Waterford FC is delighted to welcome Two Mile Borris/St Kevin’s FC to our Club Partnership Programme. Two Mile Borris/St Kevin’s FC were founded in 1971 and have fantastic facilities in their Newhill Park complex based just outside Littleton. Two Mile Borris/St Kevin’s FC have a large playing membership with boys, girls and men’s teams all active is the Tipperary Southern and District League and the Tipperary Schoolboys Southern and District League.
The club has been making great strides at underage level over recent years and this year contested both the U12 and U16 SFAI Regional Cup finals that were held in Evergreen in Kilkenny in May.
This season the club have eight players selected to represent South Tipperary in the Kennedy Cup which was a great achievement. The club hosts numbers FAI coach education courses throughout the season also. Current Republic of Ireland International Shane Long started his football career at Two Mile Borris/St Kevin’s FC.
Welcoming Two Mile Borris/St Kevin’s FC into the Club Partnership Programme, Waterford FC Director of Football Pat Fenlon commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Two Mile Borris/St Kevin’s FC into our new club partnership programme. Tipperary is a big county without a League of Ireland presence but yet has a huge passion for football It’s very important for Waterford FC going forward to engage more with the region’s clubs and this will be the start of a good relationship.”
Gary Power Waterford FC Head of Youth Development added:
“I am delighted to have Two Mile Borris/St Kevin’s FC on board now as our next club partner. The club has grown steadily over the last number of years and are making great progress and producing some really good young players and they have great facilities in Littleton.
Our club partnership programme has received great interest already and we will continue to add more clubs to it. If any club is interested in getting involved you can email waterfordfcacademy@gmail.com”
Some benefits include:
• Coach Education Sessions hosted by Waterford FC for our partner grassroots club coaches
• Opportunity for players and coaches to attend a League of Ireland game at the RSC as our guests
• Opportunity for Waterford FC Players and Staff to visit your club where/when possible
• Partner Club mini blitz development games and bonuses for roulette free games hosted by Waterford FC in the RSC or WIT Arena
• Feature on Waterford FC official website www.WaterfordFC.ie
• Feature on Waterford FC official club programme
• Opportunity to progress grassroot club players to the Waterford FC underage academy at U15/U17/U19 League of Ireland
