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April 23rd, 2010: Old Boys Dinner update!

Effective April 19, 2010, please note that we have changed the venue of our Old Boys dinner to the Irish Embassy Pub. It will NOT be at the Rackets Club as initially planned.
Not for lack of planning or patience or respect for our sponsors, we are moving the 2010 MIRFC Old Boys dinner to the Irish Embassy on Bishop Street below Ste Catherine. Day and time remain unchanged: Friday, April 23rd. Drinks will be served from 6:00 and dinner promptly at 7:30.

Keynote remarks from Alistair O’Hara, President of the St Patrick’s Society of Montreal. We’ll even try to time it for the second intermission of the hockey game.

Please RSVP to me to let me know you are coming, either by email at jkellett@3macs.com or by phone to 514-394-2633.

Tickets are $40, pick up at the door, and include a free pint.

Our menu for the evening begins with a pint of your choice and continues as follows:

APPETIZER:
Embassy Soup of the Day
or
Embassy House Salad

MAIN COURSE:
Prime rib au jus and Yorkshire pudding served with mashed potato & market vegetables
or
Vegetarian Curry in tomato-based sauce

DESSERT:
Homemade Apple Pie with cider Jameson sauce and French Vanilla ice Cream
or
Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding topped with caramel sauce and whipped cream

May 8th, 2010: Pre-season game vs. TMR

Location: CEGEP St. Laurent (625 Avenue Sainte-Croix)
Time: 15h00 to 17h00, the game will kickoff ideally not to long after 15h15.

TMR has organized a big party at their clubhouse with several other clubs following the game, so let’s get out the in big numbers!

May 15th, 2010: John Jones Tribute Rugby Game!

John Jones is a well known figure in the Montreal Academic and Sporting community. Since moving to the area from his native Australia 27 years ago he has made an enormous impact on Rugby in Quebec and his contribution to the development and growth of the game here has been prolific. John recently suffered a medical set back while on rugby tour watching the British Lions in South Africa and had to return home quickly. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that was later found to be inoperable. He remains at the hard end of a fight against the disease.

John’s Rugby Club, The St Lambert Locks , which he had a major role in founding and perpetuating, along with his former club, The Montreal Irish, have combined to create an event in order to honor and pay tribute to him for his services to rugby.

On Saturday May 15th at 1 pm, a combined St Lambert and Montreal Irish Old Boys side will take the field against the visiting Ottawa Senators at the Ste-Julie Grounds of the Irish. This match will be followed by The Irish taking on the visiting Bermuda Mariners. There will also be two other matches featuring The Locks and old rivals RCM and a Womens match featuring players from both clubs.

This sporting action will be followed up with a pig roast and live musical entertainment and we expect to receive visitors from all parts of Canada, with some from the US and Overseas.

“John has been one of our great Montreal Rugby Characters and we want to give him a celebration of Rugby and dedicate the day to him” said Mark Gallagher, President of The Montreal Irish. He added “We invite every one whose life he has touched in Rugby and through his work as an enthusiastic History Professor at Champlain College to attend.

There is no entry fee, plenty of car parking spaces and some good rugby fun to be had”.

Please come and join us, John and his family from the noon hour and support our efforts in this tribute to John Jones.

2010 Outdoor training has begun:

Parc Dupuis
Entrance at corner of Dupuis and Bannantyne
Verdun, QC

Tuesday:	6:15pm – 8:15pm
Thursday:	6:15pm – 8:15pm

Interested in joining the club?

We are looking for players of any skill level to round out the 3 men’s, 2 women’s, and junior squad we will field in the 2010 season!

Please feel free to contact one of the following people for information (or simply show up to practice and meet us!):

Men’s Head Coach: Andy Tolson
Mobile: 514-804-3172
coach@mirfc.ca

Women’s Head Coach: Neale McDevitt
neale.mcdevitt@mcgill.ca

During the season we train outdoors at Parc Dupuis in Verdun (downtown). Both the men’s and women’s training sessions are Tuesday and Thursday nights, 6:00-8:30 pm

We pride ourselves on being a social club with a professional attitude and we are the only team in Quebec who owns its own field and clubhouse. The rugby season runs from May through to October and includes league, play, touring and tournaments. The MIRFC has been hosting their own international tournament every Labor Day weekend for almost 30 years.

Looking forward to meeting you soon!

Yours in rugby,

The Irish