Photo: Nenagh Ormond Senior Team Manager Keith Hayes accepting the Senior Club of the Year award at last Thursday's Munster Rugby awards. The award was presented by Donnacha Ryan.
Nenagh Ormond RFC Dinner Dance
On Friday night last, Nenagh Ormond celebrated the end of a very exciting season for the club in the Great National Abbey Court Hotel. The club has had an unprecedented level of success this season at all levels. The players at juvenile and mini level enjoyed good results including our Under 13s topping their league and our Under 14s reaching the final of the Cup. The Under 20s achieved great results in their league and won the O’Connor Cup. Nenagh Ormond Ladies mirrored this success with an unbeaten run in Division 2 South to reach the semi-final of the All-Ireland League for the second time since gaining promotion to this division.
Of course, the highlight of the season was our Senior team’s unbeaten record in Division 2B which saw them gain promotion to Division 2A. The team also retained the Cyril Fitzgerald Plate. The work put in over the past few years by this group of players, coaches and management has been immense and the reward this season is well-deserved. Coach Trevor Hogan was thanked last Friday night for the enormous contribution he has made to the team over the past three years. He will be greatly missed next season and we wish him all the best for the future.
The club’s achievements have been recognised in the wider rugby community also with player/coach Derek Corcoran named Division 2B Player of the Year at the recent Ulster Bank League Awards and the club won Senior Club of the Year at last Thursday’s Munster Rugby Awards.
Photo: Nenagh Ormond player/coach Derek Corcoran being presented with his UBL Division 2B Player of the Year award by Ireland coach Joe Schmidt at the recent Ulster Bank League Awards.
Last Friday night was an opportunity for everyone involved in the club to celebrate this success and we would like to thank everyone who attended: players and their families, coaches and management, sponsors, members, parents and supporters. Thank you also to the management and staff of the Great National Abbey Court Hotel and to the band, Ebony, and DJ Mickey Mac who provided entertainment on the night.
Thanks as well must go to Ireland coach Joe Schmidt who took time out of his busy schedule to join us for the night. He entertained everyone with some great stories and presented the Senior team with their Division 2B winners medals. Not only that, he also came out to train the Under 14s & 15s on a very wet and miserable Saturday morning and spoke to some of our coaches afterwards.
Photo: Nenagh Ormond Under 14s & 15s with Ireland Coach Joe Schmidt after he took them for a training session last Saturday morning.
Although there is a break from playing now for the summer, preparations are already underway for next season and we hope that the fantastic support we got from the community this year will continue into the 2014/15 season.
Annual General Meeting
The AGM of Nenagh Ormond Rugby Football Club for the end of season 2013/2014 will take place in the Clubhouse, Lisatunny, on Thursday, 22nd May, at 8pm.
Juvenile Club AGM
NORFC Juvenile Section are having their End of Season Meeting (AGM) this Thursday, 15th May, at 7.45pm in the clubhouse at Lisatunny. All are welcome to attend.
Nenagh Ormond RFC U16/U18 Information Night
Nenagh Ormond RFC would like to thank all our young players for their commitment throughout the season and wish all those sitting exams over the coming months the best of luck.
This is an exciting time for the club having achieved promotions to Division 2A of the All Ireland League. To build on this success and looking to the future we are holding an open information evening on Thursday, 29th May, at 8pm in our clubhouse in Lisatunny for the Under 16 and Under 18 age grades. We would like to invite players and their parents – current or new – to attend where you will get a chance to meet the coaching teams and get an overview of our plans for next season.
Age Grades:
Under 16: Born 1999/2000
Under 18: Born 1997/1998
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