St Mary's College RFC
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St. Mary's College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union
club based in Dublin, Ireland
. The club was founded in 1900 by former pupils of St. Mary's College, Dublin
and was originally known as Old St. Mary's. They club won the Leinster Senior Cup
for the first time in 1958. In 2000 they won the AIB League
under the captaincy of Trevor Brennan
.
The club was formerly sited at College Drive, Templeogue
from 1955 until the 1970s, including clubhouse and grounds which have since been developed as Fortfield Square apartments. In the 1970s, the club moved to Templeville Road to rugby grounds formerly owned and used by Templeogue College
, the Holy Ghost Fathers
sister school of St. Mary's College.
at full international level.
, the following St. Mary's players have also represented the British and Irish Lions
.
see also
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 based in Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The club was founded in 1900 by former pupils of St. Mary's College, Dublin
St. Mary's College, Dublin
Saint Mary's College C.S.Sp. is an all-boys' primary & secondary school run by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit and located in Rathmines, County Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1890 and was closed between 1916 and 1926.Rugby is the major sport and the school colours are blue and...
and was originally known as Old St. Mary's. They club won the Leinster Senior Cup
Leinster Club Senior Cup
The Leinster Senior Cup is a major rugby competition in Ireland.The Leinster Senior Cup has been competed for by the strongest clubs in the province of Leinster since 1882...
for the first time in 1958. In 2000 they won 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...
under the captaincy of Trevor Brennan
Trevor Brennan
Trevor Brennan is a former rugby union player for Barnhall, Bective Rangers, St Marys College RFC, Leinster Rugby, Stade Toulousain and Ireland; being capped 13 times. He played either in the second row or as a flanker.Trevor captained St Mary's College RFC to their only AIB League title in 2000...
.
The club was formerly sited at College Drive, Templeogue
Templeogue
Templeogue is a suburb of southwest Dublin, Ireland. The original Irish name Teach Mealóg refers to a chapel named after Saint Mel that was built there in about 1273....
from 1955 until the 1970s, including clubhouse and grounds which have since been developed as Fortfield Square apartments. In the 1970s, the club moved to Templeville Road to rugby grounds formerly owned and used by Templeogue College
Templeogue College
Templeogue College is a secondary school, located in the Templeogue area of Dublin, Ireland. It is on the R112 and is within walking distance of Terenure, Templeogue and is accessible by numerous Dublin Bus services including: 54A, 15A, 15B, 49, 150, 74/A, and 65/BTempleogue College was founded in...
, the Holy Ghost Fathers
Holy Ghost Fathers
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers, and since Vatican II, lay associates...
sister school of St. Mary's College.
Honours
- AIB LeagueAIB LeagueThe 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...
- Winners: 1999-00: 1
- Leinster Senior League
- Winners 1972, 1978, 1980, 1989: 4
- Runners Up 1984, 1988: 2
- Leinster Senior CupLeinster Club Senior CupThe Leinster Senior Cup is a major rugby competition in Ireland.The Leinster Senior Cup has been competed for by the strongest clubs in the province of Leinster since 1882...
- Winners: 1958, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2005 : 9
- Runners Up : 1963, 1966, 1973, 2006, 2008: 5
- Metropolitan CupMetropolitan CupThe Metropolitan Cup is a rugby union competition for junior clubs in Dublin, Ireland-History:In the season 1921-22, the Leinster Branch established a knockout competition for teams then competing in the Junior League. The “knockout” competition is confined for the teams competing in the Junior...
- Winners: 1940, 1941, 1953, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1985, 1998: 8
- Runners Up : 2003, 2004: 2
- Leinster Junior Challenge CupLeinster Junior Challenge CupThe Leinster Junior Challenge Cup was the forerunner of the Leinster Towns Cup.It was established as a competition for clubs below senior level who were affiliated to the Leinster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union...
- Winners: 1905, 1907, 1908, 1911: 4
- Leinster J5 League
- Winners: 2011: 1
- Women's AIL Div 2
- Winners: 2009: 1
- Leinster Women's Paul Flood Memorial Cup
- Winners: 2010: 1
- Women's All Ireland Plate
- Winners: 2011: 1
Ireland
The following St. Mary's players represented IrelandIreland 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.
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Keith Gleeson Keith Gleeson is a retired Irish rugby union football player.- Early life :Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland, before moving to Australia with his family as a child after attending St. Michaels College, Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4 for several years... Tom Grace Thomas Oliver Grace was a University College Dublin RFC and St. Mary's College RFC winger in the 1960 and 1970s as well as playing for his province Leinster. He appeared for the Ireland during his career... Denis Hickie Denis Anthony Hickie born 13 February 1976 in Dublin, Ireland is a retired professional rugby union footballer employed by the Irish Rugby Football Union. He played his club rugby for Leinster. His primary position was on the wing. He is also known as Disco Denis as a result of his quick feet... Shane Jennings Shane Jennings born 8 July 1981 in Dublin, Ireland is a rugby union player for Leinster Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.He is also registered to St... Sean Lynch (rugby player) John Francis 'Sean' Lynch is a former Ireland international rugby union player.Lynch was capped fifteen times as a prop for Ireland between 1971 and 1975]]) and toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions playing in all four tests against the All Blacks. He played club rugby for... |
John Moloney (rugby player) John Joseph Moloney is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He toured South Africa in 1974 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for St. Mary's College R.F.C..-References:... Rodney O'Donnell Rodney Christopher O'Donnell is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He toured South Africa in 1980 with the British Lions and at the time played club rugby for St. Mary's College RFC. His rugby career was ended by a neck injury.- Notes :... Malcolm O'Kelly Malcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster.... Jonathan Sexton Jonathan Sexton , is a rugby union player for Leinster Rugby in the Celtic League and Heineken Cup. Sexton is a nephew of former Garryowen, Munster and Ireland rugby player Willie Sexton.Sexton is registered to St... Tony Ward (rugby player) Anthony Joseph Patrick Ward , commonly referred to as Tony Ward, was an Irish rugby union and soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s. He played rugby as a fly-half for, among others, Munster, Leinster, , the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians... |
British and Irish Lions
As well as representing IrelandIreland 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...
, the following St. Mary'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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Ciaran Fitzgerald Ciaran Fitzgerald in Loughrea, County Galway is a former Irish rugby union footballer and coach of the national team.- Biography :... : 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... Paul Dean (rugby player) Paul Michael Dean is a former Irish international rugby union player. He toured Australia in 1989 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for St. Mary's College RFC.-Notes:... : 1989 1989 British Lions tour to Australia In 1989 the British Lions toured Australia for the first time since 1971. Despite losing the first test, the Lions won the remaining two to take the series 2-1... Vince Cunningham Vincent John Gerald Cunningham is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He played as a centre.He had 16 caps for Ireland, from 1988 to 1994, scoring 3 tries and 1 conversion, 14 points in aggregate. The Irish centre played two matches at the 1991 Rugby World Cup finals... : 1993 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand In 1993 the British Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand. This tour followed the Lions' 1989 tour to Australia and preceded their 1997 tour to South Africa. It was the last Lions tour in the sport's amateur era.... Malcolm O'Kelly Malcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster.... : 2001 2001 British Lions tour to Australia The 2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia was a series of matches played by the British Lions rugby union team in Australia.This tour followed the Lions' 1997 tour to South Africa and preceded the 2005 tour to New Zealand.... Denis Hickie Denis Anthony Hickie born 13 February 1976 in Dublin, Ireland is a retired professional rugby union footballer employed by the Irish Rugby Football Union. He played his club rugby for Leinster. His primary position was on the wing. He is also known as Disco Denis as a result of his quick feet... : 2005 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand In 2005 the British and Irish Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, playing 7 tour matches against first and second division clubs from the National Provincial Championship series, 1 tour match against the national New Zealand all Māori club, and 3 official test... |
see also
2009/10 Squad
- Full-backs: Gavin Dunne, Stuart O'Flanagan
- Wings: Ronan Doherty, Darragh Fanning, Conor McPhillipsConor McPhillipsConor McPhillips is a former Irish rugby union player.-Professional career:He previously played professional rugby for Connacht , where the highlight was reaching the European Challenge Cup semi final against Harlequins...
- Centres: Philip Brophy, Conor Donohoe, Stephen Grissing, Mark Sexton
- Out-halves: Shaun McCarthy, Jonathan SextonJonathan SextonJonathan Sexton , is a rugby union player for Leinster Rugby in the Celtic League and Heineken Cup. Sexton is a nephew of former Garryowen, Munster and Ireland rugby player Willie Sexton.Sexton is registered to St...
- Scrum-halves: Joe Burns
- Front-rows: Kevin Carroll, Jack McGrath, Colm McMahon, Rob Sweeney, Sean Treston
- Hookers: Gavin HickieGavin HickieGavin Hickie born 24 April 1980 is a Specialist Rugby Coach & Analyst.Gavin is the Forwards Coach of Belmont Shore Rugby Club, and the Head Coach of Belmont Shore High School, Long Beach. CA. He has previously coached Leicester Tigers Academy and St...
, Richie Sweeney - Second-rows: Stephen Bradshaw, Robin Copeland, Gareth Logan, Malcolm O'KellyMalcolm O'KellyMalcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster....
- Wing-forwards: Damian Hall, Shane JenningsShane JenningsShane Jennings born 8 July 1981 in Dublin, Ireland is a rugby union player for Leinster Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.He is also registered to St...
, Barry O'Flanagan, Paul Nash - Number 8s: Hugh Hogan (captain)