| Full name | North Kildare Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | IRFU Leinster |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Ground(s) | The Maws, Kilcock |
| President | Robert Landy |
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 2023, the First XV is captained by Mark Farrell.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, the 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
- Ted Robinson
- Cormac Daly
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
- Provincial Towns Cup: 1953, 1958
- Anderson Cup: 1978
- Lalor cup: 2004, 2022
- Speirs cup: 2005
- Leinster Provincial Towns Plate: runner up 2010
- Leinster League Division Three: 1999/2000, 2005/2006, 2008/2009,2010/2011
- Leinster League Division Two A: 2014/5
References
- ↑ Lowry, Brian (24 February 2017). "Five-year plan drives club's big ambitions". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ "North Midlands Area Branch, looking after local rugby". www.kildarenow.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "Leinster Rugby Handbook 2021" (PDF).
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