Last January when writing about Tim Townend’s refereeing career, we said ‘WATCH THIS SPACE’. We advised he was ‘ONE TO WATCH’. Now it seems our predictions were not too far off the mark. This week it was announced that after only one full season as a referee, Tim has leapt onto the IRFU development panel, [...]
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The inaugural Railway Decathlon will take place on Saturday 25th May, it was announced today. Kicking off from 11am, teams of 4 (comprising of 2 girls and 2 guys) will battle it out in a series of challenges, to see who is the top all round sports team. “With the rugby season over and the focus on [...]
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Railway, in conjunction with Leinster Rugby, will host a Summer Camp from 1st to 5th July in Park Avenue. This camp will be aimed at players (male and female) aged between 6 and 12. There is an early bird offer that runs to 1st June and will mean any sign-ups to that date can avail of a discounted price [...]
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In advance of the upcoming Bircroft Tag Championship in Railway, we sought to get a slightly tongue-in-cheek inside track on the teams competing and consider their odds of lifting the trophy come July. Wild Geese – 7/4 Favourites Big, fit, athletic, extremely quick, ‘lovely to look at, especially when Henry is running at full flight’, [...]
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Saturday 20th April 2013 proved another milestone day in Railway Union, when both the Women’s 1sts and 2nds claimed Leinster Cups in the form of the Paul Cusack Memorial Trophy and the Leinster Shield at Seapoint RFC. Women’s 2nds v Old Belvedere, Leinster Shield Final Undefeated in 2013, the 2nds (aka ‘the Devs’) took to [...]
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Pardon us if we sound like hyper kids on Christmas Eve waiting for Santa Claus, but with only 3 more sleeps before THE event of the year, it’s hard to contain the excitement! And now’s as good a time as any to make sure you have everything in order. So here’s the checklist Tux? Rent [...]
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First XV v Carlow Coyotes The first game of the day saw the eagerly awaited clash of the only two unbeaten Women’s sides in Leinster, when the Railway 1st XV took on Leinster Division 2 winners, Carlow Coyotes, in the Leinster Cup semi-final. Railway led the way through an early penalty from Claire Ryan in [...]
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The High School Rathgar were crowned the inaugural cup champions at the Jones Lang LaSalle Girls Rugby 7s Schools Tournament in Railway Union on Saturday, overcoming a brave St Louis side 24-7 in the final. Led ably by joint captains Brona Murphy and Emma Murphy, The High School attacked strongly from the start, with Sarah Fox and Emma [...]
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Last weekend saw three Railway teams in action, with all three recording victories and progressing to the semi finals of their respective cups. Friday night saw Railway’s 3rds return to their regular Friday night slot to commence their cup campaign against Stillorgan. The first 15 minutes saw some scrappy play from Railway resulting in a [...]
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Finals Day for the Jones Lang LaSalle Girls Rugby 7s Schools programme takes place this Saturday in Railway Union. Over the last six weeks, Railway coaches have been running a structured rugby 7s programme for 4th and 5th year girls in schools such as Sion Hill, Muckross College, St Louis, The High School and St [...]
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