St. Benedicts Harps GAC
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St. Benedicts Harps GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club in the Leeds
area. Part of British GAA
, it only plays Gaelic football
.
Founded 1983, the club colours are green and red. St. Benedicts Harps field many underage teams from under 10's to senior . This commitment to underage paid off in 2002 with an under 16's trip to New York (winning all four games) and again in 2004 when the club won the All-Britain under 12's 7 a-side Championship, The senior team won the Pennine League Championship in 2003. The club celebrates its 25th anniversary with a Dinner Dance on June 13 at the Tara Suite in the Leeds Irish Centre.
Games for under 14's through to Senior played in Beeston, Leeds and games for under 10's, 11's and 12's played at the Irish Centre, York Road, Leeds. The club is also starting hurling and Ladies' football.
Colm Garvin is perhaps St Benedicts best and most famous player! His short but impressive stint with the club has gone down in the Harps folk lore! The club also await the return of their most talented player, Rory "thats my boy" Scullion who is currently on a Gaelic Football scholarship in Australia.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club in the Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
area. Part of British GAA
British GAA
The British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association or British GAA is the only provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Great Britain...
, it only plays Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
.
Founded 1983, the club colours are green and red. St. Benedicts Harps field many underage teams from under 10's to senior . This commitment to underage paid off in 2002 with an under 16's trip to New York (winning all four games) and again in 2004 when the club won the All-Britain under 12's 7 a-side Championship, The senior team won the Pennine League Championship in 2003. The club celebrates its 25th anniversary with a Dinner Dance on June 13 at the Tara Suite in the Leeds Irish Centre.
Games for under 14's through to Senior played in Beeston, Leeds and games for under 10's, 11's and 12's played at the Irish Centre, York Road, Leeds. The club is also starting hurling and Ladies' football.
Colm Garvin is perhaps St Benedicts best and most famous player! His short but impressive stint with the club has gone down in the Harps folk lore! The club also await the return of their most talented player, Rory "thats my boy" Scullion who is currently on a Gaelic Football scholarship in Australia.