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. Continue reading ‘BUD LIGHT TAG ALL SET FOR 2010 IN SLIGO’
Published on
March 28, 2009 in
Events and Tag.
Launch night is April 18th 2009 in the Rugby Club for tag rugby. We hope to have 4 to 6 teams from last year’s league play a demonstration game to show people how the game is played. We plan to start the games at 5.30pm. Food will be provided in the club house after the games. There will be a DJ there to get the fun started!
The first night of tag will be on May 21st. We will be having a Karaoke competition after the games on this night and we hope to have food provided as well.
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Launch night is April 18th 2009 in the Rugby Club for tag rugby. We hope to have 4 to 6 teams from last year’s league play a demonstration game to show people how the game is played. We plan to start the games at 5.30pm. Food will be provided in the club house after the games. There will be a DJ there to get the fun started!
The first night of tag will be on May 21st. We will be having a Karaoke competition after the games on this night and we hope to have food provided as well.
The second entertainment night of tag is planned for June 11th. We have decided to have a Table Quiz and Pizza Night for this evening.
The last entertainment night of tag is the final night on July 16th. For this night we are having a Bring Your Own Barbeque (BYO BBQ). You can bring your own BBQ set and cook your own food if you like. We are also thinking about setting up a camp area for people that want to camp on the grounds (the camping is to be confirmed). We will be having Fancy Dress on this night as well as an Award Ceremony.
On the other nights of tag we will be asking teams, if they wish, to bring their own music with them. They can bring a CD with the music they like and we will play it in the clubhouse. We are also planning on having a pizza delivery service to the clubhouse so people can order food if they wish. People can also vote for the Award Ceremony which takes place on the final night.
If people want more information they can email: sligotag@gmail.com or phone 085 109 4210. It is possible to register now and pay later on www.irishrugby.ie/tag.
Sligo RFC member, James Coulter, held a very successful tag-rugby fundraiser for the Niall Mellon Township Trust on Saturday last, 25th October, in the Skreen/Dromard Community Centre. There was a great turnout on the evening, which saw Sligo RFC take on the local side St. Pats in a mixed tag game. In a close run encounter the club team ran out victorious by a narrow margin, but the exciting display of rugby by the local side suggests that this could be the start of a great tag team in Skreen. The event was well supported by club members and the local community alike and the evening was enjoyed by all and the figure raised will be very beneficial to a deserving cause. James would like to thank everyone who supported the event and who helped in making the event such a great success.
Sligo RFC club member, James Coulter, is holding a tag-rugby fundraiser for the Niall Mellon Township trust this Saturday, October 25th, at 7pm at the Skreen/Dromard Community Centre. It is a mixed tag event, with St Pats taking on Sligo RFC in what promises to be a hugely entertaining evening. Drinks after the event will take place in The Fiddlers and all club members are urged to support this event for a worthy cause.
Published on
September 22, 2008 in
Photos and Tag.
Here are some photos of the recent ‘friendly’ Tag Rugby match between Cregg House and The Slow Coaches – you will note that both sides comprise of the wider O’Hehir family – young and old! The Slow Coaches are made up of the Club’s Juvenile and Youth coaches and others.
The game was held in high spirits on a beautiful Sat evening (20/09/08) at the Club with festivities late into the night at Kelly’s in Strandhill. While the pacier Slow Coaches side saw victory on the playing field, Cregg House lasted the pace a little better in Kelly’s.
Let’s hope the tradition continues as the game saw a great mix of generations and range of skills!
Published on
June 16, 2008 in
News and Tag.
On Thursday evening Tag rugby returned to Sligo RFC Hamilton Park from Sligo IT. Due to very dry weather since early May grass growth was a problem and as a result Tag had to move to the Sligo IT pitches. There was a very big turnout of enthusiastic participants and a very good atmosphere. This year in its second year the number of teams has grown from sixteen to twenty two which is following the national trend. Tag rugby is growing rapidly in popularity as an all round recreational and social activity. The participants include 18 to 60 year olds and the social side is a very important part of the scene. All going well we should have Tag every Thursday night until it finishes in late July.
The first round of the Volvic Tag Rugby Summer League takes place on Thursday next May 22nd, and for this round only, the venue will be the main pitch at Sligo IT, and the post match social centre will be the Glasshouse Hotel.
The regrettable change of venue is due to the fact that reseeding work at Hamilton Park had to be deferred for a few weeks because of the unseasonal wet weather in April, while the drought for the past week has slowed down germination. It is hoped that the pitch will be in good condition for play when Round 2 takes place on May 29th, and the post match analysis will take place in the Clubhouse bar.
Twenty four teams, and in excess of 300 players, took part in the Buntus Rugby Tag blitz for primary schools, which was held on the main pitch at Sligo IT on Friday last. The emphasis in the blitz was on participation, and in the glorious weather, the players enjoyed the experience immensely. Buntus rugby is a joint Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership and IRFU promotion, and is proving to be very successful. The Connacht Branch were represented by Martin Gallagher, Club Development Manager, and R.D.O., Lyndon Jones, and the Sports Partnership by Teresa Kilgallon.
In his last duty as club President, Tom Gilligan thanked the Sligo Sports Partnership and the IRFU for ensuring Buntus rugby is so successful in so many primary schools in Co. Sligo. He thanked all primary teachers involved for their dedication, and congratulated all the boys and girls on their rugby skills.
A blitz for girls in schools who partook in Tag Rugby coaching, was held on Thursday last in Sligo I.T. The coaching was a pilot project of the Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership, in co-operation with Sligo RFC, under the Women in Sport initiative, and was conducted by Simon Galvan.
After two excellent and closely contested semi-finals, where Mercy College and Ursuline College were very narrowly defeated, Sligo Grammar School and Scoil Mhuire, Ballymote qualified for the final. This was an extremely exciting encounter, between two evenly matched sides, but in the end, the Ballymote girls, managed by Lorcan Lyngh, gained a narrow victory over the Grammar, managed by Jimmy Staunton.
Afterwards, both winners and runners-up were presented with their medals by club President, Tom Gilligan, who congratulated all the participants, thanked the Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership, and coach Simon Galvan, and welcomed Theresa Kilgallon of the Sligo Sport and Recreation partnership. He also thanked Sligo I.T. for the use of their excellent facilities and congratulated Scoil Mhuire and Lorcan Lyngh on their win.
More photos courtesy of Theresa Kilgallon are available here.
The 2008 Volvic Tag Rugby League commences on Thursday week, May 22nd. Last year’s league was a major success, and the expectations are that it will be surpassed by this year’s event. All arrangements for the league, which is run by the Irish Tag Rugby Association, are in place, and for detailed information on the league, their website should be visited. In excess of 20 teams are entered for this year’s league.
A number of social events are planned for the Clubhouse on the league evenings. On June 3rd there will be a Salsa night, while it is planned to have a disco on June 17th. A table quiz will be held on July 7th, and on the final night there will be the prize giving and a party night with a DJ.
Published on
April 15, 2008 in
News and Tag.
Following very heavy usage since last September, both pitches at Hamilton Park are urgently in need of remedial work. This week, work will commence on seeding, spiking and verti-draining the pitches. Accordingly, the Committee have decided to close both pitches, and the grounds, until the Volvic Tag Summer League commences on May 22nd. All club training will now take place elsewhere, and no training for the tag league will be permitted at Hamilton Park. Signs to this effect have been erected at the grounds, and the co-operation of everyone is requested, to ensure that the extensive work being carried out will be successful.
The Volvic Tag Rugby Summer League, will commence in Hamilton Park on Thursday May 22nd, and will run for nine consecutive weeks, until July 17th. The league is being organised by the Irish Tag Rugby Association. Anyone seeking information on the league should access the organisers’ website, www.tagrugby.ie. Last year’s league was a major success, both in a sporting and a social context, and attracted record crowds to the venue, and all indications are that these numbers will be exceeded this year.
There is a lot of interest in this year’s Volvic Tag Rugby League, which is being organised by the Irish Tag Rugby Association and which commences in Hamilton Park in mid-May. For details of entry into the competition please visit their website:www.tagrugby.ie
The Tag Rugby league which was run so successfully last summer, will be held this year from May 22nd until July 17th. Tag rugby is not only a great participant sport for men and women, but is also conducive to enhancing the social lives of all involved, as was evidenced in last season’s post match clubhouse celebrations. The league is again being organised by the Irish Tag Rugby Association, and all groups,businesses or workplaces interested in entering a team in this year’s league should access the www.tagrugby.ie website for all details regarding entry.
