Cork Constitution

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Cork Constitution
Full name	Cork Constitution Football Club
Nickname(s)	Con
Founded	1892
Union	IRFU
- Branch	Munster
Ground	Temple Hill, Ballintemple, Cork
Capacity	~1000
Chairman	Michael Daly
Coach	Brian Walsh, Terry Kingston
Home colours		Away colours

Cork Constitution is a Rugby Union club, based in Cork. It was founded by staff of the Cork Constitution newspaper. Since the paper did not publish on Sundays, the staff were looking for activities to pursue on Saturday afternoons. In the summer, cricket was played, while in the winter, rugby was the designated activity. The team currently plays in Temple Hill, Ballintemple.

Con has produced many players who have gone on to play for Munster and Ireland. It has also provided several Lions including Ronan O'Gara (Australia 2001 and New Zealand 2005) and Donncha O'Callaghan (Let it also be known that Donncha O'Callaghan began his career with Highfield Rugby Club.)(New Zealand 2005). Due to the introduction of professional rugby union and its success at producing players who go on to obtain Munster contracts Con, like many other senior rugby clubs in Ireland, has been unable to field a full strength side for a number of years. In this period though Con has always been competitive, reaching the final of the All-Ireland League on three occasions since 2001, but has consistently fallen at the last hurdle, losing all three finals.

[edit] Honours

• AIB Cup Winners 2006
• A.I.L. Winners 1991 & 1999.
• Munster Senior Cup Winners 1905-07, 1910, 1922-23, 1929, 1933, 1942-43, 1946, 1957, 1961, 1964-65, 1967, 1970, 1972-73, 1983, 1985 & 1989.
• Munster Senior League Winners 1922, 1923, 1927, 1939, 1953, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988 & 1998

Shared (2) 1912 (Garryowen) and 1914 (U.C.C.)

[edit] External links

• Official site

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Federation:	Irish Rugby Football Union
National team:	Irish national team • Ireland Sevens • British and Irish Lions
International Competitions:	Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • Celtic League • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series
Celtic League Teams:	Connacht • Leinster • Munster • Ulster
Domestic Competitions:	AIB League
AIB League Division one teams:	Ballymena • Belfast Harlequins • Blackrock College • UL Bohemian RFC • Buccaneers • Clontarf • Cork Con • Dolphin • Dungannon • Galwegians • Garryowen • Lansdowne • Shannon • St. Mary's • Terenure College • UCD

Cork con are the only club to win the AIL cup and the AIB cup in there inaugural years '91 & '06