A Special Meeting of Members and Stakeholders of the Club will be held in the Clubhouse at 7.30pm on Wednesday May 17 2017.

It will be one of the most important meetings in the history of the

Club as the work of over 60 volunteers on a 5 year Strategic Vision

for the Club will be presented for your support and participation.

Every element in the life of the Club, with rugby at its core, has

been reviewed to learn from the past and to perform to our best in

an ever changing environment with fresh volunteers and renewed

focus.

The Vision for the next 5 years is challenging and exciting and

obviously rugby is at its core. We need a crystal clear focus on

our rugby ambition and to create the optimum environment to

achieve that ambition. That ambition will be supported by dynamic

and detailed plans in all key areas such as Finance, Junior Rugby,

Minis and Youths, Ladies Rugby, Infrastructure, Membership,

Fundraising, Sponsorship and Communication.

It will be clear on the night that Blackrock College RFC is the rugby

club in the country best placed to realise its ambitions and to build

on its links with the School and community and to build on recent

improvements in facilities.

The Club has been fortunate to have had the generous time of

Michael Cawley formerly Deputy Chief Executive of Ryanair and

current Chairman of Failte Ireland as Chair of the Strategic Steering

Group. Michael will speak at the meeting and will give his

objective, independent and incisive observations on the planning

process, the challenges facing the Club and the various elements of

the Strategic Vision.

It is however our vision and plan and our future so if you care about

your Club and the next phase in its development it is vital that you

attend and encourage your friends to attend this most important

meeting.

Yours in Rugby,

The Executive and Strategic Steering group