Ould News 
2002

06/12/02 - Pacific Pride score 11 trys in 65 - 7  win over ICRC - Click here for Game report!!  
Tour pictures to follow!
Click on Canadian Rugby News for their Game report, pictures and video!!

02/12/02 - Selkirk Rugby Football Club (Scotland) to play ICRC in May 2003!!  More details to follow!!

 02/12/2002 - Irish Flyhalf Ed Gardner joins London Scottish for run for the Powergen Intermediate Cup!!
Click here for London Scottish Website!!

02/12/02 - Review of the 2002 Awards Dinner
- Click here!!

28/11/02 - Yeomen Prop Frank Ienna banned for one year after tap dancing on Jason Verstraten's face in McCormick Cup Final - Click here to go to Canadian Rugby News.com for the story!!

26/11/02 - Wing Simon Dunne and Lock Dave Stratton are named O.U.A. All-Stars (University of Western Ontario)!!  Former Lock Matt Henderson also named (McMaster)

12/11/02 - Secret picture of Prop Ryan Carr during UWO Homecoming weekend - Click here!!

02/11/02 - Champions!!! Irish defeat York Yeomen 25-10 in 2002 McCormick Cup Final and capture the Triple Crown (Seven's, League & Cup) 
Click here for Game Report!!!
Click here to go to the Canadian Rugby News website and read the story by Doug Crosse!!

26/10/02 - ICRC 1st XV & Development XV defeat the Balmy Beach in McCormick Cup Semi-Finals!!  Will face the defending champs York Yeomen in the final!!
Click here for the game report!!
Click here for the Game report from RugbyRugby.com!!

26/10/02 - Click here for the Development XV playoff schedule and Round Robin standings!!

19/10/02 - Irish crush Brampton Beavers in McCormick Cup Quarterfinal!!  Development XV score in the last minute to tie Oakville Crusaders in round-robin competition!!
Click here for the Game report!!

19/10/02 - Former Irish Fullback / Winger Derek Daypuck is named to the Canadian National Seven's Squad!!
Click here for the story from Doug Crosse of 
Rugby Rugby.com!

18/10/02 - Click here to hear the Fan590's McCormick Cup interview with the Balmy Beach's Bruce Gage and ICRC's Mark Winokur (October 12, 2002)!!   Note - It takes a while

17/10/02 - Long time member Ken Smith to be inducted into the Ontario Rugby Hall of Fame!!
Click here for details and ticket information!

16/10/02 - Aquafina Water becomes in club sponsor, in honour of John Dixon
Click here for details!

11/10/02 - Story from Leprechauns Tour to the British Virgin Islands in 1987 - John Dixon's compassion, bravery and loyalty to his mates is effectively illustrated in this excerpt

08/10/02 - Long time member, president, manager and friend John Dixon tragically passes away
Click here to email your condolences to his daughter Amy, and the rest of his family

07/10/02 - Letter to the ICRC Membership from Club President Peter Ameli - Click here!

05/10/02 - Irish defeat Ottawa Beavers in first round of the McCormick Cup!!
Development XV top York Yeomen II's at Fletcher's!!
Click here for Game report!!

04/10/02 - Message from Irish Scrum Half James O'Shea in Guatemala!!

28/09/02 - Irish win their 10th Ontario League Championship by defeating Markham!!  Development & Third XV's both finish second in their respective divisions!!
Click here for details!!

25/09/02 - Jason Verstraten is named to Rugby Canada's long list for 2003 World Cup Squad!!
Click here for details!!

21/09/02 -  Defending McCormick Cup Champions
York Yeomen
serve notice that they're still the team to beat as ICRC lose at home - Development XV wins again!
Click here for game report!

14/09/02 - Irish defeat the defending League Champions Oakville Crusaders in hard-hitting match!!
Development team hands CRU 2 their 2nd loss of the season!!
Click here for game report!!

08/09/02 - Irish sweep Fergus Highland at home!!
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29/08/02 - Pacific Pride match update!! 

29/08/02 - Irish move back into first place with win over Brantford Harlequins!!!
Click here for game report!!

24/08/02 - ICRC sweep against Burlington Centaurs in return to Ontario League play!!
Click here for game report!!

22/08/02 - Ed Gardner, Henry Miers & Rob Galbraith play for Renegades against Niagara Union in Provincial Inter-branch final!!
Click here for story from Rugby Rugby.com!!

17/08/02 - Cork Constitution defeats ICRC at Fletcher's Fields on "Fraser Cattell Day"!
Click here for game report!!

17/08/02 - Irish Canadian fullback Jason Verstraten scores three as the Eastern RCSL All Star Team loses to the West in Super League Finale!!
Click here for the story from Rugby Rugby.com!!

14/08/02 - ICRC involved in print ad for SunRype Orange Juice!! 
Click here to see ad!!

11/08/02 - Irish 1's defeat the Balmy Beach at home but Development team drops a close one!!
Click here for the report!!

11/08/02 - ICRC involved in Canadian U21 Championships as Simon Dunne plays for Ontario while Mark Irvine, Barry Ward & Danny Bay represent Quebec!!

29/07/02 - Jon Ashley, Dale Burleigh, Jason Verstraten & Ed Gardner picked for the East squad in RCSL "All Star Game" to be played in Calgary, August 17th before the Canada vs. Uruguay World Cup Qualifier!!
Click here for full team lists!!

28/07/02 - Irish Canadians dominate 2nd half to defeat the Markham RFC in battle for first place!!
Click here for Game report from Rugby Rugby.com!!

21/07/02 - "Shamrocks" (ICRC 7's squad) wins Foster's Magnificent Seven's Premier Championship!!  "B" side finishes in 3rd place in Club competition!!  Game Reports and pictures to follow!!
Click here for the Rugby Rugby.com report!! 

19/07/02 - ICRC Development Squad defeats the Toronto Nomads in penalty filled contest
Click here for the report!

08/07/02 - Multiple Champion Gabe Cooke prevails once again at ICRC Annual Golf Tournament!!
Click here for the report!

06/07/02 - A bittersweet day as Irish 1st XV have worst showing of the season in loss to the York Yeomen while Development XV and 3rd XV pull off last minute wins
- Click here for Game Report

23/06/02 - Irish lose all three to the Oakville Crusaders in Sunday match up 
- Click here for Game Report

16/06/02 - Message of thanks from 
Jo Ann and Nolan Cattell

15/06/02 - Wins for all three teams as the ICRC defeat the Highland Rugby Club in Fergus!!
Click here for Game Report!!

09/06/02 - Irish Canadians get past Beach as Renegades members missing for both teams 
- Click here for Game Report!!

05/06/02 - Interview with Canada East and Irish Canadian Flanker Mark Thompson!!
Click here for story!!

05/06/02 - Selected Leprechauns to travel to Brisbane, Australia for 2003 Golden Oldies World Rugby Festival!!
Click on the website for more information on how to join them!! - www.kraal.ca

01/06/02 - Green Machine punishes the Burlington Centaurs by the score of 71-17!!  Development team mirrors the 1st's in 71-14 win!!
Game Report from Rugby Rugby.com - Click here!

31/05/02 - Irish Canadians place hooker Dale Burleigh, flanker Mark Thompson, fly half Ed Gardner and Athletic Therapist Chris Jackson into Canada East side to face Scotland on Wednesday, June 5th in Kingston
Click here for the announcement from Doug Crosse of Rugby Rugby.com!!

21/05/02 - Irish Canadians win season openers for all three teams against Brantford Harlequins!!  
Click here for Game Report!!

04/05/02 - Irish Canadians take out the Montreal Menace 42-14 in exhibition tilt!!
Click here for Game Report and pictures!!

30/04/02 - Former Player and Coach Fraser Cattell passes away after a courageous battle with cancer 
Email your condolences, stories and memories to the family here

28/04/02 - ICRC crush the Centaurs in Burlington in 2nd Preseason tune-up!!
Click here for Game Report!!

21/04/02 - Irish Canadians (1st XV, Dev. XV) 
thrash Markham in Preseason Friendly!!
- Game Report!

14/04/02 - Annual Green / White match gets interrupted - New Practice Venue Announced (beginning April 15th)!!
- click here for details and map

 09/04/02 - The ICRC is very proud to announce a major sponsorship deal with the Rose & Crown in Toronto - Details here!!

07/04/02 - ICRC Hockey Team loses 7-4 but combines with the Oakville Crusaders to collect over 500lbs of food for the Daily Bread Food Bank!! 
- Game Report

30/03/02 - Trillium Grant Announcement regarding Fletcher's Fields!!
- Click here for details!

25/03/02 - The Irish Canadian Rugby Club is proud to announce the following new player signings!!
- Click here for details!!

24/03/02 - Player's Organizational Meeting Highlights from the Sheraton Centre Hotel - Friday, March 22nd

18/03/02 - Irish Centre Mike Brown and the USA Tomahawks defeat Ireland's Wolfhounds in International Rugby League action!!
Click here for the details!!

11/03/02 - ICRC win the Truro 7's!!
(World Indoor Tournament)
 - Click here for details!!

 03/02/02 - ICRC Lock / Back Row Kipp Wotherspoon joins "The Academy" 
(Eastern Canada Development Squad) 
Click here for details!

12/02/02 - Irish Flanker James Sharman is getting rave reviews for his work with Sportsworld on "The Score" 
- Click here for details!!

05/02/02 - Keith Gleeson, son of former Irish Lock/#8 Tony Gleeson, wins his first cap for Ireland & scores a try vs. Wales! -  Click here!

15/01/02 - Winokur's Journal from Broughton Park RFC - Click Here!

08/01/02 - Keith Gleeson, son of former Irish Lock/#8 Tony Gleeson, named to Ireland's Six Nations Squad! -  Click here