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| Full name | Unidare Rugby Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Ravens | |
| Founded | 1958 | |
| Location | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
| Ground(s) | Ballycuris Park, Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Coach(es) |
Kevin Furey Bernard Shortt |
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| Captain(s) | Ed Stanley | |
| League(s) | Dublin Metropolitan J4 League | |
| 2005-06 | 3rd | |
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| Official website | ||
| www.unidarerfc.com | ||
Unidare Rugby Football Club, commonly known as Unidare RFC, is a Rugby union club founded in 1958 and based in the Dublin City University Sports Complex on the Ballymun Road 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]
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[edit] History
[edit] Foundation
Unidare Rugby Football Club was founded in 1958 by workers the Unidare 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.
[edit] 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. This was 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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]
[edit] 2007/2008 Season
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[edit] 2007/2008 J4 Metropolitan League Fixtures/Results
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Match Report |
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| October 13 2007 | De La Salle Palmerston RFC | 20 - 24 | Unidare RFC | Kilternan | [1] |
| October 20 2007 | Unidare RFC | 94 - 05 | Malahide RFC | DCU Sportsground | [2] |
| November 3 2007 | AIB RFC | 17 - 00 | Unidare RFC | DCU Sportsground | ... |
| November 10 2007 | Dundalk RFC | 11 - 10 | Unidare RFC | Dundalk | ... |
| November 17 2007 | Clontarf RFC | 8 - 00 | Unidare RFC | Clontarf | ... |
| December 1 2007 | Unidare RFC | 53 - 00 | Emerald Warriors | DCU Sportsground | ... |
| December 8 2007 | CYM | 05 - 10 | Unidare RFC | Terenure | [3] |
| January 5 2008 | Unidare RFC | 05 - 29 | De La Salle Palmerston RFC | DCU Sportsground | ... |
| January 12 2008 | Malahide RFC | 13 - 18 | Unidare RFC | Estuary Road | ... |
| January 27 2008 | Unidare RFC | 07 - 20 | Dundalk | DCU Sportsground | ... |
| February 16 2008 | Unidare RFC | 07 - 49 | Clontarf | DCU Sportsground | ... |
[edit] 2007/2008 Friendly Fixtures/Results
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
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| September 15 2007 | Stillorgan RFC | 36 - 14 | Unidare RFC | Bird Avenue |
| November 24 2007 | Unidare RFC | 00 - 29 | Stillorgan RFC | DCU Sportsground |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b IrishRugby.ie - Club contacts - Unidare Ravens
- ^ LeinsterRugby.ie - Junior Rugby Area Organisation - METROPOLITAN AREA
- ^ LeinsterRugby.ie - Unidare-Finglas going from Strength to Strength...
- ^ See Dublin Metro League, AGM Report, May 2008
- ^ LeinsterRugby.ie - Unidare-Finglas going from Strength to Strength
- ^ Emerald Rugby Magazine, Oct 2007
