CANARDLYS Playing Record Played
Won
Lost
Points For
Points Against
Placing
16
8
8
316
451
Third in the Plate
Top Points Scorer Top Try Scorer
Kieran Hughes 60 Kieran Hughes 12
We bid farewell to another season of Canardly Rugby. With the roller coaster ride that is social rugby, it’s been another great year to be part of and be proud to be a Canardly! The key to any good rugby side is of course the coaches. Changes were made from last year with last year’s coaches deciding they would like another crack at playing and a player from last year deciding he would like to give coaching a go. Thomo took the backs under his wing, with his past and present experience and playing abilities, he had to overcome the “No.10 curse” with two of our first choice first five’e (Fridge & Ray) suffering year ending injuries and blood some new faces, Angry & Chins. Even though things didn’t always go to plan there was still some fantastic try’s scored. Lefty decided it was time to add another strength to his bow and run the forwards. With the help of some old heads, Fluffy, Levy, Hitti (who can forget the 18 minutes of pure brilliance) to name a few the forward pack gave 100% all year and laid the platform for our backs to shine. Even though coaching was their focus both men always turned up to the games with kit in hand to help out the team when required. From a management point of view the Canardlys’ should be proud of what they have achieved. The way the team has carried themselves on and off the field is to be applauded. Thank you’s go out to, Spud/ Obelix/Pimp for organising the many social
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events for the team and of course Hitti/Lord Sorcerer who lives and breathes Canardlys Rugby and who’s side-line BBQ’s, beers and everything else he has contributed to the team making my job easier and as a supporter a privilege to part of. I also acknowledge all the other people who have contributed to the season whether it be supporting, helping out or cleaning up after the game (you know who you are). As always recruiting is important and we had many new faces joining the team. Sparky was our new captain leading from the front and the team followed another solid overall performance from last year. Many tries were scored with Wheels amongst the top but who could forget the 80 metre gem (more like 40m) by Mark (Thomo) Thompson against Burnside one of the true highlights to remember!. Even though injuries hit during the season, the team still battled on and produced some great rugby to progress through to the Plate Final. The team also achieved taking the Challenge Shield (which is played for each week) off Belfast and holding for two weeks! It might not sound like much but a great accolade for the team. As players move on or hang up the boots we are always looking for new blood to come into our environment, so if you are wanting to play social rugby or move on from playing in the higher grades come and join us for next season!