Greystones RFC Victorious In Belgium

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A very excited and delighted Conor Fitzsimmons just emailed, with great news from way over therTe in sunny Belgium.

Turns out our U14s rugby lads have only gone and won the Tom Morris International Rugby Tournament, baby.

It all went down at the Royal Kituro Rugby Club in Brussels, and the lads were competing against not only Belgium but France, Germany and those neanderthals in the Netherlands.

Oh, and the whole thing was broadcast live on Belgian TV. Nice.

After a scoreless draw, it went down to the wire – aka, penalties – and our boys just pipped Belgium to the post. Literally.

Those who headed out to Belgium were Gordon Bailey, Harry Barry, Samuel Bourke, Finn Brien, Fionan Denver, Sam Fitzsimmons, Sean Gaughran, Evan Glynn, Jack Holland, Thomas Keedwell, Barra Lupton Smith, Ross Mackey, Rory O’Connor, Spencer O’Connor, Harvey O’Sullivan, Spencer O’Sullivan, Taylor O’Sullivan, Dylan Potts, Matthew Rice, Chris Stewart, Frankie Wedgeworth Byrne, Paddy Wedgeworth Byrne and Timmy Wilkinson.

The coaches were James Rice, Martin Brien, Patrick Wilkinson, Mitch Eddy, Ray Balmaine and Emmet O’Brien, all kept in check by the U14s manager, Anne-Marie Tennyson Barry.

Congrats to them all. Even the Fitzsimmons kid.