Past Updates

Regulations for the Aspull International on Sat 7 Nov 09 are now available,  Click Here to Download!

Regulations for the British Senior Championships on Sat 31 Oct 09 are now available. Closing date for entries, 24 Oct, Click Here to download!

13th Tryst Open 09: Congratulations go to Belfast Bulls Wrestlers, Cameron Burns & Sam Tufts winning Gold on Saturday 12 September.

Wigan & Leigh Open 09: Congratulations go to Sammy Tufts, Andrew Purssell, Justin Haughey all members of Belfast Bulls Wrestling Club who gained 1st place winning Gold at the Wigan and Leigh 2nd Open Championships on Saturday 5 September.

Bank Holiday Break: Club will be closed Bank Holiday Monday 31 August. Resumes Monday 7 September

Mary Peters Award: Andrew Purssell attended a photo call with Dame Mary Peters on Sunday 5 July at the Mary Peters Track, Belfast.

Andrew, recently awarded £300 from the Mary Peters Trust proved his merit by achieving podium place, winning Silver at the British Junior Championships on Saturday 4 July in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

The Trust is the only Province-wide organisation which can assess sporting need and provide help to individuals from all recognized sports. It works alongside the Sport NI and, with the assistance of the Governing Bodies of Sport, makes financial awards towards approved out-of-pocket expenses.

John O’Rawe, National Coach NI, is the NI Wrestling Association’s Liaison Officer for The Mary Peters Trust, submitted a number of Award Applications on behalf of worthy athletes from clubs across the province.

Changes to Training: Training sessions will be combined from Monday 6 July 2009

Monday’s, Junior and Senior from 7.00pm – 8.00pm – Fees: Juniors: £3.00pp Fees: Seniors: £4.00pp

Camp Funding: John O’Rawe, coach at Belfast Bulls Wrestling Club received support from the Belfast City Council’s ‘Support For Sport Fund’ for The Knockagh Wrestling Camp 2009.

Bank Holiday: Club closed for Bank Holiday Monday 25 May, back next week Monday 1 June.

Annual Wrestling Camp 2009: The Knockagh Wrestling Camp focuses on fun, fitness, fundamentals, discovering new techniques, developing existing skills, making new friends and sharing knowledge and experience with coaches and wrestlers from a variety of clubs.

The British Juniors 09: The date is set for Saturday 4 July at the Alfreton Sports Centre, Derbyshire, Closing date for entries is Saturday 27 June 2009

Welsh Open 09: The published calendar date for the Welsh Open 09 of Saturday 13 June has been rescheduled to Saturday 20 June 09.

Junior Squad Training: Arrangements are set for the Junior Squad Training Residential weekend outlined below.

Congratulations to all who received correspondence, detailing schedule, from National Coach John O’Rawe.

Date: Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 May 2009

Venue: Old Clondermot School, Irish Street, Londonderry

Coaching Weekend: Congratulations to all who received correspondence, detailing schedule, from Coach NI John O’Rawe.

Arrangements for the NIWA Coaching Weekend are outlined below. In attendance, Steven McKeown, GB Development Coach for the British Wrestling Association Ltd.

Date: Friday 20 and Saturday 21 March 09

Venue: Old Clondermot School, Irish Street, Londonderry

Senior Squad Training: Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April. Ask Coach for Details!

Upcoming Competitions: Juniors and Seniors: Scottish Open Championships Saturday 04 April 09, Northern Ireland Open Championships Saturday 25 April 09

Ask Coach for Details!

Eastern Region Competition: Congratulations to Aaron Cochrane and Cameron Whelan for each winning Bronze medals at the Eastern Region Championships on Saturday 7 March 2009

Upcoming junior competitions: The Eastern Regional Junior Championships, Knockagh Youth Centre, Greenisland, Saturday 7 March 2009, The English Junior Championships, Lewis Sports Centre, London, Saturday 28 March 2009

Senior Training Sessions: With the massive popularity increase of Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Belfast Bulls now offer Senior Training Sessions, Effective from Tuesday 28 October 2008, New training times: Juniors: 6.45pm – 7.45pm Seniors: 7.45pm – 8.45pm

Sportszone Magazine: Sportszone is a monthly magazine designed to give you a flavour of sport in Northern Ireland, brought to you by Sport Northern Ireland.

Feature includes interviews with National Coach John O’Rawe and young wrestling star Sammy Tufts with photos, Jargon buster and tactical strategy on the mat. Download Sportszone Monthly Mag – Issue 15