Greystones RFC
| Full name | Greystones Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| 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] They currently play in Division 2A of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League.
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[]
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- Winners : 2016-17:
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- Winners : 2015-16:
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- Winners : 2015-16:
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- 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[]
Categories:
- Irish rugby union teams
- Rugby clubs established in 1937
- Rugby union clubs in County Wicklow
- Sport in Greystones
- Senior Irish rugby clubs (Leinster)
- 1937 establishments in Ireland