Blackrock College RFC
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| Full name | Blackrock College Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union |
IRFU Leinster | |
| Nickname(s) | Rock, | |
| Founded | 1882 | |
| Region | County Dublin | |
| Ground(s) |
Stradbrook Road Blackrock, Dublin | |
| Chairman | Jack Gleeson | |
| President | John Smyth | |
| Coach(es) | Emmet Farrell | |
| Captain(s) | Davy Rowan | |
| League(s) | AIB League | |
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Blackrock College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of Blackrock College. Their senior team currently plays in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League
Blackrock College RFC was founded in 1882 making it one of the oldest senior rugby clubs in Ireland. While it bears the name and is closely affiliated to the school at Williamstown, it is a very open local club.
The club fields adult men’s and women’s teams, under 20’s and has a mini and youth’s section all of whom are actively involved in the various competitions throughout Leinster.
The men’s senior adult team in Blackrock College RFC have been promoted to division 1B of the AIL. It has an active under 20’s academy which provides an environment in which aspiring rugby players can thrive. The club has a long tradition of producing players for the International side many of whom have also represented the Lions such as Fergus Slattery, Willie Duggan, Mick Doyle, Brendan Mullin, Hugo McNeill and more recently Shane Byrne, Brian O’Driscoll, Leo Cullen, Luke Fitzgerald and Ian Madigan.
Honours
- All-Ireland Cup
- 1938-39
- Leinster Senior League
- 1975, 1982, 1983, 1991: 4
- Leinster Senior Cup
- 1937, 1939, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1988, 1992, 2000:8
Notable former players
Ireland
The following Blackrock players represented Ireland at full international level.[1]
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British and Irish Lions
As well as representing Ireland, the following Blackrock players also went onto represent the British and Irish Lions.[2]
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Other internationals
The following Blackrock players have also played at international level.[1]
see also Category:Blackrock College R.F.C. players
2014/15 Squad
- Full-backs: Mark Scott Lennon, Jan Simon Byrne, David Kilgallen
- Wings: Luke Fitzgerald, Davey Rowan (Captain), David Scott Lennon, Carai McMahon, Niall Storan, Cian McGinley
- Centres: Brendan Macken, Sean Coughlan, Emile Van Wyk, Carl Murray, Daniel Barnett, Darren Westman
- Out-halves: Ian Madigan, Peter Quirke, David Godfrey,
- Scrum-halves: Dave Moore, Jack O'Carroll, Alex Walsh
- Front-rows: Mark O'Brien, Mikey Carroll, Daryl Charmant Dunne, Colum Murphy, David Lewis
- Hookers: Conor Kilcoyne, Ryan Fisher, Jack Kelly
- Second-rows: Leo Cullen, Owen Cullen, Gary Fenn, Cillian Duff, Ferdia Mulloy
- Wing-forwards: Sam Cooke, Peter McCague, Richard Marsh, Paddy Carroll, Gavin Bolger
- Number 8s: Job Langbroek, David Walsh
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 international List of internationals
- ↑ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
External links
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