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Female boss for leading rugby club

ONE OF the last male bastions in a sporting sense has been broken down with the appointment of Stellah Sinnott as manager of the Enniscorthy firsts rugby team.

Leinster heroes a big hit

By BRENDAN FURLONG

THE LEINSTER rugby revolution was taken to the fine surrounds of Park Lane last week, the home of Wexford Wanderers R.F.C., when the Heineken Cup kings of two seasons began began their preparations for the 2010-'11 campaign.

Leinster rugby heroes in Wexford this week

RUGBY ENTHUSIASTS will have an opportunity to meet their Leinster heroes this Thursday afternoon. Heineken Cup champions two seasons back, the new head coach, Joe Schmidt, has his full Leinster senior squad on a weeklong training programme in Park Lane, the home of Wexford Wanderers, in preparation for the 2010'11 season.

Fun for the family

FAMILY TAG rugby comes to Park Lane this Friday night. Wexford Wanderers extend a special welcome for the fun event at Park Lane, starting at 7 p.m. Fathers, mothers, boys and girls are welcome for this social evening of non-contact tag rugby with a barbeque and refreshments afterwards.

Gerry Cassidy, President of Wexford Wanderers R.F.C., presenting Mark Whelan, Hodgesmill, Piercestown, with the rugby player of the year award. Mark also received his first cap for the Leinster Junior team during the season.

Leinster to visit Wexford in August

GORDON D'ARCY will return to where it all began when the Leinster rugby squad will take in a five-day pre-season training session in Park Lane in August. With a new coach and management team at the helm for the 2010-'11 season, Leinster will begin their preparations with a visit to the Model county where they will enjoy topclass facilities at Park Lane, while they will be based in Whites Hotel. The squad will also utilise Curracloe beach for training purposes, particularly the sand dunes which will be part of their endurance tests.

Glynn grab vital tries

IN ROUND two of the Under-14 tag rugby, Clonroche-Poulpeasty took on Taghmon. ClonrochePoulpeasty were physically a much smaller group of children and thus were well able to weave in and out past their opponents.

Doyle try decides title destination after extra-time

IN UNDER-16 tag rugby, there were just three teams in action. Kilmore took on ClonrochePoulpeasty in the semi-final and it was a close game, with each side matching each other for tries.

CLUBCALL

PIGEON RACING: Saturday, May 22, was another busy weekend for the members of the Wexford North & South Road Invitation Pigeon Club, with two races on the cards.

Wanderers seek glory

THIS IS turning out to be a remarkable season at Park Lane. Following the Under-17 Leinster League win, the Under15s have bridged a 24-year gap by reaching the McAuley Cup final, which will be played in Donnybrook on May 3 against Navan.

Enniscorthy turn tables

THESE TWO great rivals over the years, Enniscorthy and New Ross, again produced an absolute classic on Saturday morning, with Enniscorthy winning 24-14 in the Leinster Under-19 Cup semi-final played in Carlow. Four weeks ago New Ross had beaten Enniscorthy 9-8 to win the Leinster League. Enniscorthy were superb in the first-half and totally blew New Ross away, but then in the second-half, New Ross, driven on by Wally Walsh and David Crowdle, came storming back and closed the gap to 1914 with eight minutes remaining.

Cleaning up our act

Should Wexford's litter problem be highlighted, in the hope of inspiring more people to do more to tackle it?

Yes 80%
No 20%

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