Spencer Cup Final & more
Weekly Newsletter (10 - 16 Mar)
1XV NEXT FIXTURE
SPENCER CUP FINAL
Suttonians vs Bective
FRI 21 MAR | JJ McDOWELL MEMORIAL GROUNDS | KO: 8PM
GENERAL UPDATES
A sad week at the club which began with the news of the passing of our esteemed member and Past President Gerry Quinn. Gerry will be remembered fondly and will be missed by everyone at Bective and also in the local community here in Donnybrook. Our sincere condolences to Brid, David, Ruth, Rachel, Rebekah and the wider Quinn family.
Ar dheis De go raibh a anam
As we await news of who will be our opponents in the All – Ireland play offs the 1XV have a further opportunity to add more silverware to the trophy cabinet with the final of the Spencer Cup on Fri week in Sutton.
Ladies Charity Lunch 2025
The Ladies Lunch is on Sat 29th March 2025 at 2.30pm in the Clubhouse, Donnybrook in support of Women's Aid.
Tickets are €60 each and include a glass of prosecco upon arrival, 4 course lunch, raffle & DJ.
Places are limited so in order to avoid disappointment, please purchase your ticket below. Alternatively, contact Valerie Stein at 087-2906557 or office@bectiverangers.com or Mark O'Brien at 086-3621226
RESULTS & FIXTURES
RESULTS
U20s lost 28 - 26 away to Clontarf FC in the final round of JP Fanagan Prem 3.
FIXTURES
Our 1XV do not have a fixture this weekend.
Next fixture: v Suttonians RFC (A) in the Spencer Cup final on Friday, March 21st; KO @ 8pm.
Our 2XV do not have a fixture this weekend.
Next fixture: v Coolmine RFC (A) in the 1st Round of the Moran Cup on Saturday, March 22nd; KO @ 3pm.
Our 3XV do not have a fixture this weekend.
Next fixture: v St. Mary's College RFC in Metro League Division 8 Final (details TBC).
Our 4XV play away against Newbridge RFC in Round 13 of Metro League Division 11 this Saturday, March 15th; KO @ 12pm. This is a rescheduled fixture.
Our U20s do not have a fixture this weekend.
Next fixture: v Sharks OR Wicklow RFC (H) in the semi-final of the Harry Gale Cup on Sunday, April 6th; KO @ 3pm.
Our Youths & Minis sides are in action this Friday and Sunday.
U20s
Harry Gale Cup Semi Final
Bective vs Sharks or Wicklow
Sun 6 April, Venue TBC, KO: 3.00pm
Mini’s & Youths
Results:
U9 AWAY WESTMANSTOWN - The U9's played away in Westmanstown on Sunday. The support play was really strong which meant there were a lot of names on the scoresheet. Their defensive play was a massive step up on previous matches meaning head Coach Jamie Nolan was very proud of all his players.
U10 AWAY St. MARY's - The U10's played away in St. Mary's on Sunday. Bective had 2 teams and played 4 matches. The coaches were delighted by their performance as they showed real focus on tackling, handling and support running. All the players were looking for work and hungry to tackle for each other. They competed superbly well and their work on support lines was very evident with support players finishing off most of the tries scored on the day.
U12 AWAY Terenure - The U12's played away in Terenure on Sunday. They continued their good form by competing really well and scoring some super tries and coming out on top once again in the majority of their matches.
U13 HOME Seapoint - The U13's played at home in the 3rd round of the Metro Cup versus Seapoint on Sunday. There were some stand out performances in the back line with out-half Conor McDermott crashing over the line and wing Rian O'Callaghan scoring a couple of tries to win 32 - 0. Big game this Sunday versus Old Belvedere in the Quarter Final of the Youth Cup.
Massive congratulations to former Bective Mini Players Herbie Boyle, Oliver Maybury and Harry McCafferty who are all part of the St. Michael's JCT team who will contest the final against St. Vincent's Castleknock College on Wednesday 19th March in Energia Park.
FIXTURES:
U12 vs Clontarf - Home
U13 vs Old Belvedere - Away
U14 vs Coolmine - Home
The Sun Chasers - Charity Cycle on 28 and 29 March
Fellow Rangers,
"Bective is a family" and "Once a Ranger, always a Ranger" aren't just plaudits, but are statement of fact.
Unfortunately, there have been a number of deaths by suicide of former Bective players over recent years. There have also been a number of high profile instances of former professional rugby players being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.
Last October, the wheels were set in motion for a cycle challenge combining rugby, endurance and the opportunity to raise much needed funds for two charities; Pieta and the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.
On 28 and 29 March a team of 15 (cyclists and support drivers) will be embarking on a charity cycle, with all funds raised going directly to these two great causes. Eight of the team are former Bective Rangers.
28 March - Bective Rangers FC to Curraghboy, Co. Roscommon (150K):
7:45 am start. The time has been chosen to represent the numbers on the jerseys previously worn by Rob Burrow, Paul Darbyshire and Doddie Wier. Three rugby players, who succumbed after a great battle with MND.
29 March - Curraghboy to Castlebar (100K): 5.45 am start. The time has been chosen so that we can be on the road for sunrise, in keeping with the Darkness into Light theme.
Connacht are hosting Munster in the URC on 29 March. The fundrasing team had already been set up before it was announced that the match was moving from Galway to Castlebar. The team had no hesitation in accepting the challenge of going the extra 40K this change of fixture would mean.
If you would like to support the sun chasers on in our challenge, please contribute to our fundraising page
https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/ChaseSun2025
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.
