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Annual Awards night and Dinner Dance – Friday May 10th

Published on March 29, 2013 in Events and News. 0 Comments

The Annual Awards night and Dinner Dance will be held at the Glasshouse Hotel on Friday May 10th kicking off with a drinks reception in the view bar at 7pm followed by the main event at 8pm.

DANCING TO DEJA GROOVE

TICKETS €35

Book early to avoid disappointment. You can get tickets from the following;
CLARE STOREY : 0877823898
VIV HANNON : 0868685193
MICHAEL STOREY: 0868198540
MARY O’HEHIR : 0872697083

This promises to be a great Club night for players (young and old), coaches, members, parents and friends. Everyone is welcome, so why not come along and help us celebrate rugby in Sligo.

Tag Rugby – 1 week to go!

Published on April 28, 2011 in Events, Fixtures, Ladies Rugby, News, Senior and Tag. Closed

Lets hope this weather stays for a bit longer so that we can kick off Summer Tag 2011 with a blast!

By now your team captain will have registered your team and submitted the required registration fee, if not, please contact Justin Deegan immediately at tag@irishrugby.ie or email us and we will assist you in what ever way we can in regard to getting payment to the IRFU.

Anyone who is interested in playing but is not on a team, please email us and we will try to accomodate you as best as we can.

Captains:

Please email your team sheets to us ASAP if you have not done so already! (Please see Template attached at the end of this post)
For those captains who are new to tag; all team captains are required to come to the Tag Tent 20mins before your games starting time to fill in and sign your team sheet, this must be returned to the tent BEFORE your games begin.

Other things to note:

There are 2 pitches allocated to tag players for your training, those are:

Doorly Park (Opposite Argos)
Pitch beside the cemetry, opposite Sligo Race Course.

** Michael Condren of the Sligo County Council has informed us if any teams require other Sligo Borough Council training facilities, the facilities need to be booked and paid for in accordance with council’s conditions of pitch hire. Michael’s contact details are as follows - Phone: 0719114440, email: mcondren@sligocorp.ie

Shorts will be on sale at the Tag Tent each week for €20 for any taggers who require them.
Tags will be provided on the night, you do not have to bring tags with you.
You must wear tag shorts for the Tag matches.
Taggers are not permitted to wear any jewellery during tag games!

Entertainment:

See attached our Save The Dates for the Sligo Tag Rugby’s weekly Entertainment
Week 1 - Live Music Night sponsored by JAKO – Lee Munn on Guitar
Week 2 - Table Quiz
Week 3 – Sports Day Games
Week 4 – Trad Night
Week 5 - FRIDAY Night Fancy Dress & Friendly Games
Week 6 – McHughs Night
Week 7 – Musical Bingo
Week 8 – Charity Vegas Night
Week 9 – McHughs Night
Week 10 – Sumo Night
Week 11 - FRIDAY Night FINALS

Sligo Weekender:

We are looking for players to do a player profile in the Sligo Weekender each week. If you or any members of your team would like to do this please let us know at sligotag@gmail.com

See you all on THURSDAY MAY 5th

Attachments and further information:
Mixed Social Beginners Tag Info (PDF)
Mixed Social Intermediate Tag Info (PDF)
Sligo Tag Rugby Team Sheet (Excel File)
Tag Entertainment – Save the Dates (PDF)

Sligo Rugby Club 2011 Calendar

Published on November 30, 2010 in Events, Fundraiser, Membership, News, Photos and Senior. 1 Comment

Please note that online sales and dispatch are being handled by Shooting Stars (who also did the photography and design). Please contact Ross Mannion at Sligo RFC if you have any questions about distributing or helping with sales. Use the Buy Now link above to place your order!

Centenary match – Sligo RFC V’s Dublin University (Trinity) 1910 – 2010

Published on August 19, 2010 in Events, News and Senior. 1 Comment

Sligo RFC would like to invite all members, supporters, and friends to Hamilton Park, next tuesday evening (August 24th) to witness a unique event, when the senior team play host to Dublin University (Trinity College), to mark the centenary of the first fixture between the two clubs, played in 1910.

The teams will battle it out on the pitch to earn the right to lift the George Hamlet Trophy, named after Sligo RFC’s popular elder statesman, former Club president, and dedicated servant of the club for over 50 years, who will be in attendance at the match and post match reception in the clubhouse.

The Match kicks off at 6pm.

Summer 7′s Train & Play

Published on June 1, 2010 in Events and Youth. Closed

First team star, Jordan Farington, is running a Summer 7′s Train & Play session at the club for 14 to 17 year olds on Friday evenings at 5.30pm.

Quality Coaching in a controlled and fun environment focusing on the core skills in 7′s rugby that cross over to the 15 aside game. 45 minutes of training followed by 45 minutes playing. Players don’t need to be part of a team – just turn up and join in!

Please note that there’s a €5 per session cost

Town v Country!

Published on December 19, 2009 in Events, Fixtures, News and Senior. Closed

Next up on the adult Rugby calander is the annual St Stephens day game in which the town based players line out against their country counterparts. This is always a keenly contested affair, and with the Town team gaining the upper hand in last seasons enconter, the country lads are sure to be out for revenge. All players who are home for Christmas or are visiting the area for the holiday season are welcome. The match kicks off at 2.30 on the 26th.

Reunion night a huge success

Published on November 17, 2009 in Events and Senior. Closed

Last Friday evening saw a unique event for Sligo RFC when the successful Connacht Junior Cup teams of 1999 and 1969 had a reunion night in the Glasshouse Hotel. Man of the Match in the 1999 final Ken O’Neill put in fantastic work to gather together ex players from the 4 corners of the country. On the night, Each player was presented with a photo of his successful squad and all showed that even as the years have passed they were still able to celebrate as well as they ever could.

Teenage disco

Published on November 9, 2009 in Disco, Events and Youth. Closed

The Halloween non alcoholic teenage disco was a huge success with all patrons enjoying a great nights entertainment. The committee would like to thank all of the 25 stewards that attended on the night who ensured a safe and enjoyable night for everyone involved.

1969 & 1999 Connacht Cup Reunion

Published on November 5, 2009 in Events and News. 1 Comment

Sligo RFC 1999 Connacht Cup Winning Side

Sligo RFC are celebrating a 40 year reunion for the Connacht Junior Cup winning side of 1969 and a 10 year reunion of the Connacht Cup winning side of 1999. What promises to be an excellent social gathering of ex players along with their partners (and indeeed a few current ones also) takes place on Friday 13th in the Glasshouse, Sligo at 9pm. All are members past and present are more than welcome.

Sligo RFC 1969 Connacht Cup Winning Side

International Ticket Order Form now available!

Published on October 28, 2009 in Events, Membership, News and Tickets. Closed

The International Ticket Order Form for 2009-10 is now available for download!

More information regarding ordering tickets can be found on the membership resources section of this site (link).

Scrumptious

Published on October 20, 2009 in Disco, Events and Youth. Closed

Tickets are on sale from the usual sellers for Sligo RFC’s Halloween non alcoholic disco “Scrumptious” which will take place on the 30th of October at 9pm. Patrons are advised to purchase their tickets early as demand is high for this event and tickets will not be on sale at the door. All stewards are asked to report to chief steward Niall Dreaper at 8.30 on the evening of the event.

Disco Time!

Published on September 11, 2009 in Club Calendar, Disco, Events, News and Youth. Closed

“Scrumtious” Sligo RFCs, alcohol free, teenage Disco is Back.

Following the summer break tickets are on sale from the usual sellers for the first teenage alcohol-free disco of the season, which takes place in the Clubhouse on Friday, September 18th at 9 pm. Early purchase is always advised, and as usual, no cash will be accepted on the night. The Event Organiser, Justin Harte has everything in readiness and the Chief Steward will be Niall Draper. All stewards should report to Niall for their postings not later than 8.30 pm on that evening

Youth (U13 to U17) Registration for 2009/10 Season

Published on August 31, 2009 in Events, Membership, News and Youth. Closed

Youth Player (U13 to U17) Registration for Sligo Rugby Club will take place on Saturday 5th September in the Clubhouse at between 11am and 1pm and between 5pm and 7pm. All new members are very welcome.

Please note that players must be born between 1993 and 1997 to be eligible for Youth Rugby. U19s are being registered with Senior players.

***Update – August 31st 2009 – New Membership forms can be downloaded in advance from here.

The new age structure for Youth Rugby for the 2009/10 season is as follows

Born 1993 – U17
Born 1994 – U16
Born 1995 – U15
Born 1996 – U14
Born 1997 – U13

For information regarding Juvenile Registration please see this post. If you have both Juvenile and Youth players registering in your family you can do both at the Juvenile event.

Juvenile Registration

Published on August 27, 2009 in Club Calendar, Events and Juvenile. Closed

For more information regarding Juvenile Registration please click here.

Juvenile Registration for 2009/10 season – UPDATED

Published on August 27, 2009 in Events, Juvenile, Membership and News. Closed

Juvenile Player Registration for Sligo Rugby Club will take place on Saturday 5th September in Sligo IT at 12am. All new members very welcome.

Please note that kids must be born between 1998 and 2003 to be eligible for Juvenile Rugby.

***Update – August 31st 2009 – New Membership forms can be downloaded in advance from here.

The new age structure for Juvenile Rugby for the 2009/10 season is as follows

Born 1998 – U12
Born 1999 – U11
Born 2000 – U10
Born 2001 – U9
Born 2002 – U8
Born 2003 – U7

All players born before 1998 are eligible for Youth Rugby – more information can be found here.