ENERGIA ALL IRELAND LEAGUE – DIVISION 1B
VS Saturday, 31 October 2026 Forenaughts, Naas, Co Kildare Kick-Off: 14:30 Match Referee: George Clancy
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE On behalf of Naas Rugby Football Club, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to Forenaughts, for today’s Energia All-Ireland League Division 1B fixture. A warm welcome in particular to our visitors from City of Armagh RFC, their President Don McDowell, his guests and club supporters who have made the journey south for today’s encounter. Both teams have had a mixed start to the season and at this early stage lie in 4th and 5th place in the table. Division 1B is already shaping up to be a really competitive league, as it always is, where one result can leapfrog a team up (or down!) the table. Last season City of Armagh came out the right side of the result in the Palace Grounds, while Naas took the spoils here in Forenaughts. With little to choose between the two teams, we are looking forward to another fiercely competitive match played in good spirit. Best of luck to both teams and I hope everyone leaves the field after 80 minutes without incident or injury. Last week I had the pleasure of attending our 29th Annual Business Lunch, which brought together over 350 guests for a fantastic afternoon of community spirit. Our special guests MC Jim Hamilton, Jack Kavanagh and Nicolas Roche made it such a memorable occasion. A huge thank you to everyone who attended. Our business community plays a vital role in helping us grow, thrive and make a difference both on and off the pitch. We had great excitement with our weekly Lotto recently. Congratulations to Gerard Flaherty, who won the €15,000 jackpot in week 3. We have reloaded the jackpot with another €15,000 and don’t forget we have a mega draw for €25,000 on Christmas week. It could be you! In the meantime, the annual Your Club Your Country initiative is up and running. There are some amazing prizes put up by the IRFU and bonus prizes exclusive to Naas RFC. 100% of every ticket sold goes back to Naas RFC. Open to everyone, get your tickets from any Naas player or parent, or buy online at https://app.galabid.com/NaasRFC26. It would be remiss of me not to mention our Senior Youth captain, Aidan Tamming. Aidan (who happens to be my Nephew) has been named Captain of the Irish U18 Clubs for their clash against Italy today. He is a Naas man through and through, playing all his rugby with us from his very first days in the Minis. Along the way he has been a stalwart for Naas RFC, Naas CBS, North Midlands and Leinster, and now he pulls on the green jersey. Everyone at Naas Rugby Club is immensely proud of Aidan. We wish him and the whole Tamming family, the very best of luck in Italy. Can I again draw your attention to our many sponsors listed at the back of the programme whose continued support helps us keep the show on the road. Please, in turn, support them where possible. Finally let our first XV know you are here, make some noise, forget the troubles of the world for the afternoon and take pleasure in a few hours of quality sport and craic. Enjoy today’s match, yours in rugby.
Mark O’Loughlin President Naas RFC 2026/27
NAAS RFC SQUAD THE PACK 2
1
3
Jamie Bohan
Liam Gilheany-Black
Stephen Lackey
Naas AIL Caps: 4
Naas AIL Caps: 4
Naas AIL Caps: 79
5
4
Oisin Halpin
James O’Loughlin
Naas AIL Caps: 22
Naas AIL Caps: 55
6
8
Ryan Casey (Capt.) Naas AIL Caps: 127
7
Muiris Cleary Darragh Murphy Naas AIL Caps: 33
Naas AIL Caps: 52
NAAS RFC SQUAD THE ATTACK 9
Tadhg Brophy Naas AIL Caps: 34
10
Daniel Tickelpenny Naas AIL Caps: 4
12
Paddy Taylor
Naas AIL Caps: 39
11
13
Charlie Sheridan Naas AIL Caps: 73
15
David O’Sullivan
Naas AIL Caps: 26
14
Donal Conroy Cillian Redmond Naas AIL Caps: 4
Naas AIL Caps: 94
NAAS RFC SQUAD THE IMPACT 16 17 David Upton
18
Naas AIL Caps: 4
Adam Deay Naas AIL Caps: 33
Titas Cesonis
19
Naas AIL Caps: 3
20 Conor Butler
21
Naas AIL Caps: 3 Cormac King Naas AIL Caps: 41
Rory Taylor Naas AIL Caps: 1
CITY OF ARMAGH MATCHDAY SQUAD
1
2
Niall CARVILLE
4 6
Thomas DOUGAN
Finn FEHNERT
3
5
John GLASGOW
Noah BELL
8
10 12
Owen O’KANE
Fred HARRIS
11
Ethan GRAHAM
7
James ANDERSON
15
9
Taylor GAYLE
Curtis POLLOCK (Capt.)
Danny GUY
13
Sam CUNNINGHAM
Shea O’BRIEN
14
Josh
CUNNINGHAM
REPLACEMENTS 16. James Gould 19. Sam Glasgow
17. Sam Karlsen 20. Gerard Treanor
18. Mac Rutherford 21. Matthew Hooks
Home Naas Nenagh Ormond Naas Instonians Naas Dublin University Naas Naas Highfield Naas Barnhall Garryowen Naas City of Armagh Naas Blackrock College Naas UCC
Score 32 – 12 31 – 21 54 – 14 32 – 27 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00 00 – 00
Away UCC Naas Blackrock College Naas City of Armagh Naas Garryowen Barnhall Naas Highfield Naas Naas Dublin University Naas Instonians Naas Nenagh Ormond Naas
Division 1B Table
Fixtures & Results
Date 26 Sept 03 Oct 10 Oct 24 Oct 31 Oct 07 Nov 28 Nov 05 Dec 12 Dec 09 Jan 16 Jan 30 Jan 06 Feb 27 Feb 06 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 03 Apr
Round 3 and Round 4 Match Reports By Mark Herbert
Spirit of Rugby
NAAS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS, PLAYERS, COACHES & SUPPORTERS A person shall NOT ABUSE, THREATEN OR INTIMIDATE a player, referee, touch judge, match official or steward whether on or off the field of play and on club grounds. A person (inclusive of players) shall NOT USE RACIAL, CRUDE OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE OR GESTURES TOWARDS a player, referee, touch judge, match official, steward or spectator. CLUB OFFICIALS AND STEWARDS Shall be entitled to request any person to leave the club grounds for behaviour that they deem to be inappropriate or in breach of the code of conduct. THE CLUB RESERVES THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO REFUSE ADMISSION TO THE GROUNDS.
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