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Friday,9th January -Skerries J1s v Terenure in Metro 4 league at Holmpatrick with kick off at 8pm Saturday,10th January – Skerries 1sts xv against Greystones in 1/4 final of Division 2A/2B Cup at Holmpatrick with kick off at 2.30pm Sunday, 11th January – Skerries J2s v Ardee in McGee Cup, away to Ardee with kick off at 2.30pm.

A fantastic turnout of our U7’s for the first training session of the New Year. The kids weren’t affected by the frosty conditions, all were geared up for the session and kept moving for the full hour. The order of the morning was a few fun games followed by some handling drills to keep their…

Skerries RFC Lottery – 2nd January 2015 The numbers drawn were; 12, 17, 19, 22 There was no winner of the Jackpot but there were five winners of “Match 3″ – The Connolly family, Michael Woods, Mary  O’Brien, Margaret Bolton and Brian Twomey and they receive €20 each. As a result the Jackpot next week…

My first experience of the Skerries rugby diaspora, was watching the tape as a teenager of Michael Branagan and Mark O’Connor’s commentary of the Leinster Senior Cup semi-final win over Terenure College in May 1998 in Stradbrook, Blackrock. “One thinks of the Skerries diaspora, who’d love to be here today,” Bash mused, as Skerries were…

Today we kick off our Q&A sessions with Skerries RFC alumni all over the globe as part of our renewed commitment this season to stay in touch with Skerries fans and former players. First up in what will become a regular feature each month is Paddy O’Sullivan, the fleet footed younger brother of David and…

These are exciting times for Irish rugby followers. The appointment of Joe Schmidt, the magnificent performance against the All Blacks and the emphatic wins over Scotland and Wales have all added to this excitement. Lest we forget, three of our high-flying provinces have reached the last 8 of the Heineken Cup and lead the way…