Monthly Archive for August, 2007

Regional League Commences On Sunday

Published on August 28, 2007 in Fixtures, News and Senior. Closed

The new season officially kicks off on Sunday next when Sligo travel to Tuam to play the home side in the ‘warm up’ regional league. [Kick-off 3 p.m.] With a number of positions in the team likely to be keenly contested this season, this game will provide several players with the opportunity to stake a claim for a regular starting position.

Tuam are invariably very difficult to overcome at home, so a well contested encounter should be in the offing.

Prop forward, Ronan Gillespie is back in training and will give solidity to the front row, while team captain, Jamie Livingstone is likely to be back in action following his recent ankle injury. Sligo will also play Creggs and Carrick-on-Shannon in this league.

Juvenile And Youth Registration

Published on August 28, 2007 in Events, Juvenile, News, Sponsors and Youth. Closed

Registration for all Juvenile players [i.e. U-7 to U-12 inclusive] and Youths [i.e.U-13 to U-18 inclusive], will take place at Sligo I.T. Sportsgrounds on Saturday next at 10 a.m. [Please note venue]. This season, both the Juvenile and the Youth sections have attracted two very generous sponsors. Juvenile rugby in the club will be sponsored by The Glasshouse Hotel, while Youth rugby will be sponsored by Miximo (Infacta Ltd.), whose Managing Director is Jonathan Hill. The club President, on behalf of the entire membership, extends his gratitude to both Michael O’Hehir [Director Glasshouse] and Jonathan for their generosity.

Training for both sections will commence on Saturday September 8th. The Juveniles will train and play their home games at Sligo I.T., while the Youths will train and play in Hamilton Park, until a suitable temporary venue is obtained.

Alcohol-Free Teenage Disco

Published on August 28, 2007 in Disco. 2 Comments

The first alcohol-free, teenage disco of the new season will be held in the Clubhouse, Hamilton Park on Friday September 28th at 9 pm. Full details later.

Management for 2nd XV Announced

Published on August 28, 2007 in Coaching, News and Senior. Closed

Sligo’s 2nd team for the upcoming Connacht Junior 2 League will have a very experienced quartet in charge. Two former club Presidents, Michael Storey and Des Butler will be joined by a former 1st XV coach, Fineen O’Driscoll and Declan Lynch, who have both, over many years, given trojan service to the club. With large numbers attending training, Sligo should field a very strong side in this grade.

Community Games Success

Published on August 28, 2007 in Juvenile, News and Youth. Closed

Congratulations to the Maugheraboy U-11 rugby squad and to the Ballymote U-11 Tag rugby squad, who each won bronze medals at the National Community Games finals at Mosney last week-end. Hard luck to the Coolera U-14 Tag rugby squad who lost by the narrowest of margins to the eventual gold medal winners in the semi-final.

Successful Week-End For 1st Team Squad

Published on August 28, 2007 in News and Senior. Closed

Twenty five 1st team squad members and their management had a very successful week-end away, when they availed of the excellent facilities at the Breaffy House Sports Hotel, Castlebar. In an action packed two days the players had a very busy schedule with pitch sessions, gym work and team meetings, as well as experiencing the delights of ice baths. The party had the opportunity to relax on Saturday night, but the the fact that everyone had to be on the pitch for a training session at 8 am on Sunday, ensured that the social activities were somewhat restrained.

Meanwhile, AIL side, DLSP, spent the weekend in Sligo, in the Glasshouse Hotel, for their pre-season ‘get together’, and trained in Hamilton Park on Saturday morning.

Youth & Juvenile Player Registation Event

Published on August 24, 2007 in Events, Juvenile, Membership, News and Youth. Closed

Youth and Juvenile player registration takes place on September 1st in the new Sports Centre at Sligo IT from 10am until 12.

It would be greatly appreciated if members would complete their membership forms in advance and make sure that they have a passport photo and copy of their birth cert with them.

Membership forms can be downloaded from:

Youth Membership Form

Juvenile Membership Form

Other forms can be found here.

New members are welcome! If you haven’t registered with Sligo RFC before then you will also need to complete this IRFU player registration form.

If you can’t make the registration event then please return your form with payment to Jonathan Hill, Sligo RFC Registration Secretary, Green Road, Sligo at your earliest convenience.

Please note that all Youth and Juvenile members must be registered before October 1st, 2007 in order to play in the upcoming season (IRFU Rule).

Useful Workout Against Enniskillen

Published on August 20, 2007 in Match Reports and Senior. Closed

Sligo’s 1st team had a very useful workout against Enniskillen in a friendly/training game at Hamilton Park on Saturday last. The respective managers opted for four 20 minute quarters, and several different formations were used by Sligo over the course of the game. Continue reading ‘Useful Workout Against Enniskillen’

Bonding Week-End For Senior Side

Published on August 20, 2007 in Coaching, News and Senior. Closed

A panel of 26 1st team players, and the team management, will have special training, goal setting and bonding sessions this coming week-end in Breaffy House Hotel and Sports Centre. The party returns on Sunday afternoon.

Community Games Success

Published on August 20, 2007 in News. Closed

Annual holidays, or perhaps the modesty and/or bashfulness of the respective managers, conspired to ensure that the author of these notes  was unaware that Sligo teams had a clean sweep in all the Connacht Community Games rugby finals a few weeks ago. Continue reading ‘Community Games Success’

Congratulations To Examination Candidates

Published on August 20, 2007 in News. Closed

The President, on behalf of the entire club membership, extends congratulations to all our players who recently sat their Leaving Certificate Examination, and wishes them well in whatever career they choose to pursue. Continue reading ‘Congratulations To Examination Candidates’

U-13's For UL-Bohs Tournament

Published on August 20, 2007 in Fixtures, News, Tours and Youth. Closed

Sligo’s U-13′s will have a great opportunity to gauge their standard, as they have been invited to play in the special invitation Pat Lawler Tournament at the U.L. campus grounds on Saturday September 15th. The tournament commemorates the late Pat Lawler [father of Munster squad member,Mossie], a former under-age coach with the UL Bohemians club, and is regarded as the unofficial all-Ireland for this age group, as the top clubs in the four provinces will be in action. Last season [more] Sligo impressed the large attendance in Thomond Park, when they qualified for the final, and in the process defeated the legendary Shannon club, and also the hosts, ULBohs. The current U-13′s are coached by Michael O’Hehir, and can be relied on to perform well. As the action commences at 11 am on the 15th, it is likely that the squad will overnight in Limerick on Friday September 14th. Full details from Michael O’Hehir or from Youth Chairman, John Davey.

New Member Of Executive Committee

Published on August 20, 2007 in Committee and News. Closed

The President, Tom Gilligan, has appointed Niall Draper as a member of the club’s Executive Committee for the coming season. Niall’s playing career has been put on hold because of a knee injury, so this season he has become involved in club administration, and he was elected on to the Committee at the AGM in May.

400 Club Draw July Winners

Published on August 17, 2007 in 400 Club and News. Closed

The winners of the July club members draw are as follows

1st Prize of €100: Rory Raftery
2nd Prize of €75: Peter Brady
3rd Prize of €50: Tony & Cathy Spellman
Congratulations to all prizewinners.

If you would like to join the club draw please complete and return this application form.

400 Club Draw June Winners

Published on August 17, 2007 in 400 Club and News. Closed

The winners of the June club members draw are as follows

1st Prize of €100: John B Keane
2nd Prize of €75: Therese Cosgrove
3rd Prize of €50: Roger Kilroy Talbot
Congratulations to all prizewinners.

If you would like to join the club draw please complete and return this application form.