Club Focus | Kinsale RFC Launch School Rugby Development Programme
5th October 2018 By The Editor
Munster's Darren Sweetnam, Billy Holland and Stephen Archer visit Kinsale Community School
Kinsale Community School and Kinsale Rugby Club launched the Kinsale Community School Rugby Development Programme earlier this week.
This partnership sees the introduction of rugby into Kinsale Community School on a phased basis over the next three years, with the collaboration led by Wayne Falvey, Kinsale RFC, and Eddie Farren, Kinsale Community School.
Munster Rugby is supporting the collaboration through the involvement of Head of Rugby Development, Ultan O’Callaghan, and the rest of the rugby development team.
This exciting new programme will commence with 1st year boys, U15 and U16 boys in Year 1. Year 2 will see the extension of the programme into U15, U17 boys & U18 girls while Year 3 will incorporate U19 boys, and 1st year girls, bringing the total number of squads to seven while new competitions will also be added throughout the programme.
The Rugby Academy Programme will take a holistic approach by addressing player capabilities across a number of areas including, diet, nutrition, lifestyle, technical, mental, athletic development and tactical astuteness.
Kinsale Community School Principle, Mr Fergal McCarthy, said: “I’m delighted and grateful that this collaborative process with Kinsale Rugby Club and Munster Rugby will provide the students at Kinsale Community School with the opportunity to participate and excel in another area of sport.
“The sports resources available at Kinsale Community School are at a university standard and in that regard it is magnificent that our students will get the opportunity to widen their skill-set and develop their sporting prowess while representing Kinsale Community School on the rugby field.”
Kinsale Rugby Football Club President, Kim Kerins, said: “This is a momentous occasion for the history of rugby in Kinsale. It is our mission that everyone has the opportunity to play and enjoy rugby, and we are very grateful to Fergal and the team at KCS for partnering with us to make this happen.”
