Benvenuto McKinley!
Rainey Old Boys RFC is delighted to announce the appointment of Ian McKinley as its 1st XV Head Coach for the 2021/22 season.
Ian previously played for UCD, Leinster and Ireland U20s before relocating to Udine in Italy to begin his coaching career in 2013. He resumed playing again in 2014, using specially manufactured goggles which he pioneered that allowed him to play safely again following an accident in 2011 led to him losing the sight in his left eye. He spent the next 6 years playing in Italy for Zebre and Treviso before winning the first of 9 international caps for Italy in November 2017.
Ian relocated from Treviso last summer to his wife Cordelia’s home village of Bellaghy. They welcomed baby Malachy to the family in December and have settled into the local area. Ian arrived at Rainey last July as 1st XV backs coach and his impact was felt immediately by the team. Unfortunately, the season was brought to a premature end in October and Ian didn’t get to fully impart his blueprint and knowledge onto the squad.
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We will be able to return to training in pods of 15 from April 12th!!!
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RAINEY 17 - 10 MALONE
Energia Men’s Community Series Ulster Conference 1 10 October 2020
Scorers: Roberts(1*Try), Bratton(1*Try), McLean(1*Pen, 2*Conv)
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Rainey Old Boys registered their first win in the Ulster Conference when they beat Malone 17-10 at Hatrick Park, running in two tries in quick succession and holding on for a morale-boosting victory.
Conditions were much better than anticipated, giving the teams every opportunity to play some rugby. But, with a referee who constantly penalized both sides at the breakdown and for encroaching, it became a stop-start affair. Rainey welcomed back John McCusker from hamstring trouble, but were without prop O'Hagan. The pack, however, did well to more than hold their own against a physical Gibson Park eight. With defences generally on top, Malone were held up after going to the corner with a penalty. Rainey then had a good spell, with McLean going close from over forty yards.
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