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Strictly Naas Rugby brings glitz and glamour to Kildare

26 sports, business and community personalities to cut a rug for Naas RFC

Strictly Come Dancing, Naas-style, is coming to Kildare for the very first time courtesy of Naas Rugby Club. This exciting dance event will bring together 26 sports, business and community personalities from Naas and the surrounding environs to put on an unforgettable show on the June Bank Holiday weekend.

The participants will be put through their paces by professional dancers lead by Leah Moran of Leah Moran Stage School, over the next six weeks until they are ready to woo the crowd with their fancy footwork at the dance spectacular in Killashee House Hotel on Sunday, 3rd June 2012. The names of the 26 participants will be published shortly.

Rory Larkin, Vice-President of Naas RFC and MD of RFL Steels said: “Naas Rugby Club is delighted to be bringing this exciting event to Kildare in the year that the club is celebrating 90 years in the community. Naas RFC is a vibrant club with players and members spanning generations from the ages of 7 upwards. We are looking forward to welcoming new members into the club in the future and to continuing to play our part in the community of Naas and beyond.”

Tickets for this event will be sold by individual dancers and through Naas Rugby Club. Anyone who wishes to follow the progress of Strictly Naas Rugby can find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/#!/StrictlyNaasRugby or follow us on Twitter @strictlynaasrugby

Naas RFC 2012 Annual Club Awards Evening

Naas RFC are proud to announce their 2012 Annual Club Awards Evening will take place on Friday 11th May at the Osprey Hotel & Spa, Devoy Quarter, Naas. The event will commence with a drinks reception at 7.30pm to be followed by dinner and awards ceremony. Admission is €30 per person and tickets are available at the hotel entrance or via team managers. The dress code for the evening is smart casual. Those attending may continue their evening at Time Bar & Venue following the awards ceremony. This promises to be a most entertaining and popular event and your support is very much appreciated. We look forward to seeing you all on the night.

Naas U16 Win Leinster Schools/Youth Cup

Congratulations to Naas U16 Team & Management who won the Leinster Schools/Youth Cup in Edenderry on Sunday 29th April with a score of 13-0 against Mullingar. The team Captain and second row Tomás Ashe lead from the front and scored two excellent long range penalties in the first period to give a half-time score of 6-0. An outstanding second half try scored by scrum half Andrew Kelly and converted by Tomás Ashe was enough to wrap up the proceedings and give Naas a well deserved victory. Well done to all on your success!

The Naas U16 squad are as follows: Sean Burke, Nick Shilokovskiy, Adam Coyle, Devlin Nugent, Tomás Ashe, Richard Dromgoole-Maguire, Matt O' Connor, Michael Russell, Andrew Kelly, Richard Ward, Niall Delahunt, Hugh Walsh, Darragh Mulhall, Ross Cleary, Paddy Brickell, Paul Furlong, Victor Amand, Tomas Ferris-Meldon, Jack Hanrahan, Matthew Marmion, Kevin McLoughlin, Diarmiad Smyth, Patrick Fanning, Kevin Tiernan, Nicholas Grey, John Hill

Naas RFC Host U13 Leinster League Finals

The U13 Leinster League finals are being hosted by Naas RFC at Forenaughts on Sunday 22 April. The Division 2 final between West Offaly Lions and North Meath kicks off at 12.15pm and is followed directly by the Division 1 final at 1.30pm between Birr and Kilkenny. Naas RFC wish all players, coaches and supporters an enjoyable and successful day!

Kildare Duo Contest Michael Higgins Memorial Cup

The Michael Higgins Annual Memorial Challenge Cup took place at Naas Rugby Club on Saturday 14th April and saw Newbridge College Senior Cup team captained by Brian Hayden go head to head with Naas RFC U19s captained by Robin Brickell. For more details click here: http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/newsroom/9812.php

Congratulations to Craig Ronaldson on Winning Ireland Cap

Naas RFC wish to congratulate their former player, Craig Ronaldson, who has been selected to start at out-half for the Ireland Club Team who take on Scotland in the Dalriada Cup, Ulster Bank Club International to be played at Old Belvedere RFC, Anglesea Road this evening (Friday 9th March). Craig who currently plays for Lansdowne is one of five new caps announced, all of whom are in the Ireland backline. See following link for more details: http://www.irishrugby.ie/club/news/25817.php Congratulations also to Andrew Rose, former Naas U20s player and former captain of Zimbabwe U20s who lined out for Scotland in the same match.

Michael Roe Challenge a Big Success

Naas Rugby and Lions Clubs teamed up on Saturday last (3rd March) to hold the Michael Roe Challenge at Mondello Park, International Race Circuit. The event was named in honour of Michael Roe who is a Naas man and long serving member of Naas Rugby Club and who was one of Irelands first International Motor Racing Stars. See Press Release for more...... Click here for photo.......

Congratulations to Naas U21 Players & Management Team on

Winning the Conal Owens Memorial Cup

The Naas U21s team played their final game of the JP Fanagan Pennant at Forenaughts against UCD

on Saturday evening (3rd March) in front of a packed spectator gallery including officials from Leinster

Rugby, led by Leinster Rugby President Stuart Bayley, who was attending to present the Naas team

with the Conal Owens Memorial Cup.

The result on the night was not going to alter the outright Section A, league winners, as the impressive Naas side

had already out-performed all other teams in this section of the JP Fanagan Pennant, having won 8 of their 9 game to date and having secured an impressive 36 points which was 6 clear of their nearest rivals Old Belvedere.

See Press Release for more......

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Club Newsletter

The Naas RFC Autumn Newsletter is now available and may be read at the following link

Thanks to all those of you who contributed material for publication. There will be further newsletters published during the course of the season and the PR Committee are keen to receive contributions from as many members as possible, so please feel free to submit your ideas or material to the PR Committee at the following email address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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President’s Welcome

Welcome from Naas RFC President Barry Carey

You are very welcome to Naas Rugby Club website. I hope that you will find this site to be informative and a useful source of information on club activities and rugby generally during the current season.

We are located at Forenaughts, Naas, Co Kildare and detailed directions to the club are available on this website. We have excellent playing facilities comprising 3 pitches, floodlights, and all weather training facilities together with modern club house.

It is with great honour and pride, as President of Naas R.F.C. that I welcome everyone to Fournoughts this season and I wish all those involved in Naas Rugby Club, players, coaches, volunteers and supporters every success and enjoyment in rugby throughout the 2011-2012 season.

At the commencement of yet another exciting year for Naas Rugby Club, we can all look with a sense of pride at the continued and sustained success of our club at all levels from senior rugby through youth’s and mini’s rugby. We hope that this will continue during the current season.

With the continued help of our main sponsor Rory Larkin, RFL Steels, and indeed all of our other sponsors, Naas Rugby has maintained a healthy financial position despite the prevailing challenging national fiscal environment. This environment is likely to continue for some time yet and I urge all club members and supporters to assist in all club fund raising activities during the season. I thank them for their continued support and strongly encourage all club members and fans to support our sponsors in whatever way possible.

To all our supporters, welcome back for another season and we hope to give you something to cheer about on the playing fields. And why not bring a friend next time your down.

To our visitors, visiting teams and supporters I extend a warm welcome and hope you enjoy your time with us.

I wish our Club Captain, Gary Rowan, and all the players the best of luck for the coming season, together with our coaches, particularly our club coach, Niall Carson, and our Chairman of Rugby Dave O’Brien I wish a continuation of winning ways and entertaining football.

We are a community based rugby club, providing facilities, coaching, skills development and organising of matches for the youths of Naas and it’s environs. We will be fielding three adult teams and under 21s this season, we have approximately 120 adult players. With a girls team and teams at all ages from between seven and twenty about 500 youths are involved. All of this takes considerable organisation. I am very conscious of the small number of people who take on a great workload on behalf of the Naas RFC. The Club requires more volunteers at all levels. If you decide you could devote a little of your time in any way please feel free to contact me or any member of the executive.

I look forward to another successful season both on and off the field. This will only be achieved by continued hard work, single mindedness of purpose, and total commitment.

Best Wishes : Barry Carey, Naas RFC President