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Blackrock College RFC

Irish rugby union club, based in County Dublin

Summary

Irish rugby union club, based in County Dublin

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union	IRE IRFU
branch	Leinster
fullname	Blackrock College Rugby Football Club
nickname	Rock
founded
region	County Dublin
ground	Stradbrook Road
Blackrock, Dublin
url	https://www.blackrockcollegerfc.ie/
chairman	Pat Finn
president	Ray McMahon
coach	James Blaney
Luke Hickey
league	All-Ireland Div. 1B
season	2024–25
position	3rd.
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Blackrock, Dublin Luke Hickey Blackrock College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of Blackrock College. Their senior team currently plays in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League

Blackrock College RFC was founded in 1882 making it one of the oldest senior rugby clubs in Ireland. While it bears the name and is closely affiliated to the school at Williamstown, it is a very open local club.

The club fields adult men's and women's teams, under 20s and has a mini and youth section, all of whom are involved in the various competitions throughout Leinster.

The men's senior adult team in Blackrock College RFC is in division 1B of the AIL. The club has a long tradition of producing players for the International side many of whom have also represented the Lions.

Honours

Leinster Senior Cup (8) 1937, 1939, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1999
Leinster Senior League (4) 1975, 1982, 1983, 1991
League Section B (1) 1989
Smithwicks Floodlit Cup (2) 1993, 1997
Castle Trophy (2) 1978, 1983
Bateman Cup (1) 1939
All Ireland League 2nd Division (1) 2000
Paddy Moore Memorial Shield (2) 2002, 2008
Jerry Fogarty Memorial Cup (4) 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007
Brian McLoughlin Memorial Cup (1) 2008
Brendan Merry Memorial Plate (1) 2008
Junior 1 League (10) 1900, 1922, 1935, 1948, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1984, 2016
Leinster Junior Cup (5) 1889, 1892, 1893, 1898, 1899
Metropolitan Cup (9) 1929, 1938, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2024
Junior 2 (Minor) League (14) 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007
Albert O’Connell Cup (8) 1959, 1965, 1975, 1976, 1982, 2001, 2004, 2005
Winters Cup (5) 1965, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1997
Junior 3 League (3) 1972, 1974, 1998
Moran Cup (11) 1966, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004
Junior 4 League (2) 1983, 1990
James O’Connor Cup (6) 1965, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007
Guilfoyle Cup (3) 1987, 1990, 1991, 2012
Tom Fox Cup (7) 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 2001
Greenlea Cup (10) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000
McCorry Cup (9) 1972, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010
Junior Pennant (3) 1975, 1976, 1977
Fraser McMullen All Ireland U’20 Cup (2) 1997, 1998
J. P. Fanagan Cup (6) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008
Under 20s Pennant (3) 2001, 2003, 2007
Hartigan Cup (Under 20s) (2) 2004, 2009
Under 20s Purcell Cup (1) 2008
Women All Ireland League (5) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008
Women All Ireland Cup Winners (3) 2002, 2006, 2007
Youths (2) 2009 League & Cup Double
Lorcan Sherlock Golf Cup (6) 1938, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1981, 1997

Notable former players

Ireland

The following Blackrock players represented Ireland at full international level.

Niall Brophy
Ned Byrne
Shane Byrne
Bob Casey
Brian O'Driscoll
Victor Costello
Ian Madigan
Mick Doyle
Willie Duggan
Guy Easterby
Neil Francis
Ray McLoughlin
Luke Fitzgerald
Hugo MacNeill
Leo Cullen
Job Langbroek
Brendan Mullin
Alain Rolland
Paul Wallace
Niall Woods
Ciaran Scally
Richardt Strauss
Trevor Hogan
Andrew Conway
Alanna Fitzpatrick
Jordi Murphy
Hugo Keenan

British & Irish Lions

As well as representing Ireland, the following Blackrock players also went on to represent the British & Irish Lions.

Niall Brophy: 1959, 1962
Ray McLoughlin: 1966
Mick Doyle: 1968
Fergus Slattery: 1971, 1974
Willie Duggan: 1977
Hugo MacNeill: 1983
Brendan Mullin: 1989
Paul Wallace: 1997
Shane Byrne: 2005
Brian O'Driscoll: 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
Luke Fitzgerald: 2009

Ireland Sevens Olympians

Alanna Fitzpatrick: 2024
Beibhinn Parsons; 2024
Kathy Baker: 2024
Hugo Keenan: 2024
Bryan Mollen: 2020, 2024
Gavin Mullin: 2024

Other internationals

The following Blackrock players have also played at international level.

New Zealand Stephen Bachop
South Africa Gavin Johnson
New Zealand Mike Brewer
USA AJ MacGinty
USA Brett Thompson
Japan Luke Thompson

References

[https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues-old/men/league-tables/ A.I.L. Tables 2024–25]
[http://blackrockcollege.googlepages.com/club international List of internationals]{{dead link. (November 2016)
''The Ireland Rugby Miscellany'' (2007): Ciaran Cronin

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