Published on
March 9, 2010 in
News and Tag.
IRFU MEDIA RELEASE – Issued on behalf of the Irish Rugby Football Union.
As Irish rugby grows ever more in popularity, Bud Light Tag, the IRFU’s official Tag Rugby programme is enjoying similar heights in popularity as teams get set for the season ahead with new venues opening up all over Ireland. One of the these Bud Light Tag venues is SLIGO RFC where team registrations have now gone live online.
This venue can boast top class pitch and changing facilities, top referees and the best venue managers around. At only €495 per team, registration works out at less than a fiver per player during the nine-week season.
Taking place every Thursday from May 13th all mixed social grades are be catered for from A level to Beginners over 11 weeks of the summer until Finals Night on Friday July 23rd. The Mixed Social leagues will fill up very quickly given the activity going on right now. Throughout the season the club will run special social events and promotion nights, details of which will be announced late April/early May.
The aim of Bud Light Tag, the IRFU’s official Tag Rugby programme is to provide a non-contact form of rugby for both men and women of all abilities to be played at first-class rugby facilities, officiated by IRFU-trained referees and professionally organised by the governing body of rugby in Ireland. All in a fun-filled atmosphere exemplifying exactly what the phrase ‘A Game of Two Halves’ means.
To see more about Bud Light Tag, click HERE to view a clip from RTE’s RBS Six Nations coverage aired Saturday February 27th.
Registrations are carried out online on the Bud Light Tag website (www.irfutag.ie) and to ensure a team place, register now to avoid disappointment. For further information, send an email to tag@irishrugby.ie
Published on
March 4, 2010 in
News.
Our website was hacked a couple of hours ago and unfortunately it meant that we had to wipe our server and start from scratch.
We had a good deal of our core data backed up but we have lost a number of uploaded files. It will take us a while to get things back to normal – but we will get it back to normal.
So – if while reading some of our posts you notice that images or linked files are missing please bare with us.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused by this disruption.
For those of you who are curious about such things here’s an explanation of what happened- basically our copy of Wordpress (a blogging platform that we use to power this site) was let get out of date – the version we were running we discovered had a couple of security weaknesses in it which meant it was open to abuse. The software was attacked using an injection attack which added crap to our database and installed and modified some scripts which then turned our website in to a spam site. Everything looked normal and none of our own core data was affected but in order to neuter the malignant code we had to basically wipe everything out (it kept regenerating itself which meant we weren’t able to find all instances of the attack). The moral of the story? Keep your software up to date, keep regular backups, and make sure to install all those security updates!
Published on
March 1, 2010 in
News.
Check out our facebook page (and become a fan!) to see photos from the night – well done Paddy!
The Sligo RFC senior squad are holding a fundraising race night in Mc Hughs bar in Sligo on the 19th March. The event kicks off at 8pm and horses are available for sale in advance of what promises to be a great nights entertainment. For more details contact event organiser Ross Mannion at the record room in Grattan street.
A poster for the event can be found here – please consider putting this up at your place of work etc.
John Callaghan President of the IRFU visited Sligo to attend the Sligo v Tuam Junior game on Sunday last. John Callaghan from the Armagh club as part of his year in office has decided that he should visit as many clubs as possible and Sligo RFC were honoured by his presence. He enjoyed the game which he thoroughly enjoyed and is a big supporter of the grassroots game all over Ireland. More photos available on facebook.
Sligos 2nds had their game postponed on Sunday last due to dangerous pitch conditions after heavy early morning sleet and snow. The high flying seconds are unbeaten in their league to date and are in a very strong position to take overall honours. This season under the guidance of Steve Alley as coach and Aaron Tansey as manager they are playing some fine rugby and as a group they are really enjoying the outings and should get back to playing again next Sunday
Published on
January 26, 2010 in
News.
As many of you may have noticed we now have a new gear supplier – O’B Sport. The gear is fantastic quality and available at very reasonable prices. At present Barton Smiths have a full range of gear from Juvenile to Seniors available.
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.
Published on
December 1, 2009 in
News and Youth.
Sligo’s Aaron Spring continued to realise his potential when he played the full 80 minutes for the Irish u19 schools team when they took on the Australian schools team at Belfield last Friday. Blindside flanker, Spring, is a product of Sligo RFC’s youth setup and is an inspiration to all young players coming through the system.
Published on
November 26, 2009 in
News and Youth.
Sligo RFC extend congratulations to Aaron Spring who has been selected to start at blindside flanker for the Irish U19 schools team that are taking on their Australian counterparts at UCD on Friday at 3pm. This is another big step for Aaron, a product of the Sligo RFC youth program, and as ever he is sure to continue to impress. All at Sligo RFC wish him the best of luck in this and his future representative career.
Published on
November 9, 2009 in
News.
The annual Sligo RFC Christmas Party is set for December 4th at 7pm in The Glasshouse. Buffet Dinner and DJ – tickets €30. Contact Cliona O’Kelly on 087 6308411 or by email, or any other member of the Social Committee to get your tickets now!
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.
Published on
November 3, 2009 in
News.
Magners League is offering the opportunity of a lifetime to one lucky job-seeker to become the ‘Magners League Professional Fan’ for this current season 2009-10. This unique position is diverse, fast paced and demanding. The many benefits include seats at Magners League games, meeting rugby stars, getting to know team managers and trainers, travel, (some) fame and the appreciation of new-found fans. Continue reading ‘WANTED: Magners League Professional Fan’
Following a two week break Sligo take on Clonmel RFC in the AIB Junior cup in Clonmel next Saturday.
So far in this seasons league campaign Sligo’s expansive rugby has delighted their followers with a total of 24 tries scored in 5 matches with the majority of these tries coming through their exciting backline.
However, as is often quoted in rugby circles “Forwards win matches and backs decide by how much” and the work of the Sligo pack has been instrumental in the Sligo success story so far. Continue reading ‘Sligo take on Clomel in AIB junior cup’
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).
