Greystones RFC
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Full name | Greystones Rugby Football Club | |
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Founded | 1937 | |
Region | County Wicklow | |
Ground(s) | Dr Hickey Park Mill Road Greystones | |
Chairman | Donall Gannon | |
President | Barry O'Beirne 20/21 | |
Coach(es) | Kevin Lewis | |
Captain(s) | Killian Marmion 20/21 | |
League(s) | All-Ireland League, 2B | |
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Greystones Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Greystones, County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland, playing in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League. The club was formed in 1937. They won their first trophy in 1944 when they won the Metropolitan League .[1]
Notable former players
Ireland
The following Greystones players represented Ireland at full international level.
- Reggie Corrigan
- Tony Doyle
- Paul McNaughton
- John Murphy
- Johnny Murphy
- Nick Popplewell
- Brian Rigney
- John Robbie
- Tony Ward
British and Irish Lions
As well as representing Ireland, several Greystones players also represented the British and Irish Lions. Both Robbie and Popplewell were attached to Greystones when they represented the Lions.[2]
Other internationals
Tom Curtis
Pieter Muller
Dylan Fawsitt
Honours
- Ulster Bank League Division 2B
- Winners : 2016-17:
- Metro League Division 7
- Winners : 2015-16:
- Leinster Senior Shield
- Winners : 2015-16:
- AIB Division Two
- Winners: 2006-07:
- AIB Division Three
- Winners: 2003-04, 2004-05: 2
- Leinster Senior League
- Runners Up : 1980: 1
- Leinster Club Senior Cup
- Runners Up : 1983, 1994, 1995: 3
- Metropolitan League
- Winners: 1944: 1
- Metropolitan Cup
- Winners: 1996: 1
References
- ^ "www.greystonesrfc.ie". Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
External links
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