30 July 2003 Castlewellan May Steele Ladies Invitation sevens Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! Castlewellan May Steele Ladies Invitation Sevens on Saturday 2nd The fourth Annual Invitation seven-a-side ladies football competition will be held in Castlewellan on Saturday 2nd August 2003. The May Steele Perpetual Cup has been donated for the competition by the Steele family in honour of their mother May who was the founder and President of ladies football in Castlewellan as well as being a life long Gael and tireless worker for the St Malachy’s Club. Last year 18 teams from Ulster and further a field took part in this prestigious competition. This year 22 teams have entered and the teams will be divided into groups of four teams that will play-off on a league basis at four venues in Castlewellan and Annsborough thus guaranteeing each participating team a minimum of 3 games. The group winners and runners-up will then play the final stages of the competition in St Malachy’s Park on a knockout basis. Group County Club 1 Down Aughlisnafin 1 Down Bosco 1 Dublin Rahenny 1 Louth Cooley Kickhams 2 ANTRIM Glenavy 2 DOWN Annaclone 2 MONAGHAN Scotstown 2 TYRONE Aodh Rhuadh 3 ANTRIM St Gall’s 3 ARMAGH Clann Eireann 3 DOWN Bright 3 DOWN Castlewellan 3 MONAGHAN Donaghmoyne(B) 4 DERRY Ardtrea 4 DOWN Burren 4 DOWN Downpatrick 4 MONAGHAN Donaghmoyne(A) 4 TYRONE Loughmacrory 5 CAVAN Killeshandra 5 DONEGAL St Eunans 5 DOWN Bryansford 5 MONAGHAN Monaghan Harps The competition will commence at approximately 10.30am with team registration between 9.30am and 10.00am. The quarter finals should commence about 2.30pm with the final scheduled to take place between 5.00pm and 6.00pm the same evening. The presentation of the May Steele Perpetual Trophy to the winning team together with individual ‘TS Foods Castlewellan’ sponsored Belfast Crystal trophies to the winners and runners up and a special Belfast Crystal sponsored award to the Player of the Tournament as well as a Gaelic Gear sports voucher compliments of Gaelic Gear will take place after the finals. The event is more than a sporting occasion, it is also a great social event with dinner discoin the St Malachy’s GAA Centre and Social Club following the presentations. Many of the visiting teams opt to make a week-end out of it and stay over in some of the town’s hospitable guest houses and family run hotels. Enquiries welcome via our email service at: castlewellangac@gaelmail.com or telephone Roisin 028 437 71034 or Catherina 028 437 71874 Ciaran Crilly www.downgaa.net Share this Article 0 0