Ali Birch joins coaching Staff at City of Armagh RFC

13 Dec 2017 by City of Armagh Rugby Club

City of Armagh RFC PRESS RELEASE
Ali Birch joins coaching staff at Club.

City of Armagh RFC is delighted to announce that Ali Birch will be joining the coaching panel at the Club as Assistant Forwards Coach, with immediate effect. Ali will work closely with the existing coaching team of Willie Faloon, Chris Parker and David Eakin.

Ali has just announced his retirement from playing due to medical reasons and Chris Colvin will now take over as First XV Captain for the remainder of the season.

Ali attended the Royal School in Armagh and played professional rugby for Ulster from
2009-2013. He has been a key player at City of Armagh since returning to the province after a period with Rotherham Titans.

In his first season as captain, 2016-17, the Club won promotion to Division 2A of the Ulster Bank All Ireland league. In addition, City of Armagh won the SONI Ulster Premiership for the first time in the club’s history.

Success has continued this season and next week, the Club’s First and Second XVs will appear in the First Trust Senior Cup and MMW Junior Cup finals respectively.

Club President, John Lennon commented, “Ali has made the right decision in finishing his rugby career on the pitch as medical experts have advised and the Club supports his decision as the correct one to take. He has had a tremendous impact, both as a player and club captain and we are thrilled he is continuing his involvement at City of Armagh now in a coaching capacity.”

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