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NUIM Barnhall - college and AIL club merge

  • 22-02-2010 10:03PM
    #1
    madds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭


    Great move for Barnhall.

    Press Release
    NUI Maynooth Barnhall Rugby Football Club to compete in All Ireland League.
    Expansion of NUI Maynooth Rugby Scholarships announced

    NUI Maynooth and Barnhall RFC have announced a strategic partnership which sees the re-branding of the club to NUIM Barnhall RFC. This partnership will ensure the further development of the rugby academy at NUI Maynooth and the addition of 18 new rugby scholarships. Since 2004 NUI Maynooth together with Barnhall RFC has placed a high priority on the development of rugby in local schools. This formal development paves the way for a continuum of playing opportunities for people in the locality from age 6 through to All Ireland League level.

    The number of Rugby Scholarships at NUI Maynooth, sponsored by NUIM Barnhall RFC is set to increase from 22 to 40 over the next two years. Speaking at the announcement Prof John Hughes, President of NUI Maynooth welcomed the additional scholarships, saying that “Our student sports scholarships go from strength to strength. We are delighted with this announcement from the IRFU, and assure NUIM-Barnhall RFC of the University’s long term commitment. Scholarships play a key role relieving financial pressures on students, allowing them to focus on their academic and sporting development”.

    The strategic partnership between NUI Maynooth and Barnhall RFC was warmly welcomed and unanimously endorsed by both the IRFU and the Leinster Branch. It is seen as a key initiative to further the development of rugby in the Kildare/West Dublin area. Director of Rugby at NUIM Barnhall RFC, Eddie Fitzgerald said “NUIM Barnhall RFC is a community based club and this development will allow the club to keep its top players local to the community and help them realise their AIL ambitions.”

    Newly appointed NUIM Barnhall RFC Rugby Development Officer, Dennis Bowes, former Edinburgh rugby captain, is confident that this will bring success to the Club & University, “The focus will be on increasing the calibre of player entering the scholarship programme”.

    Ends
    For further information please contact
    Ciara Farrelly, NUI Maynooth Communications 01- 708 6160
    Dennis Bowes, NUIM Barnhall RFC, Rugby Development Officer 01- 708 6065 or by email at dennis.bowes@nuim.ie
    Noel Dillon, NUIM Barnhall RFC


Comments

  • #2
    Stev_o
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    Very much due the to the financial state of the club, least this gives us a more solid future then the one present.


  • #3
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,026 ✭✭✭Tim Robbins


    Stev_o wrote: »
    Very much due the to the financial state of the club, least this gives us a more solid future then the one present.
    I think its indicative of the finacial pressures clubs are under. I can only imagine how much this much be because its make more sense for the development of rugby that they are separate clubs because they are not exactly the one location: Leixlip and Maynooth.

    I think the problem is all the clubs are paying big bucks for coaches and that isn't sustainable as the cost of running a club (grounds and bar) is high enough already.


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