The seniors were defeated this week by North London Shamrocks in the league at Ruislip. Next week they play Shallow Pearse at Greenford on Sunday July 8th at 2pm. This will be our last league game before the first round of the Intermediate Championship the following week.

The seniors welcome back Tony Murphy to the club after his involvement with London. Tony takes over coaching the team on Wednesday night at 7.45pm at Hayes Rugby Club.

Our U16 team play Dulwich Harps in the Championship on Wednesday 4th July at 7pm in Greenford.

Good luck to The Douay Martyrs School Team and their mentors on their trip to Ireland next weekend. We hope they have a very enjoyable experience.

Contact details for our youth teams are as follows: Under-8 and under-10 teams contact Denis McCarthy on 07973287256. U-12s contact Steve McElroy on 07872188791. Under-14s and under-16s, please contact Colm Lynott on 07761 785260. All players, regardless of experience are welcome.

Congratulations to the winners of the clubs Euro 2012 Sweepstake who collect £100 each. They are James Predergast; Finnian Cahill; Mick Keane; B Sherry, M Colleran; M O'Malley; W Devereux; D Nolan; Mr Wynne; D Tobin; E Lynott; Andrew T P; A Lambta; S Comer; Mrs Donoghue; Edward Alexander.

We are always on the look-out for new players of all levels. For further details about the club, go to our website www.stclarets.co.uk or check out our Facebook page St Clarets GAA. Help with work and accommodation is always available. Further details about the club can also be obtained from John Kelly on 07884 473672 or via email at stclarets@hotmail.com.

This week's pause for sporting thought is from American academic Hellen Keller: "Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them. But do not let them master you."

St Clarets GFC - dancing with tears in our eyes.