Club News

Skerries Crowned Champions – Leinster League Metro Div. 3

In these unprecedented times, when there are things far more important than rugby, we are delighted to confirm this great news! It’s a bittersweet end to our shortened domestic rugby season, but we are delighted our Jim O’Rourke sponsored J1 team are Metro League Division 3 CHAMPIONS!This follows a review by the LBIRFU, full detail below. Congratul

“Domestic Rugby Season to conclude immediately”- IRFU

With such important off-field priorities far bigger than rugby, it comes as no surprise that the IRFU have confirmed the end of ALL domestic rugby in Ireland for this season. There is of course a much bigger picture in these times, that so is much more important to win than any rugby match. Massive thanks […]

All rugby activities OFF – Corona Virus Update 14/3/20

The IRFU have announced “the suspension of all domestic rugby until 29/03 inclusive, based on latest government advice. Future domestic rugby activity & fixtures will be reviewed in line with government advice. This notice affects ALL rugby in Ireland, across clubs, schools, from minis to adult rugby, and includes TRAINING & MATCHES.” Our Club Exec

35+ Barbarians v Budapest Exiles – 6th March 2020

Skerries v Bruff – Energia AIL Division 2C

Skerries v Bruff 29th February 2020 Another big hurdle crossed in the home team’s quest for promotion. On another miserable Saturday afternoon weather-wise, the home team rose to the challenge as in previous weeks. Skerries had plenty of possession in the first 10 minutes but only had a Paul O’Loghlen penalty to show for their […]

Skerries v Bruff – AIL Div 2C 29th Feb’20 – Photos

Skerries v Bruff – Energia AIL Division 2C

Jnr. Vice-Pres Padraic visits Jo’burg SA kids team / gifts set of our club jerseys!

When our club gear manufacturer recently delivered jerseys to us with incorrect colours, our own Padraic Connolly came up with idea of packing them in his personal luggage on his holidays to South Africa. To then visit the township of Diepsloot Johannesburg and give them as gifts to the very excited kids. As their faces […]

Respect – A two-way thing….

The inimitable Con Houlihan gave as his considered opinion that a man who would misuse an apostrophe is capable of anything. What would Con have thought of a man who, within the confines of a simple injunction, confuses singular and plural and gets his possessive adjectives all out of kilter? World Rugby’s Law 15 relating […]

Bangor v Skerries – Energia AIL Division 2C

Skerries v Bangor 22nd February 2020 On what turned out to be a seismic day in Division 2C of the All Ireland League, Skerries traveled to Uprichard Park to face a home team buoyed after an away win in City Of Derry in the previous round. The match started in windy and wet conditions and […]