UCD Veterinary Rugby Club

Well Ladies and Gents, what a weekend that was!

The epic clash between Europe's finest rugby teams took place in Dublin on Saturday and it certainly did not disappoint (the game in the Aviva was only alright). The Toulouse Vets came to play and within 10 minutes were two tries ahead - might have had something to do with a few sore heads and extreme thirst on the UCD side. For the first 40 the men from the South of France dominated, throwing offloads Romain Ntamack would be proud of. The crowd was growing anxious that this could get embarrassing for the home men, but after half time the mental fog cleared and UCD took over in every facet of the game. The score was tight at 19-14 with 15 on the clock, thanks to a well worked try finished by Zach Charlton. The Toulouse men rallied and exerted huge pressure on the Dublin line for the final 15 minutes, but the men in green stood resolute and the game ended with a 19-14 win for the touring Toulouse side. The French men continue their impressive win streak, having never lost a game since visiting Dublin in 2014!
It was an excellent occasion for both sides and the support was truly brilliant. Thank you from all the players to everyone who turned out to support, cheer, drink cans, and stare and French men in shorts.
We hope the UCD men can exact revenge in Toulouse some day in the not too distant future!
Thank you to Bastien Autuoro for organising his side and making it a fantastic weekend for everyone involved, merci beacoup!

As always, huge thanks to our sponsor XLVets Ireland, your support is greatly appreciated!

Special mention to our photographer for the occasion Kay O Sullivan.

Evening Ladies and Gents,

Tomorrow night the Veterinary Boys take on Trinity Feds in the final game of the Hospitals Cup season in Clontarf RFC - to mark the occasion an age long tradition will be revived and the match will be live streamed right here on Facebook!
Kick off is 7.30pm Dublin time with coverage and team news beginning at 7.25pm (comedic value of commentary has declined in Brendan McManus' absence).
Any and all supporters would be greatly appreciated and as always BYOB strongly encouraged.

Once again we would like to express our gratitude to XLVets Ireland for their continued support and generosity over this past season and we look forward to working with them in future.

Thanks again,
President.

Alright ladies and gents,

We are currently running the first fundraiser of this season and it is a cracker. As we all know, the World Cup is starting this Sunday in Qatar. We have organised a sweepstake for the competition with a 10 euro entry fee. The top prize is 100 euro, second prize is 30 euro. Each entrant is randomly assigned a team for the tournament.
If you are interested please contact Patrick Molloy (club secretary) or myself Cormac McCarthy Hann (president).

All support is greatly appreciated, it is fundraisers like this that keep the club running.

Evening ladies and gents,

Friday night was a tough loss to Beaumont Hospital 19-14, an incredible fight back from the boys levelled the score but a last minute try took the game out of our reach. The support was mighty as always, big hand to every man, woman, and child that turned up to get behind the men in green!
This is a bye week to accomodate the crushing hangover that follows AVS this weekend, our next game will be against Vincents in 4 weeks time - keep your ears to the ground for further info about that.
In other news, there will be some fundraising events coming up, excellent opportunity to meet your icons in navy and green and get any autographs (please bring money for club cans - we all love the friday night socials after the match).
There will also be some exciting announcements about exhibition matches taking place in the new year which are sure to be huge occasions for the college.

As always, our appreciation goes to all the guys at XLVets for backing the team with their generous support. Please enjoy these photos of our forwards looking slick in our new jerseys courtesy of XLVets XLVets Ireland

All the best,
President.

Ladies and gents, it has been a while since our narrow defeat to the Mater Hospital in the final of the Hospitals Cup 2022, since then there has been much change in the club and the teamsheet. We have a new committee and lots of new members joining some stalwarts of the club.
Our first game of the 2022-2023 season was a loss to the Mater Hospital (nothing more to be said about that).
The Veterinary College are playing Beamount in round two of the hospitals cup on Friday the 28th of October in UCD - kick off 7.30pm. As always, any and all support is greatly appreciated, it is sure to be a great occasion and an excellent opportunity to enjoy some well-earned refreshments.
Lastly, anyone at the first match will have noticed our incredibly stylish new jersyes, courtesy of XL-Vets. XL-Vets have been generous sponsors of the club for a number of years and their continued support and commitment means a bright future for Vet RFC. Thank you to all the XL-Vets team from everyone at VRFC.
XLVets Ireland

Hope to see lots of you next Friday night.

President.

Tonight's Vets squad facing Mater Hospital in an attempt to make history. There will be a €5 admission charge at the gate at Old Belvedere. The match with be livestreamed here at 8pm with commentary and videography by Michael McGinley. Thanks for all the support. Vets Abu! XLVets Ireland UCD Veterinary Hospital

We are very proud and grateful for the continued support of XLVets Ireland. A great partner to have. Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday!

Huge congratulations to the UCD Vet Rugby Team who have qualified for the Dublin Hospitals Cup final for the first time in their history. The Vets will take on UCD Mater Hospital in the final this Friday, 4 March in Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club (Anglesea Road, Donnybrook) with kick-off at 8pm - see below for further information. We hope to see you there!

Friday Night Lights are back! The Vets face-off against Mater Hospital in Old Belvedere RFC this week in search of a history-making first Hospitals Cup victory. All the support so far has been greatly appreciated so lets keep the ball rolling, fill the sidelines and take home the Cup!

Two more sleeps until the Greatest Show on Turf returns to UCD. Come on down to Thornfield at 8pm on Friday to see the Vets embark on their journey to Hospital's Cup glory against Trinity Feds. Don't miss this once in a lifetime clash. Autograph opportunities and the chance to meet your heroes available in The Clubhouse Bar after the match.

Celebrity appearance on the night from Veterinary Medicine's answer to Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh and Adam Sandler; Brendan McManus MVB MRCVS.

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