Queen's University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union

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...

 team of Queen's University Belfast. Founded in 1869, it is the second oldest rugby union club in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 . They originally played as Queen's College, Belfast and have won the Ulster Senior Cup

Ulster Senior Cup

The Ulster Senior Cup is a knock-out competition for senior rugby union teams in the province of Ulster.It is administered by Ulster Rugby.The most successful club is Queen's University with 22 wins...

 a record 21 times. In 1993 when the AIB League

AIB League

The Ulster Bank All-Ireland League is the national league system for the 48 senior rugby union clubs in Ireland, covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is not, however, the highest level of rugby union in Ireland, as teams representing the four provinces of Ireland play...

 was expanded to four divisions with forty six senior clubs, five university clubs, including Queen's, joined the league. Queen's entered Division Four. Since then they played regularly in Division Three and Division Four. In 2000 they were relegated to the Ulster Senior League but returned to the AIB League two years later. Their senior team will play the 2010-11 season in Division Two .

Ireland

The following Queen's players have represented Ireland

Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...

 at full international level .

Tommy Bowe Tommy Bowe Thomas John "Tommy" Bowe is an Irish rugby union footballer from County Monaghan, Ireland... Nigel Carr Nigel Carr Nigel Carr was an Ireland rugby union international whose promising career was cut short due to injuries sustained in an IRA bomb explosion.-Early life:Nigel John Carr was born in Belfast on 27 July 1959... George Cromey Alexander Foster Noel Henderson David Hewitt David Hewitt (rugby footballer born 1939) David Hewitt is a retired Irish rugby union player. Playing at centre, he gained 18 caps for Ireland between 1958 and 1965, in addition to winning six Lions caps in 1959 and 1962. He also represented Queen's University, Instonians, North of Ireland F.C. and Ulster.-References:...

David Humphreys David Irwin David Irwin David George Irwin is a former rugby union player who played for and the British Lions.-Ireland:Between 1980 and 1990, Irwin made 25 appearances for , scoring 8 points including 2 tries... Jack Kyle Jack Kyle John Wilson Kyle OBE , commonly referred to as Jack Kyle or Jackie Kyle, is a former rugby union player who played for Ireland, the British Lions and the Barbarians during the 1940s and 1950s... Gary Longwell Gary Longwell Gary Longwell is an Irish rugby player. His usual position is as a lock.-International career:Longwell made his debut for the Irish national team on 11 November 2000 in a Test against Japan in Dublin and went on to win 26 caps. He was a part of Ireland's squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in... Philip Matthews Philip Matthews Phillip Michael Matthews is the current President of the National College of Ireland, in Dublin, since February 2009... Bill McKay Harry McKibbon

Paddy Mayne Paddy Mayne Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne DSO & Three Bars was a Northern Irish soldier, solicitor, Ireland rugby union international, amateur boxer, polar explorer and a founding member of the Special Air Service .-Early life and sporting achievements:Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne was born in... Henry O'Neill Cecil Pedlow Cecil Pedlow Alexander Cecil Pedlow is a retired Irish rugby union player. He represented Ireland and the Lions, earning two caps for them on the 1955 tour to South Africa. He retired in 1963.-External links:**... Harry Steele Robin Thompson Robin Thompson Robin Thompson was a rugby union international for Ireland and a former British and Irish Lions captain.Robin Thompson won two Ulster Schools Senior Cup medals with RBAI and played for Ulster Schools... William Tyrrell William Tyrrell (rugby player) Air Vice-Marshal Sir William Tyrrell, KBE, DSO, MC was a rugby union international who played for Ireland and was part of the British and Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910... Roger Young Roger Young (rugby player) Roger Michael Young is a former international rugby union player.He was capped twenty-six times as a scrum-half for Ireland between 1965 and 1971. He scored one try for Ireland....

British and Irish Lions

The following Queen's players have also represented the British and Irish Lions

British and Irish Lions

The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...

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Alexander Foster: 1910 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa The 1910 British Isles tour to South Africa was the eighth tour by a British Isles team and the fourth to South Africa. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. As well as South Africa, the tour included a game in... William Tyrrell William Tyrrell (rugby player) Air Vice-Marshal Sir William Tyrrell, KBE, DSO, MC was a rugby union international who played for Ireland and was part of the British and Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910... : 1910 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa The 1910 British Isles tour to South Africa was the eighth tour by a British Isles team and the fourth to South Africa. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. As well as South Africa, the tour included a game in... Henry O'Neill: 1930 George Cromey: 1938 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa The 1938 British Isles tour to South Africa was the fourteenth tour by a British Isles team and the sixth to South Africa. The tour is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950.... Harry McKibbon: 1938 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa The 1938 British Isles tour to South Africa was the fourteenth tour by a British Isles team and the sixth to South Africa. The tour is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950.... Paddy Mayne Paddy Mayne Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne DSO & Three Bars was a Northern Irish soldier, solicitor, Ireland rugby union international, amateur boxer, polar explorer and a founding member of the Special Air Service .-Early life and sporting achievements:Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne was born in... : 1938 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa The 1938 British Isles tour to South Africa was the fourteenth tour by a British Isles team and the sixth to South Africa. The tour is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950.... Noel Henderson 1950 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950 was the first post-war tour made by the Lions; there had not been one since 1938....

Jack Kyle Jack Kyle John Wilson Kyle OBE , commonly referred to as Jack Kyle or Jackie Kyle, is a former rugby union player who played for Ireland, the British Lions and the Barbarians during the 1940s and 1950s...  1950 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950 was the first post-war tour made by the Lions; there had not been one since 1938.... Bill McKay 1950 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950 was the first post-war tour made by the Lions; there had not been one since 1938.... Cecil Pedlow Cecil Pedlow Alexander Cecil Pedlow is a retired Irish rugby union player. He represented Ireland and the Lions, earning two caps for them on the 1955 tour to South Africa. He retired in 1963.-External links:**... : 1955 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa In 1955 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. The Lions drew the test series against , each team winning two of the four matches. They won the first test by a single point and the third by three points and lost the second and fourth matches by wider margins... Robin Thompson Robin Thompson Robin Thompson was a rugby union international for Ireland and a former British and Irish Lions captain.Robin Thompson won two Ulster Schools Senior Cup medals with RBAI and played for Ulster Schools... : 1955 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa In 1955 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. The Lions drew the test series against , each team winning two of the four matches. They won the first test by a single point and the third by three points and lost the second and fourth matches by wider margins... David Hewitt David Hewitt (rugby footballer born 1939) David Hewitt is a retired Irish rugby union player. Playing at centre, he gained 18 caps for Ireland between 1958 and 1965, in addition to winning six Lions caps in 1959 and 1962. He also represented Queen's University, Instonians, North of Ireland F.C. and Ulster.-References:... : 1959 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand In 1959 the British Lions rugby union team toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost the international series against the All Blacks by three matches to one. They also played two matches in Canada, on the return leg of the journey.Although New Zealand... , 1962 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa In 1962 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. Overall the tourists played twenty-five matches, winning sixteen, losing five and drawing four.... Roger Young Roger Young (rugby player) Roger Michael Young is a former international rugby union player.He was capped twenty-six times as a scrum-half for Ireland between 1965 and 1971. He scored one try for Ireland.... : 1966 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand In 1966 the British Lions toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost all four internationals against the All Blacks.... , 1968 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa In 1968 the British Lions toured South Africa. The tour was not success in terms of international results, the Lions losing the test series against South Africa by three matches to nil, with the other match drawn. The Lions won 15 of their 16 non-international matches, losing only to Transvaal... David Irwin David Irwin David George Irwin is a former rugby union player who played for and the British Lions.-Ireland:Between 1980 and 1990, Irwin made 25 appearances for , scoring 8 points including 2 tries... : 1983 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand In 1983 the British and Irish Lions toured New Zealand for the first time since 1977. The Lions went down to a 4-0 whitewash for only the second time in history - the previous was also inflicted by the All Blacks on the 1966 Lions. Overall the Lions played eighteen matches, winning twelve and... Philip Matthews Philip Matthews Phillip Michael Matthews is the current President of the National College of Ireland, in Dublin, since February 2009... : 1989

Tommy Bowe

Tommy Bowe

Thomas John "Tommy" Bowe is an Irish rugby union footballer from County Monaghan, Ireland...

 2009 British Lions tour to South Africa

Honours

• Ulster Senior League
  • Winners: 1891, 1900, 1912, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1980 : 16
• Ulster Senior Cup
  Ulster Senior Cup
  The Ulster Senior Cup is a knock-out competition for senior rugby union teams in the province of Ulster.It is administered by Ulster Rugby.The most successful club is Queen's University with 22 wins...
  
  
  • Winners: 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1900, 1903, 1909, 1912, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1947, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1981, 2010: 22
  • Runners Up : 1889, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1904, 1910, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1935, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1966 : 17
• Ulster Junior Cup
  Ulster Junior Cup
  The Ulster Junior Cup is a rugby union competition for clubs in the Irish province of Ulster that are not considered strong enough to play in the Ulster Senior Cup. It also includes the second teams of the senior clubs...
  
  
  • Winners: 1889, 1890, 1921, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1959, 1969, 1970 : 14
  • Runners Up : 1903, 1907, 1908, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1950, 1971 : 8
• AIB League Division 3
  • Winners: 2010 : 1

QUB RFC 2009-2010

The following players are members of the QUB squad for the 2009-2010 season.

• Paul Karayanis
• Mark Sampson
• Michael Ferguson
• Ross Pillow
• Michael Boyd
• Gareth Megaw
• Pete McKeown
• Patrick McGowan
• Tom Patton
• Andrew Linton
• Gareth Hooks
• David Swann
• Robert Whitten
• Mark Robinson
• Connor O'Neill
• Ian Porter
• Michael Pyper
• David Kenny
• James McKinney
• Neil Doak
• Michael Hooks
• Jonny Shiells
• Jonny Bell
• James Reekie
• Richard Mayne
• Matthew Arneill
• Chris Quinn
• Stuart Campbell
• David McIlwaine
• Jonathon Backus