Last week marked the first anniversary of the murder of Shane Geoghegan, whose callous killing in a case of mistaken identity left Limerick numb in November 2008.

Garryowen Rugby Club honoured its thirds captain during an anniversary Mass at the clubhouse on Monday evening.

The 28-year-old was killed in the Kilteragh estate, Dooradoyle,as he returned home from watching Ireland's rugby international against Canada at Thomond Park on television.

A 24-year-old Dublin man has been charged with Shane's murder and is due to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court next April 19.

The captain's number three jersey remains 'retired' whenever the Garryowen thirds take to the pitch, and his favourite training jersey has been framed by his team mates and mounted over the back door of their dressing room.

Shane Geoghegan, better known to his friends and team mates as Gagsy, will never be forgotten by Garryowen Rugby Club.

Last month, the club joined Limerick Regeneration and the Geoghegan family to launch the Shane Geoghegan Trust, which is aimed at steering children away from criminal or anti-social behaviour by offering them analternative through sport.

Christopher Barry, said he hoped the trust would prove positive in society.

"It has been a difficult year for the family, and it's been a difficult year for the club," Mr Barry admitted. "It will never leave us."

He said players had pulled together and were very much united when they took to the field of play over the past year.