First Team playing tonight in Belfield
Tonight sees the Salmo first team, playing in their second Leinster league Cup game, when they take on UCD at the Belfield Bowl with a Kick off of 7pm. Following an excellent performance against St Marys in their 17-10 defeat at Kirwan park last Friday, the lads are looking forward to another good performance.
This game is followed at 8.15pm, by the J1’s who will play their first game of the season when they take on UCD in the Seconds Leinster League Cup.
All support welcome for both of these games.
And at Kirwan Park Tonight
If you can’t make Belfield why not come up to Kirwan Park tonight, to watch for our fist ever Junior Trial match, which kicks off at 8pm.
Under the guidance of J2 Head Coach Niall Fitzgerald, former DLSP member Martin Nunnan will referee a Junior trial match, between two teams, made up from the huge numbers that have been attending training since the end of July.
The Ospreys Vs Leinster Game will also be shown live in the Clubhouse.
Salmo Season Ticket – The perfect match
With 8 home games in the Ulster Bank League this year, The Salmo Season Ticket, is the perfect way to se ALL Salmo’s home games for just €40, Normally it’s €8 in per game and if the savings of nearly 37% was not enough, any children that come with a season ticket holder also get in for FREE.
This exclusive offer, only applies to tickets bought during the month of September. You may buy tickets on line by clicking on the following link: http://www.MyClubFinances.com/tickets.asp?LL_ID=438&CLB=1 or by posting a cheque, with your name and address to: Graham Cooke, 61 Broadford Close, Ballinteer, Dublin 16. For further information, you may contact Graham directly on 087 2222221 or by e mail at: grahamjcooke@gmail.com
Last Sundays Open Day a huge success
Ciaran Daly with the Heineken Cup
Ciaran Daly has been in touch to advise that last week’s Open Day, was a huge success, with a great turn out on the day and the promise of loads of new members throughout the season. Ciaran would like to thank everyone for their collective efforts in making it such a good day.
Salmo Youths progress to Leinster
Salmo's Neil Campbell and Josh O'Rourke with the Leinster U-18's
No less than three Salmo players lined out for Leinster over the last 10 days or so, Ian Burke played at scrum half for the Leinster U-19 team who went down narrowly to a Northampton U-19 team.
Also Josh O’Rourke and Neil Campbell, lined out for the Leinster Youths team who played Yorkshire Schools and Manchester, well done guys!
Don’t forget the Rugby World Cup Big Breakfast comes to Kilternan
A date for your diary, enjoy the experience of watching all of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup matches, in your club over breakfast.
The first match to be shown live is Ireland Vs USA, there is huge interest in coming upto the club, Bar Manager Gerry Doyle advises that a Brekfast roll's and Tea/Coffee will be available on the morning, more information to follow next week. C'mon Ireland
Birthdays and Births
Some Big 40 birthdays being taking place over the last few weeks, including Thomas Leigh (aka LEO), Collie Gleeson and Shay Reilly! Congratulations also to John and Severine Whitty on the recent birth of their first child ,daughter Juliette.
Stevie Harte R.I.P.
We would be grateful if you would be able to post this on your website to thank everyone for us. We have also included the poem written by Richard O'Toole as it encompasses all that the club meant to us and everyone we knew who played, trained or coached there. It is the essence of the club itself.
Andrea, Andrew, Stephen and Peter Harte wish to thank sincerely all those who sympathised with us over Steve's passing. We thank all those who came to the services in Clonmel, Dublin and De La Salle Palmerston, the many rugby players, past and present as well as those who came from far to help us celebrate Steve Harte’s life. Donations have been made to both the Irish Cancer Society and Diabetes Ireland. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually please accept this notice as a token of our appreciation
Palmo Stephen Harte
The Dublin mountain heather is begining to age
and colours soften and warm in my head.
It is late September in Kiltiernan,
As children run in that careless way,
across the rough ryegrass
and square studded boots tap dance and mix with the aroma of wintergreen,
approaching young men
studds that press and mark the earth
indent the land
indent my feelings
press hard into my memory -
Stevie you were there
with presence and wild red hair
I imagine
I am once again under sixteen
with you on the team
pushing a silver scrummage machine.
And we plough the M50 before it was built.
Dredge Dublin bay of silt.
and stop in Ringsend for a pint.
But never lose sight of it all-
cause your left foot kept hold of the ball.
Each sunday morning mountainside you thought young men how to glide
and run with the ball do your best
wearing that Palmerston crest.
Stevie was a prop,he broke a rule or two
when the referee was out of view.
He was a prop
strong men that push together in a bind.
Stephen Harte remember his kind,
on this September day.
And rugby the game that men play
the strength that we find
Stephen Harte-
remember his kind.
Poem by Richard O'Toole
Thank you
Andrea Harte, Andrew Harte, Stephen Harte