Clontarf Rugby Club

Congratulations to all of our 2026 Clontarf Rugby Award winners 👏

🏆 Healy Shield – Outstanding Play & Clubmanship: Fionn Gilbert
🏆 Dougie Heywood Award – Exceptional Play/Commitment: Peter Maher
🏆 Hugh Milroy Award – Junior Player of the Year: Hamish Walker
🏆 Ricky Sheehy Shield – Most Successful Team: 1st XV
🏆 Ivan O’Kelly Rising Star Award: Shaun O’Reilly
🏆 Brian Dennis Award – Most Promising U20: Darragh Doyle
🏆 Michael Sinnott Trophy – Clubman of the Year: Morgan McAndrew
🏆 Harry Brooks Award – Long Term Commitment to Clontarf Rugby: Stephen Byrne

👏 Good Play Award Winners:
1st XV – Sam Owens
Women’s A – Niamh Keaveney
Women’s B – Angela Dwane
2nds – Daniel Magner
3rds – Matthiew Taieb
4ths – Michael King
5ths – Brian Wilson
U20s – Niall Cox

A huge well done to every player, coach, volunteer and supporter who contributed throughout the season.

Wishing the current and former Tarf men well in Bilbao this weekend. Special mention to the other Tarf lads who’s played their part in getting both sides to their respective finals.
Both games will be shown live in the bar tonight and tomorrow, so drop down and cheer on the teams as we hope they’ll be bringing silverware back from Bilbao this weekend.

Wishing Richie Whelan well as he lines out at Number 8 for IRISH UNIVERSITIES v FRENCH UNIVERSITIES at the
Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse, on Friday 15th May.
Kick-Off: 7:30pm

Super proud of Teni Onigbode who made her Ireland U21 debut today against Wales, with the Irish side running out 31-17 winners. A super achievement for Teni who’s shown her potential since day 1 in Castle Avenue. ☘️🔴🔵

Last past the post are the 18.5’s who close out the season on Sunday in the Metro Invitational Final against - KO 13:00 in Distillery Road! Get down and show the lads your support! 🐂🔴🔵

Huge congratulations to our U18 front-row Loris Bacaoanu who has been selected for the Romanian National Rugby Team for the European U18s games - a proud moment for Loris, his family and all in Clontarf wish you well!

Well done to our own Jack MacNeice who officiated the Women’s Energia All-Ireland League Final in the Aviva Stadium. Jack continues to rise the referee ranks and we’re delighted to see him doing so well.

Well done to yesterday’s Mascots Roseanna and Tom, two of our future starts from Girls and Boys minis 🔴🔵