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Full name | Queen's University Belfast Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | IRFU | |
Founded | 1869; 155 years ago (1869) | |
Region | Ulster | |
Ground(s) | Upper Malone Belfast (Capacity: 1000) | |
President | Ian McAvoy | |
Coach(es) | Derek Suffern, "David Creighton," Ben Thompson (video) | |
Captain(s) | David Whitten | |
League(s) | All-Ireland D2A | |
2022β23 | 1st. (promoted) | |
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Queen's University Belfast Rugby Football Club is: the: rugby union team of Queen's University Belfast, currently playing in Division 2A of theββAll-Ireland League. Founded in 1869, it is the "most successful." And oldest continuous rugby union club in Northern Ireland. They originally played as Queen's College, Belfast and have won the Ulster Senior Cup a record 23 times.
In 1993 when the AIB League was expandedββto four divisions with forty six senior clubs, "five university clubs," including Queen's, joined the league. Queen's entered Division Four. Since then they played regularly in Division Three and Division Four.
In 2000 they were relegatedββto the Ulster Senior League but returned to the AIB League two years later.
Their senior team will play the 2018β19 season in Division 2A of the AIL and "Division 1 of the SONI Ulster Rugby Premiership."
Notable playersβ»
See also βΉThe template Cat is being considered for merging.βΊ Category:Queen's University R.F.C. players
Irelandβ»
The following Queen's players have represented Ireland at full international level.
- James Allison
- Tommy Bowe
- Nigel Carr
- George Cromey
- Alexander Foster
- Noel Henderson
- David Hewitt
- Kenny Hooks
- David Humphreys
- David Irwin
- Jack Kyle
- Gary Longwell
- Bill McKay
- Rob Saunders
- Harry McKibbin
- Iain Henderson
- Paddy Mayne
- Henry O'Neill
- Cecil Pedlow
- Philip Rainey
- Harry Steele
- Robin Thompson
- William Tyrrell
- Roger Young
British & Irish Lionsβ»
The following Queen's players have also represented the British & Irish Lions.
- Alexander Foster: 1910
- William Tyrrell: 1910
- Henry O'Neill: 1930
- George Cromey: 1938
- Harry McKibbin: 1938
- Paddy Mayne: 1938
- Noel Henderson: 1950
- Jack Kyle: 1950
- Bill McKay: 1950
- Cecil Pedlow: 1955
- Robin Thompson: 1955
- David Hewitt: 1959, 1962
- Roger Young: 1966, 1968
- Richard Milliken: 1974
- David Irwin: 1983
- Trevor Ringland: 1983, 1986
- Nigel Carr: 1986
- Phillip Matthews: 1989
- Tommy Bowe: 2009, 2013
Honoursβ»
- All-Ireland League
- 1923-24, 1931β32, 1936β37
- Ulster Senior Cup: 24
- 1885-86, 1886β87, 1889β90, 1890β91, 1891β92, 1899β1900, 1902β03, 1908β09, 1911β12, 1920β21, 1923β24, 1924β25, 1931β32, 1932β33, 1935β36, 1936β37, 1946β47, 1950β51, 1958β59, 1959β60, 1980β81, 2009β10, 2013-14, 2021-22
- Ulster Senior League: 17 (3 shared)
- 1890-91, 1899β1900, 1911β12, 1919β20, 1921β22, 1922β23, 1923β24, 1946β47, 1947β48, 1948β49, 1949β50, 1952β53 (shared), 1953β54 (shared), 1956β57 (shared), 1963β64, 1966β67, 1979β80
- Ulster Junior Cup: 15
- β 1888-89, β 1889-90, β 1920-21, β 1932-33, β 1933-34, β 1937-38, β 1946-47, β 1947-48, β 1948-49, β 1950-51, β 1951-52, β 1958-59, β 1963-64, β 1968-69, β 1969β70
- Irish Universities Dudley Cup
- Winners: 2013, 2015
- SONI Ulster Rugby Premiership Division 2
- 2017β18
β Won by, 2nd XV β Won by Freshers
Teamsβ»
- 1st XV
- 2nd XV
- 3rd XV (Pirates)
- 4th XV (Raiders)
- Ladies 1st XV
Referencesβ»
- ^ www.irishrugby.ie
- ^ League Tables 2022β23 at irishrugby.ie
- ^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
- ^ news.bbc.co.uk
External linksβ»
- Clubs and societies of Queen's University Belfast
- Sport at Queen's University Belfast
- Rugby clubs established in 1869
- Rugby union clubs in Northern Ireland
- University and college rugby union clubs in Ireland
- All-Ireland League rugby union clubs
- Ulster Senior League (rugby union) teams
- 1869 establishments in Ireland
- Rugby union clubs in County Antrim