Stillorgan 19 (3) v Emerald Warriors 22 (3) With the ‘Beast from the East’ at bay, the sun made a welcome appearance on Saturday 24 th March where our final league game of the season was schedules away against Stillorgan. Weather conditions were next to perfect, the pitch had a lot of space, we had
Hadrian Cup 2018 Captain’s Summary 1 weekend, 2 flights, 3 alcohol infused nights of fun and 4/4 games later, the Emerald Warriors bring the Hadrian Cup for 2018 back to Dublin for a second time in two consecutive years. Being my own first experience of the competition and a much changed team from the
Kilkenny Norman’s v Emerald Warriors Saturday 17th February 2018 After what has felt like an eternity not playing on grass or having the opportunity for full contact, the Emerald Warriors travelled to Kilkenny for the second game of 2018. Weather conditions were great, however the soft dug up pitch maybe not so much. A pitch
Tallaght v Emerald Warriors Saturday 13th January 2018 On what looked like a horrible day on the morning of Saturday 13th January, the bad weather kept away for the Emerald Warriors first league game away to Tallaght in 2018. After a long Christmas break without rugby, it was clear the team was excited to get
Meet the Warriors - Ioan Hughes 4 years ago when I moved to Dublin, I only really knew a couple of people....literally 3 or 4. I had played for a while with th Ulster titans in Northern Ireland and found it to be an amazing experience and wanted more. I also wanted to be able
Meet the Warriors - John Gavin I am the guy who decided an hour before the open day that I would go. Some fleeting thoughts which had caused me to second guess my attendance: What if I don’t know anyone? Is there going to be much fitness? How will I fare with the rugby rules?
Meet the Warriors - Lee Martin I joined the Warriors three years ago. I was never into football like my family but wanted to meet new people and try a team sport. I had only participated in non team sports previously. I was only out a year or so and had no LGBT friends. I
My Fellow Warriors, First off, I want to wish everyone of you a very wonderful Christmas to you and your loved ones. At this point, coming to the end of the year and half way through our Rugby season, this is also a great point to reflect on where we are as a club Firstly,
Meet the Warriors - Mark Mulligan I went along to the open day last year just before the season began. I had never played rugby before. The thing I gained the most from joining is being part of the team. We all encourage each other to train and work as hard as we can
Match Report v Terenure College RFC Saturday 7th October 2017 saw the Emerald Warriors secure their first league win of the season against Terenure College RFC. On the back of a loss against St. Mary’s College FRC the previous weekend, the team had a point to prove that the score line of 40-17 was not reflective of
