An Cosantóir

An Cosantóir May / June 2023 www.military.ie/magazine 24 | FOR REGULAR UPDATES ON ANY OF THESE CLUBS, PLEASE LOG ONTO THE CONNECT APP DF Men's Soccer The DF men's soccer team recently lost 4-2 to the French, but overall they put in an excellent performance against a top-quality French side. Goals came from Cpl Ronan Keirns and Airman Dave Long. They recently held a training camp from the 29 May to 05 Jun in McKee Barracks, Dublin. This camp was to facilitate the Men's DF Soccer team's preparation to play the UKAF in Leicester. They conduct their preparation training sessions in FAI HQ Abbottstown and also based out of McKee where they conduct video analysis and S&C assessments. The men's team lost 4-1 on the day but they played some good football for periods of the game. DF Women's Soccer The Defence Forces Women's Soccer team recently underwent a training camp from the 30 May to 02 Jun in McKee Barracks, Dublin. This camp was to facilitate the Women's DF Soccer team's preparation to play the UKAF in Leicester. Unfortunately, the result just did not happen with the Womens team losing 5-0, but there were some positive overall performances to take away from the match. Women's Rugby Combined Forces Team The Women's rugby combined team is made up of players from both the Irish Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána with a number of the players also competing in the Women's All Ireland League and Leinster League with their home clubs. They kicked off the year with their first game against Wicklow RFC in January. They have a number of exciting fixtures in the works for this year. The likes of which include the French Armed Forces who they last played in March 2019. They are also planning a potential game against the British AF. They have a number of training sessions and camps in the planning process some of which are hoped to link in with the men's team. The DF Rugby Committee are working extremely hard to facilitate the development of women's rugby within the organization and it's an exciting time ahead. If you would be interested in joining you can contact Capt Roisin O'Driscoll (roisinodriscoll@ defenceforces.ie) or Lt Meabh O'Brien (meabh. obrien@defenceforces.ie) for more information. DF Men's Rugby The DF Men's rugby team recently took on AGS on 09 May in Killaloe/Ballina RFC. This was the 50th anniversary of the Gordon Wood Trophy, this was a highly competitive game with the DF coming out on top, winning the game 43 – 26. DF Sports & Clubs Update Airman Glenn Fullam (RIP) - Who sadly passed away on 16 Apr 23 tragically at such a young age. A true stalwart of DF soccer seen here in action against the UKAF in Tallaght Stadium last May The DF bench standing for the national anthem against the French Armed Forces in Clairefontaine (where the French national team train) on the 15 Feb 23 Pte Scott Delaney (Team Capt) for the game in France The DF women's rugby team seen here after a recent match The DF men's rugby team recent lineup against AGS Comdt Curran celebrating another recent win

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