Terenure College RFC
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Terenure College RFC was founded on November 14th 1940. It is a senior rugby
club in Dublin, Ireland
.
in the Hotel Lenehan, Harcourt Street, Dublin. Those present included Johnny Corrigan, Hugh Clarke, Joe Clarke, Sean Ryan, P.P. Maguire, Colm O' Nolan, Niall Thunder, Hugh Milroy, Dick Dunlop, Des Giltrap, Jack Hearne and Dudley Fisher. Terenure Collegians Rugby Football Club was formed. Fr. Corbett was elected first President. J.P. Clarke was elected Hon. Secretary, Johnny Corrigan as Hon. Treasurer and Hugh Milroy as Club Captain.
Terenure played their first match shortly afterwards against the Terenure College SCT at the time. The club won 8 points to 3. It took until January 8th 1959 for Terenure to be promoted to a Senior club after fourteen applications to the Leinster Branch, that after winning five Junior 1 titles and many other trophies. Two years later Mick Hipwell was selected to play for Ireland
, Terenure's first Irish international. Mick played against England at Twickenham
.
The years 1965-7 were successful seasons for Terenure under the captaincy of Eddie Coleman (later to be IRFU
president), as they won the Leinster Senior league twice in a row. Terenure College RFC has had many players play for Ireland including Mick Hipwell, Brendan Sherry, Paul Haycock, Ciaran Clarke, Niall Hogan, David Corkery, Girvan Dempsey
, and Eric Miller
. Terenure has also supplied personnel to the Irish team at other levels including Paddy 'Rala' O'Reilly as Baggage Master to the Senior Team and British and Irish Lions (2009 tour to South Africa), Colin Phillips as Baggage Master to the Irish 'A', U21 and U19 Teams and the Japanese Senior Team, Liaison Officer to the Fijian Team on their Autumn Tour '09 and Samoan Team on their Autumn Tour '10, Baggage Master/Assistant Manager Irish U20 2011/2012 and Martin Searson as Baggage Master to U19's.
, David Blaney, Niall Hogan, Mark Egan, David McAllister and Brian Blaney playing for the province. Currently Leinster's Isaac Boss
is contracted through Terenure College.
Terenure field the most adult teams in the province of Leinster, with seven adult teams fielded each week. In addition, 450 boys and girls play mini-rugby every Sunday.
Terenure College has provided two Presidents of the IRFU
- M. H. Carroll (1984-85) and E. Coleman (2000-01) and one president of the Leinster Branch - D. Lamont (2009-2010)
Coached by former Munster
and Leinster
hooker James Blaney and coach Ian Morgan, Terenure will play in the second division of the All Ireland League
, having been demoted in 2009 from Division 1.
Barbarians
British and Irish Lions
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 in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
History
Terenure College RFC was founded on November 14th 1940. With a great love for the game and concerned that past pupils were not playing rugby union after leaving school, Rev. Fr Jackie Corbett, O.Carm., chaired a meeting of rugby playing past pupils of Terenure CollegeTerenure College
Terenure College is a Carmelites-run secondary school located in the Terenure area of Dublin, Ireland. The College was founded in 1860 and comprises a primary and secondary school. The school is part of the popular culture "Rugby Belt" or Leinster Schools Rugby playing institutions, having a strong...
in the Hotel Lenehan, Harcourt Street, Dublin. Those present included Johnny Corrigan, Hugh Clarke, Joe Clarke, Sean Ryan, P.P. Maguire, Colm O' Nolan, Niall Thunder, Hugh Milroy, Dick Dunlop, Des Giltrap, Jack Hearne and Dudley Fisher. Terenure Collegians Rugby Football Club was formed. Fr. Corbett was elected first President. J.P. Clarke was elected Hon. Secretary, Johnny Corrigan as Hon. Treasurer and Hugh Milroy as Club Captain.
Terenure played their first match shortly afterwards against the Terenure College SCT at the time. The club won 8 points to 3. It took until January 8th 1959 for Terenure to be promoted to a Senior club after fourteen applications to the Leinster Branch, that after winning five Junior 1 titles and many other trophies. Two years later Mick Hipwell was selected to play for 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...
, Terenure's first Irish international. Mick played against England at Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
.
The years 1965-7 were successful seasons for Terenure under the captaincy of Eddie Coleman (later to be IRFU
Irish Rugby Football Union
The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...
president), as they won the Leinster Senior league twice in a row. Terenure College RFC has had many players play for Ireland including Mick Hipwell, Brendan Sherry, Paul Haycock, Ciaran Clarke, Niall Hogan, David Corkery, Girvan Dempsey
Girvan Dempsey
Girvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...
, and Eric Miller
Eric Miller (rugby player)
Eric Roger Patrick Miller is a former Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player. As a rugby player Miller played for, among others Old Wesley, Leicester Tigers,[Ulster],Leinster, the Barbarians, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
. Terenure has also supplied personnel to the Irish team at other levels including Paddy 'Rala' O'Reilly as Baggage Master to the Senior Team and British and Irish Lions (2009 tour to South Africa), Colin Phillips as Baggage Master to the Irish 'A', U21 and U19 Teams and the Japanese Senior Team, Liaison Officer to the Fijian Team on their Autumn Tour '09 and Samoan Team on their Autumn Tour '10, Baggage Master/Assistant Manager Irish U20 2011/2012 and Martin Searson as Baggage Master to U19's.
The Club now
Leinster have benefited greatly from Terenure's 'rugby factory' with former players such as Girvan DempseyGirvan Dempsey
Girvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...
, David Blaney, Niall Hogan, Mark Egan, David McAllister and Brian Blaney playing for the province. Currently Leinster's Isaac Boss
Isaac Boss
Isaac Boss is a New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer. His grandmother was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, thereby qualifying him to play for Ireland. He plays scrum-half or fullback for Leinster and the Ireland national team...
is contracted through Terenure College.
Terenure field the most adult teams in the province of Leinster, with seven adult teams fielded each week. In addition, 450 boys and girls play mini-rugby every Sunday.
Terenure College has provided two Presidents of the IRFU
Irish Rugby Football Union
The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...
- M. H. Carroll (1984-85) and E. Coleman (2000-01) and one president of the Leinster Branch - D. Lamont (2009-2010)
Coached by former Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
and Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
hooker James Blaney and coach Ian Morgan, Terenure will play in the second division of the All Ireland 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...
, having been demoted in 2009 from Division 1.
2009/10 Squad
- Full-backs: Girvan DempseyGirvan DempseyGirvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...
, Adam O'Loughlin - Wings: John Coffey, Kevin Corcoran, Ian Denham
- Centres: John Bollard, Y. Dieau, Conor Gildea
- Out-halves: Dave McAllister
- Scrum-halves: Mark Mahony (captain), Issac Boss
- Front-rows: Andrew Buckeridge, T. Byrne, G. Hamilton, N. Mc Donagh
- Hookers: Brian Blaney, K. O'Mahony
- Second-rows: W. Collins, Alex Givcal, Brian Moroney
- Wing-forwards: Kevin Gallagher, Kevin O'Dwyer, Peter O'Malley
- Number 8s: John Dever, Ian Morley
Honours
- Leinster Senior League
- Winners 1984: 1
- 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: 1966, 1967, 1994, 1996: 4
- 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: 1949, 1950, 1960, 1979, 1988, 1997, 1999: 7
- 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...
- Division 2 Winners 2006: 1
Internationals
Ireland- Mick Hipwell, Brendan Sherry, Paul Haycock, Ciaran Clarke, Niall Hogan, David Corkery, Girvan DempseyGirvan DempseyGirvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...
, Eric MillerEric Miller (rugby player)Eric Roger Patrick Miller is a former Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player. As a rugby player Miller played for, among others Old Wesley, Leicester Tigers,[Ulster],Leinster, the Barbarians, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
, Derek Hegarty, Isaac BossIsaac BossIsaac Boss is a New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer. His grandmother was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, thereby qualifying him to play for Ireland. He plays scrum-half or fullback for Leinster and the Ireland national team...
Barbarians
- Mick Hipwell, Girvan DempseyGirvan DempseyGirvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...
, Eric MillerEric Miller (rugby player)Eric Roger Patrick Miller is a former Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player. As a rugby player Miller played for, among others Old Wesley, Leicester Tigers,[Ulster],Leinster, the Barbarians, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
British and Irish Lions
- Mick Hipwell, Eric MillerEric Miller (rugby player)Eric Roger Patrick Miller is a former Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player. As a rugby player Miller played for, among others Old Wesley, Leicester Tigers,[Ulster],Leinster, the Barbarians, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
See also
- Mark EganMark Egan (rugby player)For the jazz player see Mark Egan.Mark Egan is an Irish rugby player who has played for Terenure College and Terenure College RFC. He graduated from Oxford University and went from there to play rugby for Kobe Steel's team in Japan, now called Kobelco Steelers, where he was also a highly-respected...
- Eric MillerEric Miller (rugby player)Eric Roger Patrick Miller is a former Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player. As a rugby player Miller played for, among others Old Wesley, Leicester Tigers,[Ulster],Leinster, the Barbarians, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
- Mick Hipwell