Sundays Well RFC
Encyclopedia
Sundays Well Rugby Football Club is a Rugby Union
team in Cork City, Ireland
. Based in Musgrave Park on the Tramore Park, the club has a long and successful history as one of the main clubs in Cork City. The senior team currently competes in Division 3 of the AIB League
.
At the beginning of the 1910/1911 season however (under the guidance of the late William O’ Driscoll), it re-surfaced only for it to disband again three seasons later at the outbreak of the First World War.
Tragically during that war quite a number of the club members were killed in the conflict.
The club, in its present day format, was re-activated in 1923 under the presidency of John K. Kelleher and progressed to rented grounds at Houndsditch, Clogheen, Cork City, and then to grounds at Shanakiel, Cork City (the committee and dressing rooms were in a building at the foot of Shanakiel Hill).
It was during the 1941/1942 season that the club moved to its current home in Musgrave Park
, Cork City.
In 1960 the present clubhouse was opened with an extension being added in 1981.
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 in Cork City, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. Based in Musgrave Park on the Tramore Park, the club has a long and successful history as one of the main clubs in Cork City. The senior team currently competes in Division 3 of 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...
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History
The club was first formed in 1906, however through lack of funds and permanent grounds, it was dissolved at the end of the 1907/1908 season.At the beginning of the 1910/1911 season however (under the guidance of the late William O’ Driscoll), it re-surfaced only for it to disband again three seasons later at the outbreak of the First World War.
Tragically during that war quite a number of the club members were killed in the conflict.
The club, in its present day format, was re-activated in 1923 under the presidency of John K. Kelleher and progressed to rented grounds at Houndsditch, Clogheen, Cork City, and then to grounds at Shanakiel, Cork City (the committee and dressing rooms were in a building at the foot of Shanakiel Hill).
It was during the 1941/1942 season that the club moved to its current home in Musgrave Park
Musgrave Park, Cork
Musgrave Park is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground consists of four terraces, one stand, three tribunes, one jogging track, and two VIP stands on the west side. Musgrave has a capacity of about 9,251 and is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane...
, Cork City.
In 1960 the present clubhouse was opened with an extension being added in 1981.
Notable former players
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Pat O'Hara (rugby footballer) Pat O'Hara is a retired Irish rugby union wing-forward. Born in Hornchurch, Essex, he played for Sundays Well, Cork Constitution Munster and Ireland, winning 15 caps between 1988 and 1994.... Sean McCahill Sean McCahill in Auckland, New Zealand is a retired Irish rugby union centre.-Background:McCahill grew up in Auckland and attended St Peter's College where he played rugby. His father was an Irish immigrant who established a profitable road-making and infrastructure business in Auckland, Green... |
Current Senior Squad
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