WelCom August 2022
Pictured at a pre-test function in Wellington, the evening before the final Test Match of the series between Ireland and the All Blacks last month, are (l-r) the Chairman of the Irish Rugby Football Union, Declan Madden, the Irish Ambassador to New Zealand, Peter Ryan and the President of the Marist St Pat’s RFC, John Holden. Also attending were Marist St Pat’s Patron, Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop Paul Martin, and many of the Ireland team’s supporters.
Hosting the event was Marist St Pat’s Shamrock Club, which is MSP’s business support group, set up in 1991 to bring together companies and individuals who support Marist rugby. ‘Membership creates the opportunity to meet people in different areas of business and to enjoy Shamrock Club social functions and benefits,’ says John Holden.
‘The funds we raise are used to support players from schoolboy to premier level. Major refurbishments of the Evans Bay gym, including the new artificial surface installed in 2009, relied heavily on generous Shamrock Club support.’