Welcome Message From The President

It is with enormous pride and pleasure, as president of this great club that I welcome all our members, friends, guests and visiting teams to what we hope will be another successful year for St. Mary’s College RFC. Under Steven Hennessy the club had a huge level of success with league and cup wins for a number of our junior teams. That continued success brings with it a new set of challenges with our J-2 and J-3 teams moving up to play at a higher level. I wish all of our teams from the senior, junior, women’s, under 20s, youths and mini a successful year playing the Mary’s open skilful brand of rugby.

I wish all of our captains, coaches and managers together with their teams an enjoyable and successful season. I would especially like to wish our club captain Kevin Sheahan, coaches Peter Smyth, Jonathan Garth and Philip Brophy, manager Paudge McGill and assistant managers Garry Manning and Peter O’Kelly a successful season in the AIL Division One.

A special word of thanks to our many sponsors including our new main club sponsor SoftCo and Jim Coffey your support is greatly appreciated for this season and hopefully for many years in the future. Thank’s to our other club sponsors Paddy Power, Alkemes, Northern Trust, Charlie Chawke, Canterbury, Fanagan’s Funeral Directors and Heineken your support in these difficult financial times is much appreciated.

I would like to thank all who advertise in the year book and pitch side hoarding, support our fund raising events and attend our pre-match lunches. I would like to offer a special thank you to all who took part in or supported the Mary’s “Strictly” event earlier this year.

Finally I would like to thank all the workers and volunteers for their contribution to the successful running of the club. Without all of your contributions the club would not function. These include Terry Tierney, Tom McGovern, the executive committee and of course Marie Hammond, Tony McGuiness, Frank Doyle and many, many others. 

A very warm welcome to St. Mary’s College RFC, enjoy the season.

Brian Grimson
President, St. Mary’s College R.F.C., 2014 - 2015

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