go into competition we are competing actually have done quite well the open draw this evening at for today changed format for in this completion and have 5 pm in Carlow RFC along with the 1926 running of the been beaten Semi-finalists in 13 results of today and will competition with only Junior the past and only went out compete in the round 2 of 16. PROVINCIAL TOWNS CUP ROUND ONE Wexford Wanderers RFC v Roscrea RFC Gorey RFC v Portlaoise RFC Tullow RFC v Mullingar RFC Tullamore 2nd XV v Navan 2nd XV Co Carlow FC v Kilkenny RFC Longford RFC v Cill Dara RFC Arklow RFC v Midlands Warriors RFC Clondalkin RFC v Balbriggan RFC Naas RFC v North Kildare RFC New Ross RFC v Boyne RFC Skerries 2nd XV v Newbridge RFC Athy RFC v Dundalk RFC Edenderry RFC v Portarlington RFC Byes: Ashbourne RFC, Wicklow RFC, Enniscorthy RFC 2 20th JANUARY 2019 HEAD COACH C.R.F.C. PHILLY BYRNE Today’s game has come at the competition is a real honour game off the back of an right time for us. A different for us and despite what some excellent win last week against competition and a new focus may think this competition is Edenderry. away from the league. extremely important to us. We welcome back our captain We come off the back of 3 We are relative newcomers to Mikey Russell today, his first league wins in a row which the Town’s Cup having first start since November, having included an excellent team entered it in 2007, our first been away for a few weeks. performance full off desire, game was a home tie to Also today Eoin Maher and hunger and determination last Roscrea, a game in which I had Gareth Black return to the week away to Portlaoise. the honour to play in. squad for the first time this These wins have seen us Unfortunately we lost that day season following lengthy return to the top of the league but we have since gone on to layoffs and James Murphy with 3 games remaining. reach the semi-finals twice makes his first team debut Our seconds, another fantastic and hopefully we can transfer having impressed with a win in Portlaoise improving our recent good league form number of excellent the perfect record to 10 wins to this competition and go one performances for our seconds from 10 and now only require stage further this year. this season. 1 more point to win their We welcome today’s league. opponents, Balbriggan to Philly Byrne Today’s Town’s Cup is another Gordon Park and we are very Head Coach C.R.F.C. huge game for the club, aware of the threat they pose. participating in this old They a currently top of League 2B and also come into today’s 3 20th JANUARY 2019 MATCHDAY PROTOCOLS Fáilte romhaibh go léir go Cumann Rugbaí Chluain Dolcáin agus tá súil againn go mbainfidh sibh sult as na cluichí inniu. We welcome everybody to Clondalkin Rugby Club and hope everyone enjoys today’s matches. It is important that we all respect the players and officials. They are amateurs and are here to enjoy themselves as well. Therefore, we expect that everybody behaves appropriately. PITCH SIDE MANNERS Do support your team positively Don’t abuse opposition players Do remain silent when kicks are taken Don’t use foul language Do welcome opposition support Don’t abuse referees or touch judges Do restrict alcohol to patio area Let’s hope for a good game and may the best team win Clondalkin RFC 4 20th JANUARY 2019 HOW I FELL IN LOVE WITH RUGBY Hi my name is Tyler, and this story is about how I fell in love with rugby. One day my dad asked me if I would like to play rugby for the local club, Clondalkin. I said, “Yes I’ll try.” So I went down to try. I was shy at the start but when I got to know everybody that’s when I fell in love with rugby. My dad, who grew up in America where rugby isn’t that popular, started to help coach my team with the other coaches, Nicky and Stephen. A few months after joining, I learnt how to play. I learnt the rules and most importantly made good friends with my teammates. I got so good at tackling that my coaches called me “The I always ask all my friends if they want to try Tackling Machine.” Rugby made braver so I also rugby, and I’ve got two friends from school to joined a local football club. I train on join my team. Another boy from my football Wednesdays at 6:30 till 7:30 and on Sundays at team asked me “where do you play rugby” I 10:30 till 12:00. My favorite bit of rugby is answered, “Clondalkin!’’ The next day, he was playing with my teammates and having fun! at rugby training too. I’ve been going to the Leinster rugby summer camp for the last three years. It is a great camp and we learn how to play the Leinster way. We play lots of fun games like dodge ball, rounders and no mans land. Leinster players come in to take pictures with the kids and sign stuff. Last summer the players brought their trophies with them. Top Reasons more people should play rugby: 1. Makes you stronger 2. Keeps you fit 3. Make friends 4. Makes you brave 5. Everybody should play a sport Tyler “T-Dog” Branning CRFC U11s 5 20th JANUARY 2019 NAOMI FYNES CLONETTES CAPTAIN I have played with Clondalkin Rugby Women’s ladies and it is part of the reason I play rugby, team since 2010. In my years at the club I have we all played with heart and pride in the jersey. developed amazing relationships with the We spent most of our time camped in Clonettes and coaching teams. I view the club Wicklow’s 22 and relentlessly battered away at as a second family and a home away from their defence. It wrapped up as a tie at 5-5 but I home. Therefore I was so proud to be believe Wicklow walked away shocked at what appointed captain for the 2018/2019 season, it the Clonettes were capable of achieving and is such a huge honour. I especially enjoy the potential we had going forward. working alongside Vice-Captain Sara Phelan one of the best and most hard working players The next match, an away fixture against Garda on the team. was a disappointing day for the team. What started out a promising lead and a hard fought The girls started out the 2018/2019 pre-season match lead to a loss with a final score of 15-10. developing some new moves incorporating We managed to take away the losing bonus both forwards and backs. Once this started to point but there was overall frustration. gel with all team members you could really see However in true Clonette style we picked the team starting to work together as a unit.