St Mary's College RFC Yearbook 2020-21

THE EMERALD WARRIORS
Emerald Warriors RFC was formed in August
2003 to provide an open, inclusive and safe
environment to watch, play and enjoy rugby.
The club offers the opportunity to play
competitive rugby in one of our two teams in
both Ireland and the international stage as a
member of International Gay Rugby (IGR).
The clubs vision is to be, the leading
inclusive rugby club, not only in Ireland, but
in the world, leading by example and
achieving success as players, coaches and
supporters through our pathway
development and training.
Emerald Warriors RFC continues to grow
from strength to strength.
Some of our major highlights include hosting
Bingham Cup in 2008 and Union Cup in 2019.
The Union Cup is Europe’s biggest LBGT+
and inclusive rugby tournament, Over 45
LGBT+ and inclusive rugby teams from 15
countries came together to compete for the
Union Cup 2019, with the men’s final refereed
by Nigel Owens. Emerald Warriors teams
were also delighted to be joined by Ireland
Captain; Rory Best, for a surprise training
session in the lead up to the tournament.
In conjunction with Bank of Ireland,
Guinness, Vodafone and a host of amazing
club allies, the Union Cup was a major
success, attracting global attention and over
1,600 visitors to the tournament each day.
Albeit a challenging season with no matches
during this Covid time, Emerald Warriors
success and popularity continues to grow,
following a large influx of members for the
2019/20 season we have maintained many,
brought training online and had our awards
ceremony online also. We were one of three
clubs to sell out our allocation for
YourClubYourCountry draw tickets and look
forward to hosting postponed fundraising
events in 2021. We welcome members of all
levels of experience looking to join, play for
or support our club. For more information,
check us out on www.ewrfc.ie.
As Emerald Warriors RFC continues to grow
and develop, we are always grateful for the
support we receive in the background from
the IRFU and Leinster branch. We are also
very grateful to everyone at St. Mary’s RFC,
for there ongoing support and friendship.
- Emerald Warriors RFC -
www.ewrfc.ie
www.facebook.com/emeraldwarriorsrugby/
www.twitter.com/ewrfc
www.instagram.com/emeraldwarriors/
Emerald Warriors RFC
The Emerald Warriors Squad
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