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Saturday 7 December, 2024, in the Clubhouse, starting at 8pm.Do not forget to wear your Christmas Jumpers, Dresses, Shirts etc.This is an adult only event

With over 160 lots entered this year there is something to suit everyone! Friday 29th November in the clubhouse. Viewing starts from 8 p.m. Auction starts at 8:30 Here is some of the entries for this year. Everything must go on the night! View Auction Catalogue

To launch the start of the new rugby season we are having a BBQ! Come on down and see what is in store for the rest of the season. SATURDAY 7th  SEPTEMBER,  STARTING AT 7:30PM   (Food served between 8:30pm-9:30pm) TICKETS €10 ON SALE NOW (N.B. limited availability) CONTACT ANN ON (085) 2362729

Hi Folks, The presidents BBQ is postponed for a week or 2 so that it doubles up as a season opening event! Details to follow. Regards WRFC Committee

Last few days for tickets!

Its that time of the year again! Auction Catalogue Gifts include Homemade Christmas Puddings Outdoor lights, Outdoor/Indoor Plants Ceramic Plant holders Ladies Handbags, Shawls, Jewellery Christmas ornaments Beer Hampers Vouchers From McCrea’s Florist Hair Hampers Hand made Bird Feeder Selection of wine hamper Hand made Bird Feeder Christmas Gift sets Boxes of Choc, Tins of Biscuits Gum Shield Vouchers Voucher from Sean Connolly Mens Wear Vouchers for men’s shop, Fruit and Veg Shop, Supervalu, Coffee Shop etc Personalized signed Irish World Cup 2023 Jersey   Signed Jersey  2022/2023 Leinster Squad And many more items

Calling all ladies 💃 The under 12s Girls & Boys WRFC fundraiser!!!🔴⚪️⚫️ If you happen to be decluttering your wardrobes , you can helpIn preparation of ladies night in WRFC on the 17th !“OFF THE RAILS with , Presseco & nibbles ! 🍾🥂🍷🧀🍇 Tickets will be €20 entry and clothes will be priced €5 each etc it is open to all with pre book tickets due to numbers !Bring a friend, bring your mammys ! It’s set to be a fun night ! In preparation of the night “We need your help” !! 🙏 If you are decluttering your wardrobe…

Wicklow RFC is again taking part in the annual IRFU Grand Draw. The best thing about this draw is that 100% of every ticket sold by Wicklow RFC will go directly to the club. The IRFU are providing the fantastic prizes . The draw takes place in IRFU HQ in early December. The club is also putting up 3 extra prizes for tickets sold by WRFC only. 2 x pairs of Leinster tickets in the RDS as well as a voucher for €100 for the club shop.Our aim is to sell 1000 tickets at €10 each. If all members sell…

Pre – Registration Essential Details circulating on team whats app groups.

Dear Member As you may already be aware of, Wicklow RFC are celebrating our 60th Anniversary this season. To mark this special achievement, four CCM Transition Year students, as part of their TY program, are going to produce a 60th Anniversary calendar celebrating this milestone with a pictorial overview of the first 60 years of Wicklow RFC. The club has access to many photos over this period, however there must be many more that have been taken by WRFC members and have never been released for general viewing. The TY lads want to include great photos within the calendar, so if you…

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  Match was held in great spirits and rain didnt stip a brace of tries for Kinlan  

The Club is open from 7pm tomorrow night for the kick off of the Rugby World Cup between France and New Zealand. 🇫🇷🇳🇿The bunting and flags are up and we are open for ALL of Ireland World Cup games.So get your green jerseys on and come up to the home of World Player of the year, Josh Van der flier to cheer on Josh and the Irish team. All are very welcome and the atmosphere will be electric! The Pool games are as follows.Saturday 9 September: Ireland vs Romania (2.30pm) Saturday 16 September: Ireland vs Tonga, (8pm) Saturday 23 September:…

The Wicklow 10s is back on, August 20th 2022. Please see all the information about rules, registration here. See you there!

Please help sponsor our U12s tour, all details are here:

Do you have what it takes to win the prize?! Please support the WRFC U12s Tour 6 Nations Forecasting Competition.Follow the link, answer the questions, choose how you want to make your donation. Q1. How many points will Ireland score in all their 6 Nations matches? Q2. How many points will be scored during all 6 Nations matches? Q3. The highest scoring player of the tournament will score how many points? Q4. What will the highest number of points conceded by a team in the 6 nations? Q5. How many points will be scored in the highest scoring match? (Total…

Please use the Clubforce Link here to take part and help support your club. To pay by DD, please complete this form and return to a WRFC Committee member.

Buy your tickets here > https://app.galabid.com/ycyc21wicklowrfc Prizes  Follow the Ireland Team on their Summer Tour of New Zealand in July 2022 Return flights, hotel accommodation, match tickets and spending allowance for two persons (Compliments of Vodafone) Win a €5,000 Holiday Holiday voucher worth up to €5,000 (Compliments of Energia) France v Ireland 2022 Guinness Six Nations VIP Trip to Paris with the IRFU Patrons Club Return flights, hotel accommodation, match tickets and spending allowance for two persons (Compliments of Opel Ireland) England v Ireland 2022 Guinness Six Nations VIP Trip to Twickenham, London Return flights, hotel accommodation, match tickets and…

A large crowd attended our recent online AGM. Brian Clarke was re-elected as President to serve a third term as club President. Fiona Mitchell was elected as Chairperson for the coming season and Lynn Armstrong was elected as Honorary Secretary. Treasurer Colin Kingston gave a detailed financial report that showed the club has been very well managed throughout the course of a very difficult year, where little or no rugby was played. The consensus is that despite the challenges the club has emerged from the last year in very good health. The new gym and changing rooms are ready to…

Re:       Annual General Meeting – 27th May 2021   The Committee of Wicklow RFC hope all our members and their families are keeping well. The present COVID19 restrictions has meant that we have to take the decision to hold out Annual General Meeting of Wicklow RFC by virtual means on MS Teams on Thursday 27th May 2021 at 8pm. Any members wishing to table motions to the club must do so in writing to the Honorary Secretary by Thursday 13th May 2021.   Motions must be sent by post to Ms. Fiona Mitchell, Honorary Secretary, Wicklow RFC, 18 St. Laurence’s Park,…

On 8 May, WRFC are taking part in Darkness Into Light to join the global fight against suicide, self-harm and stigma. We want to make sure mental health services are always readily available to people when they need support. Please support us by making a donation through our online fundraising page https://www.darknessintolight.ie/…/wicklowrugbyfootball..

Introducing our 2021 Summer Camp Mascots Ash & Lucy. Wicklow RFC Summer Camp Tuesday Aug 3rd to Sat Aug 7th. (in line with Government guidelines and subject to advice from the relevant authorities) Minis Camp ‘Warriors’ All-Inclusive Camp Youths Skills Camp Full Camp details & booking facility to follow shortly! A big thank you to Alexa Beckett from our U10 Girls team, who designed this years Camp mascots

SAVE THE DATE! Wicklow RFC are delighted to announce that we will be hosting our annual Summer Camp in August 2021 (in line with Government guidelines and subject to advice from the relevant authorities) This year’s Summer Camp will include: Minis Camp ‘Warriors’ All-Inclusive Camp Youths Skills Camp WRFC Summer Camp Tuesday Aug 3rd to Sat Aug 7th inclusive. Full Camp details & booking facility to follow shortly!

Ahead of “International day of Persons with Disabilities” on December 3rd, Wicklow RFC have put together a short video to celebrate the wonderful Wicklow Warriors who are such an important part of our club.  

We are continuing to introduce the members of the Wicklow Women over the coming weeks. They are continuing to work hard on strength and conditioning, HIIT, Ball Skills and whiteboard sessions and are looking forward to getting back on the pitch next week hopefully.#makeourmark#20×20#cantseecantbe#wicklowrfc#bankofireland#AIL We are continuing to introduce the members of the Wicklow Wome over the coming weeks. They are continuing to work hard on strength and conditioning, HIIT, Ball Skills and whiteboard sessions and are looking forward to getting back on the pitch next week hopefully. #makeourmark #20×20 #cantseecantbe #wicklowrfc #bankofireland #AIL

We are continuing introducing some of the members of the Wicklow Womens Squad over the coming weeks. The teams are training hard and cant wait to get back to playing rugby as soon as the restrictions allow. #makeourmark #20×20 #cantseecantbe #wicklowrfc #bankofireland #AIL

We will be introducing some of the members of the Wicklow Womens Squad over the coming weeks. The teams are training hard and cant wait to get back to playing rugby as soon as the restrictions allow. #makeourmark #20×20 #cantseecantbe #wicklowrfc #bankofireland #AIL

Seniors men help coaching Youths and Minis Michael McNamara, U12s coach had the pleasure on Sunday of introducing his team to some ‘legends of rugby”. In a fantastic new initiative, members of the Men’s Senior squad will be working with Minis and Youths teams to lend their insight and expertise to our young players during the current Level 5 restrictions. Our youngsters were delighted to have the Seniors on board with one keen U8 announcing to his new coach at the end of the session that ” when I grow up I want to be just like you” . The…

Hi All, Wicklow RFC is again taking part in the annual “Your Club Your Country Draw”. In a hugely difficult year for sports clubs with so many aspects of the club’s income streams unavailable to us.  We are asking for as many of our club members, supporters, family and friends to support the club by buying a ticket for just €10 and encouraging all our friends and family to do the same.  Our aim is to sell 1000 tickets raising €10,000 to help fund the day to day running of the club for the duration of this pandemic The IRFU…

Re: Annual General Meeting – 8th October Following the announcement of An Taoiseach on 5th October 2020 moving all counties to Level 3 at midnight tonight, we will no longer be able to hold the Annual General Meeting of Wicklow RFC on Thursday 8th October 2020 in the Clubhouse. However, rather than cancelling the AGM, we will be holding the meeting via a private MS Teams call. Only fully paid up members of Wicklow RFC at 31st May 2020 may join the private meeting. In accordance with the Club Constitution, every ordinary and honorary life member shall have one vote…

Congratulations to our Past President, Pat Carolan who has been elected as chairman of the Leinster Junior Committee. Pat played for Wicklow RFC in the late seventies and early eighties. He has had a long and distinguished career as a referee and was elected as President of the Leinster Rugby Referees in 2014. Pat has worked tirelessly for rugby and for Wicklow RFC for decades and has served as the clubs South East Representative for many years. Congratulations Pat and the very best of luck in the new role.

Congratulations to Thomas Clarkson who made his senior debut for @leinsterrugby tonight against Ulster. Thomas started his rugby career playing mini rugby in Wicklow RFC. Pictured below with Jason Watson and Bert Nicholson. A player with a very bright future ahead of him. Well done Thomas!! #leinsterrugby

Wicklow RFC is committed to a safe and sustainable return to all age-grade rugby. WRFC have in place a covid compliance team and each team will have a covid officer in attendance at every rugby activity; they will have responsibility for checking the responses to pre-rugby form in advance of each activity, monitoring covid compliance processes and keeping an attendance log for all activities. A meeting will be held with all players and parents in advance of Return to Rugby to provide clarity on these procedures. All players must complete the annual club registration and pay the annual membership fee…

Ahead of the start of what will be an exciting new season we are delighted to announce the winners of the player of the year awards from last season for the senior men’s and women’s teams. Congratulations to all the winners!! Senior Awards https://youtu.be/1Tzc4_iDFVY The club would like to thank all the coaches, managers, players and supporters for the incredible effort they put in, week in and week out representing our club. We have so much to look forward to this season, with the opening of our incredible new gym extension, our new coaching team for the senior men and…

Regrettably, due to the new health restrictions announced on Tuesday 18th August, it is no longer possible to hold our AGM on Thursday 27th August at 7pm in the Clubhouse as planned. The AGM has now been deferred to a later date. The Committee for 2019/2020 will remain in place in a caretaker capacity until the AGM can be held in a safe manner in line with Government policy. Notice of the rescheduled date will follow as soon as possible. Yours sincerely, Fiona Mitchell Honorary Secretary Wicklow RFC

We can’t wait! Energia Women’s Community Series Teams: Connacht Conference: TBC Leinster Conference: Blackrock College, Old Belvedere, Railway Union, Suttonians, Wicklow. Munster Conference 1: Ballincollig, Kerry, Shannon/LIT, UL Bohemian. Munster Conference 2: Ennis, Kilrush, Skibbereen, Thurles. Ulster Conference: Cavan, City of Derry, Cooke, Malone, Queen’s University. Energia Women’s All-Ireland League Teams: Ballincollig*, Blackrock College, Cooke, Galwegians, Malone, Old Belvedere, Railway Union, Suttonians, UL Bohemian, Wicklow*. More details available here

Some of our Wicklow girls featuring strongly in Leinster U18 girls training in Ballbriggan rfc. The very best of luck to all the girls involved. Some great photos on North East Leinster Facebook  

WE’RE BACK!! Calling all Women and Girls interested in trying Rugby our u18 girls are back training on Monday the 17th of August at 18:15 and are looking for new recruits. We hope to get two teams up and running this year. Our senior ladies are already back and will be training at 7:30 this Wednesday 12th. With two teams up and running this year we have Rugby for all levels of experience. So come along and give it a try. Our 16s and 14s will be back shortly, we have rugby for all Women and girls of all ages….

The IRFU Youth Council, is now open for applications. Would you like to help shape the future of Irish Rugby? Applications are now open for volunteering vacancies on the IRFU Youth Council, for further information on the work of the Youth Council, please see the terms of reference. The aim of the programme is to advocate for and on behalf of all youth and ensure there is a range of opportunities where youths can have their voices heard. Candidates should be an active member in their rugby club, should be aged 18-24 and must be committed and passionate about youth rugby. Candidates…

Ahead of the start of the 2020 season, Mick Higgins is stepping away as the head of mens rugby in Wicklow RFC. Mick has been the driving force behind Wicklow RFCs mens rugby program for many years. Whilst Mick will be remaining involved in WRFC, he steps away from his role as head of senior rugby, in a club that has been completely transformed over the last decade and for that we owe him a true debt of gratitude. Not too many people would know that Micks father Jimmy played for the fledgling WRFC team in the early 1950s. Mick…

Pre season training for the senior men’s squad has started back on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm at Ashtown Lane. Almost fifty players are working in separate training pods. With the clubs superb new gym extension nearing completion and the pitches in incredible condition, there is great excitement over the upcoming season. New and former players are particularly welcome. If you are interested in getting involved contact Jason on 086 8543089.

Wicklow RFC are delighted to announce their exciting new coaching line up for the 2020/21 season. Head Coach will be Dan Van Zyl, Forwards coach and player coach will be Paddy Thornton and skills coach will be former club captain Wes Wojnar. They will be adding more names to a strong coaching and management team for the J1s and J2s in the coming weeks. Dan van Zyl started coaching in Ireland in 2002 after a very successful playing career where he represented South Africa between 1997 and 2000. Dans teams included the Bulls and Stormers in Super rugby before playing…

Wicklow RFC’s senior Women’s team have been promoted to the Energia All Ireland League for the upcoming season when they will be competing amongst the top ten teams in the country for the first time in the club’s history. To help our players to prepare for this challenges the club have put together a very experienced coaching group to give the women the best possible backup towards preparing for life in the top flight. The Coaching team will be led by last years Head Coach Jason Moreton. Jason previously coached the Pirates women’s rugby team 1994-96, winners Southland wide rugby…

On a perfectly still night, with the sun setting over Ashtown Lane, the Wicklow over 35’s played their first 15’s game of the year against an athletic Rathdrum outfit. Things started badly for the Vikings, giving away a penalty right from the starting whistle which didn’t help settle the nerves, however, the defence stayed strong and the unflappable Niall Geoghegan cleared the Wicklow line with the first of many relieving kicks. It was a short-lived territorial gain however, the visitors pressed back and a momentary lapse in concentration saw Rathdrum slip in for a try from a quickly taken penalty….

The 2019 Metro Cup Final due to take place before Christmas was rained off. The game has been rescheduled to take place on Friday January 31st under floodlights at Wicklow RFC. Kick off is at 8pm. Railway and Wicklow have had two cracking matches this season and this has all the makings of a classic. There will be live music in the bar afterwards. If last year is anything to go by this will be a fantastic night. Don’t miss it!!

Wicklow RFC Ten Aside Tournament. On Saturday 24 August 2019, the inaugural “WRFC 10s Rugby Festival” took place at Wicklow Rugby Football Club, Ashtown Lane, Wicklow, County Wicklow. The pitches were pristine, the facilities shining and the smell of food and prospect of cold refreshments did nothing less than to heighten the anticipation of what, would prove to be an absolutely fantastic day…night.  As the teams warmed up and the crowds gathered to music rocking around the pitches, anticipation and excitement grew until the kick off at 14:30 under beautiful sunny skies. First up was the men’s section with teams from…

The Inaugral Wicklow RFC 10s Tournament is set to take place this year on August 24th. Get in touch to register your team today!

On behalf of the Irish Rugby Football Union, Aon design and manage a range of insurances for all individuals whilst active in rugby in Ireland. The Irish Rugby Football Union arranges Group Personal Accident cover for all players and certain officials who are members of affiliated Clubs.The Union believes it has a responsibility to provide a minimum level of insurance cover and therefore the scheme is compulsory for all Clubs. This compulsory scheme is intended to primarily cover catastrophic injuries only and, whilst the” benefit may appear substantial, it will not necessarily be sufficient to cover future needs if a…

ATTENTION COACHES, PLAYERS, PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS. Please see  the IRFU code of conduct for players, coaches, parents and spectators.  It’s very important that parents, players, coaches and supporters familiarise themselves with the code of conduct we expect of them on match days. Wicklow RFC take pride in the welcome we extend to visiting teams and referees.  We cannot and will not tolerate coaches, spectators or players verbally abusing referees or opposing teams. Please familiarise yourself with the code of conduct. Please ensure your players, parents and supporters are familiar with them. https://site-irfu.soticcloud.net/club/code_of_conduct.php

1 Cheese Hamper 2 Selection of Body lotions, Perfumes, & 2020 Calendar 3 Tin of Afternoon Biscuits, and 3 Selection Boxes 4 2 x ‘Mr Men’ create your own Beanie Hat and Paddington Activity Carry Pack 5 Illuminated Salt Crystal Bowl and 2020 Calendar  6 2 x ‘Enchante’ Christmas Decorations 7 Newgrange Shot Glasses and 2020 Calendar 8 2 x Candles and bottle of Prosecco 9 Lavender Set, Beauty Case, and 2020 Calendar 10 ‘Matt Hatter’ talking Action Figure 11 Large Christmas Angel with lights 12 5 x DVD Gift Tin ‘Bonanza’ Tub of Celebrations and 2020 Calendar 13 ‘Bubble…

250 guests attended a lunch and questions and answers session with Irish rugby coach Joe Schmidt. In five years under his leadership, Ireland have won three Six Nations Championships, and recorded their first-ever wins over his home nation of New Zealand. He retires as Ireland coach after the 2019 Rugby World Cup. His visit to Wicklow Rugby Club generated plenty of interest. In advance of the lunch fundraiser for the Wicklow Rugby Club Development Fund, club members were asked to send in what questions they would like to ask, with the best ones put to the man himself last Friday….

The WRFC Development Project is the biggest & most exciting initiative ever undertaken by this club. As you can see, we are passionate about providing first class facilities for our members & friends. These new features will present players with the opportunity to excel on the pitch, cater for our rapidly expanding playing numbers, provide comfort for our visitors and delivers first class facilities for our community. We have seen huge growth within our club over the past few years & we are determined to ensure the club aligns with this evolution. I would therefore urge you to contribute whatever…

I am delighted and honoured to represent Wicklow RFC as President for the 2019/20 season and I look forward to offering a warm Wicklow welcome to all visitors to Ashtown Lane over the next few months.  Wicklow RFC is looking forward to kicking off the rugby season over the next few weekends as we start into what should be a really exciting 2019-2020 season. The club has seen phenomenal growth and success both on and off the pitch over the last number of years and we look forward to what hopefully will be another great year. Our senior men and…

The famous WRFC Summer Camp takes place from Tuesday Aug 7th to Saturday Aug 11th (10am -2pm). For boys and girls from age 3 – 15. Bookings are now being taken online. Cost of Camp €70 for one child. Reduces to €60 for siblings etc. Always a brilliant week with fun and games and a few surprise guests thrown in. Last year we had over 200 boys and girls taking part and they were thrilled to meet Leinster and Ireland stars former WRFC player Josh Van der Flier, Fergus McFadden and regular visitor Sean O’Brien. This year looks like being…

Another fantastic night was had at the recent Wicklow RFC Black Tie Dinner held in the Grand Hotel. Two hundred people were in attendance to celebrate another fantastic year of Rugby in Ashtown Lane. Club President Bert Nicholson spoke movingly in recounting a remarkable year during which amongst other things, the club were awarded the Leinster Junior Club of the year, hosted the Provincial Towns Cup Final and launched the Wicklow Warriors disability rugby for all team. The family of the late Mervyn Morrison were on hand to present The Mervyn Morrison memorial cup which will be awarded to the…

I know its only early May but LEINSTER RUGBY need our  ticket requirements for the Autumn Internationals by MAY 21ST . We must have all submissions by MAY 18th to allow for collation etc. Please contact tommymorrissey7@yahoo.ie

The Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Provincial Towns Cup final takes place on Sunday April 29th. 2017 Champions Tullow RFC will face 2015 Champions Enniscorthy Rugby Club in what has all the makings of being a classic final. Wicklow RFC will be completely transformed on the day with an incredible Family Entertainment Area sponsored by Bank of Ireland. Two huge marquees for catering and entertainment including the Guinness Bar. There will be various stalls selling teas and coffees, burgers, ice cream and popcorn.  Kick off is at 4.15pm. Admission is €10 for adults and it is free for children. After the match there will be live music…

A limited amount of tickets will be available to the club for Leinsters Champions Cup Semi v Scarlets on Sat April 21st , on a first come first served basis . Prices not yet finalised but likely €70 and €50 approx . No family packs or children tickets. Applications to Tommy Morrissey by email or text not later than this Saturday evening 7th April tommymorrissey7@yahoo.ieor 087 4129769

The Irish Rugby Football Union recently presented over 100 female players, who played in competitive Test fixtures between 1993 and 2006, with an international cap. Having compiled a list of all those who represented the Ireland Women in World Rugby-approved Test matches, before the IWRFU was integrated with the IRFU, the Union capped those who played for Ireland from the first fixture, which took place against Scotland on February 14, 1993, to the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2006, when caps were presented by the IRFU for the first time. One of those who received her cap on the day was…

The Wicklow RFC 300- 1 draw tickets are now on Sale. This is the biggest fundraiser the club embarks on every year and is crucial to fund the day to day running of the club as well as the continuous improvements in our facilities for our young players. You can buy the tickets on the club website (click on the club draw button on the top right of this screen) or facebook page or from any committee member. If you would be willing to sell some tickets please contact Stephen Clarke on 087 2051659. Link to Draw

Wicklow have been drawn at home to last years beaten finalists Skerries RFC in the quarter final of the Bank of Ireland provincial towns cup. The game will take place at Ashtown lane on Sunday March 18th which is the St Patrick’s bank holiday weekend. WicklowRFC travelled away and beat North Kildare RFC 12-31. Two tries from Dean Leonard and one each from Ben Porter, Stephen Duffy and Billy Ngawini. 3 conversions from Brian Keegan. Attention this week turns to the hugely important game v Dundalk RFC in the Leinster League on Saturday at 3pm. Seconds kick off at 1.30pm