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Weekly Newsletter ( 7-13 Apr)
Bective mourns passing of Conor Heffernan
There was a deep sadness over the club as news of the sudden passing of our dear friend and club member Conor Heffernan came through last Saturday. Conor joined Bective after school from CBC Monkstown with his great friend, Past President Michael Shalloe, in 1985. Conor will be remembered fondly by everyone at Bective and will be sadly missed. On behalf of the President, Executive Committee and all the members at this sad time, we would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to Kate, Juliet, his father Pat and the extended Heffernan and Forde families.
SAT 12 APRIL | CILL DARA RFC - SILKEN THOMAS PARK | KO: 2.30PM
GENERAL UPDATE
Brilliant sunshine awaited players and supporters at Cill Dara last Saturday for the Semi-Final of the All-Ireland play offs. With the sad news of Conor’s passing, both teams stood quietly for a minutes silence before the kick off. Creggs started well and showed why they qualified for a third All-Ireland play -off in a row to lead at half-time. However, on the turnaround, Bective powered into the lead with a comprehensive performance to take the honours and qualify for the AIL Play-Off Final and a shot at going senior against the Munster champions, Thomond RFC. The coaches, backroom team and all the players deserve massive credit for the amazing journey so far this season and hopefully the players will get the right result at the same venue (Cill Dara RFC, Eircode R51 R924) this Saturday April 12, KO: 2.30pm.
Bective Rangers Power Past Creggs to Book Spot in AIL Promotion Final:
Result: Bective Rangers 40 – 20 Creggs RFC
Ladies Lunch 2025
On Saturday 29th March last, 137 ladies who are members, member’s partners, family and friends, attended the Annual Ladies Charity Lunch in the clubhouse. This year the chosen charity was Women's Aid. Hosted by our President’s wife, Jenny Clarke, the event was a huge success, raising €6,103 for this very worthy charity. Well done to Jenny and the Ladies Lunch Committee - Audrey Flood, Maria Shalloe, Julie Lawler, Jenny White, Sharon Byrne, Mark O'Brien and Valerie Stein, for organising the day. Thank you to Barbara Culleton who was the MC on the day. A heartfelt thank you to all the fabulous ladies who attended the lunch and gave so generously to Women’s Aid. Finally, thanks to the raffle sponsors who kindly donated so many wonderful prizes!
RESULTS
Our 4XV Lost 32 - 10 against RSCI RFC in the Metro League Division 11 final last Friday.
Hard luck on the 4XV’s against a very strong RSCI squad on the night. Always hard to lose a final. Nonetheless, a great season topping the league with 49 pts and still in with a shout of silverware with a Guilfoyle Quarter Final on Saturday.
Our U20s Lost 25 - 8 against Wicklow RFC in the Semi-Final of the Harry Gale Cup.
Our Minis & Youths section were in action last Friday night and Sunday morning, including our U14s winning their cup QF.
U20s
Harry Gale Cup Semi-Final
Result: Wicklow 25 - Bective 8
It wasn’t to be for David McAllister’s charges last Sunday in Donnybrook as our 20’s went down fighting to a strong Wicklow RFC. Nonetheless, a great season for the squad and the players can look back at some fantastic performances throughout the campaign. Well done to the players and coaches for all their efforts and with a bit of luck their season might have been extended.
🦁 Wear the Legacy, Build the Future 🦁
Celebrate our 6 Lions- Jimmy Farrell, Louis Magee, James Magee, Bill Mulcahy, Cliff Morgan and George Norton
Don’t miss out on this one time Opportunity to buy from the exclusive Bective Rangers FC Canterbury Lions Origin capsule range with the heraldic logo and inspire the next generation of Bective Lions
Available in Kids & Adults.
Orders can be placed online via @Stash Shop on this link below
www.stashshop.co.uk/bectivelions
Last date for orders April 15th.
Mini’s & Youths
Results:
U10 HOME Barnhall - The U10 group played at home versus Barnhall at the weekend. They played some superb rugby and were really competitive in some tough matches played against Barnhall.
U11 HOME Barnhall - The U11's played Barnhall on Sunday. They have competed all season against all opposition and once again they were brilliant against a physically bigger Barnhall squad. They showed true character in defense and were sublime in attack.
U12 HOME Sutton/Old Wesley - The U12's continued their great season with some great rugby on Sunday morning verus Old Wesley and Sutton. This is a large group of kids and they have performed superbly all season representing the Bective badge brilliantly.
U14 AWAY Greystones - The U14 BL rugby team had a superb win versus Greystones in the Cup. They followed up this win with another one on Wednesday night against Barnhall in the Metro Cup. They now have 2 semi-finals to look forward to, Malahide in the Metro Cup and a replay of the League final against Blackrock in the Youth Cup on the 27th of April.
FIXTURES:
Best of luck to our U6/U7 & U8 groups who are taking part this weekend in Belvo Blitz.
Our U9 group are travelling to Ballyclare this weekend to compete. Ireland & Leinster legend Luke Fitzgerald came down to the club to give the lads their tour kit for the weekend, Best of luck to head coach Jamie Nolan, his coaches and players for their first tour.
CHUCK BYRNE HOSTING NIGEL OWENS
From the rain in Kilbogget Park or the wind of the Wicklow mountains to standing on an old shipping container against the Cooley mountains, all the way to living and breathing the highs and the stress of Bective commentary. Our very own Chuck Byrne has come a long way and now for one night only Chuck takes a break from embracing the Irish weather conditions and swaps his Bective commentary and fireside chats for an evening with the legendary rugby referee Nigel Owens.
On Friday the 27th of June in the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, join Chuck hosting Nigel Owens as he shares insights, stories, and behind-the-scenes moments from his illustrious career. This exclusive event will feature an in-depth interview with Nigel, followed by a raffle and an interactive Q&A session, where you’ll have the chance to ask him your burning questions.
Secure your tickets now and be part of an evening filled with laughter, insight, and plenty of classic Nigel Owens and Chuck Byrne wit!
YEARBOOK 2024-2025
See link below to check out this year’s Bective Rangers Yearbook
Membership Books 2024/2025
Paid up members have collected their Membership Books and any that weren’t collected have been posted out to members.
If you haven’t paid your membership fee for this season, it’s not too late to do it now. Subscriptions are the most important revenue for the ongoing running of our club. See link below………
Please contact Valerie Stein on 087-2906557 or office@bectiverangers.com if you have any questions.
BECTIVE MEN’S SHED
The ‘Bective Men’s Shed’ is for those retired members who can give an hour or two on a Thursday to devote to maintenance and development of our premises and for a meet up for tea/coffee. We are keen to develop the rear of the pavilion so that it can be used during the summer months for outside eating/drinking and the group are currently working on this project. The Men’s Shed meets on Thursdays at 12 noon in the clubhouse.
