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Junior Members Mascot Competition – Winner Announced

8th January 2010 By Munster Rugby Supporters Club

Junior Members Mascot Competition – Winner Announced

Last month MRSC ran a competition for Junior Members, to be mascot at the Northampton HEC game in Thomond Park on 22 January. We had lots and lots of entries, and it took us ages to select the winner! We are delighted to announce that Roisin Burns, age 8, from Dunmanway Co Cork is the winner. Here is her entry: My favourite Munster player is Paul O’Connell. It used to be Peter Stringer but recently things changed and now Paul is. I first met Paul O’Connell in Limerick two years ago. My brother was a big fan of his and was dying to meet him. We went to the Clarion Hotel before the match and we met Ronan O’Gara, Peter Stringer and Paul O’Connell. A month before I had a bit of an "accident" with a scissors’ and cut my long hair up really, really, really short. Man, were Mum and Dad cross. I looked like a boy. Anyway, my mum asked Paul O’Connell would he stand for a photo with me and my brother Padraig. Now Paul O’Connell is very big and I am quite small, so I couldn’t get close to him for the photo. Next thing Paul O’Connell said. "Hang on there; bring the small FELLA in a bit closer". He thought I was a BOY. I was very cross with him and I swore I would never cut my hair again myself. This year I met him at the Christmas Junior Party and he said to me "Where have I met you before? I remember you because you have the same colour hair as me." I told him that I met him at the Q&A session in Cork. But I should have told him that I met him two years ago in Limerick and he called me a boy! I can’t believe that Paul O’Connell remembered me. He meets hundreds of boys and girls but he remembered me. I was cross with him before but now he is my favourite Munster player. I would love to be the Munster Mascot so Paul and me, both redheads, could run onto the pitch together. Roisin did not know that her big brother, Padraig, had also entered on her behalf. Here is his story: (We would like to thank Padraig and his Mum for giving permission to publish Padraig’s email). My Sister Roisin by Padraig Burns. My name is Padraig Burns from Dunmanway. I am 10 years old. I have been a junior member for the last 4 years. I would love to be a mascot for Munster. But this is not the reason for my email. I would like to nominate my little sister to be the mascot for the Northampton game. Her name is Roisin and she is 8 years old. She has been sick since she was born. She was born very early at 27 weeks and since then she has been in and out of hospital. She is very small and the kids pick on her in school but she never complains and just gets on with it. She plays football and rugby and loves Peter Stringer. She met him a few times and he even sent her a birthday card last year. But last week me, my sisters Rosin and Caoimhe had to go to Crumlin Hospital to get tested for an illness that might cause us to get a heat attack suddenly. We had to give up sports for a few weeks until we were tested, which was very hard because we love playing rugby with Dunmanway RFC. My test was clear but my two sisters both have this illness and have to give up playing sport for the rest of their lives. My little sister Caoimhe doesn

Last month MRSC ran a competition for Junior Members, to be mascot at the Northampton HEC game in Thomond Park on 22 January. We had lots and lots of entries, and it took us ages to select the winner! We are delighted to announce that Roisin Burns, age 8, from Dunmanway Co Cork is the winner. Here is her entry: My favourite Munster player is Paul O’Connell. It used to be Peter Stringer but recently things changed and now Paul is. I first met Paul O’Connell in Limerick two years ago. My brother was a big fan of his and was dying to meet him. We went to the Clarion Hotel before the match and we met Ronan O’Gara, Peter Stringer and Paul O’Connell. A month before I had a bit of an "accident" with a scissors’ and cut my long hair up really, really, really short. Man, were Mum and Dad cross. I looked like a boy. Anyway, my mum asked Paul O’Connell would he stand for a photo with me and my brother Padraig. Now Paul O’Connell is very big and I am quite small, so I couldn’t get close to him for the photo. Next thing Paul O’Connell said. "Hang on there; bring the small FELLA in a bit closer". He thought I was a BOY. I was very cross with him and I swore I would never cut my hair again myself. This year I met him at the Christmas Junior Party and he said to me "Where have I met you before? I remember you because you have the same colour hair as me." I told him that I met him at the Q&A session in Cork. But I should have told him that I met him two years ago in Limerick and he called me a boy! I can’t believe that Paul O’Connell remembered me. He meets hundreds of boys and girls but he remembered me. I was cross with him before but now he is my favourite Munster player. I would love to be the Munster Mascot so Paul and me, both redheads, could run onto the pitch together. Roisin did not know that her big brother, Padraig, had also entered on her behalf. Here is his story: (We would like to thank Padraig and his Mum for giving permission to publish Padraig’s email). My Sister Roisin by Padraig Burns. My name is Padraig Burns from Dunmanway. I am 10 years old. I have been a junior member for the last 4 years. I would love to be a mascot for Munster. But this is not the reason for my email. I would like to nominate my little sister to be the mascot for the Northampton game. Her name is Roisin and she is 8 years old. She has been sick since she was born. She was born very early at 27 weeks and since then she has been in and out of hospital. She is very small and the kids pick on her in school but she never complains and just gets on with it. She plays football and rugby and loves Peter Stringer. She met him a few times and he even sent her a birthday card last year. But last week me, my sisters Rosin and Caoimhe had to go to Crumlin Hospital to get tested for an illness that might cause us to get a heat attack suddenly. We had to give up sports for a few weeks until we were tested, which was very hard because we love playing rugby with Dunmanway RFC. My test was clear but my two sisters both have this illness and have to give up playing sport for the rest of their lives. My little sister Caoimhe doesn

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