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ANNUAL DINNER <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

UCD RFC was delighted to hold its first Annual Club Dinner in over three years in O\u2019Reilly Hall in May. Irish Rugby Forwards Coach Paul O\u2019Connell was guest speaker and with more than 500 guests on the night the dinner was an enormous success, providing an opportunity for members and friends to reconnect. Amongst the many guests were members of the recent Irish Rugby U20 Grand Slam winning team. Longstanding UCD Rugby Club member Fred Gilligan was the MC for the evening and introduced UCD Rugby President David Carrigy. David spoke about the commitment of Club members who play a vital role in managing the various teams across the Men\u2019s, Women\u2019s and Tag Rugby section of the club, and highlighted the resilience shown during the pandemic. Clubman Killian Keane interviewed Paul O\u2019Connell, the latter sharing his many experiences as captain of Munster, Ireland, the British & Irish Lions, and his current role with Irish Rugby. UCD RFC would like to say well done to Keith Smith and the Dinner Committee and many volunteers for the effort in organising the event, and also to thank all its members, Crowe and the University for the support it receives to assist it in striving to bring success to the players, the Club and the University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guests enjoy their time at UCD O’Reilly Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Paul<\/a>
Paul O’Connell and Killian Keane during the showcase interview.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rob<\/a>
Rob Kearney presents Naoise Cosgrove [Managing Partner Crowe] a framed UCD RFC jersey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"UCD<\/a>
UCD RFC President David Carrigy addresses the guests.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sinead<\/a>
Sinead Corbett, Brian Poland, and Emma Mintern.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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