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| Cork Constitution |
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| Full name |
Cork Constitution Football Club |
| Nickname(s) |
Con |
| Founded |
1892 |
| Union |
IRFU |
| - Branch |
Munster |
| Ground(s) |
Temple Hill, Ballintemple, Cork |
| Capacity |
~1000 |
| Chairman |
 Michael Daly |
| Coach |
Brian Walsh, Terry Kingston |
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Cork Constitution is a Rugby Union club, based in Cork. It was founded by staff of the Cork Constitution. 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. Cork Con are the only club to win the AIL cup and the AIB cup in their inaugural years '91 & '06
Con has produced many players who have gone on to play for Munster and Ireland. 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 four occasions since 2001, but has consistently fallen at the last hurdle, losing all four finals.
[edit] Current Players
[edit] Notable Former Players
[edit] Honours
- AIB Cup Winners 2006
- A.I.L. Winners 1991, 1999, 2008
- 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.)
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