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| Armagh RFC Annual General Meeting, Fri 30th May |
28th May 2008 |
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ALL Club members are reminded that the Armagh RFC AGM is to be held this Friday, 30th May, at 8:00pm, in the clubhouse.
This is your chance to have your say in the running of the Club and influence what we do as we move forward. Please don't be like many who sit back and comment from a distance, come and contribute to the future success of Armagh RFC. |
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| Armagh Mini Rugby Win Community Sports Award |
28th May 2008 |
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Following on from the tremendous success already enjoyed as a Club this season, Armagh RFC won yet another award last week as the Clubs Mini section was given the Community Sports Award at the Armagh Sports Forum annual dinner for the second time in 4 years. The award recognises the club which, in the opinion of the Forum, has done most to provide all parts of the community with access to well organised and structured coaching and training as well as bringing together participants... View Report |
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| Armagh Rugby Club - 2008 Ulster Club Of The Year |
19th May 2008 |
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The annual Guinness Ulster Rugby Awards Ceremony was held on Wednesday evening at the La Mon Hotel in Belfast where over 430 guests gathered to celebrate achievements and development of rugby at all levels.
The annual ceremony brings together the cream of the crop in Ulster from schools, youth, club and professional levels and the Awards recognise the role that... View News |
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| James Morton - Kukri Player Of The Month |
19th May 2008 |
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James Morton has been named, for the second time this season, as the Kukri Player of the Month.
James has captained the Armagh 1st XV side for two seasons, helping them lift numerous cups and has played on the Ulster Junior team. |
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| Armagh Nominated For Club Of The Year |
05th May 2008 |
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Armagh have been nominated along with Letterkenny and Portadown as Club of the Year at the upcoming Ulster Rugby Awards. The winner will be announced at a dinner in mid May and although up against strong rivals Armagh must have a good chance given this years successes.
Not only have the 1st XV won... View Report |
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| PRESS RELEASE - New Head Coach At Armagh RFC |
22nd Apr 2008 |
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Armagh RFC are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Hughes as Player Coach for the forthcoming season . Andy has been an ever present in the Dungannon 1st XV for almost 10 years and has been key to their success in that time. He will assume responsibility at Armagh at the end of this season. Armagh RFC would also like to place on record their gratitude... View Report |
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| Death of Past President - Jim Scott |
10th Apr 2008 |
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jim Scott. Jim was a Past President and Treasurer of Armagh Rugby Club who will be sadly missed.
As a mark of respect Armagh RFC will hold a minutes silence before Saturday's semi-final Junior Cup match.
The Armagh RFC committee and members send their condolences to Jim's family at this sad time. |
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| TOWNS CUP FINAL DVD FOR SALE - £10.00 |
10th Apr 2008 |
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A DVD of the Powerade Towns Cup Final 2008, Armagh vs Portadown at Ravenhill, has been professionally produced and is currently on sale.
The DVD costs £10.00 and is available to order by contacting Evan Morton on:
Tel: 07801 275900 or
E-mail: evan@conceptadvertising.co.uk
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| Luxury Weekend In Rome For 2 Draw, Sat 5th April |
01st Apr 2008 |
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Following the successful members house draw on New Years Eve, this recently formed club are holding a members draw and entertainment on Saturday evening 05th April.
The prize to the winner will be a luxury five star three night weekend break for two in Rome (or an alternative venue) up to £1,000 in value with flights out of Belfast. A cash alternative of £1,000 is also available. The draw is free other than the admission charge to the function, and... View Report |
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| Awards Night - Saturday 19th April |
01st Apr 2008 |
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Armagh Rugby Club Annual Awards night will take place in the clubhouse on Saturday 19th April.
All members are asked to attend what will be an eventful and fun filled night. |
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| Buses To Towns Cup Final - EASTER MONDAY |
21st March 2008 |
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Buses to the Powerade Towns Cup final will depart the Palace Grounds, Monday 24th March, at 12 noon, for Ravenhill. The match will kick-off at 2:30pm.
To reserve a seat please fill in the form in the Club House behind the bar or contact either Norman Morton on 07808915795 or George Knipe on 07785284305.
We would ask all Club members to come along and support the boys in what will be a hard fought match. |
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| Sports Dinner |
18th Feb 2008 |
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George Hook, RTE Rugby Pundit and host of Newstalks evening drive time show was the star of last Saturday's Sports Dinner organised by Armagh Rugby Club in the Armagh City Hotel.
Known for his forthright views on Eddie O'Sullivan, Ulster Rugby and indeed any other subject, George held the attention of a large audience for some 45 minutes as a climax to the evening.
Armagh Rugby Club would like to thank George Richard Bell of Wilsons Auctions and Christopher Rowan for their attendance and support on the night. |
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| House Draw Winners Receive Keys |
21st Jan 2008 |
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The winner of the Armagh Rugby Club Development Club House Draw, Christine Rountree from Collone, and John Gribben who won the second prize of a car were invited to the pre-match hospitality on Saturday, before the Coleraine match kicked off, to officially receive each of their prizes.
Photographs can be viewed here... View Report |
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| House Draw Winners |
01st Jan 2008 |
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The house draw for the Armagh Rugby Club Development Club took place on New Years Eve, Monday 31st Janurary 2007.
An independent representative from Gus Campbell Solicitors, in Armagh, oversaw the draw and drew the winners.
The winner of the draw was Christine Rountree from Collone, who won the house while John Gribben was drawn second to win the car with Gregory Allen drawn third to take £3,000.
Armagh Rugby Club would like to thank all those people who supported the Club by becoming members of the City of Armagh Rugby Club Development Club House Draw. The funds raised will be used towards improvements to the Club house, grounds, refurbishment of the upstairs bar area, toilets and changing rooms.
A full list of winner can be seen here...
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| Sports Dinner - Sat 16th February 2008 - 7:00pm |
01st Jan 2008 |
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Following from our highly successful event of just over 18 months ago, on behalf of Armagh Rugby Club I would like to invite you to our next Sports Dinner at The City Hotel Armagh on Saturday, February 16th, 2008.
Dress is Black Tie or Club Blazer and Tie and the event is open to all. Individual tickets are £50.00, or a table of ten can be bought for £500.00.
Booking Forms are available from info@armaghrfc.com or Paul McCord at paul.mccord1@btinternet.com.
This promises to be a memorable evening with celebrity speakers, a few games to keep you entertained, a raffle, an auction, simply a great night out leaving all with memories which will last some time. Our guest speaker is George Hook, someone very well known as one of the main rugby presenters on RTE, and also more recently as a radio show presenter on NewsTalk 106. The night will finish with live music from American Pie... View Report |
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| November Early Bird Draw Winner |
30th Nov 2007 |
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Lorraine Steenson from Armagh receives her £1,000 cheque for winning the November Early Bird Draw as part as the overall House Draw.
Membership for the House Draw is still available but with time running out you are advised to buy membership sooner rather than later for your chance to win a House or one of the other great prizes.
Membership costs £150.00 sterling and is available to buy online or by contacting any Club Member of Armagh RFC. |
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| Happy Hooker Charity Cup - Friday 09th November |
06th Nov 2007 |
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The Happy Hooker Charity Cup will be played this Friday night, the 09th November, at the Palace Grounds under flood-lights with a 7:30pm kick-off. This competition between the Pearse Ogs and Armagh rugby dates back to the 1993.
The Ogs had been using the Palace Grounds for training purposes for several seasons... View Report |
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| All Armagh RFC Senior Matches Cancelled This Sat |
12th 0ct 2007 |
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It is with great sadness and as a mark of respect that Armagh RFC have had to cancel all senior matches both home and away this Saturday, due to the passing away yesterday of John Steenson, father of Armagh RFC fullback Johnny Steenson.
The Armagh RFC committee and members send their condolences to Johnny and the family at this sad time.
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| Hewitt Meats Become New Club Sponsor |
10th Oct 2007 |
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Hewitt Meats have agreed to sponsor Armagh Rugby Club. Jim Hewitt has been a club sponsor for many years but has agreed to come on board as a main sponsor in a three year deal.
Club President Norman Morton, Jack Redpath (OB Sports Club kit sponsors) and Jim Hewitt show off the new club jersey. View Report |
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| Flood-Lit Youth Tournament Latest |
17th Sept 2007 |
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The PSNI Community Cup was set up by Armagh RFC three seasons ago to both compliment existing age group competitions and to give all clubs a chance to experience tournament rugby under floodlights at an U14 and U16 level.
Armagh RFC are delighted that the Community Relations Division of the PSNI agreed... View Report |
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| Irish Exiles Train At Palace Grounds |
28th Aug 2007 |
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The Exiles Under-18 squad made their annual pilgrimage to Ireland last month, playing Ulster on Friday, August 24 at Malone, and Leinster on Sunday, August 26, at Barnhall. The squad again stayed in Armagh, using both the Royal School and City of Armagh RFC facilities as their training bases. View Report |
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| Charlie Nets 44 Points At Armagh RFC Golf Classic |
19th Aug 2007 |
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Local potato distributor, Charlie Johnston will once again have his handicap reviewed following a mammoth 44 points score to win the individual prize at Armagh Rugby Club’s Golf Classic at Loughgall Golf and Country Club on Friday 17th August.
He was closely followed by Stuart Stevenson and Ted Atkinson both on 43 points with Stuart claiming second place with his superb 23 points on the back nine playing off a 5 handicap. The team prize was won by David Ferguson’s First Trust Bank Armagh... View Report |
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| Jim Wins £1,000 Draw |
01st Aug 2007 |
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Jim Rountree was the lucky winner of £1,000 in the City of Armagh Rugby Club Development Club 's Early Bird Members Draw on 28th July.
The new club which was formed in October '06 now has a membership of over 1000.
The aims of the club are to raise funds to enhance the Rugby Club's facilities, grounds and clubhouse. View Report |
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| Early Bird Draw, Pig On Spit & Music - Sat 28th July |
23rd July 2007 |
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There will be music, by Smooth, in the Club House this Saturday evening, 28th July, as well as the 'Early Bird' draw, for the Development Club, at 10pm for £1,000, proceeding the Annual Awards.
Food will be served in the form of a pig-on-a-spit. Contact Andy Rowan for tickets and details.
Please come along to support your Club and enjoy the craic! |
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| Lynn Atkinson and Alan Redpath Marry |
09th July 2007 |
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Alan and Lynn were married in St. John's Church Lisnadill. Lynn is the daughter of Armagh Rugby Club stalwart John Atkinson and sister of Belfast Harlequin's captain & ex Armagh rugby full-back, Colin Atkinson. Alan's elder brother, Jack, acted as best man. The happy couple are honeymooning in Jamaica. View News |
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| Golf Day - Fri August 17th - Loughgall Golf Club |
16th May 2007 |
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Armagh RFC will be holding their annual Golf Day on Friday August 17th at Loughgall Golf Club. A fourball will cost £200 with dinner included and individuals may play for £50. Sponsorships are also on offer as we are looking for people to sponsor Tees, Greens plus the Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin competitions.
If you either want to take part, or contribute to the day through sponsorship or any other way such as prize donation, please contact Noel Conn (07714256909), Paul McCord (00353879127151) or Andy Rowan (07771578471) at the Club. |
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| Armagh RFC - Youth Development Officer |
02nd July 2007 |
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Armagh RFC are currently looking for a motivated individual to take on the role of Youth Development Officer. This role is vital for the ongoing development of Rugby in local schools feeding into Armagh's Youth Rugby structure. Individuals are expected to take responsibility for liaising with primary and secondary schools in the Armagh area, developing and running coaching plans for the schools in conjunction with the teachers, and implementing any Youth initiatives handed down from the Ulster Branch in a structured manner.
This is a salaried role, previous coaching experience is advantageous. Please be aware that, if successful, the candidate will be employed directly by the Ulster Branch and will be interviewed as part of the Branch YDO recruitment process. Closing date is Thursday 05th July and details can be found using this link to the Ulster Branch website: http://www.ulsterrugby.ie/11_5292.php
If you are interested in this role, please e-mail or phone the Branch (reception@ulsterrugby.com / 028 90 493222) stating your interest in a YDO role in Armagh, alteratively please email the club at info@armaghrfc.com with your CV and a summary of why you think you can do the job and we will forward your details to the Branch.
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| Your Club Needs You - NOW!! |
23rd May 2007 |
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Armagh Rugby Club are looking for volunteers to help out with our Youth Rugby set up for the forthcoming season and beyond. In order to compliment the work done by our Youth Development Officer and to ensure we have the proper structures in place for providing a development platform for our young players who either come through from Mini Rugby or feed into the Club because of YDO activity we need people to help us with the following roles... View News |
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| Armagh RFC Annual General Meeting, Fri 25th May |
23rd May 2007 |
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ALL Club members are reminded that the Armagh RFC AGM is to be held this Friday, 25th May, at 8:00pm, in the clubhouse.
This is your chance to have your say in the running of the Club and influence what we do as we move forward. Please don't be like many who sit back and comment from a distance, come and contribute to the future success of Armagh RFC. |
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| Mini Rugby Coach In Belfast Marathon Charity Run |
17th April 2007 |
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One of Armagh's Mini Rugby coaches, Mike Boyd, will be running the Belfast Marathon this year in aid of the Wooden Spoon charity, the official charity for the Home Unions and a charity which focuses on assisting underprivileged and handicapped children.
If you wish to sponsor Mike in his efforts to raise money for this very worthy cause please contact him at the following e-mail address: mboyd1@madasafish.com. View News |
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| Armagh Rugby Club - Dates For Diaries |
07th April 2007 |
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Armagh RFC has various functions organised for the forthcoming weeks in the Club House. The Club Awards night will be held on Saturday 21st April as well as music and the early bird draw for £1,000 will take place.
Saturday 28th April is the annual Club Dinner and other events such as table quizzes for the Club and Charity are taking place. All information can be found in the Entertainment section. Please come along and show your support. View News |
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| Armagh Rugby Physio Moves On |
10th March 2007 |
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Kyla Mayes has served Armagh rugby as Physiotherapist for the past 18 months is moving on. Due to pressure of work Kyla has decided to devote more time to her career.
Many times Kyla has been summoned on to the field to determine if a player can continue in Armagh 's busy League campaign. We all, at Armagh Rugby, wish Kyla all the very best and hope she will return to The Palace Grounds as a spectator in the future. View News |
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| Armagh RFC Top Points Scorers To Date |
06th March 2007 |
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The race to be Armagh's top points and try scorers for this season is hotting up as we go into the last 8 weeks of rugby.
After last weekends games Johnny Steenson pulled further away at the top of the points scoring list and Johnny Allen moved within one try of Alan Redpath at the top of the try scoring lists... View News |
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| Armagh Ladies Fundraising Event Fri 09th March |
03rd March 2007 |
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Toy Model & Collectors Fair
Friday 09th March - City of Armagh Rugby Club
From 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Come along to support the Armagh Rugby Ladies, and add to your collection or start a new one! Search the attic and earn a few pounds. Book a table and sell your old collectables. All tables must be prebooked, due to limited spaces.
For more details contact Davy - 07709659187 View News |
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| Ivan Clydesdale Wins £1,000 Early Bird Draw |
19th February 2007 |
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Ivan Clydesdale from Richhill was the lucky winner of £1,000 in the City of Armagh Rugby Club Development Club's Early Bird Members Draw on 30th December.
The new club which was formed in October 2006 now has a membership of almost 700 which is well ahead of the target for 31st December 2006 of 500. The aims of the club are to raise funds to enhance the Rugby Club's facilities... View News |
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| Armagh Player, Stephen Auld, Visits China |
20th January 2007 |
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Stephen Auld, the regular scrum-half for Armagh rugby, leaves these shores on Sunday 21st January bound for China.
Stephen is a divinity student and attends college with Andrew Trimble, the Ulster rugby winger. He plans to visit Hong Kong then go on to travel extensively through China in a party of eight students. Steven plans to return to Armagh on... View News |
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| Development Club House Draw - Buy Online |
14th January 2007 |
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The option to buy membership online for the Development Club House Draw is now available.
Please click the View News link for further information. View News |
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| Phil Polack Marries |
09th December 2006 |
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On 9th December Katrina Curry & Phil (Aussie Phil) Polack got married in Tullysarron. Phil came to Armagh from New South Wales, Australia, in 2001 and Katrina is from Tullysarron, Armagh.Katrina is a keen Camogie player & also coaches @ the Tullysarron club. Phil has held the out-half position for 3 years and is seen to control the game from this position. View News |
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| Surprise Birthday For Tommy Kennedy |
02nd December 2006 |
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Armagh rugby hosted a memorable occasion on Saturday last when Tommy Kennedy celebrated his 70 th birthday. The event was kept a secret from Tommy and Gladys. It came as a huge surprise to them both when they were inveigled back to the club-house to face a huge crowd which had assembled. Tommy was a prop forward for Armagh rugby for many years and he has appeared in more Ravenhill cup finals than any other post-war player... View News |
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| Development Club House Draw Launched |
11th November 2006 |
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Armagh Rugby Club has launched a draw to raise funds which will be used towards improvements to the Club house & grounds, refurbishment of the upstairs bar area, toilets & changing rooms are planned. It is also planned to provide dedicated disabled accesses & facilities throughout the club house... View News |
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| Order Of Malta Service To Club Acknowledged |
27th November 2006 |
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The annual Rugby-Gaelic match between Armagh rugby and Pearse Ogs Gaelic Club was played on Friday 13th October at the Palace Grounds.
This unique game is played for the Happy Hooker Cup, in memory of Donal Powell, and consists of one half played to Rugby laws and one half of Gaelic football. The... View News |
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| Travelling To Ballina For All-Ireland Junior Cup |
24th November 2006 |
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Supporters wishing to travel by the club coach to the AIB All Ireland Junior Cup game @ Ballina scheduled fixture on 16th December 2006 will need to book their place by Monday 27th November.
Any supporter wishing to have their name added to the list should contact Ken Redpath @ 07879 411 499... View News |
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| Canadian Visitors At The Palace Grounds |
17th October 2006 |
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Armagh rugby were delighted to receive another visit this week from Helen Taylor and her sister Hilda.
The two Canadian ladies have family connections with the club and called to admire their great uncle's photographs. Des Fitzgerald presented the visitors with an Armagh jersey... View News |
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| Happy Hooker Cup Returned To Armagh Rugby |
13th October 2006 |
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The Happy Hooker cup was returned to Armagh rugby on Friday evening. After a keenly contested game of rugby the home team were seen to be 18-12 up @ the turn round.
When the Gaelic section of the match got under way the footballing qualities of some... View News |
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