Australian Rules
On
Thursday night last there was a buzz of excitement around the Burgery, as we
welcomed two Australian rules teams to Abbeyside, who were on a tour of
Ireland. We played them in two games, one at under 15 level and one at under 16
level. While we were defeated in both games this was a great experience for our
lads to test themselves against some of the best Australian Rules players at
their respective age groups. There was a large turnout on the night despite the
poor weather conditions and everyone enjoyed the games. A big feature of both
games was seeing how our lads adapted to playing the last quarter in each match
with an oval ball which was a completely new experience for them and of course
the tackle. A big thank you to everyone involved in the organisation of this
visit and especially to our parents who put the kids from Australia up for the
night. Also to Pierce Flynn and his team in the Park Hotel a big thank you for
making sure all our visitors and our own lads were well fed and watered on the
night. After the meal in the Park a piece of crystal was presented to our
visitors on behalf of the club as a souvenir of their trip to Abbeyside. Also
all the visiting players got to take home a personal certificate of their trip.
Thank you to all.
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| Ballinacourty & Australian U15 Panels |
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| Ballinacourty & Australian U16 Panels |
