Redhog Wrestling Award Winning Athletes
Redhog Wrestling Club opened at Chum Sut Martial Arts and Fitness Centre,
Lisburn in August 2008 and to accommodate growing demand from under 16s
the Redhog Juniors Club was introduced in February 2009.
Our club is young and already our athletes have achieved so much, several
debuted at the NI Open in April 09 winning Bronze medals, others achieved
podium status at British, Irish, European and international competitions and
the talent shown from a number of our wrestlers has secured positions within
the junior and senior Northern Ireland Squad. The route to the
Commonwealth Games 2010 is on track for Matt Campbell and Mark
Montgomery, Redhog Wrestling Club’s senior contenders. Top Results are rolling
in and consecutive successes are the emerging pattern for Redhog Wrestlers.
Within a short time, several athletes have enhanced their performance
whilst training at Redhog Wrestling Club, Andrew Purssell just 12 years
old, supported by the Mary Peters Trust gained a silver medal at the
British Championships, Gold at the Wigan and Leigh Championships and is the
current Welsh Open Champion. Ranked number one in Northern Ireland, the future
is bright for Andrew, certain to make an impact on the GB Junior Team.
Cameron Burns, Irish Champion on several occasions placed 1st winning Gold at
the 13th Tryst Open in Scotland on Saturday 12 September another success to
add to the Redhog medallist Collection.
Sammy Tufts, supported by Sport Northern Ireland, is an athlete at the top of
the Junior Field, attending international tournaments, winning podium positions
and securing a place on the GB Junior Team, a potential for the 2014
Commonwealth games in Glasgow.
O2 It’s Your Community recently supported Redhog Wrestling Club with a donation
of £600 to help purchase a full size Olympic style wrestling surface, an
essential wrestling training aid and Tom Lamont of Chum Sut Martial Arts and
Fitness Centre also donated £200, the remaining funds of £400 were raised
through the club’s very successful 5 hour sponsored Wrestlathon on Sunday
13 September.
Thanks to Lisburn Sport, a number of our athletes have been awarded free use
of the sports facilities within Lisburn and have supported Redhog Wrestling Club
from its launch. The success of Redhog Wrestling Club is attributable to
teamwork and with the current calibre of athletes the future is looking good,
says Coach O’Rawe.
Responding to feedback from Lisburn’s sporting community; John O’Rawe
National Coach NI intends to launch an 'all female' and 'Mini' [Under 8s] sessions
at the club in the near future. It’s wonderful to see so many people, particularly
kids and teens walking in to the club eager to learn an Olympic Sport. Mini
Wrestling is taking off in Northern Ireland and Redhogs do not want to miss
the opportunity to create more Mark Montgomery’s, Sammy Tufts’ etc...
If you would like more information about Olympic Freestyle Wrestling,
Contact National Coach NI John O’Rawe Tel: 07721696413 or see
website www.belfastbulls.org/redhog.
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