09 August 2004 New date for Castlewellan Ladies Seven's Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! Castlewellan Ladies Annual Sevens New Date for Ladies Sevens The Ladies Sevens due to take place in Castlewellan Co Down on Saturday 14th August has been postponed until later in the season at the request of a number of teams because of their County Championship commitments over the same week-end. The Castlewellan Club organising committee are eager to maintain the high standard of the ‘May Steele’ Sevens now in its fifth successful year and have agreed to set a new date probably in September in order to accommodate many of the senior Clubs interested in competing in the prestigious competition. The Ladies Sevens has grown in stature each year and the Club has attracted major new sponsorship for the 2004 Sevens from ‘Clubtel’ and from O’Neill’s International Sportswear. As part of the 3 -year deal agreed with O’Neills the winning team would receive a £1000 sports voucher and player of the tournament will receive an individual sports voucher for £50. This is in addition to the individual Belfast Crystal trophies for winners, runners up and player of the tournament. Teams from Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Derry, Down, Dublin and Monaghan are among the top Clubs already committed to competing for the May Steele perpetual trophy which was won last year by Clann Eireann from Armagh. Any other senior Ladies Clubs interested in entering should contact the Club Secretary on 07714232783 email castlewellangac@gaelmail.com or visit the Castlewellan Club website at www.castlewellangac.com Castlewellan Ladies hopes to build on last year’s very successful competition when 24 teams from Ulster and further a field provided a tremendous day of football in a sun drenched St Malachy’s Park. Clann Eireann of Armagh were the winners of last years competition beating our own ladies team in the final. The winners and runners -up received Belfast Crystal trophies and the winning team also received the May Steele perpetual trophy. The hard working sub-committee are determined to make this annual competition the show-piece that Ladies football deserves and to mirror the success of the Club’s Adult Men’s All-Ireland Invitation Sevens which they host in September of each year. The men’s 7-a-side has been running now for 25 successive years and is second only to the famous Kilmacud Sevens which are held each year on the eve of the All-Ireland Final. The ladies teams will be divided into groups of four teams that will play-off on four separate venues in the town on a league basis. The group winners and runners-up will play the final stages of the competition in St Malachy’s Park on a knockout basis, thus guaranteeing each participating team a minimum of 3 games. The competition will commence at approximately 11.00am with the finals scheduled for about 5.00pm. After the finals the presentation of the May Steele Perpetual Trophy will be made to the winning team together with individual sponsored Belfast Crystal trophies and £1000 O’Neill’s sports voucher to the winners. The runners up will receive Belfast Crystal trophies and the Player of the Tournament will receive a special Belfast Crystal sponsored award and £50 O’Neill’s sports voucher. The event is more than a sporting occasion; it is also a great social event with evening meal and musical entertainment in the Clubrooms following the presentations. The Club are hoping that many of the visiting teams opt to make a week-end out of it and stay over in some of Castlewellan’s hospitable guest houses and family run hotels. Enquiries welcome via the Club website email castlewellangac@gaelmail.com or telephone the Club Secretary on 07714232783 or Event organisers Kevin Sweeney on 07747803804 or Kevan Owens 07712183399 Share this Article 0 0