Unidare RFC
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| Full name | Unidare Rugby Football Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Ravens | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1958 | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s) | Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Coach | Kevin Furey | |||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Rónan McSweeney | |||||||||||||||||
| League | Dublin Metropolitan J4 League | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||
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| www.unidarerfc.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Unidare Rugby Football Club, commonly known as Unidare RFC, is a rugby union club founded in 1958 and based in the Dublin City University Sports Complex on the Ballymun Road in Dublin, Ireland. The club's emblem is a Raven and they play in Black and Red. They currently play in the Junior section of the Leinster Branch Metropolitan League.
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[edit] History
[edit] Foundation
Unidare Rugby Football Club was founded in 1958 out of the, now defunct, Unidare works in Finglas. During the foundation years (1958-1977) the club participated in the Business Houses Cup Competition and took part in friendly matches during the rest of the season. The club did not have their own grounds but, thanks to the generosity of Father Shields, were given the use of a playing field and dressing rooms in Blackrock College.
[edit] Business Houses League
In 1977 the Business Houses League was formed. At that time Unidare Rugby Football Club was given grounds in Unidare Industrial estate on Jamestown Road, Finglas. This was developed further by the club with dressing rooms, training lights etc. The club did extremely well in the Business Houses League, wining it for the first time in the 1980-1981 season. AIB had won the competition for the first three seasons of the competition. The club continued to participate in this competition during the 1980s.
[edit] A New Era
In 1990 the club lost its playing fields when Unidare plc sold the land on for development and the club was very graciously supported by Suttonians RFC and Malahide RFC for different seasons. 2005 saw Unidare RFC forming an alliance with Dublin City University Sports to play and train in the Ballymun grounds.
The Team now has an under 16 and under 18 squad.The club has recently undergone a revival in interest and membership.
[edit] 2007/2008 Season
[edit] 2007/2008 J4 Metropolitan League Fixtures/Results
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Match Report |
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| October 13th 2007 | De La Salle Palmerston RFC | 20 - 24 | Unidare RFC | Kilternan | [1] |
| October 20th 2007 | Unidare RFC | 94 - 05 | Malahide RFC | DCU Sportsground | [2] |
| November 3rd 2007 | AIB RFC | 17 - 00 | Unidare RFC | DCU Sportsground | ... |
| November 10th 2007 | Dundalk RFC | 11 - 10 | Unidare RFC | Dundalk | ... |
| November 17th 2007 | Clontarf RFC | 8 - 00 | Unidare RFC | Clontarf | ... |
| December 1st 2007 | Unidare RFC | 53 - 00 | Emerald Warriors | DCU Sportsground | ... |
| December 8th 2007 | CYM | 05 - 10 | Unidare RFC | Terenure | [3] |
| January 5th 2008 | Unidare RFC | 05 - 29 | De La Salle Palmerston RFC | DCU Sportsground | ... |
| January 12th 2008 | Malahide RFC | 13 - 18 | Unidare RFC | Estuary Road | ... |
| January 27th 2008 | Unidare RFC | 07 - 20 | Dundalk | DCU Sportsground | ... |
[edit] 2007/2008 Friendly Fixtures/Results
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
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| September 15th 2007 | Stillorgan RFC | 36 - 14 | Unidare RFC | Bird Avenue |
| November 24th 2007 | Unidare RFC | 00 - 29 | Stillorgan RFC | DCU Sportsground |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Unidare RFC - Official Website
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