May 2nd, 08
Well done to all winners and participating players from Cobh Pirates Committee,
members and supporters to the young guys who played juvenile rugby in
the Paddocks this season. We look forward to seeing you return over the
summer months and next season.
COBH
PIRATES RFC JUVENILE AWARDS 2007 / 08 |
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| Award | Winner | Sponsor | Company |
| u12 Player of the Year | Anthony Devlin buckley | John O'Sullivan | Lumberjacks |
| u12 Most Improved Player | Conor Pierce | Thmoas Murphy | Village Inn |
| u14 Player of the Year | Eoin Geary | Cmmdr John Kavanagh | Irish Naval Service |
| u14 Clubman of the Year | Pete Chandler | Alan Whelan | Whelan's Store |
| u14 Best New Comer | Ross Kavanagh | Ray Kenny | Cove Cleaners |
| u16 Player of the Year | Kevin Allen | Ray Mills | Great Island Motors |
| u16 Clubman of the Year | Killian Barry | Mick Gould | O.N.E. |
| u18 Player of the Year | Cian Murray | Billy Dunne | Express Delivery |
| u18 Clubman of the Year | Sean Bryne | Fiona Perryman | Choice Communications |
PHOTOS of the night.....Here
John O'Sullivan has been
appointed Head Coach of the Munster Youths
for the coming season. He will be joining up with his fellow clubman Nick
O'Keeffe, who has been the team manager for the past number
of years and who has alot of experience with Munster rugby at this age
level.
They will commence training on Bank Holiday Monday 5-May in Mallow. With
an enlarged squad of 38 players.
Currently he is organising skills session’s which will be region based
(Cork, Limerick and Waterford) which will be run by the regional coaches
and will continue once a week for the summer. They will have full squad
sessions for 3 Saturday’s in May – break in June for exams and full training
every Saturday July till Oct.
The coaching /management team will consist of Head Coach (John
O'Sullivan), Forwards Coach (Steve Forde), Backs Coach
(Ronan O Donovan), Fitness Advisor (Kevin King), Manager (Nick
O Keeffe) and a physiotherapist.
They will play Leinster and Connacht at home and Ulster away in Sept/October
and there will be a semi-final / final run off in January
Munster’s record has not been good over the last 4 seasons – only winning
2 matches out of 12 played, it is hoped both John and Nick can help to
turn this around over the coming season. John has recently retired from
coaching the Irish Women's National Team after 2 seasons in charge.
Dec 26th, 07
President's XV v Chairman's XV - on St Stephen's Day
Dec 15th, 07
Mr. Michael Wallace presents an Irish jersey worn by his son David to
Club President, Mr. Edmund McCarthy, and receives a Cobh Pirates jersey
from Chariman, Gil Jefferson in acknowledgement..
Nov 25, 07
The IRFU President, Mr. Der Healy, meets the 'REAL' President, Eddie McCarthy....
Nov 25,
07
Club President, Mr. Edmund McCarthy and Chairman, Mr. Gill Jefferson present
service recognitions to Billane Dillane and Tony O'Malley who are on 'sabaticals'
after many years service to the club...
Nov 19, 07
Mr. John Soden, MD, Castle Brands, Ireland, presents the newly sponsored
kit, with their premium product logo, BORU VODKA to Club President, Mr.
Edmund McCarthy. More details to follow...
Nov 06, 07
Have you seen this little fairy around the place....???
Oct 16, 07
The The much talked about Club Reunion has been set for 7:30pm, Saturday
15th December, 2007 at the clubhouse. The J1s will play Newport in the
Munster Junior League in the afternoon, and we hope most ex-Club Members
making the journey to Cobh for the day, will take in this game as well.
We ask all members to forward this notification to as many ex-playing
colleagues you may be in contact with in order to make the evening a success.
If you have old photos, etc... from playing days gone by, please contact rugby@cobhpirates.com about possible copies been made for display on the evening.
It is planned to make a montage of old photos and have these on display via the TVs in the clubhouse through out the night. Again, we ask for your support in making this night a success. [ Email ]
Sept 26, 07
The website was revamped in order to make it easier to get the most recent
updates and to include an ongoing effort for season '07/'08 to get more
club news, juvenile fixtures & results, plus events, etc...outside the
normal adult rugby coverage. I ask all team coaches, committee members,
club members, etc... to forward as much news, match details and results
in order to get the complete coverage on all apsects to the club. At any
time, you can return to the main view and navigation menu, by clicking
'Home Page', or use the back button on the browser.
Many thanks in advance, Kieran McKeown, Rugby Officer. [ Email
]
Sept 25, 07
Subscriptions are due for Season '07/'08
Full
Membership : Playing / Non Playing - € 80
Full
Membership : Playing / Non Playing Unwaged or Student
- € 25
Juvenile
Membership : Playing - € 10 plus € 4 for the
new I.R.F.U. Identification Card
All juveniles must return the signed IRFU registration forms as soon as
possible. Please bring a copy of your birth cert along with completed
form to the registration officers on Saturday mornings with a total of
€ 14 ( 10 - club membership + 4 - ID Card).
Sept 24, 07
Apologies to all true Pirates that frequent
this site to get club fixtures, news, etc..., unfortunately, this is updated
in my spare time, of which recently, I've had little. Thanks for your
patience...onwards with season '07/'08, but, take a look at SEASON
'06/'07 in <review.>
Juvenile Training: The u8/u9s provided the
excitment last Saturday morning with a great training game, take a look
at the photos...<details>
New Dressing Room Complex: The plans for the new dressing
rooms are at an advanced stage, with planning permission ready for submittal.
The project is under the supervision of Derry Allister, and at the last
committee meeting, he presented the plans and outlined the various design
decisions taken along the way. The dormer bungalow style building will
consist of 4 large dressing rooms with self contained shower areas, a
refs room, medical room, meeting room and various storage rooms on the
ground floor, with a large gymasium with showers, etc.. along with team
room on the first floor. Overall, the building works are scheduled to
start towards the middle of next year, and hopefully ready for use within
4 to 6 months from the start date.
Players Gear Packs: The much talked about Club Reunion
is back on the table and provisional date is the Saturday of the October
Weekend. The only item that may force this date to move is the fixture
schedule, we shall definitely know the exact date for the event by the
1st October.
New Player: Cobh Pirates RFC would like to welcome Phil
Weir to the Club. Phil recently arrived from Canada after spending 12
months there both studying and playing rugby. Phil is a native of Hamilton,
NZ, and product of Waikato University, he plays both sides of the scrum,
but, his preferred position is tight head. He will spend the season with
Pirates and we wish him the very best for the coming months.
Also, it is good to see so many old faces back training, keep up the effort
lads, and hopefully the silver ware will come by the end of the season.