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Shamrock Rovers FC Schoolboys
The Rovers U10s, guests at the game v Bohs for their half time trophy presentation. Latest Image Galleries : u11 u12 u13 u14 U15 u16 u17 u18
Welcome
Welcome to the Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys website.
Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys are based in Tallaght in South Dublin and
have teams from u7s to u18s playing in the Dublin District Schoolboys League.
Attn all managers and players : this is your website, if you would like to contribute any news / notices or pictures to the site please email them to schoolboys@shamrockrovers.ie. New Schoolboys CommitteeSRFC Schoolboys wish to announce that Bobby Best has succeeded Mick Lyons as Chairman. Mick stood down from the post he has served in for the past four years following the AGM held on Monday, 10th November. We are delighted that Mick is remaining on as a committee member. The Schoolboys Committee wish to take this opportunity to express our thanks to Mick for all the hard effort he put into the role of chairman since 2004.The new committee is as follows: Bobby Best (Chairman), Helen Doran (Secretary), Jim Doran (Treasurer), Sandra Stamps, Noel McLaughlin, Robert Goggins, John Raethorne, Dave Malone, Karl Sheridan, Jackie Coll and Stephen Sheldon. Jackie and Stephen are new committee members. Frank Coules has retired from the and we wish to thank Frank for his input and work on the committee over the past couple of years. Frank remains as manager of the Under 18 team. Schoolboys AGMShamrock Rovers Schoolboys will stage our Annual General Meeting on Monday, 10th November at the Killinarden Enterprise Centre. The meeting will beginat 7.30pm.Every team is expected to send at least one representative along. Managers, coaches, parents and any players aged 18 are entitled to attend. Nominations for the positions of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer must be submitted to the Secretary Helen Doran no later than Saturday, 1st November. Shamrock Rovers AcademyThe Shamrock Rovers' Academy will restart on 15th October and all young boys and girls who are at least age five and no older than six during 2008 are welcome to attend. The Academy will kick off on 15th October and will be staged at the Killinarden Community Hall in Tallaght. Enquires can be made to Bobby Best at 085 1724131 or Dave Malone at 086 2586196 or email schoolboys@shamrockrovers.ie.u12s keeper requiredShamrock Rovers Under 12 team are seeking a goalkeeper. Anyone interested please contact Dave Malone at 086 258 6196. Training takes place at Dodder Valley Park and games are played on Saturdays at Tymon Park.Tallaght Stadium Season Tickets 2009The club is now taking names for the 2009 season ticket list. Full prices and details will be available in the next fortnight but you can register your interest now by completing the online form here. Demand is expected to be high and priority will be given to 2008 season ticket holders, members, holders of the matchday programme vouchers and people that have registered their interest as above.U10 players requiredShamrock Rovers are seeking players for their Under 10 team for the 2008/09season. Please contact Karl Sheridan at 086-258-6196 for further details. NI Milk Cup 2008 Image GallerySeven different galleries from Rovers U16s trip last week to the Milk Cup are now in the Schoolboys gallery. Click here to view the galleries.2008 Milk Cup UpdatesShamrock Rovers U16s are, this week, playing in the Milk Cup tournament in N Ireland.Monday Rovers put in a very impressive performance to draw their opening game 0-0 against German side Hertha Berlin. Tuesday Another 0-0, this time v's Cruz Azul from Mexico, brilliant performance by the Hoops who did everything but score. Wednesday Rovers lost 1-0 to Co. Down in the Qtr Finals. The Hoops unfortunately didnt produce the same standard as the first two games. Thursday Rovers drew 2-2 with Ipswich Town with John Sullivan and Keith Kinsella getting the goals for Rovers. Rovers then progressed 5-3 on penalties. Friday Rovers put in a good performance but narrowly lost 3-2 to Sheffield United in their final game. Craig Kelch and Mick Doyle were the Rovers goalscorers. Rovers' eircom Soccer Superstar Challenge - Tymon Park, Sunday July 13thThe Rovers eircom Soccer Superstar Challenge makes its third and final appearance on Sunday July 13th at the Annual SDCC Family Day in Tymon Park, Tallaght from 1.30-4.30pm. All are welcome to try their luck and win prizes, entry is free. Club CPO, Paddy McQuaid, would appreciate any help from volunteers on the day to make the event go as well as possible, even an hour would help. Contact Paddy on 085 1060857. Pictures from the previous Citywest event are here.Schoolboys Player Of The Year Awards 2007/08Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks to everyone who donated spot prizes for the raffle. Best of luck to everyone for next season.A large gallery of photos taken by Bobby Best on the day can be seen here. 11-a-side Person of the Year Award : Martin Mackin. 11-a-side Clubman of the Year : Keith Kinsella. 11-a-side Person of the Year : Dave Malone. The full winners were as follows
2008-09 Trials Promo PosterNext season's trials start next week and the club has produced some promotional artwork to help promote the event. All managers are asked to print off and place in local shops, community centre notice boards etc to help promote the trials. Click here to view and print the artwork. You may need to click the poster once to view it fullsize.Player of the Year Awards 2008The Player of the Year Awards will be held on Saturday, 28th June at thePostal Grounds, Kiltipper Road. Under 7's to Under 10's will begin at 1.00pm; Under 11's to Under 18's will begin at 3.00pm. All managers and players are requested to be in attendance. Managers who have not yet submitted the names of the winners from their teams are requested to do so immediately. May Monthly Lotto Draw - 6, 7 & 28The latest monthly lotto draw was held at half time of last nights match v Sligo in Tolka. There was no match 3 winner and the jackpot now stands at €4,500 and rolls on to the June draw which will take place at the Cobh home game on July 4th. Contact the club office to get the new monthly tickets that will be in circulation for this draw. From now on we will have a specific dated monthly ticket for each month. Full results here.Sun 25th May; U15s & 16s Record Fantastic WinsGreat wins today by the U15s and U16s that has won them both promotion to next seasons Premier divisions. They join the under 11s who will be in their Premier next year for first time ever. Well done to all involved, players and managers.U16s Win Major LeagueCongratulations to Dave Malone and the u16 team on beating Rivervalley 4-1 this evening to win the Major League title. Well done lads!Milk Cup 2008 DrawShamrock Rovers U16s have been drawn against Hertha Berlin and Mexican side Cruz Azul in the opening games of the 2008 Northern Ireland Milk Cup. The draw was made earlier today in Belfast by Chelsea manager Avram Grant with Hoops players Cian McMahon and Sean McLoughlin present. The tournament is due to begin on Sunday, 27th July. More details to follow. The Rovers party with Avram Grant are pictured here (pic thanks to Grant Cameron).U12s host Ballywater Rec from County DownThe u12s hosted Ballywater Rec from County Down in a friendship game this weekend. Pics from the game are now in the gallery, click here.2008-09 Trials InformationThe following are the arrangements concerning trials for boys and girls who are interested in joining Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys for the 2008/09 season:Tuesday, 1st July Under 7 (born 2001), Under 8 (2000) and Under 9 (1999)- 6.30pm Under 10 (1998) - 7.30pm Wednesday, 2nd July Under 11 (1997) & Under 12 (1996) - 6.30pm Under 13 (1995) & Under 14 (1994) - 7.30pm Thursday, 3rd July Under 15 (1993) & Under 16 (1993) - 6.30pm Under 17 (1991) & Under 18 (1990) - 7.30pm Saturday, 5th July Under 10 (1998) - 10.00am Venue: Dodder Valley Park, opposite Aherne's, Old Bawn Road, Tallaght Direct buses: 49, 54a & 77a Enquiries to: Helen Doran - 085 711 6879 Jim Doran - 085 704 2567 Noel McLoughlin - 086 850 9921 Shamrock Rovers main office: 01 460 5948 Email: schoolboys@shamrockrovers.ie U16s in Neville Cup Final, Sun May 11thCome along and support the U16s who take on St Josephs Boys in the Neville Cup Final this coming Sunday. Kick off at the AUL in Clonshaugh is 11am. Good luck to the lads! UPDATE 11th May: Well done to the team and management on winning the Neville Cup today, result 1-0. Pics from the game here.Rovers Soccer Superstar Challenge - Today in CrumlinThe Rovers Soccer Superstar Challenge makes its second appearance today (Bank Holiday Monday) at Pearse Park in Crumlin from 1.30-4.30pm as part of the Annual SARI fun day. All are welcome to try their luck and win prizes, entry is free. Club CPO, Paddy McQuaid, would appreciate any help from volunteers on the day to make the event go as well as possible, even an hour would help. Contact Paddy on 085 1060857. Pictures from the previous Citywest event are here.Congratulations to Schoolboys U12 TeamCongratulations to the Rovers U12 team who have won the Major B1 division having gone through the season unbeaten. Well done to Mick Fitz and everyone involved.Hoops Launch Schools Five-A-Side CompetitionShamrock Rovers stage their first Tallaght Secondary Schools five-a-side tournament next Wednesday May 7, at the Sacred Heart FC grounds in Killinarden. The competition is open to under-16s attending the area's eight secondary schools and there's a super trophy – and local bragging rights! - up for grabs. "We're holding this tournament to coincide with the recommencement of work on our stadium in Tallaght," says Hoops' Club Promotions Officer (CPO) Paddy McQuaid. Click here to visit the press center for more.Rovers' Soccer Superstar ChallengeRovers' first open day in Tallaght with the Superstar Soccer Challenge game drew a big crowd to the Citywest Shopping Centre on Saturday. Pictures from the day are here. The next date is Bank Holiday Monday May 5th in Pearse Park, Crumlin from 1.30-4.30pm as part of the SARI annual open day. Following that we will be in Tymon Park in July for the SDCC Annual Family Fun Day. All welcome, taking part is free. Volunteers to assist the CPO are welcome, call or text Paddy on 085 1060857.Rovers Team Up with EP Mooney HyundaiThe club is delighted to announce a new partnership with Tallaght based EP Mooney Hyundai. The club has been presented with a brand new Hyundai Santa Fe jeep which you will see driving around Tallaght with the club crest displayed prominently and proudly. For more details on EP Mooney Hyundai click here.U16s advance to the Neville cup finalWell done to the Rovers U16s who beat Sheriff 3-1 to qualify for the final of the Neville Cup. Michael Doyle scored two and Evan Gallagher got the other. The Hoops will now face St Josephs Boys in the final with the venue and the date to be confirmed.Young Hoops Training With A SurpriseCPO Paddy McQuaid organised a training session with a difference for some of the schoolboys and girls at the Dome in The Spawell complex this week with Pat Scully And Dave Campbell helping out with training. Also lending support were Aidan Price, Sean O'Connor and Stephen Rice. Pics of the Happy Hoops hereShamrock Rovers Academy Seeks CubsThe Shamrock Rovers Academy invite boys and girls aged 5 and 6 to take part in a two-month programme which will begin on the first Wednesday in April. The offer is only open to boys and girls born in 2002 or 2003. The emphasis is on fun football and is intended to give children their first opportunity to play football at Shamrock Rovers. The venue is The Dome, Spawell and each session will begin at 5pm approximately. For further details please contact Bobby Best at 085-172-4131 or Dave Malone at 086-258-6196. Alternatively, enquiries can be made by email by contacting us at: schoolboys@shamrockrovers.ie.SRFC Schoolboys - Managers needed for 2008 SeasonShamrock Rovers Schoolboys are seeking managers and coaches for the 2008 season for all age groups. Suitable candidates should contact the club with their details by emailing to schoolboys@shamrockrovers.ie or phoning the Schoolboys secretary, Helen Doran at 085 711 6879.Cup ResultsWell done to the u16s who beat Pats 2-0 to reach the semi finals of the Neville SFAI Cup and to the u17s who beat Longford Town 1-0 to reach the quarter finals on the Leinster Youths Cup. Well done lads. Note pictures from the Longford game are in the gallery.Gallery UpdatePictures from the u18s game versus St Josephs Boys are now in the gallery. Clickhere to view the pictures from this game. 15s knock out Stella Maris to advance in the SFAI Evans Cup.The Under 15s were involved in an excellent SFAI Evans Cup tie againstStella Maris at Kiltipper on Sunday. The game ended scoreless after extra time with the Hoops advancing after a penalty shootout, winning 3-2. This was one of the best games seen at Kiltipper this season and was a credit to both teams who battled on a heavy pitch with no let up throughout. The game was played in the spirit of excellent sportsmanship and superbly refereed. The Hoops now face a tough assignment in the next round having been drawn away to play College Corinthinans in Cork on Sunday, March 9th. Hoops Scene 2008For the 2008 season we have a new programme editor - Martina Genockey. Martina is a club member and involved with the Hoops Supporters Club. Martina is also a full time reporter with the Tallaght Echo newspaper. We are very fortunate to have Martina take on the editorial role and she has all our support and assistance to maintain the very high standards of our great matchday programme, Hoops Scene.Martina has asked us to issue the following notice: 'As the 2008 season fast approaches, fans with ideas for features they would like to contribute to this year’s matchday programme, are invited to contact the new Hoops Scene editor, Martina Genockey, at programme@shamrockrovers.ie. Fan photos, birthdays, anniversaries and details of any other special occasion you would like mentioned in Hoops Scene can also be sent to the editor at the above address'. New U7s to U10s Coaching InitiativeShamrock Rovers Schoolboys are launching a coaching initiative this coming Wednesday, 30th January, for all players in our Under 7s to Under 10s teams. The venue is the Dome at The Spawell and Hoops first team players Aidan Price, Stephen Rice and Padraig Amond (a former SRFC Schoolboy player himself) will attend. Please note these times: 5-6pm for Under 7s & Under 8s; 6-7pm for Under 9s & U10s. A full attendance is requested. Please contact your team manager for further information if necessary.Sympathies to the Ryan FamilyShamrock Rovers Schoolboys wish to extend our deepest sympathy to our Under 15 goalkeeper Richard Ryan on the death of his mother Yvonne Kennedy. Yvonne had featured in the national media in recent months as her plight to locate a compatable bone marrow doner became extremely urgent. Our thoughts and prayers are with Richard and his family. The scheduled U15 game against Manortown this weekend has been postponed as a mark of respect.Court Final Update: Tallaght Gets Green Light The Tallaght Community Stadium finally got the go-ahead today when the High Court rejected Thomas Davis GAA club's application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. This morning Judge Murphy ruled that there were no legal grounds to justify an appeal to the Supreme Court and the two-year legal wrangle has come to an end. Legal costs for the SDCC and Shamrock Rovers FC were awarded against the GAA. Click here to visit the press center for the full press release and click here for some pics of Happy Hoops outside the Courts after the verdict. South Dublin County Council press release here. Members Section RelaunchedThe members section of our website has been relaunched for the coming season. Find out all about Rovers membership and how to sign up. One of the new features is a members focus page with interviews with Rovers members. Click here to visit the members site.South Dublin County Council Statement on Tallaght Stadium JudgementJudgement of the High Court delivered on 14th December 2007 regarding the completion of a sports stadium at Whitestown Way, Tallaght for use by Shamrock Rovers Football Club. Judgment was delivered today in the High Court by Mr Justice Roderick Murphy in favour of South Dublin County Council in a Judicial Review case, taken by Cumann Tomas Daibhis, challenging a resolution to complete the development of a sports stadium at Whitestown Way, Tallaght for use by Shamrock Rovers Football Club. Click here to visit the press center for the full press release.Rovers ITT ScholarshipsThree Shamrock Rovers players embarked on their third level Scholarships at IT Tallaght yesterday. Pictures of the presentation receiving their grants from the Jonathan and Paddy representing the club are players Dave Vickery, Rob Bolger and Sean Griffin. Click here to visit the pictures gallery.Dail To Play For At Rovers Shamrock Rovers are heading for Leinster House on Wednesday to show their secondary school scholarship students around Dail Eireann. The Hoops are re-launching their scholarship scheme with the backing of all four Dublin South West TDs who will be on hand to meet the Hoops' academics. Conor Lenihan, Brian Hayes, Pat Rabbitte and Charlie O'Connor will all be present, with O'Connor taking the Tallaght-based students on a tour of Leinster House. Click here to visit the press center for the full press release. UPDATE: Click here for a link to hear the RTE Radio 1 interview from the presentation on Wednesday. Click on the link for the Wednesday December 12th programme situated towards the top of the page. The section on Rovers begins 23:20 minutes into the drivetime sport show and runs for approx 3.5 minutes. Visit the gallery to see more pics from this visit. U12s and U13s Gallery UpdatePictures from the u12 and u13s recent games versus Joeys and Liffey Pearse are now in the gallery. Click here to view the gallery.U15s Gallery UpdatePictures from the u15s 3-0 Cup win versus Palmerstown Rangers are now in the gallery. Click here to view the pictures from this game.Willie OBrien, Dean Lawrence & Ciaran Kilduff collect awards We would also like to send congratulations to former SRFC Schoolboy player Dean Lawrence who has won the SRFC Young Player of the Year Award as voted by the supporters of Shamrock Rovers and also to our former player Ciaran Kilduff who has won the Under 21 Player of the Year Award. Well done to Willie, Dean and Ciaran, we wish them further success in their respective careers. Pictured is SRFC Youths Player of the Year for 2007 Willie O'Brien pictured with Stephen Sheldon, manager SRFC U7's (left) and Robert Goggins, PRO Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys Weekend ResultsUnder 11 Major: Shamrock Rovers 7-2 Confey UnitedUnder 12b1: Naas Athletic 0-9 Shamrock Rovers Under 13 A: Liffey Pearse 2-2 Shamrock Rovers Under 14 Major A: St. Mochta's 3-2 Shamrock Rovers SFAI Under 15 Evans Cup 3rd Round: Palmerstown Rangers 0-3 Shamrock Rovers Under 16 Major 1: Shamrock Rovers 7-3 St. Patrick's Athletic Under 18 Super: Kildare County 2-1 Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year Awards 2007Congratulations to all the winners at Sundays awards. The roll of honour for 2007 is:Senior Player of the Year: Ger O'Brien Young Player of the Year: Dean Lawrence U21 Player of the Year: Ciaran Kilduff U18 Player of the Year: Willie O'Brien Alan Nolan Golden Boot Award: Tadgh Purcell Fans award: Robert Goggins Hall of Fame: Harry Kenny FAI offers life-saving training to clubs including RoversStaff at eircom League of Ireland clubs including Shamrock Rovers, are to be trained in Basic Life Support techniques and the use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) under a Football Association of Ireland initiative announced today, Tuesday 6th November. Click here to visit the press center for the full press releaseNews UpdateThere was just one game at Kiltipper at the weekend but despite that fact the goals were aplenty. The Under 17s took to the park on Sunday morning for their league game against north Dublin side Stella Maris and, despite the very windy conditions, enjoyed a 6-0 win. The lads have now played three, winning two and drawing one so they can be pleased with the bright start they have made to the season.Rovers' very own Fernando Torres is Stephen Canavan. Torres is his new nickname and when you see his photograph you'll fully understand how he acquired that! Canavan got on the scoresheet very early in the game along with Polish signing Lukasz Jagodzinski to give the Hoops a 2-0 lead and they settled very quickly as a result. Centre half Dave Ryan scored a rare header to make it 3-0 with Gary Shaw and Jimmy Farrell adding to the score to make it 5-0 by half time. Substitute Robbie Shorten got the sixth and final goal of the game twenty-five minutes into the second half. Manager Frank Coukles was naturally quite pleased with the result. "It's going well for us so far this season, although I fully accept it is early days yet but we have a number of new signings in the squad and it is a major plus that they are settling in so quickly. I was very pleased with the performance against Stella, despite the conditions we knocked the ball around well and played some really nice stuff". Other results from the weekend: U11: Dunboyne 1 - 5 Shamrock Rovers U12: Shamrock Rovers 9 - 0 Manortown United U13: Shamrock Rovers 2 - 1 Cabinteely U14: Drogeda Boys 2 - 5 Shamrock Rovers U15: St. Joseph's Boys 0 - 1 Shamrock Rovers U16: St. Patrick's Athletic 1 - 4 Shamrock Rovers U18: Knocklyon 2 - 2 Shamrock Rovers Super Sundays Results UpdateThe encouraging form shown by all the SRFC Sunday teams so far this season has given everyone involved a big boost. The action came thick and fast this weekend with three of the four teams in action at Kiltipper. The Under 15s continued their impressive unbeaten run going with a 3-0 win against St. Francis. Meetings between the two clubs are always very competitive given the local nature of the tie. Eanna Forde, Martin Cowan and Paul Blake got the goals for the Hoops.The Under 16s also had a saintly assignment when they came up against north Dublin side St. Kevins. The Hoops were winning 3-0 at half time but let the Saints back in after the break. Dave Malone's lad's got back on track though and clinched the full points with a 4-2 win. The scorers for the Hoops were Sean McLaughlin, Keith Kelch, James Mooney and an own goal. The Under 18s followed later in the afternoon and fell behind twice to Lourdes Celtic but battled to the very end with their second goal coming with what was almost the last kick of the game. So it was a share of the honours in this game. Ian Nolan and Willie O'Brien were on target for Rovers. Earlier in the day the Under 17s travelled northside to Fairview Park and carved out a hard earned 2-1 win against Sheriff. Gary Shaw and Stephen Canavan got the goals in a game which the Hoops gradually gained the upper hand to finish well. The U17s began their season the previous Sunday with a 3-3 draw at home to Rangers, Having gone a goal down the Hoops responded almost immediately with a well-delivered free kick from Barry 'Baz' Grehan. An own goal and a late Stephen Cronin goal secured a share of the points for Frank Coules' lads. The weekend also witnessed some big wins with the Under 14s defeating Naas 9-0. Hoops' keeper Ryan White got amongst the scorers when he converted a penalty. The Under 12s also had a rather big win on Saturday when they ran amok scoring 14 goals against Naas. Players Wanted for Under9aThe SRFC Under 9a would welcome enquiries from any players who are interested in joining the team. All enquiries please to Dave Malone at 086 258 6196Gallery UpdatedTwo sets of action photos from from recent U15s and U16s games are now in the schoolboys gallery.Monthly Lotto Ticket ReturnsCould all monthly lotto ticket holders please return them in time for next Mondays September monthly draw. The lotto stand at the match on Friday will take any returns that you have and will, of course, also be selling tickets.Club LottoThe final club weekly lotto will be held on Monday September 3rd. From then on we will be holding only the monthly lotto. The club needs your support for the monthly draw with €5 tickets available at the office or on matchdays at the lotto stand. The Monthly draw takes place on the first Monday of each month. Existing Annual weekly subscriptions will be switched to the monthly draw with whatever credit is left in each account e.g. €30 credit = 6 x monthly entries.2007 Milkcup Gallery UpdateOver 100 pics from the recent trip to the 2007 NI Milk Cup have been added to the gallery. Click here to visit the gallery.2007 Milk Cup UpdatesFriday : The Hoops played Drogheda United but lost 4-0 in their final game. Thursday : Rovers lost 1-0 to Cherry Orchard who scored from penatly. The final game tomorrow is against Drogheda United. Wednesday : Rovers suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat to Hearts today and now face local Dublin rivals Cherry Orchard tomorrow in a play off game. Tuesday : Rovers second game was v South Coast Bayern but the Hoops were outclassed 5-1 with Robert Shorten scoring for Rovers. Next up for Rovers is Hearts tomorrow in the 1/4 final of the BT Trophy. Monday : Rovers opened their Milk Cup campaign with a superb 2-1 against much fancied Argentinians River Plate. Rovers stormed into a 2-0 first half lead when Stephen Canavan opened the scoring and then Gary Shaw scored a penalty. After the break Rivers Plate pulled one back but a fantastic, hard working, determined performance saw the Hoops through. The next game tomorrow is against Americans, South Coast Bayern. For all the tournament details click here to go to the Milk Cup website.SRFC Schoolboys Players Required U14sShamrock Rovers Under 14 Major team are seeking players for the 2007/08 season. All enquires to the manager, Dave Malone at 086 258 6196 or the Secretary, Helen Doran at 085 711 6879.Shamrock Rovers underage teams - Player & Manager vacanciesShamrock Rovers are seeking a manager for the Under 9b team for 2007/08. Anybody interested please contact Karl Sheridan at 087 689 8841. The club is also seeking additional players for the Under 15 Major team for the coming season. Please contact the secretary, Helen Doran at 085 711 6879Player Of The Year AwardThe annual SRFC Schoolboys Player of the Year Awards presentations will take place on Saturday, 7th July at the Postal Grounds, Kiltipper Road. The Under 7's to Under 10's presentations will begin at 1.00pm while the Under 11's to Under 18's presentations will kick off at 3.00pm. First team players will be in attendance. All players, managers and coaches are asked to attend. Parents and supporters are very welcome.Article on U18s DDSL League TitleA feature article on the U18s recent DDWL league win was printed in the recent FAI Cup matchday programme. Click here to read the full article.Schoolboys Trials 2007The Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys 2007 trials take place on Sunday the 1st of July in Tallaght. For full details click here, to print out the promo poster click here. All emails about the trials to schoolboys@shamrockrovers.ie please.Rovers Youths win the 18 Super League titleShamrock Rovers youth team today captured the DDSL U18 Super Division league title after a superb 3-0 win against Dundalk. The game was played at Carolan Park in extremely wet and slippery conditions. Scott Doyle opened the goalscoring for the Hoops, Falco Lorenzo added a second and then Stephen Nolan effectively sealed the issue with a third. Congratulations to the team on a brilliant season and to the management team of Stephen Fennell, Keith O'Halloran and Ken Ward. Click here to view pics from the game.Rovers Youths on verge of U18 Super League TitleShamrock Rovers youths are on the verge of a 1st DDSL U18 Super title after putting together a remarkable run of wins. Having dropped 7 points from their 1st four games, the youths have won 18 games on the bounce since September 2006 and with a standing of 59 points (a record for this division) are only a single point away from securing the league title with two league games remaining.Team manager, Stephen Fennell, delighted with the team's progress says, "the players deserve to win the league, they have had a gruelling schedule of 3 games per week over the past 6 weeks or so, we just have to finish it off now in our last two games." Rovers play Dundalk at home this Sunday, kick-off 11am, Carolan Park on Kiltipper Rd, Tallaght and all Hoops support is welcome. More info on a2zsoccer.com 2007 Milk Cup Draw madeThe Rovers U16s have been draw against the famous CA River Plate from Argentina in their first game and South Coast Bayern USA in their second game. The first game is on Monday the 30th July and the second game the following day. More news on this soon.News UpdateCongratulations to our Under 12b team who enjoyed a magnificent 4-1 win against St. Joseph's Boys to claim the Sean Dunne Cup. The Hoops gave an impressive display of football at the AUL on Saturday having enjoyed a wonderful season.Delighted for the Boys Last Tuesday night was yet another proud moment for Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys as yet a further two of our former players made their debut for Shamrock Rovers' first team. Dean Lawrence and Ciaran Kilduff done themselves and us proud when they came on to play Drogheda in the League Cup game at United Park. All the best to the lads for the future. Milk Cup The draw for this year's Milk Cup competition will take place in Ballymena on Tuesday. Good luck to Rovers' Under 16s in the draw Managers' Meeting A very important managers' meeting will take place on Tuesday, 15th May at the Firhouse Community Centre. Each team must send a represntative. Meeting starts at 8pm Player of the Year The Player of the Year Awards will be staged in Tallaght next month. Date and venue will be confirmed next week. Trials Trials will take place over the first week in July and full details will be announced shortly. Schoolboy teams FREE to Rovers home gamesShamrock Rovers, in conjunction with a2zsoccer.com, are offering all schoolboy clubs the chance to watch our home games for FREE. The initiative will run until the end of the season with a different club chosen prior to each home game played by Rovers.Each club chosen will recieve: Team passes to the eircom League game, 2 Mentor/Coach Passes, Shamrock Rover’s goody bags for players, Announcement of team over PA system, Pictures on Rovers website, Pictures on A2Z soccer.com website. Also as a bonus the team that brings the most colour and noise to the game will be entered into a draw with the opportunity to train with some of the star players from the Rovers team at the end of the season. To register your interest please send an email with your team name, manager's name and contact number to roversgames@a2zsoccer.com Padraig Amond - progressing well whilst out on on loanIt's good to see Padraig getting some fine experience and scoring goals at Kildare County. He is certainly making all the right noises in the first division. Always a favourite at Rovers, we look forward to seeing Podge again soon. Click here to see the eircom league write up on our young star.Gary Hilliard on Ireland standbyGary Hilliard has been placed on stand-by for Republic of Ireland U19s for their double header away to Czech Republic on 22nd April. These games form part of the U19s on-going preparation for the qualifying stages of the UEFA European Championships.Rovers win in DallasThe Rovers U18 team played a friendly in Dallas today against the Japanese National Champions, Takigawa Dai-Ni, and beat them 4-1. Andrew Hand, Paul Brady and Jonathan Long were among the scorers. After playing some close games in the group stage v Eintracht Frankfurt and Tigres, the team met one of the best in Brazilians Sao Paulo and lost 6-1. The win today will be a nice filip and reward for the team and management for their considerable efforts.Young Hoops go down to Sao PauloTired legs caught up with Shamrock Rovers when they were beaten 6-1 by an impressive Sao Paulo in their third Dallas Cup game in four days. Rovers went 3-0 down in the opening 15 minutes, then further behind to 4-0 before half time before Stephen Nolan got his second goal of the tournament to make it 4-1. Rovers battled hard against a rampant Brazilian side but conceded twice more after the break. "Sao Paulo are a different class and their finishing is class", said Hoops manager Stephen Fennell. "The players got an insight into what the best in the world is. We nearly took Eintracht Frankfurt and Tigres but Sao Paulo are on a different level altogether. To put into perspective, they turned down a bid of £4.5 million for their captain. Their performance was world-class, I am proud of our players, it was our best performance even though we were at the wrong end of the result". Rovers will stay over for a couple of days during which they play a friendly against a Japanese team and possibly another game against an American team.It's a disappointing end for the lads but no doubt the experience will have learned them a lot and they should be proud to be the first Irish club in this prestigious tournament. Click here for more details. UPDATE: Sao Paulo went on to beat Real Madrid 4-0 in next round. U18s lose to Tigres of Mexico in Dallas CupShamrock Rovers were unfortunately on the wrong end of a seven goal thriller against Mexican side Tigres at the Dallas Cup today. The Hoops fought back after being 3-0 then 4-1 down only to miss a penalty in the 90th minute. Ciaran Kilduff scored twice while Stephen Nolan got Rovers' other goal. Despite the hard game against Eintracht just 24 hours earlier, the Hoops fought gallantly but playing against the second full-time outfit in a short space of time took its toll on the Dublin side in the end. By all accounts, Rovers gave a tremendous performance and will be more than up to it when they meet Brazilian side Sao Paulo on Wednesday.Dallas Cup: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Shamrock RoversA brave performance by a Shamrock Rovers side who gave their all wasn't enough against Eintracht Frankfurt in the opening round of the Dallas Cup. The Hoops went down 1-0 having played in temperatures of 88 degrees. Dean Lawrence, who gave an outstanding display, was Rovers Man of the Match. Rovers face Tigres in their next assignment today.Hoops U18s in Dallas Cup this week Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Shamrock RoversA brave performance by a Shamrock Rovers side who gave their all wasn't enough against Eintracht Frankfurt in the opening round of the Dallas Cup. The Hoops went down 1-0 having played in temperatures of 88 degrees. Dean Lawrence, who gave an outstanding display, was Rovers Man of the Match. FixturesMonday April 2nd: Shamrock Rovers v Tigres (Mexico) 10am. Wednesday April 4th: Sao Paulo v Shamrock Rovers 8pm. To visit the official website go to www.dallascup.com  After hard work and preparation, the day has finally arrived for the Under 18 team who, on Friday, jetted out to the United States to take part in the Dallas Cup. They’re up against the best in the world and the experience will certainly be one the lads will remember, hopefully for all the right reasons. It will be a great test of character for the Hoops; they would obviously like to acquit themselves well during their stay in the States, but especially as this is their final year together in Schoolboy football. A big thank you to everyone who helped fundraise for the trip. Without your help it just wouldn’t be possible for any of the underage teams to participate at the level such as the Dallas Cup. The Tallaght Hoops S.C. staged a quiz night at the Jobstown Inn and raised EUR1,000 in aid of the trip to Dallas. “The night went very well and we hit our target in terms of fundraising. It was great to be able to hand over a cheque for one thousand euro to help get the lads on their way to Dallas”, said Martin Genockey, Vice-Chairman of Tallaght Hoops. Under 16s in Milk Cup The Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys U16 team have been accepted into the Northern Ireland Milk Cup and are now preparing for the tournament, which will take place between 30th July and 3rd August. Before that though, the team, managed by Mark Kelly and Frank Coules, have approximately fourteen league games of their season remaining and they are doing quite well. Promotion to Premier for 2007/08 is a priority and with midweek games kicking in from next week these lads are going to be busy indeed. The Milk Cup will celebrate its twenty-fifth year in 2007 and it promises to be an occasion to remember so we are delighted that Shamrock Rovers will be there along with the elite of world youth soccer. Quite a number of the team were at the Milk Cup two years ago when they took part in the Junior Section and got to the quarter-final stage of the competition. These lads are very excited with the prospect of returning to Coleraine and hopefully doing even better than 2005. To view pics from the five games at the 2006 NI Milk Cup click here. To visit the offical NI Milk Cup website click here : http://www.nimilkcup.org. 13s IN WITH A SHOUTFingers crossed, the U13 Major A team will gain promotion to Major for next year and continue to build on that for 15 Premier in 2008/09. Dave Malone’s charges are up there challenging and are in a strong position to win the league title. What a change in fortunes this team has witnessed in the past two seasons since ‘Big Dave’ took over. They’ve made a steady transformation and the future looks bright for them.U18s beaten in Cup Qtr FinalThe U18s went out of the U18 FAI Cup at Kiltipper yesterday losing on penalties to Castlebar Celtic. Ahead 3-2 going into the last 5 minutes, a defensive error cost the team a goal to send the game in extra time. No more scores and then it went to penalties. We lost 4-1 on penalties.Hilliard on standby for Ireland U19sRovers own, Gary Hilliard has been asked to be on standby for the Ireland U19 squad travelling to play in a friendly tournament in Portugal April 2nd-8th. Games are against Germany, Portugal and Ukraine.U18s in FAI Youth Cup Qtr FinalRovers U18s had a comfortable 2-0 victory against Cobh Ramblers on Sunday with goals from Falco Lorenzo and Johnathon Long. Shamrock Rovers Under 18s will now play Castlebar Celtic in the quarter final of the FAI Youth Cup this coming Sunday, 25th March. The teams met at the same stage of the competition last year with the Mayo club squeezing a 1-0 win so Rovers will be looking to reverse the score this time. It's a huge game for the Hoops as they prepare to fly out to the U.S. for the Dallas Cup. Kick off is at 2.30pm at Carolan Park, Kiltipper. All support welcome.Educational Initiatives at Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers are launching a new, football-based range of educational CD-Roms to encourage learning through football, and will be targeting them at primary schools across Dublin.Rovers through to last 16 FAI U18 Youth CupRovers U18s travelled to Dundalk and overcame a resilient home-side to win 1-0. Fresh from his U21 futsal exploits, Ciaran Kilduff settled the game with a well-taken goal midway through the second half.“We are happy with the result. We fought well and just about shaded the game. Although some aspects of the performance were not great, we dug in and are delighted to be through to the next round.” says u18 manager Stephen Fennell. Rovers are due to meet Cobh Ramblers in the next round at home. 54a bus to KiltipperShamrock Rovers wish to advise all those using Carolan Park, Kiltipper of the extension of Dublin Bus route 54a to Ellensborough as and from Sunday, December 10th. The route travels from the city centre to Tallaght via the Square and up Whitestown Way, Killinarden Way and up to the Ellensborough roundabout. There is a good service in the evenings and on Sundays for those who will benefit from the improvement.Keith Lyons 2006 SRFC Youth team Player of the Year Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys wish to congratulate Keith Lyons (pictured with Chairman Jonathan Roche) on winning the 2006 SRFC Youth team Player of the Year. Keith, from Kingswood, Tallaght, has played all of his football with the Hoops. He captained his team to a league and cup double in 2002/03, and also captained the team at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup in 2003 and 2005 against illustrious opponents such as Everton, Hearts, Barcelona and Feyenoord amongst others. Although just 18 years old, Keith progressed to the Hoops Under 21 team this year.We also send our congratulations to former players Ian Ryan (2006 SRFC Young Player of the Year), and Padraig Amond and Eric McGill (joint Under 21 Player of the Year). Hilliard on stand-by for IrelandRovers talented youth team player Gary Hilliard has been selected on standby for Republic of Ireland u19s v France next month. Gary may be called into the full under19 squad should the squad suffer withdrawals.Youth Team UpdateThe youths are now into the 3rd round of the FAI youths cup and face Athlone Town at home. They have also progressed in the LFA Youths cup and face the winners of Baldoyle/Swords Celtic in addition to the league cup where the face St. Joseph Boys.Team manager Stephen Fennell is happy with the progress to date and says “with the promotion of the likes of Keith Lyons, Dane Massey, Ciaran Kilduff and Brendan Dawson of last year’s under 17 team into our u21s, rebuilding the youths was a priority and there is a dozen or so new faces in this year’s squad. It has taken a little time for the lads to gel and integrate into a unit and one or two early results suffered but over the past month or so we have seen real progress from the players. They are working extremely hard and the overall play is definitely improving all the time. Fennell with former Rovers player Keith O’Halloran as coach adds “we try and get a balance - whilst results are very important the most critical aspect is that the players improve and give themselves the best chance of progressing into the senior set-up. Pat (Scully) has been brilliant to the young players at the club and he has given openings to the likes of Eric McGill, Ian Ryan and Padraig Amond which makes our job easier in attracting other good youth players to the club. “We have seen the u21s have a great season and athe players have progressed under Dave (Campbell) and Mitch (Whitty) and so there is a good nucleus of youth players at the club at the moment which should stand the club in good stead going forward in the next couple of years.” Hopefully we will see more young players progress through the ranks over the next twelve months or so. The challenge for the current youth team crop of players is to improve even more and get the quality of our play up to a really high standard and at same time give themselves the best possible of chance of progressing into the u21s / senior setup.” 18's pics added to the gallerySome recent pics of the 18's in action v Kildare County are the latest additions to the schoolboys gallery. Click here to visit the schoolboys gallery.Schoolboys AGMThe Annual General Meeting of Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys FC will take place at the Firhouse Community Centre on Wednesday, 18th October. Proceedings will begin at 8pm. All members are requested to attend. Parents with children / juveniles playing for SRFC Schoolboys are entitled to attend.16's Advance in Barry Cup Lawrence doing nicelyDean Lawrence, who has been with Shamrock Rovers since the age of 13, is progressing well in the ranks of the Under 21 team this season. Consistency has been the hallmark of Dean's time at the club and it came as no surprise then when he was given a call up for the first team squad for the FAI Cup games against Bohemians. "I've been playing well for the Under 21's, I've missed only about two games and that was because I had a sprained ankle", said Dean.From Fettercairn in West Tallaght, Dean has been an excellent ambassador for Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys playing in the Milk Cup in 2003 and 2005. Although he was only called up to the first team to provide cover for the Cup games, Dean has fully enjoyed the experience of training with the senior players. "It has been a great experience for me", he said. Feature Articles
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