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with many local businesses helping the
Bears over the years as sponsors.”
Youth
“Youth rugby, as to all clubs who not
only want to take part now but want to
continue to grow, in the future is very
important. Rugby League in Ireland is
slowly growing and gathering more
interest from youths of all backgrounds
and sports. The introduction in 2014 of the
under 19s competitions between Leinster
and Ulster which was organised by
Anthony Mc Creery and Conor Kelly in
Lenister and Wayne Kelly in Ulster along
with the support of RLIs Richard Egan
has opened up Rugby League to schools
all over the country.
This year alone compared to last year we
have had more than double the amount
of people interested in taking part in both
the Republic of Ireland and Northern
Ireland teams. Players making the switch
from other sports that would dominate
rugby league in popularity like G.A.A.,
soccer and rugby union at school level are
proof of how much the sport has grown
in Ireland and shows that the future of
League is bright.”
Ambitions
“The ambitions the Bears have for the
next five years is to grow not only as a
team that can compete against any other
in Leinster and Ireland but to develop a
system to encourage younger players to
join a club that is considered one of the
best in the country.
We also want to secure our own private
grounds and clubhouse which would
establish us as the first ever rugby league
club in Ireland. We would also like to
introduce rugby league to more people
from other sports backgrounds and
hopefully introduce the game to schools
at a young age.
I hope to see the success the Bears have
had over the last two years grow and
grow with more of our players getting
calls up to represent their country on an
international level. I also hope to see the
bond that is made from being a Bear and
part of this club continue on down the
years to the future brother Bears.”
“The ambitions the Bears have for the next five years is
to grow not only as a team that can compete against
any other in Leinster and Ireland but to develop a
system to encourage younger players to join a club
that is considered one of the best in the country.”
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