North Kildare RFC

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North Kildare
Full nameNorth Kildare Rugby Football Club
UnionIRFU
Leinster
Founded1928
Ground(s)The Maws, Kilcock
PresidentPeter Deane

North Kildare RFC is an Irish rugby team based between Maynooth and Kilcock, County Kildare.[1] It is part of the North Kildare Club, which also includes cricket, hockey, bowls, tennis and bridge sections. It is also the home of Bear Gym.

The club caters for adult, youths, mini and girls rugby. The club's first team currently plays in Division 2A of the Leinster League, and its teams participate in IRFU Leinster Branch and North Midlands Area competitions.[2] As of 2021, the First XV is captained by Calvin Coffey. The club colours are cerise, white and blue.[3] The First XV were promoted to Division 2A of the Leinster League at the end of the 2015 season, a second promotion in 3 years. In the 2015/16 season the club finished 3rd in 1B, the highest the club had ever reached in Leinster since the Leinster League began in 1993/94.

Representative players & former players[]

Ireland


Leinster

Connacht


Ireland U20s


Ireland Youths

  • Sean Brady


Ireland Schools

  • Luke Satchwell
  • Cathal Duff


Leinster Juniors

  • Gavin Satchwell
  • Tom Satchwell
  • Conor McCrossan
  • Joe Gerry
  • Robert Waters


New Zealand Universities

  • James Mullarkey

Honours[]

  • Lalor cup: 2004
  • Speirs cup: 2005
  • Leinster Provincial Towns Plate: runner up 2010

References[]

  1. ^ Lowry, Brian (24 February 2017). "Five-year plan drives club's big ambitions". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "North Midlands Area Branch, looking after local rugby". www.kildarenow.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Leinster Rugby Handbook 2021" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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