Connacht Rugby | Clubs, Schools & Lifestyle
The following clubs were represented at that meeting: Ballinasloe, Castlebar, Galway Town, Galway Grammar School, Queens College Galway and Ranelagh School Athlone. Only Castlebar, Ballinasloe, and Queens College (now NUIG) still survive. Castlebar RFC was founded in February 1971. Over 40 people attended that meeting in the Imperial Hotel in Castlebar. Among those who attended […]
BUDDY SUPPORT PROGRAMME ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH-OTHER The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and Pieta House, today (2nd Nov), launched a new club-focused mental fitness initiative, ‘Mind Ur Buddy’, which will educate and equip club members to spot the signs when someone is in suicidal crisis. The scheme will train nominated club […]
AIG TACKLES RUGBY SAFETY WITH NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE American International Group (NYSE: AIG), the Official Insurance Partner of New Zealand Rugby, announced today that it has pledged USD$50,000 to help improve rugby safety with the launch of a new global awards program, the AIG Rugby Safety Awards. The awards program, which launches Wednesday 20 August […]
