Donaghadee Rugby Club Youth Section

16/05/2026

Congratulations to our youth girls section on an incredible season💚❤️ so many personal achievements and team successes with two age groups reaching the finals.

Well done to all the girls and congratulations.

A special mention and Aimee and Anna as they progress into senior rugby. We can't wait to watch you rugby journey continue💪

Wednesday evening saw the season come to an end, with our awards night.

Congratulations to all our prizes winners including our fun awards😁... Enjoy the break and see you soon for pre-season💪

11/05/2026

Our amazing Sharkies, showcasing their talents tonight 💚❤️

Big thanks to the Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons MLA for his visit to see our wonderful Donaghadee Seaside Sharkies training tonight and seeing how important our club is to the local community!

Huge thanks to Stephen Dunne MLA for organising it and we also welcomed cllr James Cochrane and Eddie Thompson thanks for the visit! ❤️💚

07/05/2026

Today for some of our youth players begins their first GCSE 💪 good luck! Believe in yourself just like we all believe in you❤️💚

Good luck to all our youth players starting their GCSEs, A-Levels, and summer exams over the next few weeks! 📚🏉

We know how hard you’ve been working off the pitch, and now it’s time to bring that same focus, grit, and determination to the exams.

Take it one paper at a time, stay hydrated, and remember: the hard yards always pay off.

We’re all behind you!

🙌

06/05/2026

Tonight is our last night of training for this season for all our youth sections 💚❤️

This year we will be holding a special awards night for our youth section as we celebrate 140 years of Donaghadee Rugby Club. We want to celebrate the future of our club and so keep your eyes peeled!More details will follow very soon.

From all the coaches we want to say a huge thank you to the players and parents who turned up week in, week out, provide lifts and support us on and off the pitch, without you our youth section wouldn't run so from us all Thank you for your continued support!

Enjoy the well deserved break and keep your eyes peeled for preseason!!! 💚❤️

12/04/2026

Massive thank you to Georgina Montgomery for the fantastic action shot of the girls.

12/04/2026

Finals Day
Youth girls 2026
Runners up 💚❤️

12/04/2026

We couldn't be prouder of these amazing girls

Runners up in the Shield in both u16s and 18s

The never given up attitude and your fight to the end attitudds. We are so proud of you all and how you represented your clubs.

Thank you to Ards Rugby Youth Girls and Carrickfergus Rugby Football Club for an incredible season.

The future of girls rugby is 🔥

11/04/2026

❤️💚Finals Day tomorrow❤️💚🏉

Tomorrow sees our U16s & U18s "CARDEE" with their teammates Carrickfergus Rugby Football Club and Ards Rugby Youth Girls play in the Ulster Shield Finals.

Games:
U16s
Ards/Carrick/Dee Vs Ballymoney/Limavady/Coleraine
KO 1:15pm
Rainey RFC

U18s
Ards/Carrick/Dee Vs Malone
KO 2:30pm
Rainey RFC

We are so proud of you all for getting this far❤️💚 and will be right behind you tomorrow 💪 All support is welcome for the girls 💪

10/04/2026

Joy & Erin were in Dublin earlier in the week, playing for Ulster u18s against Leinster. Well done girls, we are proud of you both.💚❤️

08/04/2026

So it begins highlighting our girls section this week, as the road to the final builds up.... First up:

We want to wish Joy Lemon and Erin Playfair lots of luck as they head to Dublin to play Leinster with Ulster u18s.
Good luck girls , safe travels down and we can't wait to hear how you got on❤️💚

05/04/2026

Happy Easter to all our players and their families from all sections of our youth. We hope you all have a lovely Easter🍫🐣🐰

This week our focus is all on our incredible girls section as they have their finals next Sunday at Rainey. 🤞More info later in the week.

All support welcome💚❤️

For now enjoy the chocolate and we will see you back at training soon 💪