WICKLOW ROVERS AFC CLUB NOTES WEEK ENDING 1st MAY 2022

Our under 18's suffered a 4-1 defeat away to St Patricks at Kilcashel on Wednesday night. The lads came up against a clinical Avoca forward line on the night. Luke Dunne scored the Rovers goal to make it ten for the season.

The under 18 girls scheduled league match at home to Portmarnock was called off as the away side were unable to field a team.

The 12A’s kept their unbeaten start to the season intact with a fine 5-1 home victory over table toppers Arklow Town on Tuesday night at Whitegates. Arklow went into the game with five wins from five games with Rovers five points behind in second place with a game in hand. This excellent win means the team have closed the gap to two points and still have that important game in hand. Milo Malcolmson fired home an excellent hat-trick with Kale Conyard and Tiernan Shortall adding singles. It was a fantastic result and a very impressive display from this little team. The 13A’s kept themselves in the title mix with a clinical display at Travers Insurance Park defeating Arklow Town 6-0 on Thursday night. The team were on top from start to finish not letting their hosts get a foothold in the game. Bruno Tejada led the way with an excellent brace, Wolsey Sloan Kelly, Giorgio Morgillo-Fidyk and Nathan Gough all added one a piece. The sixth came in the shape of an own goal after a Rhys Behan cross took a wicked deflection off a home player. This was an excellent all round team performance.

The club are delighted to inform people that our annual summer camp dates have been confirmed, week 1 will run from Monday 25th of July to Friday 29th of July. Week 2 will run from Monday 15th of August to Friday 19th of August. Full details of the camp will be confirmed in the coming week.

Wicklow Rovers AFC promote soccer for schoolboys/girls, youth girls and boys, senior men and ladies in the community, our club is growing all the time and any assistance with the help of running the club would be very much appreciated. At present we have a very hard working committee but we are always on the search for people interested in helping out, the club are always looking for people who are interested in getting involved in soccer, whether its coaching and managing or on the executive committee or a sub-committee, maybe you would just like to help as an assistant manager, help with fundraising or help just around the grounds or in anyway at all, don’t hesitate, get involved, anyone interested in helping out the club in anyway can contact any committee member. So, if you’re interested in doing some work around the club, please contact any of the following committee members, Johnny Dunne, Paul Delaney, Jimmy Nolan, Trevor Conyard, Stephen Clarke, Ross Byrne or Corrina Collins, contact numbers can be found on the club website or alternatively you can private message our club facebook page, all help is welcomed and very much appreciated.

If anyone is looking to purchase club gear it can be done online by visiting www.wicklowroversclubshop.com  So if it’s socks and shorts, a polo shirt, rain jacket, coaches jacket, etc or something small like a beanie hat, water bottle, face masks, etc just visit the club shop or contact Colin Hindle at wrafcshop@gmail.com or by text at 087-1278510. Also, if you want to give someone a present but don’t know what to buy you can purchase a club voucher, all club items will come with the club crest.

The club’s weekly junior soccer academy continues every Saturday morning [weather permitting] under the watchful eye of senior club coaches Johnny Dunne, Jimmy Nolan and John Kelly. The academy takes place on the club grounds at Whitegates and is open to all kids from the age of 3 years to 8 years. The academy starts at 11 o’clock and finishes at 12. There is no need for registration so you can come along to any week that suits. Come along and learn the skills of football while having fun and enjoyment, it’s a great way of meeting new friends as you learn the skills as you get prepared for the introduction to participate in organised league football in the coming years.

Anyone with anything for our club notes, Facebook page or our club website can contact me by email at jimmy.nolan09@hotmail.com or by text to 087-9108706. For all news regarding the club, check out our club website at www.wicklowrovers.com or the club facebook page.