Club Notes | Waterpark Reign Victorious In Casey Cup

The first piece of silverware in Munster was presented on Sunday as Waterpark were crowned Casey Cup champions.

The Casey Cup is a Waterford City cup and is 45 years old.

The original Casey cup was retired back to the Casey family this year as a new cup was presented by Shay Casey, son of Bill, on behalf of the Casey family. This cup will continue to be contested for years to come.

The new Casey Cup is presented to WCFC president by Bill’s son Shay Casey

It was a festival of rugby in the sunny south east as the day kicked off with the 3rd/4th place clash between Carrick On Suir RFC and Dungarvan RFC.

Carrick On Suir came out on top on the day with a score-line of 24-16.

But the game of the day was the final clash between home side Waterford City and Waterpark RFC.

It was the away side that clinched the title with a score-line of 13-24.

Waterpark scorers included Jack Coady, Greg Staff, Ben Daly and Mark Hayes with two conversions coming from the boot of Daly.

It was a fantastic day had by all with 92 Waterford men taking part.

Speaking about the day Waterford City PRO Derek White said,

“The Casey Cup finals day was a fantastic opportunity to promote rugby in the east of the province and is a credit to the four clubs, along with Tramore RFC, and the work they have done in recent years to get the game thriving in both the city and county.”