Fixtures Update

Youth Fixtures Sunday 20th November 2016

U18.5s vs Malahide (H) 12

U17s vs North Meath (H)12 noon

U16s vs Navan (A) 12 noon

U15s vs Balbriggan (A) 12 noon 

U14s vs Blackrock (A) 12.30 noon

U13s x 2 vs Terenure (H)

FIXTURES UPDATE 12th/13th November

Club Fixtures Update

Busy weekend ahead.

Be sure to get down and support all the teams.

Bar open Saturdays and Sundays.

Saturday 12th November

Senior 3rds vs Tullamore (A) 2.30

Senior 4ths vs DCU Trinity (A) 2.30

U13s vs St Senan's (H) 2pm (touring friendly)

Sunday 13th November

U8s vs DLSP (H) 9.30am

U17s vs Barnhall (A) 12 noon

U16s vs Old Wesley (A) 12 noon

U14s vs Old Belvedere (A) 12 noon

U12s vs Ratoath (H) 12 noon

U18s vs Boyne (A) 12 noon

Senior 2nds vs Wicklow (H) 1pm

Senior 1sts vs Wicklow (H) 14.30

COOLMINE RFC HOSTING SCHOOLS RUGBY

This season Coolmine RFC has undertaken a programme to host schools in the locality that would normally not have rugby as one of their main sports. St Vincents Primary School from Glasnevin paid a visit to the club and boys from 4th-6th class participated in a full contact training session in the club.The very talented young men started off their training session with a variety of general movement games to warm up and finished with a full contact match. Throughout the session, the boys went through some passing and tackling technique drills which the very eager St Vincents' lads got to grips with ease. As a result the full contact match at the end was great, bringing all the factors they have learned from the drills in to the game which saw a great standard of rugby. Speaking with Coolmine CCRO Mikey Russell added, “Firstly, it’s great to see St Vincents Primary School down at the club playing rugby. To see the lads improve in such a short space of time is amazing. The future is definitely bright for both club and school.”

Coolmine RFC has hosted a number of local schools recently looking to develop a wider rugby-playing base in the area. Both Junior and Senior teams from Castleknock Community College recently played Ardgillan in the Secondary Schools Cup. If anyone is interested in getting involved in rugby in the Coolmine/Castleknock area, contact Mikey Russell at CoolmineCCRO@leinsterrugby.ie or on 0830051956.

Fixtures Update

Fixtures Update

Saturday 1st Oct

Coolmine 3rds vs St Marys A 1pm

Coolmine 4ths vs Parkmore H 1pm

Sunday 2nd Oct

Coolmine 2nds vs Clondalkin

1.30pm A

Coolmine 1sts vs Clondalkin

2pm A

U12's (2005) - Coolmine v Lansdowne A (Irish Town Stadium) 11am. 

Three Teams Playing.

U14s vs Barnhall H 12.15

Limited Draw Winners

Congratulations to Geri Cadogan on winning the club draw for a trip for two to see Ireland vs New Zealand in Chicago.

And well done to all the remaining prize winners who are listed below.

Many thanks to all those who supported this limited draw and helped raise funds for the club. 

1st

Ticket 52 -  Geri Cadogan - Trip to Chicago for Ireland vs New Zealand

2nd ticket 55 Susan Long - Two Premium tickets to see Ireland vs New Zealand in the Aviva 
3rd Ticket 19 Mick Usher - Two Six nations tickets for Ireland vs England

4th Ticket 73 Niall McPeake - Two Autumn International tickets to Ireland vs Australia 

5th Ticket 281 C Mc Cooey  - Leinster Jersey

6th Ticket 196 Gina O'Neill- Bottle of Whiskey

League Kicks Off at Last!

Fixtures this weekend

The league starts in earnest this weekend with all four senior sides kicking off their campaigns at home - a unique event and the first time in many years the club has fielded four senior teams in one weekend. 

The 3rds open their league campaign vs Guinness while the 4ths host Wesley in their first ever league outing. Both kick off at 3pm in Coolmine.

On Sunday the 1sts and 2nds take on Mullingar at home with the first game kicking off the 1.30 followed by the 1sts at 3pm.

Our youths and minis continue with their warm up games ahead of their league starts. 

On Sunday morning the U11s travel to neighbours Westmanstown RFC while our U17s travel into the hills to face De La Salle Palmerstown. 

Full training schedule for all others. 

THE BIG DRAW THIS SUNDAY!

After weeks of anticipation the draw for the prize of a trip for two to see Ireland hopefully BEAT New Zealand in Chicago on 5th November will take place after the 1sts league match this Sunday. 

This is a "Limited Draw" with only 333 draw tickets sold at a price of €50 for the grand prize of a weekend trip for 2 to Chicago. 

Many thanks to all those teams who made a huge effort to sell their allocations. 

There are a small number left for this great prize by contacting the number below.

M: 0872407480

New Kit and online shop 

All Coolmine gear and jerseys can now be purchased in our online shop via our gear partner Canterbury. 

Please click on the link below to view the shop.

 http://www.uniformity.ie/c/coolmine-rfc/311

Club Draw - Trip to see Ireland v New Zealand in Chicago 5th November

For the past number of weeks, Coolmine RFC have been running a "Limited Draw" for a fully paid TRIP for TWO to Chicago to attend Ireland v New Zealand on November 5th.

There will only be 333 draw tickets sold at a price of €50 for the grand prize of a weekend trip for 2 to Chicago. 

The draw takes place THIS SUNDAY after the SENIOR 1sts league match vs Mullingar which kicks off at 3pm in the Clubhouse.

There are still a small number of tickets left for this amazing prize  - mail eamonnconnelly@eircom.net or call 0872407480 if you wish to be in the draw this Sunday but hurry! 

BACK WITH A BANG!

The Season kicks off with bang this Saturday with no less than THREE senior games in Coolmine Rugby club and ahead of their first competitive league outing our U13s play Malahide in friendly on Sunday morning.

Saturday 10th September 2016
Spencer Cup (J1) - Group A:
Coolmine 1sts v Ashbourne , HOME @ 3:00 pm

John Madden Cup (J4):
Coolmine 3rds v CYM , HOME @ 3:00 pm

Div 9-11 Metro Clubs Cup:
Coolmine 4ths v BGF Ravens HOME @ 4:30 pm

Sunday 11th September 2016

U13 v Malahide HOME @ 10:30 am

FIRST TEAM LEAGUE FIXTURES NOW HEREhttp://www.coolminerugby.com/fixtures.html

GET DOWN AND SUPPORT!

Summer Tip Rugby in CRFC

It’s that time of year again to dust off your boots and get out and get moving in that summer heat by getting involved in our FREE summer rugby tip. 
It’s absolutely FREE all you need to bring is water and suitable shoes or boots as its on soft astro . 

This summer tip in designed for everyone in mind especially those that have never played rugby before combined with those that have this is the ideal place to learn in a relaxed environment . 
The tip is an annual event held every summer it’s a big success every year thanks to those who get involved. With interest at an all time high for this years season we have no doubt it will be a great fun and beneficial to personal fitness once more . 
Last year we had new comers to the event for both rugby and the summer tip a few rugby legends in the making we think. 
We also had gigglers , biggies, smallies and everyone in between which made the event so enjoyable .We had participants from the age as 14 to those that wished they were 14 again sharing their experience and tales of years gone by. 

The Venue: 
The Venue is once again COOLMINE R.F.C located on the river road taking the turn at the Holiday inn on the Navan road if coming from the Blanchardstown or Castleknock direction or taking the turn off the roundabout at the halfway house on the Navan road if coming from town direction. 
Remember never to bring an empty car when you are coming to the event always grab friends , family and strangers to come down and try out this summers FREE summer tip as there is great fun to be had by all . 
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about times , location , directions or anything else on 0858754170 or email @: briansmyth2012@gmail.com or here on FACEBOOK. 
We look forward to seeing you all there this summer .

Tickets to Ireland v New Zealand Chicago November

The IRFU have secured tickets for this match which will be made available exclusively for Irish clubs and their members to purchase on a first come, first served basis. 

These tickets will be made available for purchase from 10am on 16th May 2016, details as follows:

Link:                        http://www.ticketmaster.ie/irfuchicago Password:    CHICAGO2016

·         The ticket sale will take place on Ticketmaster, use the direct link, above

·         This will be a password protected sale – the above listed password (which is case sensitive) should be forwarded to all clubs, to provide to their members,     sponsors, etc.

·         Tickets will go on sale at 10am on 16th  May  2016

·         Tickets will be limited and will be strictly sold on a first come, first served basis

·         Purchases will be limited to two tickets per person / transaction / credit card

·         The price categories which will be available on ticketmaster (all subject to booking fee):

Prices will be charged in Euro”

U15 League Final Report

 Coolmine 19 Wanderers 0

 

A commanding pack performance allied to skilful backs paved the way for Coolmine to take the title on a sunny saturday in Donnybrook. Coolmine kicked off long and for the next five minutes they kept Wanderers pinned in their own 22. Eventually Coolmine forced the mistake & after a quick penalty, Ben Griffin forced his way over for the game's first try wide left. Wanderers enjoyed some possession & territory but never really threatened the Coolmine try line. Five minutes before half time, outhalf Louis McDonough passed  inside close to the right corner. Ethan Keogh showed some good footwork to power over. McDonough’s excellent touch line conversion left the half time score at 12-0.

 

Wanderers again tried to spread the ball wide from deep but 10 minutes into the second half Coolmine’s well organized defence forced another turnover. After a quick penalty, Max Gerhardt showed some good awareness in scoring at the base of the post. McDonagh’s conversion put Coolmine into a commanding 19-0 lead. Coolmine applied further pressure in the last quarter with prop Ben Griffin & number 8 Ben Colgan carrying prominently. A Wanderers penalty relieved the siege when another Coolmine try looked inevitable. But for a few handling errors when the gaps opened, Coolmine looked like adding to the scoreboard.

 

A final penalty for Coolmine allowed Louis McDonough to kick the ball out & the celebrations began. The lads were presented with their medals and captain  Conor Kelly accepted the Premier League pennant.

Big End to Season for Coolmine Youths

With five finals to look forward to, end of season tours, it has been a hectic and very successful time for the Youths teams in Coolmine.

 

Pride of place goes to the U15’s, who have now three finals to play before the season end. They match up against Wanderers in the School Youth Premier League Final and the School Youth Cup Final. Following their successful tour to Germany, they also qualified for the Metro Plate Final against Malahide, following a thrilling 33-29 victory over Lansdowne on Sunday last.

 

In preparation for their tour to Biarritz, the U13As have qualified for the final of the School Youth league. They were far too strong for Old Wesley in their semi final last Sunday and face Seapojnt this Sunday in final which promises to be an epic encounter.

     The U13As made short work of Old                Wesley  recently

The U13Bs have held their own this season and beat Barnhall in the Metro Plate Wednesday 20th to progress to next round.

       On tour...

On Sunday 10th April, the U14’s played Naas in the Division 1 School Youth lleague semi final. In a replica of the recent Connacht Grenoble game, Coolmine came from 26-7 down shortly before half time to win an absolute thriller 35-31. Seapoint await them in the final and this will also double as a Metro Cup game due to the short season time remaining.

 

The U17’s made their competitive exit last Sunday, when going down to a strong  Barnhall outfit. Coolmine gave a good account of themselves and could have come close to winning if they had taken their chances. This weekend they head to Clare for their end of season tour, including rugby & surfing in Lahinch.

 

The U16’s had a very successful Easter tour to Bedarieux in the South of France, where they beat the local U16 team 29-14, in probably their performance of the season. The hospitability from the home club had to be experienced to be believed. The trip also encompassed a local rugby final, trip to a local tree top adventure park and a sightseeing trip to Mountpellier. A huge thank you to Fiona & Gamel Taeib for organizing this fantastic trip. On Sunday April 3rd, the U16’s made their competitive exit in the league semi final. In a tight game they lost 13-8 to a strong Clontarf team who won the treble last season.

In Memory of John McHugh: Run Ronan Run

Last year we lost a former player and dear club friend in John McHugh in the Dublin Half Marathon as he collapsed close to the finish line.

His friend and former teammate, Ronan O'Byrne has decided to to run the London marathon in his memory having never done anything like this before. 

Ronan also has epilepsy - so has decided to raise money for two charities - CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) and the Epilepsy Society and split the amount raised between them. The two charities do great work and he hopes to raise as much as possible for them.

For years Ronan played against John at schools level, as he attended Castleknock College while John went to Belvedere. But their rivalry was put aside after school and both played together for Coolmine under Andrew Wood.

'As a part of my fundraising,' Ronan tells us 'I have tried to get a range of prizes for those who sponsor me. For every €5 donated you get to guess the time in which you think I will complete the marathon. To date I have managed to get some great prizes'

And the list of prizes is impressive:

 * Signed Irish Jersey by this years Six Nations Squad (Match Jersey worn by prop Martin Moore)

* Signed English Rugby Jersey by the Grand Slam winning team (was signed in the dressing room after the Wales game)

* Signed Leinster, Ulster, Ospreys, London Irish, Bristol Jerseys (will hopefully get more incl. Munster, Bath jerseys and a Stade Francais rugby ball)

* Signed Dublin and Meath GAA Jerseys

* Weekend tickets to the British Touring Car Championship (Silverstone)

* Vouchers for many restaurants

* Tickets to the Theatre and other activities

* Tickets - Croke Park skyline walk & museum, Guinness Storehouse, Jameson Distillery

We wish Ronan the very best in his fundraising efforts and that he does well in the London Marathon.

The link to his fundraising page can be found here: 

(http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RonanOByrne)

 

 

Fixtures 18th March 2016

 Fri - Senior 1sts v Monkstown 7.45pm

U15B v Clontarf H in Metro Cup

Sun -

U13A Cup v Seapoint H

U14 SY Cup Semi v Clontarf A 12:00

Sun - U15 SY Cup Semi v Cill Dara in N. Kildare 12:00

SUN - U18.5 v Naas Lge H 12:00

Coolmine Alumni in SCT final

Best of luck to Coolmine Alumni Paraic Cagney&David Hawkshaw for Belvedere College in SCT final today vs Cistercian College Roscrea. A replay of last year's final, it should be a cracker in the RDS this afternoon.

Six Coolmine U15!Players chosen for Leinster Metro panel

Following on from the very successful league campaign of Coolmine RFC under 15’s we are delighted to announce that SIX of the players have been shortlisted to represent the Metro area in next season’s Shane Horgan Cup. 

The players chosen were Ben Colgan, Ben Griffin, Conor Kelly, Dean Ennis, Max Gerhardt and Thien Pham. The success of the lads and indeed the strength of the squad bodes extremely well for the future of the club and we wish them all the very best.

Youth level success at Coolmine RFC

U13s

After their visit to Seapoint at the weekend, the 13As have progressed to the quarter finals of the School/Youth Cup.

They are also in the hunt for a league final place having three wins out of four so far and two games left to play. Currently in the top division, the league is brutally competitive with some seriously strong opposition. Some epic games with Barnhall, Old Wesley and Seapoint have only made the group stronger as the continue their journey into full youth rugby. 

http://www.leinsterrugbydomestic.com/league/104925/u13_sun_sec_b

The U13Bs missed out on a cup place after a great comeback against Wanderers last Sunday, having left too much of a mountain to climb in the end. As a result of delays in their league they have only played two league matches and are relishing getting into the mix for the rest of the season.

U14s

With their victory against Barnhall last Sunday, which is not reflected in table below, the U14’s have qualified for the division 1 league final in Donnybrook. 

http://www.leinsterrugbydomestic.com/league/103986/u14_div1

They are also in the last 16 of the School/Youth Cup.

 

U15s

The U15’s have already qualified for the Premier final against Wanderers having won all but one of their league matches.

http://www.leinsterrugbydomestic.com/league/103973/u15_prem

They play Barnhall at home in quarter final of School/Youth Cup this Sunday coming.

 

U16s

The U16’s are in with a shout with Barnhall for the Group B final against Suttonians.

http://www.leinsterrugbydomestic.com/league/102240/u16_grp_b

U17s

 

The U17’s play Greystones in their final league match this weekend. A win could see them leap frog Greystones into third place.

http://www.leinsterrugbydomestic.com/league/104173/u17_div1

 

 

U13s v Wanderers in Cup

Some of the U13 squad who lined out against @WanderersFC1870 in the cup today. Well done lads!

Photos from U16s v Balbriggan last weekend

Some photos from the U16s v Balbriggan last weekend

http://1drv.ms/1OwLqWc 

Fixtures this weekend

U14 Away Barnhall (league)

U16 Away Suttonians (cup)

U13As Away to Seapoint (cup)

U13Bs Home to Wanderers (cup)

Inaugural Garland Cup in Ashbrook

Madge Garland, mother of the former Coolmine & Garda player, the late Gerry ‘Garlo’ Garland, presents the Garland Cup to winning team Captain Alan Murphy after the inaugural cup match of Coolmine Wilderbeests v Garda in Ashbrook yesterday evening. A memorable night’s rugby and looking forward to this being an annual feature in the club calendar. Well done to Garda RFC for a strong display on the night and to the Beests for sticking to the task to the end.

Sent 30m ago

Inaugural Garland Cup v Garda RFC

Fixture update

Fixture update: U18.5 league game v @mubarnhallrfc is on tomorrow. 

Youth Fixtures Sunday 14th Feb

 U14 (H) v @LansdowneFC in Cup 

U17 (A) v @malahiderfc (league & cup double up)

U13A (H) v  @OldWesleyRFC 12 noon. U16 – (WO) Navan in league 

No senior fixtures this weekend.

Shoulder to Shoulder in the Bar!

The bar is open today in the clubhouse for the Ireland v France game k.o. @ 2.30. 

All patronage in the clubhouse is welcome and we hope it will be SHOULDER TO SHOULDER!

U16s overcome Skerries in Cup

Luke Maguire lines up the posts for the U16s v @skerriesrugby in the cup which @coolminerugby won 14-12. 

U15s Crowned league champions!

Great day for @coolminerugby with out U15s winning their league with victory over @WanderersFC1870 35-14.

Well done to all players, coaching group and parents for the immense team you have created and the club are very proud of.

Enjoy the celebrations. 

Match cancellation

U16s match v Wanderers tomorrow. at home in Ashbrook is off.

Fixtures 30th Jam/1st Feb

Fixtures this weekend: U14s A @NaasRFC U15 A @WanderersFC1870 (league decider)
U16 H @WanderersFC1870 12:00 
U17 H @seapointrfc 13:30, possibly brought forward to 13:00. U13As H @seapointrfc 10.30 U13Bs A Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club
Senior 1sts: Albert O'Connell Cup (J2) 1st round today at 2:30, @coolminerugby v Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club
Senior 2nds Winters Cup (J4) 1st round today at 2:30
@coolminerugby v Terenure College RFC

Golf Classic date set

The annual Coolmine RFC golf classic takes place Thursday 5th May in Luttrellstown Golf Club, Dublin 15.

For more info please email coolmineinfo@gmail.com

Fixtures weekend 23rd/24th Jan

Fixtures: Sunday: 2ndsXv and 1stXv V's Wicklow (L)(H) 1pm and 2.30pm Ko's.

U13As v Dundalk RFC league Away 12.30

Friday Night Rugby

Forget about TG4 and rugby on the box - Coolmine RFC host two floodlit matches this Friday 22nd from 8pm. 

The U17s host Skerries in a league match while the Wildebeests play St Marys in a challenge under Vet rugby rules.

All support welcome - bar and lounge will be open for hot and cold drinks and of course you can keep an eye on the telly rugby there as well.

See you all then!

Senior 2nds going for league glory!

Our Senior 2nds play Wicklow RFC at home this Sunday in a top of the table, winner takes all league clash.

Make sure to get down Sunday for 1pm and give them some support.

They narrowly lost out to Wicklow RFC previously in dreadful conditions in Wicklow so this promises to be an epic encounter.

Friday night rugby!

You gotta love this time of year!A weekend of rugby for everyone.

Friday night rugby even better - Wilderbeests host Marys - 8pm - clubhouse open. See you all there! 

Friday Night Rugby 22nd Jan

Forget about TG4 and rugby on the box - Coolmine RFC host two floodlit matches this Friday 22nd from 8pm. 

The U16s host Skerries in a league match while the Wildebeests play St Marys in a challenge under Vet rugby rules.

All support welcome - bar and lounge will be open for hot and cold drinks and of course you can keep an eye on the telly rugby there as well.

See you all then!

New Members always welcome

Although it's half way through the season, Coolmine RFC are stll attracting new members to all age groups.

The youths section is particularly keen to attract members. 

Please email coolmineinfo@gmail.com for more information or visit coolminerugby.com and see what times your age group trains. Simply drop down and ask for one of the coaches listed in the teams' page and they will give you info on signing up.

Coolmine Youths on Tour 2016

Excitement is building within the Coolmine Youth teams as they gear up for the annual tours.

 

The Under 13’s travel to Birraritz in South West France on Saturday 30th April for a three night stay. 

To date 30 boys and 30 adults are booked to travel so it should be quite an occasion. 

On the Sunday they play a match against a local U13 team who they entertained in Coolmine last season. It’s great to see the international links being developed with the up & coming players from Ireland & France.

Our Under 15’s, who are enjoying a fine season, depart for Aachen in Germany on Thurs 31st of March for three nights.The boys have a match with a local under 15 team on the Saturday.

It will be interesting to see the standard of rugby in Germany. To date the tour party will comprise 50 boys & adults. A day trip has been arranged to Phaisland theme park on the Friday .

On the Easter weekend, our Under 16’s depart to the South of France for a four night stay. A combined party of 40 boys & adults are scheduled to travel. Flying to Carcassonne, the boys will be based in Bedarieux, which is the home club of head coach Gamel Taieb. The rugby will take place on Saturday at the host club. On Sunday it will be adventure with a trip to a local Treetop park. On Monday, it will be culture with a trip to the beautiful city of Montpellier.

 

Director of Youths Rugby John Cagney commented as follows. “Touring has always been an integral part of rugby. In my own playing days, I have enjoyed many a tour and it is great to see so many of our youths players getting the opportunity at such a young age”.

 

A special thanks is due to Anita Kelly and Fiona Taieb for all their hard work in arranging the tours. Also thanks to the team managers and coaches for their assistance.

Senior Fixtures this weekend

Fixtures tomorrow: Coolmine Senior 1 &2 away to @longfordrugby from 1pm tomorrow in the league. 

Senior 3rds play Terenure away today in friendly in Lakelands at 2pm.

All support welcome.

Youth Fixtures this weekend

Fixtures: U13, U14, U15, U16 & U17 are in league action this weekend.

 U13A away to Greystones on Sunday 11am

U13B away to Landsowne Sunday 11am

U14 away to Seapoint on Sunday

U15 home to Barnhall at 12:00

U16 away to Barnhall on Sunday at 12:00 (postponed last week)

U17 drew 50-50 at home to Liberty Saints last night