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MONTH ULSTER CARPETS CLUB OF THE

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-0Ѵ; |o v|-u| - C[_v -7†Ѵ| |;-l -]-bm 7†; |o |_; number of players we are bringing through from &ƐѶ bm|o v;mbou u†]0‹ĺ v ‰;ѴѴ -v |_-|ķ ‰; _-ˆ; - |_ubˆbm] lbmb v;1ঞomķ ‰; _-ˆ; =;l-Ѵ; u†]0‹ and also the Bears disability team, so we are -0Ѵ; |o ruoˆb7; orrou|†mbঞ;v =ou -m‹om; bm o†u community to play rugby at whatever level suits them.” m |_; rb|1_ķ -ѴѴ‹l;m-Ľv ‹o†|_ |;-lv _-ˆ; enjoyed considerable success recently with the &ƐƓv ‰bmmbm] |_; &Ѵv|;u -ur;|v †r Cm-Ѵ -| bm]vr-m "|-7b†l Ѵ-v| ‹;-uķ -m7 |_bv ‹;-uĽv &ƐƓv -m7 &ƐѶv bm Ѵbm; |o ‰bm |_;bu u;]bom-Ѵ Ѵ;-]†;vĺ However, Tom is quick to point out there are other barometers for measuring success. “We’ve been fortunate to have some success om |_; C;Ѵ7 -| ‹o†|_ Ѵ;ˆ;Ѵ bm u;1;m| ‹;-uvķ but equally as important is that we are able |o ruoˆb7; orrou|†mbঞ;v =ou vo l-m‹ r;orѴ; who can join us and feel a part of the club, and hopefully they will be the future for Ballymena.” b1|†u;7 ru;v;mঞm] -ѴѴ‹l;m- ! ‰b|_ - bag of Ulster Carpets rugby balls is Ulster !†]0‹ !;]bom-Ѵ ;ˆ;Ѵorl;m| L1;u "_-†m ѴoolC;Ѵ7ĺ $_; 1Ѵ†0 ‰bѴѴ -Ѵvo u;1;bˆ; ƒƏ ঞ1h;|v |o -m &Ѵv|;u !†]0‹ ]-l; -| bm]vr-m "|-7b†lĺ

Ballymena RFC have been awarded the latest Ulster Carpets Youth Rugby Club of the Month -‰-u7ķ bm u;1o]mbঞom =ou |_; ļ ov| lruoˆ;7 !-mhbm]Ľ o= |_;bu ‹o†|_ v;1ঞomĺ Tom Wiggins, Honorary Secretary of Ballymena ! ķ ‰;Ѵ1ol;7 |_; -‰-u7Ĺ ľ | bv =-m|-vঞ1 |o ];| this award, and it is a great acknowledgement of the work being put in by our coaches and the ;@ou| o= |_; rѴ-‹;uvĺ );Ľˆ; ‰ouh;7 _-u7 oˆ;u the past ten years or so to build up our coaching and community rugby setup, which has resulted bm ]u;-| m†l0;uv -1uovv o†u &ƐƓvķ &Ɛѵv -m7 &ƐѶvĺ “At Ballymena we have focused on building our coaching and support networks for the hb7v |o ;mv†u; |_;u; -u; rѴ;m|‹ o= t†-ѴbC;7 1o-1_;v -ˆ-bѴ-0Ѵ; -m7 |_;u; -u; ]oo7 =-1bѴbঞ;v for them to come along and enjoy rugby in a quality environment. As a coach of youth rugby, I feel it is as much about making sure the kids enjoy themselves so they can easily make |_; |u-mvbঞom 0;|‰;;m |_; ˆ-ubo†v -];Ŋ]u-7; teams, then hopefully into adult rugby. In that u;vr;1|ķ‹o†|_ u†]0‹ bv -0voѴ†|;Ѵ‹ 1ubঞ1-Ѵ |o |_; future of all clubs in Ulster.” And that investment in the youth setup is paying dividends at adult level for Ballymena too, according to Tom: “This year, we have been

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