September Rugby Development Roundup

16th October 2025 By aoife o'callaghan

Photo Credit Mikey Moran

September marked the beginning of a new season for our CCROs as they returned to clubs and schools around the province.

To kick start the new season a training day was held in Virgin Media Park for new and existing CCROs.

The day allowed them to plan their schedules for the coming season and also to go through the various drills and games that they will be implementing with the playing groups throughout the year.

We caught up with second year CCRO, Freddie Davies, after the day of training to learn more about what he does as a CCRO and the importance of the role within the community. Hear more below.

Video | CCRO Training Day

Since the training day CCROs have been hard at work all around the province.

It was all go last Friday night as in front of a packed out Virgin Media park Charleville CCRO, Mikey Moran, was pitch side to watch his age-grade boys side take on Castleisland at half-time of the Munster v Edinburgh game.

Take a look at some of the fantastic photos Mikey took below.

Photo Credit Mikey Moran

Photo Credit Mikey Moran

Photo Credit Mikey Moran

Photo Credit Mikey Moran

Photo Credit Mikey Moran

Photo Credit Mikey Moran

In Tipperary Tricia O’Donovan, CCRO for Kilfeacle and District, hosted a successful schools blitz.

There were over 200 children in attendance from nine schools in the area. The schools involved were Doon CBS, Cappawhite National School, Ayle National School, Monastery National School, Donaskeigh National School, Golden National School, Anacarty National School, Ballylooby National School and Rossmore National School playing across three pitches.

Transition Year students from The Abbey School and St. Ailbes were on hand on the day to assist with refereeing the games.

Munster players Jeremy Loughman and Shay McCarthy also dropped in to answer the players burning questions.

MJC Rugby also pitched in on the day provide medals for each of the kids that took part.

Check out some of the best photos from the day below.

Elsewhere Tricia has been hard at work around the community as she has been coaching in a further four additional schools.

This has included the Le Cheile ASD unit within Thomastown National School and the Brothers of Charity where she works with adults with additional needs. Here she runs sessions catered to the different players abilities.

To see more of the work that she has been getting up to scroll down.

Munster Women’s scrum-half Abbie Salter-Townshend has joined the CCRO ranks for this season as she joins forces with Mitchelstown RFC.

She has been running a number of different training sessions and workshops around the area to help encourage locals to give the game a go and join their local clubs.

See below to check out everything she has been up to.