Dublin, Ireland (November 25).— Australian water polo is alive and well and performing well in Dublin, Ireland.
The Leinster water polo league has three players who have all played
water polo at various levels in Australia on their books. Pictured here
from left to right are Kenny Wong (St Vincent’s water polo Club,
Dublin),Shane Moraghan(Half Moon Water Polo Club, Dublin) & Jim
Stitt (Half Moon Water Polo Club, Dublin).
Shane Moraghan already an established Irish water polo
international played for top club Sydney University in the 1988 season
when he lived in Australia, Kenny Wong a student from the highly
prestigious St Ignatius College ,Riverview in Sydney is on a "GAP" year
in Ireland represented his school at all levels of water polo in the
Sydney and New South Wales competitions and Jim Stitt when at school
played for the Leinster schools and when living in Perth,W.A. played
for three seasons in the W.A water polo league for Melville and City
Beach and also turned out for Wanaroo W.P.C.on one or two occasions.
Kenny will be returning home to Sydney in early January. Shane
Moraghan sends his best regards to all his friends & colleagues in
Australian water polo (To many to mention individually)and Jim Stitt
sends his best regards to all friends, colleagues & former team
mates in WA water polo. Especially the Neeshams & friends at
Melville WPC in Bicton & all the lads at the "City Beach Clams"
water polo club.
As the boundaries of Europe open up and still more foreign water
polo players from top water polo playing countries such as Hungry,
Russia, Holland, Italy Argentina ,etc come to Ireland and join Irish
water polo clubs clubs. They are along with the former Australian water
polo players are all helping to raise the standard of the game in
Ireland and especially in the Leinster water polo league.
Any Australians while visiting Dublin (Male & Female) are
welcome to join the various club training sessions during the water
polo season at the National Aquatic Centre (NAC) in Abbotstown, Dublin.
Training times : Monday & Wednesday nights 8:00pm -10:00 p.m.
Leinster Water Polo season: September –April.
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