Dear Member,

We are delighted to congratulate Niall Rynne on his appointment as Chair Designate of the IRFU Management Committee. Niall will assume the Chair of this committee, the main committee of the IRFU next season.

A past pupil of Templeogue College, Niall is a longstanding member, past president of the club and has held a variety of roles over the past 25+ years in St Mary’s College RFC. His amiable nature, willingness to help and vociferous support on the terrace during matches endears him to all members and players, both past and present.

Niall has been the club’s representative to the Leinster Branch IRFU since 1999. During this time, he served in numerous roles on the Leinster Branch. Niall was President of the Leinster Branch for the successful 2017/18 season which included a Leinster double in the European Cup and Pro14. He will be fondly remembered as the singing president of Leinster. Niall was elected by Leinster to the IRFU Committee in 2018.  

We wish Niall the absolute best in his new role and are immensely proud to have him as an esteemed member of our club. Congratulations and the very of best wishes from the whole club.

Yours in rugby,

Vinnie Cunningham
President
St. Mary’s College RFC
2020/2021

As a result of his IRFU appointment, Niall has stepped down as the club’s Leinster representative. We are also happy to advise that Michael Fanagan will be acting club representative to the Leinster Branch until a permanent appointment is made shortly.  

We are asking members who are interested in being considered for the club Leinster Representative role to express their interest by email to honsec@smcrfc.com by 31 December 2020.