Bective into All Ireland Semi Final
Weekly Newsletter (18-24 Nov)
Your Club Your Country 2024
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please contact Valerie Stein on 087-2906557 or office@bectiverangers.com if you have any questions.
1XV NEXT FIXTURE
BECTIVE vs TULLOW
SUN 1 DEC | DONNYBROOK | LEINSTER LEAGUE 1A
1XV KO: 2.30PM | 2XV KO: 1.00PM
POST MATCH DINNER
GENERAL UPDATES
The 1XV have qualified for the Semi-Final of the All-Ireland Jnr Cup after defeating Connemara RFC last Saturday in Donnybrook. Connemara had made the long journey from Clifden and overnighted in Dublin beforehand, preparing as best they could for the game. In a lively first half, our opponents gave a good account of themselves, running the ball at every opportunity and led 15 – 12 at the break. However, in a fantastic 2nd half performance, Bective powered past Connemara to set-up an away Semi-Final trip to Dromore RFC on Sat Dec 14.
*Please note there are no fixtures this weekend except for the Mini’s and Bective Vets.
Final Score: Bective 50 - Connemara 27
Results
2XV: No fixture
3XV: Bective 46 – 0 DLSP Home
4XV: Bective – RCSI Home… Game abandoned. Happy to report the RCSI player has made a full recovery after injury.
U20: Bective 22 – 32 UCG Away
VETS NEXT FIXTURE
VETS vs ST.MARYS
FRI 22 NOV | DONNYBROOK
KO: 8.00PM
U20’s
Bective U20’s travelled in the opposite direction, over to Galway last Sunday for their league game against UCG. After a slow start and behind at half-time, the players put in a huge effort and hauled themselves back into contention but lost out in a tight encounter.
Final score: UCG 32 - Bective 22
Paddy O’Brien Interview
Episode 2 of this season's chuck's chats introduces us to Bective club man of the year, Paddy O'Brien. A Limerick man coming through St.Munchin's college, finding his way to Bective where he played on the wing for over a dozen years and has now been an integral part of the Bective clubhouse renovation recently.
Paddy dives deep into his memories and good times at Bective including his friendships formed, meeting his wife at Bective and much more. Check it out now.
Mini’s
Results:
U6/U7 HOME Blitz - Belvo and Monkstown visited Donnybrook last Sunday on a cool but sunny setting the stage for some great rugby.The action was fast and lively, with plenty of tries, tags and moments of brilliance from all the teams. Both Bective and the visiting teams demonstrated relentless tagging and strong defensive play keeping the games competitive. After the final whistle, the teams enjoyed a well-deserved party, complete with crisps, sweets and plenty of smiles.
U8 AWAY - Terenure - The U8's visited Terenure at the weekend and continued their tackling journey. They played some brilliant rugby and scored some great tries while demonstrating their defensive skills tackling everything that moved. Head coaches Neil Pickard & Jamie Martin-Smith have done a super job with this group.
U10 AWAY - Stillorgan/Rathfarnham - The U10's played away against Stillorgan/Rathfarnham on Sunday. Tomas Sheehy's squad competed superbly well against a tough Stillorgan/Rathfarnham group. They are improving week on week as they play more matches.
U13 - AWAY - St. Mary's - The U13 side played their second league match away in Templeville Road on Sunday. They endured a tough day at the office losing out to a very strong St. Mary's side 30 - 0. With a small squad on the day they put in a huge amount of effort right until the final whistle. There were some notable performances from Ryan Doyle, Oscar Maybury and scrum half Patrick Kennedy who put in a huge number of tackles. Well done to all the boys involved. Onwards and upwards to their next home fixture against Balbriggan.
U14 - HOME - Blackrock - The U14's played against a very strong Blackrock team on Sunday. With a number of key players missing they unfortunately lost out in the end to a tough Blackrock side. Being a newly amalgamated team with Lansdowne they have done superbly well ending up in the top 3 after the grading games. Best of Luck to Dave Lane, Dave Shaw and the rest of the coaches for the league campaign.
Fixtures:
U9 HOME DLSP - Kick Off 9am
U12 HOME Stillorgan/Rathfarnham & Wicklow - Kick Off TBC
U13 HOME Balbriggan Kick Off 12pm
Announcement – Junior Vice President
As is tradition, the Past Presidents of our Club nominate the Junior Vice President annually.
It is with great pleasure that we are now putting forward Richie Maybury as Junior Vice President (JVP). Richie will succeed SVP Jimmy White (2025/26) and our President John Bolger (2024/25).
Richie is well deserving of this position. He joined Bective in 2000 and played on our Firsts XV until 2010 in AIL Div 2. Richie joined the Minis section in 2014, coaching his sons Oliver and Oscar to success at U13 level. As Head of our Minis section, they have gone from strength to strength and are a thriving, pivotal part of our Club which Richie is rightly very proud of.
Richie’s name will be put forward at our next AGM for the position of SVP.
We all would like to congratulate Richie and to wish him every success in his new role.
Steve McGettigan
Chairperson
Membership Books 2024/2025
The Membership Books 2024/2025 for all our paid-up Members are ready for collection in the clubhouse.
Please contact Valerie Stein on 087-2906557 or office@bectiverangers.com if you have any questions.
BECTIVE RUGBY EMPLOYMENT APPEAL
With the start of the 2024/25 season and new and existing players on the lookout for employment, we are asking members if you have any work or if you know of anyone who may have an employment opportunity to please contact Ben Kealy on 087 2535532.
Bective are also on the lookout for new players to join the team. If anyone you know is moving to Dublin soon, starting college, looking for a new club or a community of friends, please encourage them to join Bective.
All Ages, Grades & Walk Ins Welcome
CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS NOW OPEN FOR 2024
If you are an existing member, you will have received an email from Sportlomo on the 6th of June with the subject line: "RugbyConnect Renewal 23/24".
You can follow the instructions and link in that email to renew your membership for the 2024/25 season.
For new members, please register via this link: https://rugbyconnect.irfu.ie/
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.
