Month: February 2015
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Dunbar V Skerries 20th March 2015
The 63rd meeting of Skerries & Dunbar take place on Friday 20th March. As we know this is the longest continuous fixture between an Irish and a Scottish Club. This year the Club is travelling with a party of over 60 people to Dunbar. Hopefully the team can replicate their victory last year over their Scottish counterparts.…
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Another big weekend for Skerries RFC
UBL Div 2A Rainey Old Boys 18 Skerries 24 Towns Cup Skerries 23 Newbridge 7 If there was a weekend to illustrate just how far Skerries RFC has come in only a few years, this was it. Two seasons ago, in their first season back in the All-Ireland League, Skerries visited Rainey Old Boys and…
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Skerries win 24-18 at Rainey! Four tries grabs bonus point!
Tries from Mikey Sherlock, David Quirke, Chris Tonge and Derek Keane, plus kicks from Conal Keane, gave us a hard fought win at Magherafelt. Another important win against tough opponents. Keeps us in the promotion hunt. Well done lads!
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Youths / Minis Race Night
The Youths / Minis section of the club is running a Race Night on Saturday 18th April 2015 in the clubhouse. We last held one in October 2013 and it proved to be a great social night, enjoyed by all who attended, and a big success. We are asking the parents of the players to…
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Weekend Fixtures
SATURDAY UBL 2A – Rainey Old Boys v Skerries (in Magherafelt, kick off 2.30pm) Please note that the supporters’ coach, on the advice of the coach company, will be leaving the club at 11am ON THE DOT! U16s v Athy LL Home 12pm 1st pitch U15s v Roscrea L Cup Home 1.15pm 1st pitch U17s…
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12 Skerries U16s representatives on the North East Area team
Congratulations to the 12 Skerries U16s representatives on the North East Area team that beat Metro Area 21-5 in Ashbourne today. Back – Darren Finnegan-Skelly, Eoghan Attley, Padraic Fitzgerald, Cian Darling, Donal Clarke, Sam Deering, Cormac Hogan. Front – Tom Carroll, Brian Mollahan, Michael Woods, Hugo Lennox, Conor Healy
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Big Match Weekend
The big match this weekend is Rainey Old Boys vs Skerries on Saturday in the All-Ireland League. A bus is travelling, and there are still some spaces available. Contact skerriesrugby@eircom.net for details. If you’re making your own way to Magherafelt, here’s a map to the ground – click here
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Girls’ Rugby Coach Required
Due to the continued success of our under 12’s girls rugby team, Skerries RFC is seeking a female coach or, indeed, coaches to assist in the coaching of this girls’ team. The girls train for an hour once a week. No experience of playing or coaching rugby is required as training will be provided. If…
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Ireland Club team v Scotland
Skerries Rugby Football Club is delighted to announce that Kevin McGrath has been selected on the Ireland Club squad for the fixture against Scotland on Friday night in Glasgow. All at the club wish Kevin a super and successful Ireland debut.
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Skerries vs Barnhall, Div 2A
SKERRIES 32 NUIM BARNHALL 8 UBL Div 2A, 30th January 2015 Skerries beat promotion rivals Barnhall on Friday night in a match which must count as their most complete display of the season. It puts them fully in the promotion mix heading into a crucial phase in the season. There was a huge crowd at…