Thank you to everyone who made it along to our end of season awards evening, and Sevens celebration on Saturday night. 👏👏

There was much to celebrate after a great year. Director of Rugby Denis Collins spoke passionately about the talent on show on our pitches all season long. While the evening celebrated the adult and U18.5 teams, Denis gave special mention to our vibrant minis section, incredible youths teams - with the Annemarie Kingston Cup, a successful Sevens, and our 3 youth teams winning South Munster silverware a particular highlight. The future is bright! 🤩🤩

On to the awards! A number of awards were given out on the night, chosen by players and coaches. More than most sports, rugby is a team game, but it is great to recognise contributions. 

So the 2025 winners are:

Adults awards:
⭐️ Brian O’Donnell - Player’s Player of the Year 
⭐️ Timmy Lynch - Firsts Coaches Player of the Year 
⭐️ Mattie O’Donovan - Firsts Young Player of the Year 
⭐️ Ian Costelloe - Effort King ⭐️
⭐️ Conor O’Callaghan - Seconds Player of the Year
⭐️ Evan Lehane - Seconds Young Player of the Year

U18.5 Awards:
⭐️ Rory Forde - Player’s Player of the Year 
⭐️ Ben O’Callaghan - Young Player of the Year 
⭐️ Gearoid Whelton - Club Player of the Year 
⭐️ Cillian Fitzpatrick - Coaches Player of the Year 

There was a special presentation to club hero Dan Horgan who will leave these shores for adventure Down Under. The club also presented a €1000 donation to the Irish Guide Dogs as part of our Sevens sponsorship. 👍👍

Well done to all our winners, and to the teams and coaches that supported and made their performances possible. 👏👏

Chairman Des Walsh spoke about the effort that goes into running a successful and growing rugby club. He thanked the players, coaches, parents, families, volunteers, committee members, allicadoos, sponsors and many more who gave willingly their time to support club activities. Thank you all! 👏👏🥰🥰

Reminder, the 2025 Kinsale RFC AGM takes place next Wednesday. See you there! 💪💪

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