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Midland Warriors RFC -
Growth, Support & Community.
A club with passion for rugby and
community. The Midland Warriors
are a rugby club from Moate, Co.
Westmeath and the surrounding
areas. The club have girls and
boys from U10’s right through to
our Men’s Senior team.
Growth
The teams have continued to grow over
the past number of years. This year they
saw double the amount of U17s and
U14s at training, the ladies youths grew
by 15 and the minis welcome new kids
regularly.
Warriors have a Men’s 1st team and a
Metro team which between the two, huge
bonds and friendships have formed. So
much so, that a “Warriors Better Halves”
group have come together to travel to
matches for support and organise walks
while the men train.
This shows that the club naturally brings
together groups of people from kids and
their parents, teens, both boys and girls,
right through to the senior team and their
other halves. During the off-season, social
tag rugby allows all of these to come
together once more for fun & fitness.
Supporting Charities
St. Stephen’s Day is a very special day
for the Midland Warriors as every year
they remember Tim Ross, son, nephew
and friend, who tragically lost his life in
September 2016 at age 11. The Midland
Warriors host a memorial match every
year and in December just gone by,
raised €1137 for The Olive Branch for
Children and St Vincent de Paul. The
minis, youths and mens teams all played
on the day.
Community
The Midland Warriors have formed a
community that welcomes every single
person that gets involved. They are a
growing club both on and off the field
and pride themselves in the growing
talent and camaraderie each year. Win
or lose, you will always see a smiling
face in The Gap House, Moate after a
match.
Sponsorship has grown and they would
like to thank all those involved. Bridge
Transition, Zenith, Steiner Chiropractic,
MMA Architects, Tus Nua, The Gap
House, Centra Moate, Nick Linnane &
Co, Riverpark Kennels & Cattery, J&L
Supplies, Don’s Bar, Lillymay’s Cafe, Tuar
Ard Coffee Shop, Tana Creative Studio,
Midlands Physio & Back Pain Clinic and
Niall G Lynch Financial Services.
Warriors have a committee that puts in so
much work behind the scenes and without
them they wouldn’t have the club we
have today. To each and every parent/
guardian that brings their children to and
from training and matches, they thank
them.
The players show up each week to not
just train but to socialise and enjoy rugby.
Supporters who come to games whether
there is sunshine, wind or rain, it makes all
the difference.
So as you can see, the Midland Warriors
have become a family, where senior
players contribute at training to help each
other play better, where minis have the
chance to play for fun but also follow in
their hero’s footsteps and where young
girls and boys boost their confidence
and skills.
“The whole point of rugby is that it is, first
and foremost, a state of mind, a spirit.”
—Jean-Pierre Rives
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