Cork Constitution
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“I first joined Cork Constitution FC “Connetts” as a six year
old, in the late sixties. I was walked up to the Club by my older
brother Don, and joined by my younger brother James a year
later. At that time the “Connetts” was run by two great rugby
men, Mr Ned O Connor and Mr Fred Casey. These men gave
us all a love of the game and Club. The ethos of the game was
embedded at this early stage, and which is still the case with the
current Connette coaches.
The club have over 500 players in our underage section and
are looked after by an army of volunteer coaches. Great credit
must be given to these volunteers who give of their time freely
and educate the players with the ethos of the great game of
rugby, traditions like, respect and manners.
We try to encourage this ethos and sense of community
throughout the club so the parents of our juvenile players
are always made to feel welcome in the club, coffee, scones,
and newspapers are available every Saturday morning, again
managed by another set of volunteers. We are at the top of Irish
rugby, and the Club Volunteer is what keeps us there.
My current administration role in the club is Chairman
of the Events Committee. Lucky enough the Club invested
in a new Club House, Changing Rooms, and Gym facility in
the last six years. The club realised that we needed to do this
development to improve players facilities, but also to make the
Club House more attractive for all our members. The thought
at the time was upgrading the players facilities was paramount,
and the club house was important but not as important as the
players facilities. However, we realised that both players and
members were equally as important and now the club house has
been constructed to a very high standard and the membership
are using the club house for family and business functions.
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Cork Constitution has a large membership and a large
amount of volunteers who give of their time, it is lovely to
have events where our volunteers can relax in a modern and
comfortable environment. The very high standard of the Club
house has also attracted local business to use the facility for
meetings and corporate days out.
Cork Constitution FC have juvenile teams commencing
at Un7s to Un13s, youth teams from U14s to U18s and four
adult teams. The volunteers, coaches, and parents involvement
is enormous and great credit must go to these people who
make Cork Constitution tick. Everyone is enjoying some down
time after a very successful year, before we get the heads down
and prepare for next season. Our senior team have their heads
down preparing for next season already. We work hard for our
successes, and can’t rest on our laurels.
Overall it was an exciting year for the Club, however next
season is in our eyesight already, and we are looking forward to
the new challenges this will bring, and the new heights we want
to get to. Both on and off the pitch the club has had a fantastic
year. Of course our senior team is the flag ship of our club and
deserve all the credit for such a fantastic season, however all
the teams below them also won trophies and were involved
right up to the last week of the season. Indeed our U14 and
U18 teams both won their cup and league competitions, our
future is in safe hands.
Cork Constitution is a family Club, and like previous years
we were conscious of giving a warm welcome to all visitors
and this will continue into the future. Whether you join Cork
Constitution FC as a six-year-old, join after school/college or
come from outside the city, the ethos of the game is part of