Unidare RFC

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Unidare RFC

Full name	Unidare Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Ravens
Founded	1958
Location	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Ground(s)	Ballycuris Park, Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland
Coach(es)	Colm Finnegan
Captain(s)	Kevin Ryan
League(s)
2010-11	5th
Team kit
Official website
www.unidarerfc.com

Unidare Rugby Football Club, commonly known as Unidare RFC, is a Rugby union club founded in 1958. Unidare currently play at Balcurris park, Ballymun in Dublin city, Ireland.^[1] The club's emblem is a Raven^[1] and they play in Black and Red. The club plays in the Junior (J4) section of the Leinster Branch Metropolitan League.^[2]

History[]

Foundation[]

Unidare Rugby Football Club was founded in 1958 by workers of the Works in Finglas, which is now defunct.^[3] During the foundation years (1958–1977) the club participated in the Business Houses Cup Competition and took part in friendly matches during the rest of the season. The club did not have their own grounds, but were given the use of a playing field and dressing rooms in Blackrock College by Father Shields.

Business Houses League[]

In 1977 the Business Houses League was formed. At that time Unidare Rugby Football Club was given grounds in Unidare Industrial estate on Jamestown Road, Finglas. The grounds were developed further by the club with dressing rooms, training lights, etc. The club did well in the Business Houses League, winning it for the first time in the 1980-1981 season. AIB had won the competition for the first three seasons of the competition. The club continued to participate in this competition during the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

Recent developments[]

In 1990 the club lost its playing fields when Unidare plc sold the land for development, and the club was hosted by Suttonians RFC and Malahide RFC for different seasons. In 2005, the club formed an alliance with Dublin City University Sports to play and train in the Ballymun grounds. As of 2011, Unidare played 21 seasons without a permanent home. Unidare in conjunction with The Dublin City Council were allocated the use of Balcurris Park as their new home ground.

Youth Section[]

In recent years, the club has undergone a revival in interest and membership and has focused in particular on the development of its youth teams. In the 2007/08 season, the club's first competitive under-age side created history^[4] by coming runners-up in the Dublin Metro U-18 League, at their very first attempt.^[5] The club currently fields youth sides at U-14, U-16, & U-18 and has ten fully qualified coaches currently working in their underage section.^[6]

2007/2008 Season[]

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2007/2008 J4 Metropolitan League Fixtures/Results[]

2007/2008 Friendly Fixtures/Results[]

2011/2012 Season[]

2011/2012 J4 Metropolitan League Fixtures/Results[]

See also[]

• Leinster Branch

References[]