De La Salle collage

1971

De La salle college have now got a senior rugby schools team, they have won 2 of their matches .the victories were over CBS sexton street Limerick and St clemians college Limerick(37-nil).This is just great news for all rugby supporters, De La salle college with a rugby team .They are made up of boys from the city that play rugby locally, this is a great move forward for De La salle college and fair play to the headmaster for allowing RUGBY to be played in the college

MitchKoobski

Bout time they got a rugby team tbh. When I was there anyone who wanted to play rugby ended up playing for Waterpark, Br Damien wanted nothing to do with a rugby team. We played it for P.E. once or twice but they stopped it when of the lads broke his wrist. From what I heard, before they even played their first match there was a broken arm and two broken legs just from training! :P
Also, *college. Sorry!

jonnyfingers

We played it during P.E. and number of times, each time resulting in someone getting an injury. Someone go their head stood on and ripped open the scalp, another got whiplash from a rough tackle!

But still, nice to see DLS with a rugby team, presumably of players who know how to play unlike us in school!

munster_mafia

DLS had regular rugby coaching in the mid 90's with lots more taking part than across the road in Waterpark. For whatever reason the school stopped it.

BTW rugby is not something id consider a PE sport, people need to know what there doing, lots of injuries come from clumbsyness.

jonnyfingers

munster_mafia wrote: »

DLS had regular rugby coaching in the mid 90's with lots more taking part than across the road in Waterpark. For whatever reason the school stopped it.

BTW rugby is not something id consider a PE sport, people need to know what there doing, lots of injuries come from clumbsyness.

Exactly. Too many rules and always those either too fond of or afraid of a tackle. I remember one of the lads was an absolute speed merchant regularly winning gold medals in athletics. He got in for about 12 trys one day but spiked the ball American football style each time!

deisemum

My son plays rugby as do a number of his friends for Waterpark Rugby Club and they attend DLS so there are plenty of boys who've been playing it for years and know how to play as they should for their age.

One of the teachers is a former Munster player.

Nolanger

They should do boxing instead. The only Olympic sport we can win medals in

munster_mafia

John O Neill coaching them?

1971

Waterpark under 17's where unbeaten last year they won the all- Ireland competition U17
the under 19's where munster chapions
did'nt Waterford city win some competition lately
with that of pool of players, thing are looking good for the game of rugby in waterford.

wellboy76

munster_mafia wrote: »

DLS had regular rugby coaching in the mid 90's with lots more taking part than across the road in Waterpark. For whatever reason the school stopped it.

BTW rugby is not something id consider a PE sport, people need to know what there doing, lots of injuries come from clumbsyness.

I broke my wrist playing rugby there during Joe Spunks time

munster_mafia

1971 wrote: »

Waterpark under 17's where unbeaten last year they won the all- Ireland competition U17
the under 19's where munster chapions
did'nt Waterford city win some competition lately
with that of pool of players, thing are looking good for the game of rugby in waterford.

Great and all that achievement is, schools rugby is where its at quality wise. Till we have a school doin half decent in the senior cup we wont be getting anywhere. So best of luck to DLS

deisemum

My son said DLS have someone in to coach them and that a few teachers are involved as well, Miss Morrissey is one of them, he said she used to play.

He fractured his wrist at training a few years ago, he also fractured 3 bones in his foot running across the green after he stumbled and another time he fractured 2 bones in his little finger after lying down on his skateboard went over a speed bump and the wheel came down on his finger.

deisemum

1971 wrote: »

Waterpark under 17's where unbeaten last year they won the all- Ireland competition U17
the under 19's where munster chapions
did'nt Waterford city win some competition lately
with that of pool of players, thing are looking good for the game of rugby in waterford.

I heard the U19's were denied a chance to proceed to the All-Ireland.

Marchandire

wellboy76 wrote: »

I broke my wrist playing rugby there during Joe Spunks time

I also broke my wrist playing rugby for De La Salle during Joe Columba's tenure.

Are we the same person? :eek:

overhand_right

Great to see this!! Br. damo held them back long enough he was afraid he might lose a couple of hurlers to the sport, we had some great rugby players from dls when i was playing underage for park its a shame they never got the chance to play hopefuly future teams make the wait worth while schools rugby is where all the money is and we need a strong schools team to bring waterford along best of luck lads

1971

deisemum wrote: »

I heard the U19's were denied a chance to proceed to the All-Ireland.

Something to do with the leinster rugby i believe.

waterpark under 21's beaten by bohs of Limerick today (very disapointing game)

waterpark under 19's playing tomorrow @ 12 o clock