Blackrock College RFC
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| Full name | Blackrock College Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union |
IRFU Leinster | |
| Nickname(s) | Rock, | |
| Founded | 1882 | |
| Region | County Dublin | |
| Ground(s) |
Stradbrook Road Blackrock, Dublin | |
| Chairman | Frank O'Riordan | |
| President | Paddy Lucey | |
| Coach(es) | Emmet Farrell | |
| Captain(s) | David Boland | |
| Top scorer | David Boland (7463 as of 3/4/15) | |
| League(s) | AIB League | |
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Blackrock College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of Blackrock College. Their senior team currently plays in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League
Blackrock College RFC was founded in 1882 making it one of the oldest senior rugby clubs in Ireland. While it bears the name and is closely affiliated to the school at Williamstown, it is a very open local club.
The club fields adult men’s and women’s teams, under 20’s and has a mini and youth’s section all of whom are actively involved in the various competitions throughout Leinster.
The men’s senior adult team in Blackrock College RFC have been promoted to division 1B of the AIL. It has an active under 20’s academy which provides an environment in which aspiring rugby players can thrive. The club has a long tradition of producing players for the International side many of whom have also represented the Lions such as Fergus Slattery, Willie Duggan, Mick Doyle, Brendan Mullin, Hugo McNeill and more recently Shane Byrne, Brian O’Driscoll, Leo Cullen, Luke Fitzgerald and Ian Madigan.
Blackrock College RFC was founded in 1882 making it one of the oldest senior rugby clubs in Ireland. While it bears the name and is closely affiliated to the world renowned school at Williamstown, it is an open club welcoming all who share a passion for the game of rugby.
The club’s philosophy is to strive to be as successful as possible in all areas of the game. It fields adult men’s and women’s teams, under 20’s and has a thriving mini and youth’s section all of whom are actively involved in the various competitions throughout Leinster.
The men’s senior adult team in Blackrock College RFC is in division 1B of the AIL. It has actively sought to develop and a comprehensive under 20’s academy striving to provide and environment in which aspiring rugby players can thrive. The club has a long tradition of producing players for the International side many of whom have also represented the Lions.
Honours
Leinster Senior Cup (8) 1937, 1939, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1999
Leinster Senior League (4) 1975, 1982, 1983, 1991
League Section B (1) 1989
Smithwicks Floodlit Cup (2) 1993, 1997
Castle Trophy (2) 1978, 1983
Bateman Cup (1) 1939
A. I. L. 2nd Division (1) 2000
Paddy Moore Memorial Shield (2) 2002, 2008
Jerry Fogarty Memorial Cup (4) 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007
Brian McLoughlin Memorial Cup (1) 2008
Brendan Merry Memorial Plate (1) 2008
Junior 1 League (10) 1900, 1922, 1935, 1948, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1984, 2016
Leinster Junior Cup (5) 1889, 1892, 1893, 1898, 1899
Metropolitan Cup (8) 1929, 1938, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001
Junior 2 (Minor) League (14) 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007
Albert O’Connell Cup (8) 1959, 1965, 1975, 1976, 1982, 2001, 2004, 2005
Winters Cup (5) 1965, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1997
Junior 3 League (3) 1972, 1974, 1998
Moran Cup (11) 1966, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004
Junior 4 League (2) 1983, 1990
James O’Connor Cup (6) 1965, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007
Guilfoyle Cup (3) 1987, 1990, 1991
Tom Fox Cup (7) 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 2001
Greenlea Cup (10) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000
McCorry Cup (9) 1972, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010
Junior Pennant (3) 1975, 1976, 1977
Fraser McMullen All Ireland U’20 Cup (2) 1997, 1998
J. P. Fanagan Cup (6) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008
Under 20’s Pennent (3) 2001, 2003, 2007
Hartigan Cup (Under 20’s) (2) 2004, 2009
Under 20’s Purcell Cup (1) 2008
Women All Ireland League (5) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008
Women All Ireland Cup Winners (3) 2002, 2006, 2007
Youths (2) 2009 League & Cup Double
Lorcan Sherlock Golf Cup (6) 1938, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1981, 1997
Notable former players
Ireland
The following Blackrock players represented Ireland at full international level.[1]
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British and Irish Lions
As well as representing Ireland, the following Blackrock players also went onto represent the British and Irish Lions.[2]
Other internationals
The following Blackrock players have also played at international level.[1]
see also Category:Blackrock College R.F.C. players
2014/15 Squad
- Full-backs: Jan Simon Byrne, David Scott Lennon.
- Wings: Luke Fitzgerald, Davey Rowan (Captain).
- Centres: Brendan Macken, Sean Coughlan, Emile Van Wyk.
- Out-halves: Ian Madigan, Peter Quirke, David Godfrey, Daniel Barnett.
- Scrum-halves: Dave Moore, Jack O'Carroll, Alex Walsh.
- Front-rows: Mikey Carroll, Colum Murphy, Mark O'Brien.
- Hookers: Conor Kilcoyne, Ryan Fisher.
- Second-rows: Leo Cullen, Owen Cullen, Gary Fenn, Cillian Duff.
- Wing-forwards: Sam Cooke, Peter McCague, Luke Hickey.
- Number 8s: Richard Marsh, Job Langbrok
References
- 1 2 international List of internationals
- ↑ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
External links
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