Triumph for JV Tierney at CIBSE Touch Rugby

The CIBSE touch rugby tournament, sponsored by Lindab, proved a huge success with a number of new teams participating in this year’s event.

Held once again at Cool o mine RFC, the occasion was qu q ite co c mppettitive e but playeed out in a friendly and fun-fil fi led atmo m sphere. It was all the more enjoya y bl b e th t at the e evening g was s warm m and d dr d y.

The parrticipatinng te t ams were e divviddeed into two o poools wi w th the winnne n r of each h pool playing eacch h otther in the final. JV Tier e ney y dominateed the e pool o sttage e wi w th their i two w teaeams toppi p ng both h po p ol A annd p pool ol B and d playying n eac a h other in i a fierceely ly contested final matchh. . Fortun t ately, Michael McCa C rthy of f Li L ndab was on haand d to offificiate at the e final and d ensurre that order was mai a nt n ained.

BBQQ-sttyl y e food was s served pitcchh side and it was noted thhat per e formances dipped as the food w was pr p eparedd. It was s obvious the fumes from the e sideliine clearly y pro r ved too muuch c of f a distraction for thhe less focuused players.

C CIBSE YEN Chair, Ryan Loneyy, and n Vice Chair, Dylaan n Ryan, pres e ennted JV Tieern r ey y witth h the e wi winnnner e ’ s’ troophy It is underssto t od o thaat t JV V Tiernneey haas now arrrangeed for an n open e -top bus for the home cooming. Date and n time to t be announcedd. On collec e ting n thhe troph p y JV V Tierney y capptaiin Mic i heeal Downey saiaid that it was the pr p ouudest momeent t in thhe 755-yyear history of f t the companyy!

On n behhaalf f of CIBSE YEN we wo w uld likke to say thanks s Lininda d b fo f r spponssooring g the e evevent nt and also o Coolmine RFC, , in n partiiculaar r cl b ub Presideennt, Shhanne Jeenninngs g , for r hi h s geneeroosity in allloowi w ng g CIBSE E to onnce c agaain use their r clu l b facili l ties e .

If you u wannt t to heeaar moorre e aboout u , or get t invol o v veed in CIBSE YEN, em email l Ryan Lonney at t ryyan a .lon o ey@ re redeng n .ccom m