University College Dublin R.F.C.
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| Full name | University College Dublin Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Template:Flagicon IRFU | |
| Branch | Leinster | |
| NicknameTemplate:Pluralize from text | Collidge | |
| Founded | 1910 | |
| Region | Dublin | |
| GroundTemplate:Pluralize from text | UCD Bowl (Capacity: 3,000) | |
| Chairman | Collie Condon | |
| President | David Carrigy | |
| CoachTemplate:Pluralize from text | Kevin Croke | |
| CaptainTemplate:Pluralize from text | Bobby Sheehan | |
| LeagueTemplate:Pluralize from text | All-Ireland Div. 1A | |
| 2024–25 | 8th.[1] | |
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| Official website | ||
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University College Dublin Rugby Football Club (also referred as UCD) is a rugby union club based in Dublin, Ireland, and plays in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. They play their home games at UCD Bowl.
The club was founded in 1910 and they won their first trophy, the Leinster Junior Challenge Cup, in 1914. In 1924 they won their first Leinster Club Senior Cup. Since 1952 they have also played an annual challenge game, the Colours Match against their rivals Dublin University. In 1993 when the AIB League was expanded to four divisions to include 46 senior clubs, UCD and four other university clubs joined the league.[citation needed]
In 2001 UCD won the AIB League Division 2 title, gaining promotion to Division 1. They have continued to play in the same division until the 2008–09 season when they finished second from bottom and were relegated. They were the first Irish university rugby club to play in AIB League top division and have now been joined by rivals Dublin University Football Club.[citation needed]
Notable players
Ireland national rugby union team
In 1920 Andy Courtney became the first UCD player to represent the Ireland national rugby union team.[2][3] The following UCD players also represented Ireland at full international level.
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- Barry Bresnihan
- John Cantrell
- Eugene Davy
- Mick Doyle
- Tony Ensor
- Tom Grace
- Harry Harbison
- Denis Hickie
- Rob Kearney
- Dan Leavy
- Fergus McFadden
- Luke McGrath
- Kevin McLaughlin
- Ray McLoughlin
- Seán O'Brien
- Brian O'Driscoll
- Kevin O'Flanagan
- Darragh O'Mahony
- Garry Ringrose
- Rhys Ruddock
- Ciaran Scally
- Fergus Slattery
- James Tracy
- Josh van der Flier
- Paddy Wallace
British & Irish Lions
In 1959 Niall Brophy and Bill Mulcahy become the first UCD players to represent the British & Irish Lions.[2] Since then several UCD players have also played for the Lions.[4]
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- Niall Brophy: 1959, 1962
- Bill Mulcahy: 1959
- Barry Bresnihan: 1966, 1968
- Ray McLoughlin: 1966
- Mick Doyle: 1968
- Fergus Slattery: 1971, 1974
- Tom Grace: 1974
- Denis Hickie: 2005
- Brian O'Driscoll: 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
- Rob Kearney: 2009, 2013
- Seán O'Brien: 2013, 2017
Ireland national rugby sevens team
Other internationals
The following UCD players have also played at international level.
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Honours
- All-Ireland Cup
- 1937–38
- Leinster Senior Cup
- 1923–24, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1976–77, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20: 11
- Leinster Junior Challenge Cup
- 1914: 1
References
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- ^ A.I.L. Tables 2024–25
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Down Through the Years". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Irish Rugby : Player search". Archived from the original on 20 November 2007.
- ^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Three Internationals for UCD". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."USA Rugby - Men's National Team - Player Profile - Ben Barclay". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Action81.com".
External links
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