After a successful 2011/2012 season, the club is looking to the 2012/2013 season, where we will field five sides: Leinster Junior League J1 and J2, Metro J4, JP Flanagan Under 21s and a Women’s side. We have ambitious plans in place for all sides. The club has a young management team, is player-focused and goal-driven, [...]
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If you are looking to get to London on the weekend of the 19th May, then look no further. Marathon Sports Travel, Ireland’s leading sports travel company, have got all the travel packages you will need to get you to that all important final. Offers available include a 2 night package with travel by ferry [...]
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A good crowd turned out for this Guilfoyle-James Cup final and it turned out to be worth the price of admission. Youthful endeavour and bravery on the field was reciprocated with fervour by a boisterous crowd. Railway had the better of the opening exchanges, Gavin Hogan’s bone crunching tackle on one of the Blackrock players [...]
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Following on from success of Railway Legends game against touring French side, Les Zespoirs, the Legends Committee will be entering an Over 35’s team in the IRFU Tag Rugby League this summer. For those who enjoyed being back on the field so much back in February (but maybe not so much the hard hits received), [...]
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Last Saturday night saw the club’s flagship event, the annual dinner dance, take place amid the sumptuous surroundings of the Burlington Hotel. Here’s an overview of the proceedings, looking back on a memorable night and the annual awards’ presentation. Arriving to a drinks reception, a crowd of over 120 people gathered to celebrate the 2011/12 [...]
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Guilfoyle-James (J6) Cup Final Railway Union RFC v Blackrock RFC Thursday 19th April 2012 Donnybrook, 7.30pm This Thursday sees Railway Union RFC’s last competitive game of the 2011/2012 season. Unlike recent seasons, this post-league cup game promises to be a cracker and presents the club with an unexpected but very real chance of attaining silverware [...]
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Railway Union RFC launch their Sevens campaign this Tuesday 17th April with training to take place at Park Avenue at 7pm. Playing as the Ciaran O’Brien inspired Flaming Steamers, the squad will compete in two competitions – the IRFU Club Sevens Leinster Championship Tournament on 28th April at DLSP and the International Kinsale Rugby Festival [...]
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Just call us the Cilla Blacks and Paddy McGuinesses of the rugby world. Perhaps it’s an area that falls under the Player Welfare section of the club. Either way, the Publicity and Marketing Committee took on the role of matchmaker in recent weeks, with the launch of Modelizers – an online Facebook competition to find [...]
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Two Railway Union players have been selected for the Leinster Junior preliminary squad for their forthcoming 2012 interprovincial campaign against Connaught, Munster and Ulster. Pete Hawkins has been selected at loosehead prop and Richie Whelan at openside flanker. Head Coach Keith Sothern said he was delighted for both players. “Both Richie and Pete are probably [...]
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A feature of this year’s dinner dance will be launch of the ’100 Caps’ club. The ’100 Caps Club’ honours those Legends who have played over 100 games for the club. “Over 100 caps for the club is a huge achievement” said incoming Legends chair Derek Lowry, “and it takes remarkable resilience and consistency, not [...]
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