Historic Day at Aghadoe – First Senior Match

Killarney RFC V Newbridge RFC

Last Saturday was a truly historic day for our club. Following the trojan work by Ger Moynihan and his crew at Aghadoe, we hosted Newbridge RFC in a preseason friendly, which proved to be a very sporting match watched by a huge crowd of supporters. Aghadoe was literally a hive of activity from early in the morning as the finishing touches were made. All was set up for the match which kicked off just after 2:30pm and was officiated by Killarney’s own Declan Fuller. A fine sporting match was played on the day with Killarney narrowly losing out to the Newbridge side on a scoreline of 27 points to 22. Some fantastic play was on display and it is great to see so many young players looking to step up to the senior squad. Though the result did not go our way, the team can take great pride in their performance and this really bodes well for the forthcoming season.

The weather played its part in helping us showcase our fantastic facilities on the day with many spectators bringing their children to watch the match – our future stars! It was fantastic to see the flags go up at the gate welcoming the visitors and supporters alike to our new home for the match. Long hours and an epic effort was put in to line the pitches and to make sure everything was ready for this historic match. With over 100 cars parked up, it was great to see such huge support for the lads and particularly to help celebrate our first ever home match at Aghadoe. Following the match, a presentation was made at the Killarney Avenue to the visiting captain.

Minis back in 2 weeks:

The minis section are due to recommence training for the forthcoming season. Training will restart on Saturday the 29th of August. Children between the ages of 5 and 11 are welcome to come along and this year we will be training at our new pitch in Aghadoe! Training will take place each Saturday between 10:30am and 12 midday. Gumshields are essential. If you have any queries please contact Tom Campbell on 087-2657994 or Liam Murphy on 087-4145662.

Family Day:

KRFC are hosting our Open Day at our new pitch in Aghadoe on Sunday the 6th of September next. A fun filled action packed day is promised and we will have face painting, bouncy castles, barbecues and many games on the day, with a rugby dispay by the mini squads. A full calendar of events is planned for all ages on the day. Keep posted to our facebook page for event updates