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Rugby team
Blackrock College
Full nameBlackrock College Rugby Football Club
UnionIreland IRFU
BranchLeinster
Nickname(s)Rock
Founded1882; 143 years ago (1882)
RegionCounty Dublin
Ground(s)Stradbrook Road
Blackrock, Dublin
ChairmanPat Finn
PresidentRay McMahon
Coach(es)James Blaney
Luke Hickey
League(s)All-Ireland Div. 1B
2023–247th.
Team kit
Official website
www.blackrockcollegerfc.ie

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 1B 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 20s and has a mini and youth section, all of whom are involved in the various competitions throughout Leinster.

The men’s senior adult team in Blackrock College RFC is in division 1B of the AIL. The club has a long tradition of producing players for the International side many of whom have also represented the Lions.

Honours

  • Leinster Senior Cup (8) 1937, 1939, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1999
  • Leinster Senior League (4) 1975, 1982, 1983, 1991
  • League Section B (1) 1989
  • Smithwicks Floodlit Cup (2) 1993, 1997
  • Castle Trophy (2) 1978, 1983
  • Bateman Cup (1) 1939
  • All Ireland League 2nd Division (1) 2000
  • Paddy Moore Memorial Shield (2) 2002, 2008
  • Jerry Fogarty Memorial Cup (4) 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007
  • Brian McLoughlin Memorial Cup (1) 2008
  • Brendan Merry Memorial Plate (1) 2008
  • Junior 1 League (10) 1900, 1922, 1935, 1948, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1984, 2016
  • Leinster Junior Cup (5) 1889, 1892, 1893, 1898, 1899
  • Metropolitan Cup (9) 1929, 1938, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2024
  • Junior 2 (Minor) League (14) 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Albert O’Connell Cup (8) 1959, 1965, 1975, 1976, 1982, 2001, 2004, 2005
  • Winters Cup (5) 1965, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1997
  • Junior 3 League (3) 1972, 1974, 1998
  • Moran Cup (11) 1966, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004
  • Junior 4 League (2) 1983, 1990
  • James O’Connor Cup (6) 1965, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007
  • Guilfoyle Cup (3) 1987, 1990, 1991, 2012
  • Tom Fox Cup (7) 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 2001
  • Greenlea Cup (10) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • McCorry Cup (9) 1972, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010
  • Junior Pennant (3) 1975, 1976, 1977
  • Fraser McMullen All Ireland U’20 Cup (2) 1997, 1998
  • J. P. Fanagan Cup (6) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Under 20s Pennant (3) 2001, 2003, 2007
  • Hartigan Cup (Under 20s) (2) 2004, 2009
  • Under 20s Purcell Cup (1) 2008
  • Women All Ireland League (5) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008
  • Women All Ireland Cup Winners (3) 2002, 2006, 2007
  • Youths (2) 2009 League & Cup Double
  • Lorcan Sherlock Golf Cup (6) 1938, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1981, 1997

Notable former players

Ireland

The following Blackrock players represented Ireland at full international level.

British & Irish Lions

As well as representing Ireland, the following Blackrock players also went on to represent the British & Irish Lions.

Ireland Sevens Olympians

Other internationals

The following Blackrock players have also played at international level.

See also: Category:Blackrock College R.F.C. players

2022–23 squad

  • Full-backs: Brian Colclough
  • Wings: Chris Rolland, Hugo Godson-Treacy, Matt Dwan
  • Centres: Dave McCarthy, James Moriarty, John Gallagher, Cillian Daly
  • Out-halves: Peter Quirke, James Fennelly
  • Scrum-halves: Mark Edwards, Ross Barron
  • Front-rows: Joe Byrne, Niall Hardiman, Andrew Savage, Paul McSweeney, James Mullany
  • Hookers: Liam McMahon, Stephen Judge, Dave Fortune
  • Second-rows: Hugh Doyle, Cian Reale, Josh Dixon, Ciaran Cassidy
  • Wing-forwards: James Burke, Roy Whelan
  • Number 8s: Matt Cosgrove

References

  1. League Tables 2023–24 at irishrugby.ie
  2. ^ international List of internationals
  3. The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin

External links

All-Ireland League
Division 1A
Division 1B
Division 2A
Division 2B
Division 2C
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