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Give It A Try
Canterbury of New Zealand

Give It A Try

Give It A Try

Canterbury Give It A Try is an 8-week programme in selected clubs where girls aged 8-14 can learn to play rugby in a fun environment.

The 2026 programme has been launched with over 80 clubs to choose from. See below for a list of clubs in each province.

Great fun, lots of games and a gentle and gradual introduction to the game of rugby.

Now in its 9th year, former participants are playing right up through age grade with a number now playing Interprovincial rugby at U18 level and Senior levels.

Below is the list of clubs for 2026…..Go on GIVE IT A TRY

Club Name Contact Co-Ordinator Email Co-Ordinator Ph Start Day/Date Session Time
Ballina RFC Emma Gillespie emmaloukillala@gmail.com 0864568625 Saturday, 9th May 11am-12pm
Buccaneers RFC Declan Brady, Yvonne O’Shea & David Nolan deckybrady29@gmail.com 0851407977 Monday, 4th May 7pm-8pm
Carrick on Shannon RFC James Meehan Errillman1@gmail.com 0852501973 Saturday, 9th May 10am-12pm
Creggs Rfc Michael glennon Rookwoodglenn@yahoo.com 0894508759 Tuesday 5th May
Galway Bay Rugby Club Aurélien Casanova Secretary@galwaybayrugby.con +353 87 935 3204 Tuesday 5th May 7pm-8pm
Galwegians RFC Diane Wright wrightsister1@gmail.com 086 843 4606 Monday, 4th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Gort RFC Sean Og Duffy Seanogduffy5@gmail.com 0862259188 Wednesday, May 6th 7pm-8pm
Loughrea RFC Mícheál Ó Gréacháin michealogreachain@gmail.com 0877805907 Tuesday 5th May
Sligo RFC Joanne Harmon joanneharmon99@gmail.com 0872366638 Sunday, 10th May 10am-11am
Club Name Contact Co-Ordinator Email Co-Ordinator Ph Start Day/Date Session Time
Arklow Rugby Football Club Shane Nalty shanenalty@yahoo.com 0838282468 Wednesday, 6th May
Balbriggan RFC Louise McCleery louise.mccleery@ogilvy.com +353 83 198 4788 Wednesday, 6th May
Birr RFC Brónagh Guinan wro.birrrugbyfootballclub@gmail.com 0874340758 Thursday, May 7th 6pm-7pm
Clane RFC Tony Blake Clanerugby@gmail.com 0876856554 Wednesday, 13th May 6pm-7pm
Dundalk Rugby Football Club Barbara Tooher barbaratooher@hotmail.com 087 633 2224 Saturday, 9th May 11am-12pm
Longford RFC Amy Cosgrove amylouise.mul@gmail.com 0863365705 Thursday, May 7th 7pm-8pm
MU-BARNHALL Anne carroll Anne.carroll@hse.ie 0868371046 Thursday, May 7th 7pm-8pm
Navan Rugby Football Club Jackie Shiels jackieshiels@gmail.com 0873629825 Thursday, May 7th 7pm-8pm
New Ross RFC Katie Meek Katie_meek@hotmail.com 0876091683 Monday, 11th May
Old Wesley RFC Chris Steele Girlsrugby@oldwesley.ie 0874604744 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Seapoint Eoin O Rourke Eoinorourke@hotmail.com 087 9396747 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Terenure College Rugby Football Club Cróine Treacy girlsrugby@tcrfc.ie 0868101481 Friday, 8th May 6pm-7pm
TULLAMORE RUGBY CLUB SUSAN BAGNALL SUSANBAGNALL@BCA.IE 0879828043 Monday, 11th May 7:30pm-8:30pm
Westmanstown Lorna Quinn Lornaoconnor2000@gmail.com 0862323344 Sunday, May 10th 11am-12pm
Wexford Wanderers rfc Anna Marie Russell annamarierussell@gmail.com 0879054102 Wednesday, 6th May
Rathdrum RFC Kiara Burch kiara.burch@gmail.com 0868839843 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Club Name Contact Co-Ordinator Email Co-Ordinator Ph Start Day/Date Session Time
Ballina Killaloe RFC Aoife O’Reilly aoife2630@gmail.com 0851396871 Monday, 4th May 2pm – 3pm
Ballincollig RFC Kate Mc Carthy womenscoord@ballincolligrfc.ie 0872820320 Wednesday, 13th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Bandon RFC Neil Canniffe neilcann72@gmail.com 0867359469 Saturday, 9th May 10am – 11am
Bantry bay rfc Paul wood Paul@pswsvs.com 0876246355 Wednesday, 6th May
Carrick on Suir RFC Ken Murphy kenmurphy570@gmail.com 087 6807644 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Carrigaline RFC Jerome O’Sullivan chairman@carrigalinerugby.com 087 9467343 Wednesday, 6th May
Charleville & District RFC Leanne Corkery leannebridgeman07@live.com 0863722621 Thursday, May 7th 6:30pm-7:30pm
Clonakilty RFC Tom Griffin Tomgriff80@gmail.com 0879052610 Wednesday, 6th May 6:15pm-7:15pm
Cobh pirates RFC Peter Ahern elbricko@hotmail.com 0879649340 Tuesday, 12th May 6pm-7pm
Cork Constitution FC Tanya O’Sullivan tanyaosullivan6@gmail.com 0879048084 Wednesday, 6th May
Dolphin keith Lynch keithlynchster@gmail.com 0860422881 Monday, May 11th 6:30pm-7:30pm
Ennis Rfc Brian Farrell Vicechair@ennisrfc.ie 0857078277 Friday, 1st May 7pm-8pm
Fethard and district RFC Catherine Furnell ballyv1@gmail.com 0879251379 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Garryowen Niall keogh Keoghie2@hotmail.com 0874176954 Monday, 11th May 7pm-8pm
Iveragh Eagles RFC Ruth Brophy ruthwildebrophy@gmail.com +353 (83) 059 5506 Saturday, 9th May 11am-12pm
Killarney RFC Liam Murphy Liammagmurphy@gmail.com 0874145662 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Kilrush RFC Brian Finnerty brian@finnertygraphics.ie 085 8644739 Thursday, May 7th 6pm-7pm
Mallow RFC Neil Sexton neil_sexton@hotmail.com 087 6551126 Friday, 8th May
Midleton rfc Lorraine Mc Carthy Lollipopsmac79@gmail.com 0863763782 Tuesday 5th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Muskerry RFV Stephen Griffin jsgriffin@hotmail.com 0871511540 Thursday, May 7th 7pm-8pm
Nenagh Ormond Rugby Club Ian Foley norfcladies@gmail.com Ianbfoley@gmail.com Monday, 4th May
Old Christians RFC Deirdre Hennessy hennessydeirdre@hotmail.com 0876523387 Thursday, May 14th 7pm-8pm
Old crescent RFC Claire Marty-Crowe Clairemartycrowe@gmail.com 0876535053 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Richmond RfC Elaine O’Connor elaine.oconnor1601@gmail.com 0871325109 Wednesday, 6th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Roscrea Rugby RFC Georgina McNamara secretaryroscrearfc@gmail.com 0894348041 Tuesday 5th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Scariff rfc Christina madden Christinamadden8@icloud.com 0858099626 Monday, 4th May
Shannon RFC Olivia O’Flanagan oliviaoflanagan@gmail.com 0868096321 Monday, 11th May
Skibbereen RFC Rachel Hickey rachel-hickey@hotmail.com 0863457119 Wednesday, 6th May
St.Senans RFC Patrick Ryan paryan14@hotmail.com 0851304525 Monday, 4th May 7pm-8pm
Thurles RFC Sean Lanagan Ryan seanlryan@hotmail.com +353 86 8536221 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Tralee ronan o sullivan traleerfcccro@gmail.com 0876244893 Tuesday 5th May
Club Name Contact Co-Ordinator Email Co-Ordinator Ph Start Day/Date Session Time
Academy Rugby Football Club Philip Ingram / Gareth Davis ingramphilip@hotmail.com /gareth.davis@rdavisandco.com 07763985566 Wednesday, 6th May
Ballyclare RFC Chris Phillips ccro@ballyclarerfc.co.uk +447886844469 Thursday, May 7th 6:30pm/7pm-8pm
Ballynahinch RFC Shel Laffin hinchyouthgirls@gmail.com 07525134101 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Banbridge RFC Charlie Farrell agegradedirector@banbridgerfc.com 07900204778 Wednesday, 6th May
Carrickfergus Rugby Club Sabrina Higgins Sabrinahiggins@rocketmail.com 07557257723 Monday, 11th May 7pm-8pm
City of Armagh RFC Laura Ferguson laurie_ferg@hotmail.com 07711878855 Thursday, 7th May 6.30pm-7.30pm
City of Derry Caroline Meenan caroline.meenan@hotmail.co.uk 07841109759 Friday, 8th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Clogher Valley RFC Eugene McKenna rugbydevelopment.cvrfc@gmail.com 07712283308 Tuesday, 5th May 7pm-8pm
Coleraine Rugby Joanna Ha’unga joannahaunga@outlook.com 07768498129 Monday, 11th May
Cooke RFC Amanda Morton amandamorton@live.co.uk 07478457257 Monday, 11th May
Dromore RFC Shauna Hanna shauna.hanna@yahoo.com 07701366390 Wednesday, 6th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Dungannon Laura Saunders Lmsaun@sky.com 7732158468 Tuesday 5th May 6:45pm-7:45pm
Enniskillen RFC Ian Ross ian.ross@sjpp.co.uk 07966665563 Thursday, May 7th 7pm-8pm
Inishowen RFC Tara McConalogue taramccon@yahoo.co.uk 086 8935048 Wednesday, 6th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Instonians RFC Colin Wild Instoniansgandwr@yahoo.com 07971085835 Wednesday 6th May 7pm – 8pm
Larne RFC Judith Taylor judith834taylor@btinternet.com 07786707803 Tuesday, 5th May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Limavady Cricket, Rugby, Football & Hockey Club Christopher Sloan drumcovitt.feeny@btinternet.com +44 (0)7769 880 213 Wednesday, 6th May
Lurgan Rugby Club Colin Smyth chairman@lurganrugbyclub.co.uk 07584707755 Monday, 11th May 7pm-8pm
Monaghan RFC Bernard McNally bernardmcnally65@gmail.com (086) 352 1795 Wednesday, 6th May
Newry RFC Declan Doyle decdoyle@hotmail.com 07730035256 Saturday, 9th May 9am-10am
Omagh Darren McGuigan darrenmcguigan@hotmail.com 00447793679595 Thursday, May 7th 6pm-7pm
Ophir RFC Adam Smith adamsmith48@hotmail.com 07956722165 Wednesday, 6th May 7pm-8pm
Virginia RFC Schalk van Lill schalk.vanlill@gmail.com +353 87 6830975 Tuesday, 5th May

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