Sept 18, 09
- Meet John Fotu
John Fotu, a New Zealand born Tongan, joins Cobh Pirates on September
25th. John is currently playing his rugby at Ponsonby Rugby Club, Auckland.
He comes highly recommended by his club coaches, noteably, Bryan Williams,
former All Black three quarter and coach of the Somoan National Team.
Please welcome John to the Club, introduce yourself and help him settle
in quickly.
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Full Name: | John Fotu |
| Preferred Position: | Outside Centre | |
| Positions Played: | InsideCentre,OutsideCentre,Wing | |
| Weight: | 90kg | |
| Height: | 1.76m | |
| Date of Birth: | 11 July 1982 | |
| Current Club: | Ponsonby RFC, premier club, Auckland, NZ | |
August 22nd,
09 - Munster Meteor BOWL
Winners
August
22nd, 09
The Adult Tag Rugby finished on Sunday last. Overall, it was a major success,
with over 100 participants over 5 weeks. The committee aproached Mrs.
Noirin Doyle about the possibilities of moving the Eddie Doyle Memorial
Trophy, long associated with the St. Stephen's Day 7s & which has
waned over recent years, to become the trophy now associated with this
competition going forward. Mrs. Doyle presented the trophy to the winning
team, JBM's Cheetahs after a hard fought victory over Richie's Wasps.
In the Bowl section, Digger's Stormers over came JJ's Wolf Hounds. All
captains agreed prior to the knock out section to donate the winning cash
prize to a nominated charity. JBM's teams decided to donate their winnings
to the Clair Butler and Joslyn Nolan Fighting Blindness fund. Kelly Doyle
won the Best Female Player and Sean Daly won the Best Male Player.Many
thanks to Kathleen & Billy Dunne + Richie McGrath for providing a
very welcomed BBQ after the games finished.
August
14th, 09
Munster Meteor 7s Draw
Grounds: Junior Tournament at PBC Wilton - Senior Tournament at Highfield
1200 Pitch 1 Cobh Pirates V Abbeyfeale
A
1200 Pitch 2 Cashel V Kanturk B
1220 Pitch 1 Waterpark V Kilfeacle C
1220 Pitch 2 Richmond V Youghal D
1240 Pitch 1 Ballincollig V Bandon A
1240 Pitch 2 Castleisland V Crosshaven B
1300 Pitch 1 Bantry V Douglas C
1300 Pitch 2 Killarney V Carrigaline D
1320 Pitch 1 Cobh Pirates V Ballincollig
A
1320 Pitch 2 Cashel V Castleisland B
1340 Pitch 1 Waterpark V Bantry C
1340 Pitch 2 Richmond V Killarney D
1400 Pitch 1 Abbeyfeale V Bandon A
1400 Pitch 2 Kanturk V Crosshaven B
1420 Pitch 1 Kilfeacle V Douglas C
1420 Pitch 2 Youghal V Carrigaline D
1440 Pitch 1 Cobh Pirates V Bandon
A
1440 Pitch 2 Cashel V Crosshaven B
1500 Pitch 1 Waterpark V Douglas C
1500 Pitch 2 Richmond V Carrigaline D
1520 Pitch 1 Abbeyfeale V Ballincollig A
1520 Pitch 2 Kanturk V Castleisland B
1540 Pitch 1 Kilfeacle V Bantry C
1540 Pitch 2 Youghal V Killarney D
1615 Pitch 1 Cup Semi's A V D
1615 Pitch 2 Cup Semi's B V C
1640 Pitch 1 Bowl Semi's A V D
1640 Pitch 2 Bowl Semi's B V C
1700 Pitch 1 Plate Semi's A V D
1700 Pitch 2 Plate Semi's B V C
1730 Pitch 1 Plate Final
1730 Pitch 2 Bowl Final
L-R: Michael O'Sullivan, Hon Sec, John Doherty, Cobh Hospital, Gill Jefferson, Chairman, Mrs Sliney, Mrs Doherty, Cobh Hospital
July
26, 09
Cobh
Pirates have a limited number of Munster Season Tickets available
for the forthcoming Season. The Season Ticket includes the 3 home group
Heineken Cup matches in Thomond Park and the 3 Home Magniers League games
being played in Musgrave Park and cost €240 (the price includes club membership
for the coming year). Any member interested in purchasing a Munster Season
Season Ticket should contact Michael O’Sullivan (087 6778726) or Finbarr
O’Connor (086 8547465) or any committee member. As numbers are limited
it is advised to apply as soon as possible. On behalf of Billy Dunne,
Juvenile Chairman and his committee, many thanks to everyone who contributed
and generously supported the Annual Flag Day last Saturday week. All funds
raised will go towards the purchase of new equipment for the juvenile
section, which now caters for up to 250 boys and girls from u6 to u18.
We would also like to thank the various businesses in town that facilitated
the collection over the course of the day at their premises.From next
September, the IRFU are introducing a new age grade for underage rugby.
Leprechaun Rugby will be starting for the under 6 age group. Any children
born in 2003 or 2004 are welcome to Paddocks when the new season kicks
off in September. The emphasis will be focused on enjoyment, group participation
and introduction to rugby football under the mini section rules. Best
wishes to Declan Carlos on a speedy recovery after his recent knee operations.
Won't be long before we see you back on the bike again ! Congratulations
to Jason Butler and Kevin Quinlan who have been selected for the next
phase of the Munster Cadets Development Squad. This is a programme run
by the Munster Branch to develop club juvenile players from the age of
14 to 16. Successful candidates at the end of the Cadets programme will
advance to the Munster Youths u17 Development squad, where at the moment,
Jason's first cousin, Eoin McSweeney, is currently going thru' his paces.
Hard luck to the Cillian Farrell, Glen McKeown, Jack Cahill and Pete Chandler
who missed out this time round.
June
06, 09
Fund Raiser
The junior players will undertake
a 10km run around the Great Island on July 18th
in order to raise funds for new gym and training equipment.
PLEASE SUPPORT !!!
Sponsorship cards are available from Peter Ahern, email: rugby@cobhpirates.com
This fund raising event is undertaken with the acknowledgement of Cobh
Garda.
June
08, 09
New Coaches
At the recent AGM, a new Club Coach was appointed. Robbie Doyle, who lives
in Killeagh, will take over the responsibilities of coaching the Munster
Division 1 team and overall direction of rugby within the club. Robbie
learnt his rugby with Christians, Cork, and after playing senior at out-half
with both Highfield and Sunday’s Well, he returned to the junior leagues
in 2006 to coach Youghal to the provincial league title and to the final
of the All Ireland Cup in Lansdowne Road. He then moved to Old Christians
were he instrumental in gaining Division 1 status for the club. He has
represented Munster at youths & junior level, and played for Ireland
at youth’s level. Robbie is very pro-active with his coaching education,
and has attained IRFU Level 2 accreditation, along with many ancillary
strength and conditioning courses.
Robbie will be assisted by Ray Duignan, who will have responsibility for
forward play. Ray, a Galway native, is a long time member of Cobh Pirates,
having played many years with the club, wining various Munster and county
titles. Ray also represented the Irish Defense Forces on numerous occasions.
He has started his coaching pathway with the juvenile section and had
a very impressive season with the u16 team. He is an IRFU Level 1 accredited
coach.
The new Club Captain is 2nd row, James Frahill. James is a product of the underage system. He was part of the team that had the great run since 1998 to mid '00s that won many titles for the club, most notably, the Munster Junior Cup in 2006. He then moved on to play senior rugby with Highfield for 2 years in the AIL Division 2. James returned to the club last season and was instrumental in solidifying the league status in Division 1 and ensuring the club took 3-in-a-row with Cork County Cup honours. To cap a fine season, he represented Munster in the Junior Inter-Pros for 2009.
The 1st XV will be managed by Kevin O’Keeffe, with physio/medic, Richie McGrath and kitman, Cormac Rafterfy.
The club wishes them the very best support for the new season.
June
06, 09
Tag Rugby
Adult Tag
Rugby takes place every Monday night in the Paddocks, starting 22nd June
2009, All welcome !!
Cobh Pirates will be starting mixed Adult Tag Rugby on Monday June 22nd.
A team of ten, with 4 current players, 3 women & 3 non-players can
be registered on Monday June 15th at the clubhouse @ 7:30pm. Entry fee
is 120Euros per team, with all funds returned in prizes and finals Day
BBQ. There will be league matches every Monday for 4 weeks with the Finals
on July 25th. For more information, please email:
tagrugby@cobhpirates.com
A special presentation was made to Roisin Burke who has stepped down
after many years overseeing the finances of the club. Roisin will continue
as a coach in the mini section. We wish her well in her 'sabbatical' from
committee work. 
As is traditional in the 'Pirates, a presentation was made to Gordon Soans, on behalf of the members to mark his forthcoming wedding to Melany Heffernan, from Fermoy. We wish them both well for many happy years together.
Photo: Chairman Gill Jefferson, Gordon Soans and Tony O'Malley who made
the presentation.
Munster
Junior Inter-Pros
Photo: 1st
XV Team Manager: Kevin O'Keeffe with Munster Reps: James Frahill, Eamon
Ronan, Cillian Casey & Ruairi Geary
The Munster Rugby Summer Camp will be held in the Paddocks on July 20th, all interested in this event, Download an application form here – a great time assured, with visits from the professional team and instruction from the Munster RDO team.
May
8, 09
Well done to all the recent winners at the Club Annual Awards held in
the Clubhouse..
COBH
PIRATES RFC ANNUAL AWARDS 2007 / 08 |
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| Award | Winner | ||
| Clubman of the Year | Dermot Allistor | ||
| J1 Player of the Year | Josh Suszko | ||
| J1 Most Improved Player | Joey Hoyne | ||
| J2 Player of the Year | Dave McAuliffe | ||
| J2 Most Improved Player | Aaron Kennedy | ||
July 25,
08
Subscriptions are due for Season '08/'09
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).
May 07, 09
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 2008 / 09 |
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| Award | Winner | Sponsor | Company |
| u12 Player of the Year | Adam Devlin | John O'Sullivan | Lumberjacks |
| u12 Most Improved Player | Neill O'Brien | Thmoas Murphy | Village Inn |
| u14 Player of the Year | Jack Cahill | Cmmdr John Kavanagh | Irish Naval Service |
| u14 Clubman of the Year | Kevin Quinlan | Alan Whelan | Whelan's Store |
| u14 Best New Comer | Cormac Barry | Ray Kenny | Cove Cleaners |
| u16 Player of the Year | Kevin Allen | Ray Mills | Great Island Motors |
| u16 Clubman of the Year | Owen McSweeney | Mick Gould | O.N.E. |
| u18 Player of the Year | Fergal Twomey | Billy Dunne | Express Delivery |
| u18 Clubman of the Year | Conor McDowell | Fiona Perryman | Choice Communications |
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