CLUB CALL
BRAY BOWLS
What a week to forget, and a ‘wee’ story to finish-read on. On Monday, our Division 4 team were away to Westmanstown, lost one rink, won one rink and drew the other (lost the overall score though) on a lovely summer’s evening.
On Tuesday evening our Division 1 team travelled to St James’s Gate where they were given a bowling lesson by the lads from ‘The Gate’.
Our Ladies then played Westmanstown in Bray on Wednesday, winning and gaining some revenge for the Men’s defeat on Monday.
Thursday saw our Vets 1 team travel back to ‘The Gate’ where they travelled a man short, won a rink and lost a rink.
Vets 2 went to CYM and also lost, however Vets 3 registered a home win against Clontarf. Congratulations to Eamonn Kennedy/ Christy McEvoy and David McMahon/John Dunne on winning their Pairs matches against Crumlin and Railway Union respectively-they have now progressed to the last 16, unfortunately they have been drawn against each in the next round!
Oh and that story I promised, well you know how sometimes when you travel to a match or game and you realise you have forgotten something (shoes, clubs, clothers etc), well the Vets 2 team left bray to go to CYM, 8 men, 2 cars.
You do the maths, and yep one car left with three, leaving one bowler ‘behind’ still in the toilet in Bray…..guess who? Answers on a postcard please!
WICKLOW ROVERS
Our under-17s defeated Phoenix FC 3-0 in the Niccoli Schuster Cup, Luca Rampersaud made it 14 for the season, Eli Graham nabbed his third of the campaign with Dean Noble scoring his second of the season in what was an excellent all round team performance from the lads.
The senior ladies continued their magnificent start to the season when they defeated Rivervalley Rangers 8-0 at Whitegates.
The girls are now unbeaten after eight cup and league games winning seven and drawn one. Last Monday in the league they hit their opponents with a clinical display.
Rachel ‘The Goal Machine’ Bolger smashed home an excellent hat-trick to bring her tally for the season to six.
The twin strike force of Niamh O’Brien and Natasha Fitzgerald were not to be outdone as they both weighed in with a brace each to bring their season totals to 13 and nine respectively.
The goal haul was completed by Mel Clarke who was making her competitive debut for the girls.
This was an excellent all round team performance from the girls.
The curtain came down on the junior section during the week, our 16As had two big games to determine the destiny of the premier title.
On Tuesday they suffered a 5-3 defeat away to Greystones United with Nathan Sullivan helping himself to a brace with Sean Leonard nabbing the third.
They suffered heartbreak on Thursday night as they didn’t claim the point they required to win the premier title losing 1-0 at home to eventual champions Avonmore. The lads controlled the game for long periods but just couldn’t breach a strong Avonmore rearguard. Well done to everyone on a good season.
The 16Bs had an excellent 6-0 win over Aughrim Rangers on Tuesday to claim the combined Under-15/16 Challenge Cup Plate, six different players got on the scoresheet. Ryan Murphy, Joe Geraghty, David McNabb, Nacho Garcia, Ciaran Byrne and Myles Keogh all hit the back of the net in a clinical performance from the lads. Well done to Mark and the lads on a great season picking up two trophies.
On Thursday night the under-13Bs claimed runners up spot in the Division 3 league when they defeated St Anthonys 4-2 in Newtown.
Leading 2-1 at the break the lads pushed on in the second half to secure the all important win. Tim Hastie fired home a magnificent hat-trick with Luke Dunne adding the other, well done to everyone involved.
The clubs annual summer camp dates having been released, Week 1 - Monday 3rd July 2017 to Friday 7th July 2017, Week 2 - Monday 10th July 2017 to Friday 14th July 2017.
The camp will take place in the Whitegates and will run daily from 10am to 3pm.
The camp is for children from four years old to 13 years old, the cost is €65 per child, €120 for 2 children from same family, €170 for three children from same family, €200 for four children from same family.
For registration forms or further information please contact Johnny Dunne 087-7802098, Robbie Dover 087-3621049 or any committee member.
Registration forms can also be downloaded from club website at www.wicklowrovers.com. *Every participant will receive a ball, jersey and medal.* All participants should bring a packed lunch, drink, rain jacket, football boots and shin guards.
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 your 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, 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.
Everyone at Wicklow Rovers AFC would like to extend their sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Alice Quinn who sadly passed away recently.
Our thoughts and prayers are with her sons George, Jimmy, David, Joe, Paul and Alan and her extended family and friends at this sad time, may she rest in peace.
ARKLOW TOWN FC
Arklow Town FC are proud to announce the appointment of the two managers who shall take the helm of the LSL first team for the upcoming 2017/18 season.
Gavin Doyle and Willie Kavanagh, two long serving and reputable players with our club, having played on many award winning teams throughout the years with Arklow Town FC, shall take the reins of our first team.
Two top ranking players and profilic goalscorers, with many football awards to their names, these two individuals combined bring a wealth of experience and a profound knowledge of the game to our LSL side.
This is their second stint at spearheading an LSL side, having very successfully managed the LSL first team some three seasons ago and we at the club are honoured to welcome them both back as managers.
The club, in tandem with the managers, will strive to provide quality coaching combined with expert management skills, coupled together to bring our LSL side back into top flight football.
As we enter into this exciting new era, we at the club wish both managers every success in their roles.
New players interested in joining the team are most welcome to contact Gavin (085 1054005) or Willie (087 9206278).
Our under-12A team travelled to Belfast last Friday to take part in the annual Bryson Cup Tournament.
In a very exciting and thoroughly enjoyable two days of football, our lads impressed with their performance on the pitch against a strong Belfast selection.
In their first game they drew two all and narrowly lost out in the second game by a scoreline of 2-1.
Well done to the team, who thoroughly enjoyed their experience in Belfast.
They all did our club very proud and represented Arklow Town FC most commendably.
While our Arklow Town contingent may have narrowly lost out on the Bryson Cup, on a brighter note Arklow Town player Paudi Kavanagh was voted Overall Player of the Tournament and Aaron O Brien was voted Man of the Match in the first leg as voted by the linesmen and referees officiating the games. This is a great accolade, well done to the two boys.
Six under-12A players were selected for the FAI Regional Emerging Talent Programme team that took part in the Tracie Lawlor Tournament in Curracloe, Wexford on Sunday.
Representative players involved were Paidi Kavanagh, Aaron O’Brien, Alex Kavanagh, Conn Keaney, Tadgh O’Shea and Jack Flusk. Well done!
Our under-17 DDSL team travelled to Tallaght on Sunday morning to meet with Sacred Heart FC to play their first Cup game of the season.
They won this game by a scoreline of 3-1, goals courtesy of Andrew Maher and Dan Fitzsimmons with a brace.
Meanwhile our under-14A DDSL team won against Wayside with a scoreline of 6-4.
Do check out our Facebook page at The Town-Arklow Town FC for all the updates about our Club.
NEWTOWN JUNIORS
Saturday, July 1 is the date for our Presentation Day. We will also be running our Mini World Cup this year (for the first time in a couple of years) and we will need a little bit of help. So if you are interested in football and can spare an hour or two every week leading up to finals day on July 1 to do maybe a bit of refereeing etc. it would be greatly appreciated. It is open to girls and boys from five years upwards.
For members of Newtown Juniors F.C. there will be no cost while it is €10 per head for non-members. All players (members/non-members) who intend playing in the Mini World cup must register on an official form.
Dates for registration are Saturday, June 10 from 10am to 12pm in the Community Centre and during the Newtown Street Fest beside the Parkview Hotel on Sunday, June 11.
Closing date for registration is Tuesday, June 13, at 8pm to allow for team selections and fixtures.
No registration will be accepted after this date/time. If we don’t have sufficient numbers for a respective age group, then we wont be in a position to run a competition for that said age group but will do our utmost to facilitate all players.
The first games in the Mini World Cup will take place on Thursday, June 15, from 6pm.
All Mini World Cup finals will take place during our Presentation Day on Saturday, July 1.
If you require a registration form or further information please contact the secretary, Hughie Nolan, at 087 6987653, or any member of the committee or one of our coaches from any of our teams.
Please note that all children will play on finals day, you never know the ever popular ‘Tiny Tots’ game may make a comeback.
All our players are currently out and about with sponsor cards (where players can purchase club gear depending on how much money they collect).
This is one of our main fundraisers so it would be great if we got loads of support, which to be fair we usually do.
Regards the Presentation Day, all our managers (U-10-U-15’s) must get their thinking caps on and mull over who they will be selecting as their Player of the Year and Most Improved Player of the Year award nominees.
As part of our Presentation Day we will have loads of fun games, which will include bubble football for all our teams from the season just finished.
The WDSL Presentation Day will take place on Sunday, June 25, in the Grand Hotel in Wicklow town for all players from under-8s up to under-16s.
The following are the times that presentations will be made to our teams/age groups: Under-8s at 10am; Under-9s at 10.30am; Under-10s at 11am; Under-11s at 11.30am; Under 13s at 2pm; Under-15s at 3.15pm.
All players/coaches must be at the venue at least 15 minutes before their time slot.
Our “Golden Goal” competition took in the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea and the results were as follows: €60 4th min: Stephen Nolan; €20 3rd min: Clodagh Dowling; €20 5th min: Anto, Skinny, Murph and Dessie Snr.
Thank you everyone for your support.
For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors F.C. please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email to hughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
BRAY WANDERERS
Lotto draw - There was no jackpot winner on June 4. Numbers drawn were 13, 14, 20, and 24. €30 lucky dip winners were Sam O’Sullivan c/o C. Kavanagh, Sandra Nealson c/o V. Walsh, Mary C. c/o C. Kavanagh, M.O’Connor c/o C. Kavanagh, Marian Caulfield c/o Michael Caulfield. Next week’s jackpot is €9,800.
Lotto tickets can be purchased in the club shop at home games or you can play the Bray Wanderers Lotto on line at our web site www. braywanderersfc.ie.
Lotto tickets are also printed on the rear of match tickets. Simply fill in the ticket and drop it into the club shop at home games.
Fixtures - The League of Ireland season has a mid season break this week. Bray Wanderers next game is at home to Derry City on Friday, June 16. Kick off at the Carlisle ground is 7.45pm.
Underage teams - The draws have taken place for the second rounds of the under-19 and under-17 cups.
Bray Wanderers under-19s have been drawn away to Dundalk in the second round of the under-19 Enda McGuill Cup.
The match will take place in Oriel Park on July 4 or 5. Bray Wanderers/St. Joseph’s Boys under-17 Academy side have been drawn away to St, Patricks Athletic in the second round of the Mark Farren under-17 cup. The match will take place at IT Blanchardstown on July 4 or 5.
Table Quiz - The Seagulls Members Club will be holding a table quiz on Tuesday, June 13, in the Martello, Bray Seafront.The quiz is in aid of one of the clubs Charity Partners – St. Catherine’s Special School Table of four is €40. Quiz starts at 8.00pm.
Mini World Cup - Bray Wanderers are hosting a Mini World Cup for under-10s (boys and girls) – 11-a-side on Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2. Venue is the Carlisle Grounds. All clubs with a youth structure within the Bray, greater Wicklow and South Dublin area are invited to enter the above Mini World Cup with entry on a first come first served basis. All participants will be guaranteed: A Bray Wanderers FC season ticket - A Bray Wanderers T-Shirt - fantastic free entertainment line-up - very reasonable team entry fee (€10 per panel member; €140 per panel of 14) - extremely great value food over the weekend - a great fun family day out on both days– not just football but focused on community inclusive events. Full details: www.braywanderersfc.ie. To book email: bwfcminiwc@gmail.com.