Rugbaã Chorca Dhuibhne In World Cup Video

Dingle’s Rugbaã Chorca Dhuibhne, the most Westerly Rugby Club in Europe, has been chosen to represent Ireland in a short video feature being filmed as part of this year’s Rugby World Cup coverage.

A 12 person crew from Partizan Production Company in London will arrive in West Kerry this week to film senior and junior players from the west Kerry club as they train and play a match. The short videos (TV idents) will be broadcast before and after the World Cup games to a global audience. Only one club from each of the 16 Rugby World Cup participating countries will be featured and the items will be broadcast all over the world.

“It’s a huge honour for Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne to have been chosen to represent Ireland – the producers for Rugby World Cup were attracted by the spirit, energy and commitment of a small club such as ours, as well as the location, the personalities and the Irish language” says Niamh Ní Bhaoill, Club PRO, who convinced the producers to come to Corca Dhuibhne.

“This is not just an honour for our club, it is a brilliant opportunity to show the millions, if not billions, of Rugby World Cup viewers, what a spectacularly beautiful place Corca Dhuibhne is.”

According to Niamh Kennedy, from production company Partizan, “The aims of the short films are to shine a light on grassroots rugby, capturing the unity, passion, humour and spirit of the game with the people on the ground level – the people that give up their evenings to train, that work tirelessly to raise money for the clubs, and bring rugby into the heart of the community. The aim is to reflect the resilience, determination, and sportsmanship that's at the heart of the game.”

Tomorrow Partizan will film with Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne seniors on the path above Dún Chaoin pier (right), as well as recording junior training and a senior match at the club grounds on Thursday April 30th.

Past Club President John Holstead says: “Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne are hoping that the entire community of west Kerry will embrace this opportunity to showcase our club, and our area, by coming out to support Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne in a friendly match on Thursday evening (April 30th) at 6pm in our grounds near Carraig church.

"We are also looking forward to co-operating with schools and parents so that the children of the peninsula can be involved in filming of a training session on the same day at 1pm. This is a once off, come along and enjoy it!”

Organisers of the Rugby World Cup tournament call it the 3rd largest sports event in the world with previous combined global television audiences estimated to be over 4 billion.

As Gaeilge

Roghnaíodh Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne, an club rugbaí is sia siar san Eorap, le seasamh ar son na hÉíreann i sraith físeáin atá á léiriú mar chuid de ábhar craolta do Chomórtas Rugbaí Corn an Domhain.

Tá foireann léirithe de dhosaen duine ón gcomhlucht léirithe Partizan ag déanamh a slí go Corca Dhuibhne an tseachtain seo áit a rachaidh siad i mbun taifeadadh le Sinsir agus imreoirí óga Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne agus iad i mbun traenála agus ag imirt cluiche. Craolfar an mhír gairid mar chuid den chraoladh teilifíse ag tús agus deireadh na gcluichí sa chomórtas domhanda. Cumann amháin rugbaí as gach tír de na sé chinn déag de thíortha atá páirteach sa chomórtas a léíreofar agus craolfar na míreanna ar fud na cruinne.

“Is mór an onóír é do Rugbai Chorca Dhuibhne gur roghnaíodh muidne leis an fód a sheasamh ar son clubanna Rugbaí na hÉireann. Sé spiorad, dúthracht agus fuinneamh an chluib a mheal na léiritheoirí chuig Club beag cosúil linne, chomh maith leis an timpeallacht aoibhinn, na pearsain sa chlub agus an Ghaeilge chomh maith” a deir Niamh Ní Bhaoill, OCP Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne, a chinntigh gur go Corca Dhuibhne a thiocfadh na léiritheoirí. “Ní hé amháin gur onóir é seo don club, ach deis iontach is ea áilleacht na leithinise a thaispeáint dos na millúin, nó billúin b’fhéidir, de lucht féachana Chorn an Domhain sa Rugbaí.”

Dar le Niamh Kennedy ón gcomhlucht léirithe Partizan, “The aims of the short films are to shine a light on grassroots rugby, capturing the unity, passion, humour and spirit of the game with the people on the ground level – the people that give up their evenings to train, that work tirelessly to raise money for the clubs, and bring rugby into the heart of the community. The aim is to reflect the resilience, determination, and sportsmanship that's at the heart of the game.”

Beidh Partizan ag scannánaíocht le Sinsir Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne ar an gCéadaoin an 29ú Aibreán os cionn cé Dhún Chaoin agus arís ar an Déardaoin ag gort an chumainn leis na Minis agus na Sinsir.
Deir iar-uachtarán an Chumainn John Holstead “Tá Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne dóchasach go dtiocfaidh an pobal ar fad in Iarthar Dhuibhneach le chéile chun an deis seo a thapú an Cumann Rugbaí agus an ceanntar aoibhinn a cheiliúradh agus a chur faoi bhráid an domhain mhóir. Táimid ag tabhairt cuireadh oscailte don pobal ar fad a bheith linn ag an ngort I mBaile Loisce, Déardaoin an 30ú lá ag 6pm le páirt a ghlacadh sa dtaifead agus tacú leis na sinsir a bheidh ag imirt cluiche. Ba bhreá linn tacaíocht na leanaí, na tuismitheoirí agus na scoileanna le páírt a ghlacadh i seisiún traenála na Minis a bheidh á thaifead chomh maith Déardaoin ag 1pm. Ní thiocfaidh an deis seo arís, bígí linn agus bainaigí súp as!

Deir lucht eagraíochta comórtas Corn an Domhain sa Rugbaí gurb é seo an 3ú imeacht is mó ar domhan i gcúrsaí sport agus go deirtear go mbíonn lucht féachana measta de os cionn 4 mhilliún duine ag féachaint ar an gcomórtas.