City of Derry R.F.C
Encyclopedia
The City of Derry Rugby Football Club is a rugby
club, formed in 1881 in Derry
, County Londonderry
. They currently play in Division 3 of the All-Ireland League.
The club's purpose-built facility is at Judges Road, situated just outside Strathfoyle
.
In December 2001, the club was involved in a controversial appeal, involving a £4,000 fine and the deduction of 8 points after fielding an ineligible player. This resulted in the club being relegated from the AIB Division Two. In March 2007 the club hosted a youth project that saw 13 different primary schools compete.. Following relegation, the club appointed new Zealander Bevan Lynch in June 2008 as Head coach. He set about improving the club's fortunes and has introduced a number of new faces. The club were unbeaten in all competitions in the 2008 - 2009 season. In the following 2009 - 2010 season they won the All Ireland junior Cup, the Ulster Qualifying League and were promoted back into the All Ireland League. The club also has under 19, under 17, under 15 and under13 teams, a thriving mini and ladies sections
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club, formed in 1881 in Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
. They currently play in Division 3 of the All-Ireland League.
The club's purpose-built facility is at Judges Road, situated just outside Strathfoyle
Strathfoyle
Strathfoyle is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, about north east of Derry. It was newly built in different phases between the late 1920s and the late 1930s, with many new recent additions to the village, including Westlake, Butler's Wharf and Old Fort. In the 2001 Census it had...
.
History
The club was established in 1881, winning the Irish Provincial Towns Cup in the following season.In December 2001, the club was involved in a controversial appeal, involving a £4,000 fine and the deduction of 8 points after fielding an ineligible player. This resulted in the club being relegated from the AIB Division Two. In March 2007 the club hosted a youth project that saw 13 different primary schools compete.. Following relegation, the club appointed new Zealander Bevan Lynch in June 2008 as Head coach. He set about improving the club's fortunes and has introduced a number of new faces. The club were unbeaten in all competitions in the 2008 - 2009 season. In the following 2009 - 2010 season they won the All Ireland junior Cup, the Ulster Qualifying League and were promoted back into the All Ireland League. The club also has under 19, under 17, under 15 and under13 teams, a thriving mini and ladies sections
AIB Junior Cup
In January 2010, City of Derry beat Armagh by 2 points to win their first ever AIB Junior Cup title.Assistant coaches
- Peter Tees
- Cahal Creggan
- Malcolm Montgomery
- Derek Young
- Maurice Logue
- Sammy Burke