Galwegians RFC
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| Galwegians | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Galwegians Rugby Football Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | IRFU, Connacht Branch | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Crowley Park, Galway | |||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | ~4000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach |  Paul Young |
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Galwegians Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Galway, Ireland. The club was founded in 1922 and plays in the irish top division.
Founded in 1922, Galwegians has a long and distinguished history to the forefront of Connacht Rugby. Galwegians have the record of winning most Connacht Senior Cups, in excess of 25 wins. In more recent times, Galwegians recorded three back-to-back Connacht Cup and League doubles between 2000-2002.
Jimmy Joyce was the club's first international in wartime 1943. The tradition continued into the 1950’s with Dicky Roche, Brendan Guerin, Charlie Lydon, Tony O’Sullivan and Johnny Dooley each gaining caps. The golden age of Galwegians rugby was the five-in-a-row Connacht League and Cup double in 1955-1960, an unprecedented feat in Irish rugby, when Wegians were arguably the best team in the country, regularly beating the other senior clubs in Ireland.
Current head coach is Paul Young, former hooker of Newport Gwent Dragons & Wales. Galwegians field 16 teams - Senior, Development XV, Thirds XV, Womens XV and underage from U-7s up to U-20s.
[edit] IRFU Presidents
Galwegians surely hold the distinction of having provided more IRFU Presidents than any other club. The incumbents were:
- Henry Anderson (1945-46),
- Johnny Glynn (1958-59)
- CP Crowley (1968-69)
- John Moore (1981-82)
- Bobby Deacy (1996-97)
- Don Crowley.
[edit] IRISH INTERNATIONALS
(Player capped while playing with Galwegians RFC)
MEN
- 1944 - J.P. Joyce (Jimy)
- 1955 - R.E. Roche (Dick)
- 1956 - B.N.Guerin (Brendan)
- 1956 - C.T. Lydon (Charlie)
- 1957 - P.J. O’Sullivan (Tony)
- 1959 - J.F.Dooley (Johnny)
- 1997 - E. Elwood (Eric)
- 1999 - M. Mostyn (Matt)
WOMEN
- 1997 - Stephanie Dowling Folan
- 1997 - Sue Ramsbottom
- 2003 - Nuala Ni Chadhain
[edit] External links
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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 |
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