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Back row:Thomas Stainsby,Stephen McLaughlin,Micheal McCay,Gareth Townley,Thomas McGarry,Joshua Green,Patrick Doherty & Callum Nash
Front row:Niall Gallagher & Sarah-Jane Porter

Samurai Uladh Judo Club travelled to Crystal Palace in London to the Kent International Open on the 26th & 27th June 2010. This international event attracts over 1000 competitors each year from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Holland, Belgium and other European countries. Samurai Uladh had 12 competitors who showed great fighting spirit and came away with the following medal haul:

Category A U25kg Girls Bronze Sarah Jane Porter
Category A U38kg Boys Gold Thomas Stainsby
Category A U45kg Boys Bronze Gareth Townley
Category B U34kg boys Bronze Callum Nash
Category B U46kg Boys Silver Stephen McLaughlin
Category B U50kg boys 5th place Michael McCay

The other competitors Patrick Doherty, Joshua Green, Kathleen McNaught, Oisin McLaughlin, Niall Gallagher and Thomas McGarry all gave good accounts of themselves.

report by Seamus Gallagher & Paul Green
Samurai Uladh Judo Club