Well done to our under 15 girls rugby team who were absolutely outstanding this morning against Westport & ballina , could be prouder of this group of young ladies! only training for the last 6 weeks and today they gave it everything!
Ireland Girls’ Sevens Squad for Underage European Championships Announced Squad includes Ballina sisters Mairead and Kayleigh Hopkins The Irish Rugby Football Union today announce the Girls’ Sevens squad to take part in the FIRA underage European Championships in Sweden from 12th – 15th September. The 12 strong squad includes seven girls from the Irish U18s […]
Keane’s girls ready to take on stars of the Six Nations The Women’s Inter-provincial campaign opens on the first weekend of September and for a clutch of Connacht’s finest it will be the culmination of three months’ work. Ninety-minute Wednesdays, four-hour Saturdays, independent gym sessions and Monday cardio and conditioning blasts. That said, the first […]
Delighted for Kayleigh & Mairead Hopkins who’ve made the final Irish U-19 Girls 7’s squad for the upcoming tournament in Enkoping Sweden. Brilliant for Ballina and Mayo to have two ELITE Athletes representing us. It was a pleasure to work with the girls on behalf of the IRFU on their pre-season Strength & Conditioning at […]
Well done girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There once were some girls who wore green, And had rugby skills of which you’d never seen. They changed the face of women’s rugby firsthand By finishing fourth of all teams in the land, As we roared support at our television screen. These sporting heroes will soon return to the Irish isle, […]
