Icon Auto jersey sponsors
Many thanks to Chris Cargill and Icon Auto, Dubai for their sponsorship of jerseys for the U12 & U13 teams during the past year.
Munster Rugby training at Clarisford Park
The Munster Rugby squad will have an open training session at the Ballina-Killaloe RFC rugby grounds in Clarisford Park this Friday 7th August from 11.00 am. Parents and kids are welcome to come on down and view the session.
There will be an opportunity to meet and greet players from 12.45.
Ballina Killaloe RFC Casino Night
Get your chips down!
Join us for a fun night of gaming, drinks and light food at The Lakeside Hotel, Saturday 14th March from 8pm.
Tickets & Contact: €25.00 from Olive Foley 087 1850328 or Committee members.
Killaloe U11s in Community Games Success
Killaloe has never entered a team into the community games rugby before so it was very exciting to be able to field a team, albeit a very young one. Only one of the boys currently plays U11 rugby, the rest play U10 & U9!
Round 1: Killaloe v Ennis St Johns – won 5 tries to 2 with 3 scores from Ciaran, and a try apiece for Gordy and Stephen
Semi final: Doora Barefield A v Killaloe – Doora Barefield were very strong and scored 4 tries in the first five minutes. (They were the overall winners on the day). The Killaloe boys never let their heads go down and battled hard for the rest of the game only conceding one more try before the final whistle blew.
3rd/4th playoff: Killaloe v Doora Barefield B – the team was determined to come away with a medal and they did! They tackled as if their lives depended on it and played some great rugby. Try scorers were Ciaran Rodgers (3), Gordon Wood (2), Shane Geraghty (1), Stephen Geraghty (1).
Team: Tony Foley, Ciaran Rodgers, Laurent Chateau, Stephen Geraghty, Shane Geraghty.
Front: Liam Daly, Alex Chateau, Aiden Foley, Gordon Wood, Diarmuid Coleman
2014 Family Fun Day
Ballina Killaloe RFC will be holding a Family Fun Day at Clarisford Park at 2pm on Saturday 12th April 2014 to mark the end of the season. More details can be found on the dedicated Family Fun Day web page at http://funday.ballinakillaloerfc.com/
U10s blitz at Presentation RFC
On Sunday 23rd March the BKRFC U10s travelled to Rathuard in Limerick to play a blitz hosted by Presentation RFC, where they were also up against two UL Bohs teams and the East Clare Eagles from Tulla.
The Ballina Killaloe boys came out firing on all cylinders in the first game rucking the ball, tackling well, turning over the ball at almost every breakdown, eventually running in 7 tries against the first UL Bohs side who scored just one in reply.
The second game promised to be tougher with BKRFC falling behind by 4 tries to 2. In the last minutes of the game the boys rallied with some strong play towards the line. Oisin Pepper darted into the corner from short range. As full time approached almost exactly the same play unfolded and Oisin saw his chance again as the blindside was unmarked and he dived across the line to draw 4-all against the second UL Bohs team.
The 3rd and final match was against East Clare Eagles. Once again the boys played well winning the game with some lovely well-worked tries. It was a great morning with over half of the boys scoring tries, but a special mention must go to Shane Geraghty and Thomas O’Farrell for their tenacious tackling and strong running with the ball in hand.
Standing: Pat Murnane, Oisin O’Reilly, Shane Geraghty, Cillian O’Connor, Ben Murnane, Ben McCarthy, Cathal Mullane, Nicola Wood Front row: Gordon Wood, Finn Harrold, Conor Neill, Cian Molloy, Oisin Pepper, Thomas O’Farrell, Liam Dal
Successful U11s Blitz
On Sunday 23rd March 2014, our U11s hosted teams from UL Bohs, St Marys RFC, and Scarriff RFC. Ballina Killaloe RFC fielded two teams.
It was the first time that many of our boys set foot on our new hallowed ground and boy did they do it justice. All our stars were aligned because the pitch was magnificent, the sun was shining and the standard of rugby was fantastic.
Our visitors were blown away by our new facilities! The standard of rugby on display was of a high quality and some of the BK RFC play was so good that visiting coaches remarked on the high standards displayed by our boys on the pitch.
2014 Black Tie Ball
The Club’s annual Black Tie Ball will be held on Friday 14th March 2014 at the Lakeside Hotel.
The evening’s entertainment will include a three-course meal, live band & DJ and dancing ’til the early hours (if previous balls are anything to go by!).
Tickets are priced €50.00 and are available from Tracey (087 2792006) and Fidelma (086 8164319).
The Laundry Shop Killaloe Sponsors BKRFC
The Club is delighted to welcome The Laundry Shop, Ballina/Killaloe as one of its jersey sponsors for the 2013/2014 Season.
Donal Hammond of The Laundry Shop officially presented a set of mini rugby jerseys to Club President Brendan Foley at a presentation evening which took place in Reddans Bar, Killaloe on Friday 20th December 2013.
U9s victorious vs Young Munster
Ballina Killaloe RFC U9s travelled to Tom Clifford park in Limerick to play Young Munsters on Sunday 8th of December.
Ballina Killaloe fielded 2 teams from a squad of 22 players. Both teams played two very competitive games with Ballina Killaloe wining all four games 6-0, 4-1, 4-2 and 4-1.
The ball handling and tackling skills worked in training over the last few weeks was very evident in the way the boys controlled each game and kept Young Munster under pressure at all times.
Team 1 players were Zak Egan, Sean McMahon, Tony Foley, Cormac Quinn, Simon Grace, Paul Frost, Callum Black, Eoin Heffron, Sam Lancaster, Jake Dundon, Brendan Minogue
Team 2 players were Oisin Minogue, Evan Carey, Ricky Shannahan, Brain McGrath, Fionn O’Casey, Conor Neill, Ryan Imhoff, Jake Moloney, Adain Foley, Diarmuid Coleman, Tom Wood