Enniscorthy
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Suzanne O`Leary recently spoke to Rugby Club
Magazine about her positive association with
Enniscorthy Rugby Club, saying, “Liam, my husband
is more the local lad as I’m from Dublin. Both our
sons played for Enniscorthy RFC from a young age
and played till the U15s when hockey and pony
riding took precedent.
We very much feel that the discipline, teamwork and
skills learnt through the rugby club have contributed
to their current sports and in particular their riding.
We are very proud of the boys achievements as
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Enniscorthy Branch
3 Main Street, Enniscorthy,
Co Wexford.
Tel: 053 9233178
Email: [email protected]
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Wexford Branch
91 South Main Street,
Wexford.
Tel: 053 9123844
Email: [email protected]
“My earliest memories include going to watch senior
matches and I vividly remember the passionate and vocal
support on the side lines from so many supporters, many of
whom are still straining the vocal cords today! I played for the
minis coached by Dave Wrafter with a group of players and
friends who we thought at the time were ‘world beaters’.
My first senior game was with John ‘Spud’ Murphy as player
coach, in my first year in college; I was roughly eighteen years
of age and played in the 2nd row. I’d fill the car with students
outside UCD on a Thursday night travelling down for training,
making sure one of us had phoned home and arranged the
sandwiches for the trip back! Those trips were an education,
probably more valuable than what we got in UCD!
I finished up playing no. 8 with my last game coming in the
Towns Cup Final in 2012 on advice from some doctors who
didn’t want to see me crippled later in life! I stayed involved
in the backroom for a year or so afterwards but demands of
a family business and the arrival of kids etc. took over my free
time!
I have three brothers Bryan, Gavin and Stuart who all
played with the club at some stage, my uncle Sydney along
with Bill Lett (both deceased) started the minis section in the
club.
I watched a number of games this year with the team
playing some great free flowing rugby, but also working hard
and grinding out a number of close games when required.
The contributions over the past eight years from the
main coaches of Kieran Hurrell, Declan O’Brien and Damian
McCabe have had a huge impact on the team; their professional
approach and level of detail in coaching is evident. Watching a
game and how the players apply some set pieces and decision
making on the field, the skill levels and physicality of the players
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It’s been a wonderful season for the club at all levels;
Ciarn and Aodan still have many rugby friends there
that they played with through underage and although
we don’t frequent the club as often as we would like
we still maintain a good connection.
Our business O’Leary Travel have enjoyed
sponsoring the club for over ten years and would
like to take this opportunity to congratulate this
great family club on their achievements - wishing
everybody associated with Enniscorthy Rugby Club
many years of continued success!”
in the squad has reached a different level and looks like it has
allowed the coaches and players to challenge each other.
There has also been great work put into nurturing players to
develop their own culture within the squad. In the background
supporting and giving them a nudge in right direction have
been a management team for over ten years with Spud
Murphy, Stellah Sinnott Liam Walsh and Dave Wrafter whom
have given selfless time in contributing to the success of the
squad over the past few years.
Along with many other family businesses involved in the
Club, H. Murphy & Co. Wholesalers try to help out where and
when we can in some small way to contribute to the success
of the club over the years. It is a nice position for all family
businesses supporting the club to be associating themselves
with such a successful club over the past number of years.