Newbridge RFC (Ireland)

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Newbridge
Full name Newbridge Rugby Football Club
Union IRFU
Leinster
Nickname(s) The Bridge
Founded 1996
Ground(s) Rosetown, Athgarvan (Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman Stephen Nugent
President Lt. General Sean McCann
Coach(es) Nial Moran

Newbridge RFC is an Irish rugby club based in County Kildare. They gained promotion to Division One of the Leinster League for 2008/2009 by winning Division Two in the 2007/2008 season.

History

The club was founded in 1996 after the amalgamation of the Curragh and Old Kilcullen clubs.

Close to the end of the 1995/1996 season, it seemed clear that the future of rugby in County Kildare was under threat. Despite them having very successful youth teams, both the Curragh and Old Kilcullen clubs were struggling a great deal because of those players moving away.

In May 1995, there were talks of a possible merger between them, but had fizzled out by August of that year. They eventually resumed with their plans in November, with both clubs being represented by four executive members each; Curragh by Harry Quirke (President), Don O'Keeffe (Chairman), Con McNamara (a member of the original merger team) and Sean Hayes (a new member of the merger team) and Old Kilcullen by Ollie Delaney (President), Niall Kidd (Chairman), Rory O'Carroll (Secretary) and Kieran Murphy (Treasurer).

Back in the 1995/1996 season they had set themselves a five-year vision: " To actively support the development of rugby in the area measured by :

Playing - To be competing for AIL Status Commercial - To have a club which is financially secure and capable of supporting growth".

2013/2014 Season : President; Sean McCann. Chairman; Stephen Nugent. Club Captain; Niall Duggan. 1XV Ladies Captain; Louise Birchall. Hon.Secretary; John O'Loghlen. Hon.Treasurer; Brian Spollen. Senior Vice President; Niall Browne. Junior Vice President; David Ashe. Club Patron;.Brig.General Seamús O'Giolláin

Honours

  • Leinster League Division Two: Winners 2007/2008
  • Leinster League Division Three: Winners 2004/2005
  • North Midlands Hosie Cup Winners 1996/1997, Runners up 2009/2010.
  • North Midlands Lalor Cup J2 Winners 2006/2007, Runners up 2010/2011
  • North Midlands Spiers Cup J3 Winners 2007/2008
  • Anderson Cup Provincial J3 Winners 1996/1997
  • Dunne Cup Provincial J4 Towns Cup Winners 2009/2010
  • Leinster League Division 2 2nds Winners 2005/2006
  • Leinster League Division 1B, Winners 2009/2010
  • Naas Floodlit Cup: 2003
  • Provincial Towns Seconds Cup : Winners 2011/2012, 2012/2013.
  • North Midlands Hosie Cup : Winners 2012/2013


Interprovincal Honours; Leinster Juniors. Karl Darragh, Jonny Downey, David Hogan, David Mahon, Ronan Mangan, Rory McCann, Gareth O'Reilly, John Sothern, Mark Sothern, Peter Sutton, Ben Swindlehurst, Robbie Waters, Grant Wattleworth, Eoin Walsh, Darren O'Brien,

Leinster Rugby Youths 2012/2013; Jack Barry Connacht 19's 2013/2014; Cormac Nugent

References

Template:Leinster League Division One A

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