Rugby team
Blackrock College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in Blackrock, Dublin , Ireland . The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of Blackrock College . Their senior team currently plays in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League
Blackrock College RFC was founded in 1882 making it one of the oldest senior rugby clubs in Ireland.[citation needed ] While it bears the name and is closely affiliated to the school at Williamstown, it is a very open local club.
The club fields adult men’s and women’s teams, under 20s and has a mini and youth section, all of whom are involved in the various competitions throughout Leinster.
The men’s senior adult team in Blackrock College RFC is in division 1B of the AIL. The club has a long tradition of producing players for the International side many of whom have also represented the Lions.
Honours [ edit ]
Leinster Senior Cup (8) 1937, 1939, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1999
Leinster Senior League (4) 1975, 1982, 1983, 1991
League Section B (1) 1989
Smithwicks Floodlit Cup (2) 1993, 1997
Castle Trophy (2) 1978, 1983
Bateman Cup (1) 1939
All Ireland League 2nd Division (1) 2000
Paddy Moore Memorial Shield (2) 2002, 2008
Jerry Fogarty Memorial Cup (4) 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007
Brian McLoughlin Memorial Cup (1) 2008
Brendan Merry Memorial Plate (1) 2008
Junior 1 League (10) 1900, 1922, 1935, 1948, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1984, 2016
Leinster Junior Cup (5) 1889, 1892, 1893, 1898, 1899
Metropolitan Cup (9) 1929, 1938, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2024
Junior 2 (Minor) League (14) 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007
Albert O’Connell Cup (8) 1959, 1965, 1975, 1976, 1982, 2001, 2004, 2005
Winters Cup (5) 1965, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1997
Junior 3 League (3) 1972, 1974, 1998
Moran Cup (11) 1966, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004
Junior 4 League (2) 1983, 1990
James O’Connor Cup (6) 1965, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007
Guilfoyle Cup (3) 1987, 1990, 1991, 2012
Tom Fox Cup (7) 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 2001
Greenlea Cup (10) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000
McCorry Cup (9) 1972, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010
Junior Pennant (3) 1975, 1976, 1977
Fraser McMullen All Ireland U’20 Cup (2) 1997, 1998
J. P. Fanagan Cup (6) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008
Under 20s Pennant (3) 2001, 2003, 2007
Hartigan Cup (Under 20s) (2) 2004, 2009
Under 20s Purcell Cup (1) 2008
Women All Ireland League (5) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008
Women All Ireland Cup Winners (3) 2002, 2006, 2007
Youths (2) 2009 League & Cup Double
Lorcan Sherlock Golf Cup (6) 1938, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1981, 1997
Notable former players [ edit ]
Ireland [ edit ]
The following Blackrock players represented Ireland at full international level.[2]
British & Irish Lions [ edit ]
As well as representing Ireland , the following Blackrock players also went on to represent the British & Irish Lions .[3]
Other internationals [ edit ]
The following Blackrock players have also played at international level.[2]
2022–23 squad [ edit ]
Full-backs: Brian Colclough
Wings: Chris Rolland, Hugo Godson-Treacy, Matt Dwan
Centres: Dave McCarthy, James Moriarty, John Gallagher, Cillian Daly
Out-halves: Peter Quirke, James Fennelly
Scrum-halves: Mark Edwards, Ross Barron
Front-rows: Joe Byrne, Niall Hardiman, Andrew Savage, Paul McSweeney, James Mullany
Hookers: Liam McMahon, Stephen Judge, Dave Fortune
Second-rows: Hugh Doyle, Cian Reale, Josh Dixon, Ciaran Cassidy
Wing-forwards: James Burke, Roy Whelan
Number 8s: Matt Cosgrove
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Division 1A Division 1B Division 2A Division 2B Division 2C