Cooke RFC
Cooke Rugby Football Club, which was founded in 1910, is the oldest junior rugby club in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They currently field 3 Senior Men's teams, the 1st XV playing in , and a successful Women's team, which competes in the Women's All-Ireland League.
| Cooke | |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Ground | Shawsbridge Sports Complex, Belfast |
| Ground Capacity | 1,300 (300 balcony)[1] |
| President | Ken Gibson |
| Sports | Rugby Union, Ladies Hockey, Ladies Rugby |
| Branch | Ulster |
| Club Colours | Black and White |
| Affiliation | Cooke Ladies Hockey Club. |
It owes its origins to the members of a Bible class in the Cooke Centenary Presbyterian Church in the Ballynafeigh area. It was originally based at until 1991 and the first clubhouse was a small black wooden hut. The club then moved to its present modern clubhouse and grounds of 36 acres (150,000 m2) at Shaws Bridge, Belfast.
Cooke had a cricket club which merged with elements within the cricket section of Belfast Harlequins associated with the former Collegians Cricket Club in 1998 and plays as .
Honours[]
Rugby[]
- Ulster Junior Cup: 2
- 1986-87, 2006–07
References[]
- ^ "SHAMROCK BOWL XXIII". Irish American Football League. 9 August 2009.
External reference[]
Sources: Belfast Newsletter, The Belfast Telegraph.
- Sports clubs in Belfast
- Field hockey clubs in Northern Ireland
- Rugby union clubs in Northern Ireland
- Irish rugby union teams
- 1910 establishments in Ireland
- Rugby union clubs in County Antrim
- Northern Ireland sport stubs