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Under 11's In Action

Published on September 28, 2007 in Juvenile, Match Reports and News. Closed

U 11′s turned out in numbers and two teams played games against a strong Longford under 12 squad. Sligo adopted very well to the step up from last year with the application of more rules from the adult game… 5 man scrums, competing line outs, drop kick re-starts etc. Both teams adopted to positions like old pros (Andrew Trimble take note!). The first Sligo team up ran out comfortable winners (8 -1) with some very entertaining rugby. The second team were involved in a closer affair ending 5-3 in Sligo’s favour but against a somewhat strengthened Longford side (some older members of their under 12 squad were drafted in).

All in all a great performance from some of the established Sligo players and from some new players who have joined us this year from other clubs. This 34 strong squad is not short of talent and the season looks very promising!

Y.D.O. Scheme Now Up And Running

Published on September 17, 2007 in Coaching, Juvenile, News and Youth. Closed

Youth Development Officer, Gavin Foley,has now commenced rugby coaching in local primary and post-primary schools. This year the scheme has been extended to include Grange Primary, Rathcormack N.S. and St.John’s N.S., while there will also be coaching in Scoil Mhuire, Secondary School, Ballymote.

Big Turn-Out For Registration – UPDATE

Published on September 3, 2007 in Juvenile, News and Youth. 2 Comments

There was a very impressive and encouraging turn-out of juvenile and youth players, and their parents/guardians, for registration for the coming season at the Sligo I.T. on Saturday morning last. The entire process was co-ordinated with clockwork efficiency by Registration Secretary in the club, Jonathan Hill, with expert assistance from his wife, Triona, and juvenile coaches, John Pender, Justin Harte, Fergal Hickey, David Murray, and Youth coach, Peter Brady.

Training for Juveniles [u7 - u12] commences at the Sligo I.T. Sports Centre on Saturday next at 10.00 pm [sharp], while training for Youths [u13-u18] will be in Hamilton Park, Strandhill on Saturday at 10.00 pm [sharp].

Please note that members who missed registration can download membership forms from here. These forms with payment and any required supporting documentation can be given to your coach at your next training session.

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.

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.

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).

Juveniles Move To Sligo I.T.

Published on August 13, 2007 in Juvenile and News. Closed

Juvenile coaching will commence on Saturday September 1st, and this season the venue has been changed to Sligo I.T., where participants can enjoy state of the art facilities. Sligo RFC are very appreciative of the generosity of the authorities in the College, especially Head of Sports Facilities, Gerry Dalton, for making their superb amenities available to the club. The huge numbers attending juvenile coaching, coupled with the inadequate space available for all club sides in Hamilton Park, necessitated a new venue for the juveniles, until the club re-locates. All home juvenile games will also be played in the I.T.

Information on juvenile rugby can be obtained by contacting John Pender, David Murray or Ronnie O’Hara.

Rugby Summer Camp

Published on July 2, 2007 in Events, Juvenile, News and Youth. Closed

All details regarding the Summer Scrummage Camp, organised by the IRFU, and which will be held in Hamilton Park from Monday July 9th until Friday July 13th from 9.30 am until 1.30 pm, can be obtained by telephoning 1890473807. Further information can also be found at IrishRugby.ie

Rugby Summer Camp

Published on June 25, 2007 in Events, Juvenile, News and Youth. Closed

A Summer Scrummage Camp, organised by the IRFU, will be held in Hamilton Park from Monday July 9th until Friday July 13th. Camps will be conducted daily, with highly qualified coaches, from 9.30 am until 1.30 pm, and will cater for both boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 13 years. The camps are sponsored by the IRFU and by Ulster Bank and details are available by telephoning 1890473807. Canterbury gear will be provided for all participants. Book online now.

Community Games Rugby

Published on June 11, 2007 in Fixtures, Juvenile, News and Youth. Closed

The club is again delighted to host the Community Games rugby and Tag rugby competitions this year. George Draper, a man synonymous with under-age rugby in Sligo for so many years, is again the co-ordinator. The games commence at 6 p.m. each evening, and will be held on Tuesday June 19th, Wednewday June 20 th, Friday June 22nd, and Tuesday June 26th.

Record Numbers At Primary Schools' Blitz

Published on May 14, 2007 in Events, Juvenile, News and Photos. Closed

Sligo RFC’s annual blitz for primary schools was held in Hamilton Park on Wednesday last,and was a resounding success. A record 420 pupils, who are coached by Youth Development officer, Gavin Foley, and his work placement assistants from Sligo I.T., Oonagh Morrissey and Nigel Byrne, played in the blitz. The schools represented were Mercy Primary, St. Brendan’s, St. Edward’s, Ransboro, Strandhill, Geevagh, Sooey, Carraroe, Scoil Ursula and Gael Scoil.

The day commenced with a parade of the ten schools, who all wore the colours of an International side. The YDO and his assistants awarded the prize for this section to Sooey NS. In the blitz, the emphasis was on participation and enjoyment, and everybody got some game time.

The ‘Fair Play’ award for the school which showed the most co-operation throughout the year was won by Geevagh N.S., while Strandhill N.S. won the award for the school deemed by the YDO to have displayed the best skills on the day.

All participants were treated to refreshments by the club. At the presentations, club President, Tom Gilligan, welcomed all players and teachers, and paid a special tribute to all Principals and teachers in the schools who avail of the YDO scheme. He congratulated Gavin Foley on his outstanding work in the schools, and also thanked his assistants, Oonagh Morrissey and Nigel Byrne, as well as expressing his gratitude to the blitz referees, Oonagh, Nigel, Jamie Livingstone, Martin Feeney, Niall Kenneally and Paddy Mannion. Gavin Foley thanked the staffs in all the schools, congratulated the players on their exemplary behaviour, and thanked Sligo RFC and the Connacht Branch.

Among the attendance were Eamonn Molloy, Connacht Regional Development Officer, and Martin Gallagher the Provincial Domestic Game Manager, and they could not but be impressed with the skills which were displayed. The Triple Crown Trophy, won for the second successive year by Ireland, was on display, and all schools were photographed with the famous trophy.

More photos from the day can be found here.

Primary Schools Blitz

Published on May 8, 2007 in Events, Juvenile and News. Closed

The annual blitz for primary schools who avail of YDO, Gavin Foley’s coaching will be held in Hamilton Park on Wednesday, May 9th, commencing at 9.30 am. Ten schools will participate and up to 450 players will be involved. As usual, the emphasis will be on involvement and enjoyment.

Blitz For Primary Schools

Published on April 30, 2007 in Events, Fixtures, Juvenile and News. Closed

A rugby blitz for the ten primary schools who avail of the coaching of Youth Development Officer, Gavin Foley, and his Sligo I.T. assistants, Oonagh Morrissey and Nigel Byrne will be held in Hamilton Park on Wednesday, May 9th. The blitz will run from 9.30 a.m. until 1p.m.

The Waterfront Trophy

Published on February 26, 2007 in Juvenile, News and Sponsors. Closed

The club President, Tom Gilligan and the officers of the Juvenile section wish to express their gratitude to Joe Grogan. The Waterfront Bar and Restaurant, Rosses Point, for his generosity in presenting a perpetual cup, which will be competed for annually at the club’s U-12 tournament. This year’s winners were Mooretown RFC, Leeds.

U-12 Tournament on Saturday

Published on February 12, 2007 in Events, Fixtures, Juvenile and News. Closed

Mooretown RFC, Leeds, Banbridge, Ballina and Carrick-on-Shannon are among the clubs participating in Sligo RFC’s U-12 tournament on Saturday next. Last season, Sligo’s underage players spent a very enjoyable few days in Leeds, as guests of Mooretown, the former home club of Sligo’s Juvenile Section chairman, Dean Weaver and his wife, Samantha.