Cork Constitution
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Former professional rugby player for Munster and previously
a player for Cork Con, Jonny Holland recently spoke to
Rugby Club Magazine about his positive association with
Cork Con FC, saying, “I am the assistant coach with Cork
Constitution’s senior team and have enjoyed being part
of the great success the club has enjoyed this season. I
retired from the game at 25 due to a hamstring injury and
decided to complete a post graduate degree in Applied
Sports & Exercise Nutrition.
During my time as an athlete I focused a lot on my nutrition
and doing as much as I could to lead a healthy lifestyle and
achieve my goals. Professional rugby gave me the exposure
to top class coaches in all areas including nutrition, sports
science, mental skills and balancing my lifestyle so I have
been able to bring this knowledge to Cork Con.
Fitness and a strong mental attitude has been a big part of
this season’s success and although the danger for any club,
coming off the back of a championship winning season is
complacency I feel that our coaching team are experienced
enough to ensure that the potential pitfalls and challenges
are addressed appropriately.
My business Jonny Holland Nutrition offer performance
nutrition advice to sports clubs and feel we can make a
difference to your personal or team’s performance. I would
like to congratulate everyone at Cork Con on another
great season, wishing them all the best for the 2019/2020
campaign!”
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“Winning all four trophies two years ago was probably the
highlight of my time with the club. We went unbeaten in
every competition we entered which was very special for
us. It is great to see the success that we’ve had and a very
committed group of players with a fantastic, competitive
attitude has been key for us.
There’s a great camaraderie at the club and that has always
been a part of Cork Con throughout its 126 year existence.
The teams have always been very committed and I think
last season we were able to play a more open brand of
rugby and that has been reflected in the number of points
we were able to rack up. We were pleased with how the
season went and were pleased with the way that we were
able to raise our level in the knockout games, finding a way
to come away with the result in the final.
I think we’ve a few players moving on now so realistically
it is going to be difficult to repeat our feats of last season
as it is very much going to be a team in transition. We will
still have that ambition to challenge again now and there is
going to be a chance for some young players to step up
and I’m looking forwards to seeing how they go.”
Brian Hickey