Greystones Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club 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 .[2]
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Full name | Greystones Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | IRFU | |
Founded | 1937 | |
Region | County Wicklow | |
Ground(s) | Dr Hickey Park Mill Road Greystones | |
Chairman | Donall Gannon | |
President | Breffni O'Hagan 22/23 | |
Coach(es) | Danny Kenny | |
Captain(s) | Eoin Marmion 22/23 | |
League(s) | All-Ireland D2B | |
2022–23 | 1st.[1] | |
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Official website | ||
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Notable former players
editIreland
editThe following Greystones players represented Ireland at full international level.
British and Irish Lions
editAs 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.[3]
Other internationals
edit- Tom Curtis
- Pieter Muller
- Dylan Fawsitt
Honours
edit- 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
edit- ^ League Tables 2022–23 at irishrugby.ie
- ^ "www.greystonesrfc.ie". Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin