Navan
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Peter Starrett is a club sponsor with his
business Domino’s Pizza. He recently told
Rugby Club Magazine, “As a rugby player
myself I have a lot of interest in the other
rugby clubs within the region and I know
Navan have a great setup and are enjoying
a great season. I was playing for St Mary’s
last season in the 2nd or back row and
will turn out for newly promoted Armagh in
2017/2018.
Delighted to be
associated with the
success of Navan RFC
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Everyone knows each other and most
of the time it is a really happy place to
be. We’re always trying to attract new
faces to the club and new members will
be made very welcome. Everyone here is
proud of what we offer.”
Ladies
“We have girls teams up to U15s
having started with U10s maybe three
or four years ago and now have forty or
fifty girls taking part. Our ladies team at
senior level were challenging for honours
Unfortunately, being a player means I am
limited with my availability at the weekend
but our local newspapers do a good job in
publicising the clubs all-round success. My
business, Domino’s Pizza, were supporters
of the club before I arrived three years ago
and it was an easy decision to continue
that support. I would like to congratulate
everyone at Navan Rugby Club on a great
season, keep up the good work!”
this year and are hoping to continue to
progress particularly with the upcoming
World Cup approaching which will
provide an opportunity to attract more
people to the game.”
Challenges/Ambitions
“One of the biggest challenges that
we face is that we are very close to
Dublin; it’s always been a big problem
that we have players poached from our
successful under age set up. We have
player pathways in place to hopefully
encourage our young talent to continue
into our senior side.
The club’s approach at the moment is
that no matter what league we play in we
want to be in the league above. We aspire
to be in the top league at some stage – it’s
going to be a long road but we’re hoping
to consolidate in our new league and
then push on again from there. We have
a great set up in place with a lot of young
talent coming through so it’s an exciting
place to be at the moment.”
John Duffy of club sponsor JJ Duffy Construction recently spoke to Rugby
Club Magazine about his positive association with Navan RFC, telling us,
“I have played for many Irish clubs since I started as a 12 year old. These
included Clontarf, UCD and Lansdowne for a season as well as some time
down in Waterford.
JJ Duffy Construction is a family owned company based at The
Commons, Navan, Co. Meath. We have been established for over
30 years, operating all over the country. We
provide a comprehensive range of services such as
construction, ground works, demolition, property
restoration, and property development.
Proud Sponsors of Navan Rugby Football Club
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My main playing position has always been in the 2nd row and I started playing
for Navan as a 28 year old and finished two years ago when I was 25. I have
been player and coach and sometimes player/ coach with Navan and really
benefited under the tutelage of Alan Kinglsley. Alan is a very good coach and
has been instrumental in the success of the seniors and U20s this season.
Both my sons, Sean and Ted, now play at the club for the U7s and with the
fantastic under age rugby, overseen by Eddie Lyons, continuing to develop at
Navan I’m sure the club will produce many more good players.
My business is a sleeve sponsor for Navan and it’s always nice to give a little
back. Congratulations to everyone at the club on a great year, keep giving us
supporters something to cheer about!”