WICKLOW ROVERS

Our senior ladies team went down 5-2 away to Firhouse Carmel in the first round of the DWSL shield last week. The girls definitely didn’t get the rub of the green in this game with nothing going their way at any stage during the match.

To their credit they never dropped their heads and battled right up to the final whistle.

Crucial decisions went against them at important times throughout the match. Rachel ‘The Goal Machine’ Bolger fired home both Rovers goals.

On the night Rachel, Charmaine Higgins and Bridget O’Reilly who was playing her first game between the posts were excellent for Rovers.

Finally, we would like to wish Rachel a speedy recovery from a knee injury she suffered in the game.

The second week of our annual soccer/fun camp takes place next week starting on Monday, July 11, and running straight through to Friday, July 15.

The camps will run from 10am to 3pm daily. Eeach participant will receive a jersey, ball and a medal. The cost of the camp is €65 with discount for a family with two or more kids. There will also be a girls only section in the camp. All participants should bring a packed lunch, a drink, boots, shin guards and a rain jacket.

Anyone interested in taking part should contact Johnny Dunne at 087 7802098 or Willie O’Brien at 086 1696911. Alternatively you can contact any committee member or message the club Facebook page.

Registration forms can be downloaded from the club website at www. wicklowrovers.com.

The dates have been released for the clubs open training sessions and trials for all our junior teams for the 2016/17 season, all open training sessions and trials will take place in the Whitegates from 7pm till 8pm.

The dates are as follows: Under-8s [Born 2009/10] are on Monday, July 11; Under-9s [Born 2008] are on Monday, July 11; Under-10s [Born 2007] are on Tuesday, July 12; Under-11s [Born 2006] are on Wednesday, July 13; Under-12s [Born 2005] are on Thursday, July 14; Under-13s [Born 2004] are on Friday, July 15; Under-14s [Born 2003] are on Friday, July 22; Under-15s [Born 2002] are on Wednesday, July 20, and Under-16s [Born 2001] are on Thursday, July 21.

If any player is away on holidays while the above sessions are taking place please inform any committee member.

The senior men’s teams are returning to training on Tuesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 14, training will take place in the Rocky Road on both nights starting at 7.15pm.

Anyone interested in playing for the club in the Leinster Senior League for the 2016/17 season should come along to these training sessions. All players welcome, present, past and new players welcome.

Anyone interested in playing and can’t make either training sessions due to prior commitments should contact any committee member or privately message the club on the club’s Facebook page.

The club are currently selling FAI National draw tickets, we would ask all club members to make an effort to try and sell some tickets.

This could be a great fundraiser for the club if the members get behind it. Anyone interested in purchasing a ticket can contact any committee member or any club member.

Full list of the prizes can be viewed on the club Facebook page. Also anyone interested in selling some tickets for the club please contact any committee member.

Wicklow Rovers AFC promote soccer for schoolboys/girls, youths and seniors men and ladies in the community, our club is growing all the time and any assistance with the help of running the club would be very much appreciated.

At present we have a very hard working committee but we are always on the look out for people interested in helping out.

The club are always on the look out for people who are interested in getting involved in soccer, whether its coaching and managing or on the executive committee or a sub committee.

Maybe you would just like to help as an assistant manager, help with fundraising or help just around the grounds or in anyway at all, don’t hesitate, get involved, anyone interested in helping out the club in anyway can contact any committee member.

So if you’re interested in doing some work around the club please contact any of the following committee members, John Frazer, Paul Delaney, Johnny Dunne, Franny Copeland, Jimmy Nolan, Rob Free, Willie O’Brien. Jason Harris and Mandy O’Neill, contact numbers can be found on the club website or alternatively you can private message our club Facebook page.

For all news regarding the club, visit the club website at www.wicklowrovers.com or visit the club facebook page.