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Ralph
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Recently
retired Leinster Secretary Dick O’Rafferty will be the quest of honour at the
awards ceremony in the
New
Ross
Vocational
College
on the 28th April. Dick who is also a much sought after coach has
recently moved to Duncannon from
Dublin
and will be on hand to savour the unique atmosphere of the final night and to
present the prices at the conclusion of the events. Already assured
of trophies on the night are the winners of the club singles ladder which has
just concluded. After a season long competition Ralph Stone sits proudly
on the top rung and retained the title he won last season. Martin Reegan
takes the runner up spot, a position he also carries over from last
season. Laura Lynch wins the top female award in 8th position. There
were joint winners of the most improved player category with both John Nolan and
Ray Breen moving up 13 places on the ladder during the season.
Competitors
in line for this years Club Player of the Year Award have also been selected and
they feature the 2003 winner Laura Lynch, last years winner Ralph Stone plus
Pat Lynch
, Neil Barrett and newcomer to the club Raymond Breen.
A
busy schedule in the week ahead for New Ross club teams who are involved in
crucial games in the Wexford doubles and the
Waterford
mixed doubles league. In the Wexford league the men’s division 1 team
face Olympic in their final league game of the season knowing that they must
beat the Wexford side by 3 points in order to clinch the league title. New
Ross drew 5-5 in the away fixture earlier in the campaign and will need a
massive home game result in this fixture in order to wrest the title from the
Wexford District side. New Ross team: Colm Byrne,
Pat Lynch
, Martin Regan and Ralph stone. Olympic: Liam Sinnott, Alan Mackay,
Donal O’Keeffe and Gavin Smith.
The
Waterford
division 1 mixed doubles team take on surprise packets Ballymacarbry in the
final of this year’s mixed doubles league. New Ross were champions in
2003 and runners-up last season and will be hoping that their greater final
experience will stand to them on the night against the West Waterford side who
are appearing in their 1st final. Ballymacarbry will not lack for
confidence however having beaten the current champions
Waterford
BC
in the semi-final and have on their squad a mixture of
Tipperary
and
Waterford
inter-county players. New Ross team: Colm Byrne, Ralph Stone, Neil
Barrett, Brideen Lynch, Rosemary Burke and Celine Hayes.
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