CONTENTS Presidents Welcome Letter Information about Old Wesley Key Personnel & Contacts Medical Expenses and Insurance Cover Playing Member Application form Sepa Direct Debit Mandate Form STRIVE – Our Club Ethos IRFU INTER-CLUB TRANSFER FORM Welcome Dear New Member I am delighted to welcome you to Old Wesley Rugby Club. You have joined a great club with a long and proud history. Old Wesley, founded in 1891, is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Ireland. We gained senior club status in 1895. Our Senior team competes in the All Ireland League division 1B and we have played in this competition since its inauguration in 1990. The Seniors also play in the Leinster Senior League and Leinster Senior Cup. 2018/19 was a hugely successful year on the pitch with our 1stXV winning Leinster Senior League Div 2 and finishing 2nd in AIL 1B and losing to UCC in a playoff for promotion to 1A. Our 2nd XV finished second in Metro League 1 and narrowly lost both the League Final and Metro Final to Lansdowne. Our 3rd XV won the double, Metro League 2 and the O’Connell Cup. Our 4th XV won the Moran Cup and the 5th XV won Metro League 6. Our U20 XV won Premiership League 2 going through the league season unbeaten and lost in the Purcell Cup Final. We were also voted Leinster Rugby Referees Club of the Year for a 2nd year in a row. We have a very active Touch Rugby section who have won competitions domestically and abroad. All teams have at least two coaches, a manager, and a fitness coach. We have pitches in both Donnybrook and Ballycorus. We are delighted with our new all-weather pitches at Donnybrook, Energia Park, which were resurfaced in July 2019, ensuring all year-round uninterrupted rugby at our Head Quarters. Expect many events for both players and non-players. Our clubhouse includes four large state of the art changing rooms together with a full stocked bar. We hope you will benefit from and enjoy these facilities. Our Club Website – www.oldwesley.ie – contains information on fixtures, results, club events, and much more, and is always kept up to date. We are also active on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/oldwesley and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/OldWesleyRFC. We issue a weekly Members Bulletin by e-mail; as soon as you provide us with your e-mail address we will add you to the circulation list. An added bonus for all paid up members is free access to matches run by Leinster and Ireland that take place at Donnybrook stadium during the season. This includes schools and club cup matches, Leinster games and Ireland under age rugby. All paid up members can avail of the club facilities for birthday parties and other private functions; please contact [email protected] or just talk to our club Manager, Michael Weafer in Donnybrook. We have also introduced an easy payment Direct Debit option for all players to pay their subscriptions. Contained in this pack you will find further information about Old Wesley that I hope will be of particular interest to you as a player. In particular I would ask you to complete the Membership Application Form and the IRFU Player Transfer Form and give the completed forms to your team manager or any rugby official. This will help us to ensure you are fully eligible to play in all competitions for Old Wesley. Once again and on behalf of everyone at Old Wesley, welcome to our club! I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you this season. Adrian Hawe - President 2019/2020 INFORMATION ABOUT OLD WESLEY LOCATION Our headquarters and main grounds are in Donnybrook on the main Donnybrook Road, just 3 kilometres from Dublin City Centre. Our junior grounds are at Ballycorus Road. PLAYING FACILITIES Donnybrook has two All Weather pitches. The main pitch, nearest to our pavilion, is full international size and has international playing standard floodlights. It is used for all home Senior matches and many other matches, subject to availability. Our second pitch, generally known as the back pitch, is used for Junior matches and training and has match standard floodlights. We have four large changing rooms at Donnybrook to facilitate a full match schedule. Ballycorus, which opened in 2007, has three pitches that are used for Junior matches, training and Mini rugby. One pitch has match standard floodlights and the other two have training floodlights. There is a modern pavilion with changing rooms, showers, toilets, and a multi-purpose meeting area. WEIGHTS ROOM We have a fully stocked weights room at Donnybrook which is available to all playing members by arrangement. Our club gym has recently been renovated and is now being operated by Kristan Johnson and is known as The Brook Gym. Kristan and Nathan Cardy from Donnybrook Sports Medicine have teamed up to give our non-playing members a chance to build your fitness and avail of our fantastic facilities. Watch out for special offers on the weekly E Bulletin. CLUBHOUSE PAVILION As well as changing facilities our clubhouse at Donnybrook has a newly developed upstairs members bar with an outdoor balcony and an indoor viewing area overlooking the main pitch. It has a large downstairs function room which is also used for overflow events. We have a full-time club manager and an office that is staffed on a part time basis. Membership of OWRFC also allows you to attend the U20 and Ladies Six Nations matches for free, which are held in Energia Park WEEKLY EBULLETIN Old Wesley issues a free weekly ebulletin by email. We will automatically add your email to our emailing list. If for any reason you do not receive it, or have a different email address please send an email to the club office – [email protected] - and we will ensure you receive it. SMART CLUB All Adult Ordinary members who have paid their Subscription will be issued a chipped smart card and will be able to use their ClubSmart Member Card in the Old Wesley Bar. Family members will also receive a card, but this will not be chipped. All these cards will also double up as a membership identification card. These cards will be issued once not annually. These cards also allow you to access certain matches held in Energia Park for free. CLUB BAR DISCOUNT In order to avail of your Member discount at the Clubhouse Bar you simply have to log into your own SmartCloud account (https://www.smartclubcloud.com/) and top up your card with any amount you wish (minimum €5 top up). Alternatively, if you are in the Club you can top up your card at the Bar and Michael and his team can credit your card with the amount you wish to add to your account. Once you have added credit to your card you will be able to avail of a Member 10% discount on all drinks at the bar. This offer is only available to fully paid up members of the Club who have paid their current seasons subscription. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS All paid up members can a) Apply for Autumn Internationals tickets b) Apply for 6 Nations Home Internationals & 6 Nations Away Internationals Match Ticket Request c) Book for upcoming Dinners and lunches d) Join the Old Wesley's Supporters Club Draw, see flyer for details. CONTACT DETAILS Club website – www.oldwesley.ie Club Manger – Michael Weafer 0863970479 Club email – [email protected] Accounts – [email protected] Phone – Donnybrook Office - 01 6689153 The office is open 9.30-12.30 Monday to Friday Key Club Personnel Executive Committee Role Name Phone Email Club President Adrian Hawe 0872536894 [email protected] Senior Deputy Nigel Poff 087 2573754 [email protected] President Junior Deputy Robbie Love 086 8871110 [email protected] President Hon Secretary Alan Browning 087 7999993 [email protected] Hon Treasurer Peter Squires 086 8066520 [email protected] Chairman John Lowry 087 0962624 [email protected] Leinster Branch Rep Robert Deacon 087 2452971 [email protected] Fund Raising Paul Short 087 2319747 [email protected] Chairman Facilities Director Ronan Bools 087 6840244 [email protected] Rugby Personnel Role Name Phone Email Club Captain Iain McGann 087 7423020 [email protected] Senior Coaches Morgan Lennon 086 8058748 [email protected] Alan Large 085 2367180 [email protected] Ian Dumbleton 086 3005775 [email protected] Senior Team Managers David Jermyn 087 2556398 [email protected] Graeme McCoy 087 2465035 [email protected] Pat McDonald 086 2491106 [email protected] Mark Maybury 086 2569860 [email protected] Under 20s Coach Ronan O’Donovan 087 6850384 [email protected] Under 20s Team Andy Miller 087 9113300 [email protected] Manager Rugby Chairman David Jermyn 087 2556398 [email protected] Senior Rugby Director Mark Maybury 086 2569860 [email protected] Junior Rugby Director Stuart Kinlan 085 7851152 [email protected] Rugby Administration Ken Richardson 085 1745499 [email protected] Fixtures Secretary Johnny Willis 0857225732 [email protected] Admin & Club Personnel Role Name Phone Email Club Manager Michael Weafer 086 3970479 [email protected] Office Admin Pauline Farnan 01 6689153 [email protected] Accounts Brenda Kyle 01 6689153 [email protected] Officers TITLE NAME EMAIL MOBILE Asst. Hon. Secretary John Kilcullen [email protected] 086 8051065 Hon. International Ticket Niall Dineen [email protected] 087 2484172 Secretary Hon Registrar Philip McGovern [email protected] 087 2389960 Head of Mini & Youth Andrew Bowers [email protected] 087 6696853 Rugby Head of Touch Rugby Brian Leveau [email protected] 087 6453882 Hon.