North Kildare RFC
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2010) |
Full name | North Kildare Rugby Football Club |
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Union | IRFU Leinster |
Founded | 1928 |
Ground(s) | The Maws, Kilcock |
President | Denis Heneghan[1] |
North Kildare RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Kilcock, County Kildare, playing in Division 1B of the Leinster League. As of 2017[update], the First XV is captained by Tom Satchwell. The club colours are red, navy and white.[1] The First XV were promoted to Division 2A of the Leinster League at the end of the 2015 season, a 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. Aside from the First XV, the club also fields a Second XV. It is part of the North Kildare Club, which also includes hockey, squash, and tennis sections.
Former representative players
Ireland & Leinster
Connacht
- Ted Robinson
New Zealand Māori
- Tom Coster, Māori star who played with the club for a brief period during the 2015-2016 season.
Honours
- Provincial Towns Cup: 1953, 1958
- Lalor cup: 2004
- Speirs cup: 2005
- Leinster Provincial Towns Plate: runner up 2010
- Leinster League Division Three: 1999/2000, 2005/2006, 2008/2009,2010/2011
References
- ^ a b Lowry, Brian (24 February 2017). "Five-year plan drives club's big ambitions". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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