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Bruff R.F.C.
Bruff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in County Limerick, Ireland. As at April 2022 it was playing in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League. The club plays at home in Kilballyowen Park, near the town of Bruff in County Limerick. As at the 2017/18 season they were fielding 16 rugby teams at the club including 3 men's adult squads, girls' youth, minis and boys' youth rugby teams ranging in age from under-7 to under-18. History The club was set up in late 1969 - early 1970 by two G.A.A. players, Willie Conway and Nicholas Cooke. The club's first home game was played in a field to the rear of the church in the village of Bruff and was watched by most of the village occupants. Early in the 1970s the club president, Lt. Col. Gerald Vigors De Courcy O'Grady MC (The O'Grady), donated a gate-lodge from his estate as a dressing room and sold a pitch to the club for the nominal sum of £1. The club grounds at Kilballyowen Park now include an area of approximately , with 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Rugby Football Union
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where adult men's Irish rugby union international matches are played. In addition, the Union also owns the Ravenhill Stadium in Belfast, Thomond Park in Limerick and a number of grounds in provincial areas that have been rented to clubs. History Initially, there were two unions: the Irish Football Union, which had jurisdiction over clubs in Leinster, Munster and parts of Ulster and was founded in December 1874, and the Northern Football Union of Ireland, which controlled the Belfast area and was founded in January 1875. The IRFU was formed in 1879 as an amalgamation of these two organisations and branches of the new IRFU were formed in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The Connacht Branch was formed in 1900. The IR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Keogh
Stephen Keogh (born 10 May 1982) is a former Irish rugby union player. Early life Keogh was born in Limerick, Ireland, and grew up in Dromkeen, County Limerick. He attended St. Munchin's College before playing in the second-row for Ireland U21s in the World Cup in Johannesburg in June 2002. In the following season, playing number 8, Keogh led the U21s to Six Nations Championship victories over Scotland, Italy, France and England. His side's only defeat that year came against eventual champions Wales, the Irish defeated by the narrowest of margins (20–19) in Ebbw Vale. Professional career Keogh made his Munster senior debut in the Celtic League in October 2003 before we went on to play 54 senior games (45 Celtic League, 9 Heineken Cup), scoring 10 points (2 tries), and captained the side on two occasions. He has played twice for the Ireland 'A' side. Keogh moved to Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Rugby Union Teams
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Clubs Established In 1969
Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Touch rugby *** Tambo rugby ** Both codes *** Tag rugby *Rugby Fives, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court *Underwater rugby, an underwater sport played in a swimming pool and named after rugby football *Rugby ball, a ball for use in rugby football Arts and entertainment * '' Rugby'' (video game), the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series * ''Rugby'', second movement of ''Mouvements symphoniques'' by Arthur Honegger Brands and enterprises * Rugby (automobile), made by Durant Motors * Rugby Cement, a former UK PLC, now a su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruff GAA
Bruff is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland. The club was founded in 1887 and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. Overview Honours * Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship: (1) 2014, Runners-Up 2018, 2022 * Munster Club Intermediate Hurling Championship: Runners-Up 2014 * Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship: (2) 1989, 2008 * Limerick Intermediate Football Championship: Runners-Up 1988 * Limerick Junior Football Championship: Winners 1987, 2008... Runners-Up 1979 * Munster Club Junior Football Championship: Runners-Up 2008 * Limerick Premier Under-21 Hurling Championship: Winners 1992... Runners-Up 1985, 1994 * Limerick Premier Under-21 Football Championship: Winners 2008... Runners-Up 2007, 2010 * Limerick Premier Minor Hurling Championship: Winners 1941, 1983, 2022 * Limerick Premier Minor Football Championship: Winners 1984 * Limerick Premier U16 Hurling Championship: Winners 1966, 1982 * Limerick P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munster Junior Cup Finalists
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties. Munster has no official function for local government purposes. For the purposes of the ISO, the province is listed as one of the provincial sub-divisions of the State ( ISO 3166-2:IE) and coded as "IE-M". Geographically, Munster covers a total area of and has a population of 1,364,098, with the most populated city being Cork. Other significant urban centres in the province include Limerick and Waterford. History In the early centuries AD, Munster was the domain of the Iverni peoples and the Clanna Dedad familial li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Cup (rugby Union)
The All-Ireland Cup, also known as the Bateman Cup, is a knock-out competition for the winners of the four provincial rugby union cups in Ireland. History The Bateman Cup ran from 1922 to 1939 as a competition for the four provincial cup-winners, but did not continue after the Second World War. The competition was revived in 1975 for the centenary of the Irish Rugby Football Union. In 2006, an All-Ireland Cup was instituted for the top teams in the All-Ireland League, and in 2010 this was changed to the old Bateman Cup format, with only the four provincial cup winners taking part, and the Bateman Cup trophy presented to the winners. The Bateman Cup was originally presented to the IRFU by Dr Godfrey Bateman, a member of a well-known West Cork family, in memory of his sons Reginald and Arthur who were killed during the First World War, who played for Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital in the Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup. Past finals 1922–39 (Bateman Cup) SourceIRFU (3 May 2014) * 1921–22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruff IMG 501
Bruff () is a town in east County Limerick, in the midwest of Ireland, located on the old Limerick–Cork road ( R512). The town lies on the Morning Star river, with two bridges in the town itself. The horseshoe lake of Lough Gur is nearby. Name The town's official name in Irish is ''An Brú'', historically written as ''Brugh''. Older spellings in English, dating from 1200 onward, include ''Brug'', ''Browe'' and ''Broff''. Because of its close association with the Anglo-Norman de Lacy family, the town's name was also rendered in Irish as ''Brú an Léisigh''; it is believed that a modern name for the town, ''Brú na nDéise'', is a corruption of this name that was popularised from the early 1900s on. History Historical artifacts found around the area date back to the Stone Age, with various buildings up to the early Christian era still extant. Bruff is the hometown of American missionary and bishop John Joseph Hogan. In the sixteenth century it was granted to the Standis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomond RFC
Thomond RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Limerick. The colours of the club are blue and white. History Founded in 1944 after a meeting in the old boat club near the Old Distillery in Thomondgate, the club's first competitive match was in the Munster Junior League against Garryowen at Thomond Park on Sunday, 15 October 1944. Thomond ended up winning the match by 15 points to 3. Captained by Christopher ( Willie ) Beville who was also a co-founder. Their home ground was named in honour of club stalwart Liam Fitzgerald, who served the club for many years. He started out as a player in the late 1950s, became club captain in the 1963/64 season and held the presidency in 1984/85. Known for being a tireless worker, he could often be seen digging drains amongst other things at the ground, which was previously named Woodview Park. Johnny Hanley was amongst the founding founders who gave them great support as did his sons Sean, Ger and Brendan Hanley. Notable players Ireland * Jim Ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garryowen Football Club
Garryowen Football Club (Irish: ''Cumann Rugbaí Gharraí Eoin''), usually referred to as Garryowen, is a rugby union club from Limerick, Ireland. It plays in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League and historically has been one of the most successful clubs in Irish rugby union. History The club was formed in 1884. The founding members of the club were: * President W.L. Stokes * Secretary J. Gogarty * Treasurer M. L. Joyce * Captain J.O'Sullivan * Messrs, Patrick Stapleton, Tom Prendergast, J.O'Connor, J.G.O'Brien, Roche, Riordan, Pender, Gilligan and Dick Founding member of the club, W.L.Stokes, had a huge influence on the game in Limerick during the 1880s. He made sure Garryowen received Union recognition in 1884. If not for his tireless work promoting rugby, Garryowen might never have begun. Another great family linked to Garryowen were the O'Connors. John O'Connor was a founder member of the club and his seven sons were prominent rugby players, runners and oarsmen of nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Clancy (rugby Union)
George Clancy is an Irish rugby union referee. Clancy refereed at the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups. He has also refereed in the Pro14, the European Rugby Champions Cup, the Six Nations Championship and the Rugby Championship. Clancy refereed the 2007 Churchill Cup final and the 2009 and 2011 European Challenge Cup finals. Between 2013 and 2017 Clancy also served as a touch judge/assistant referee at five consecutive European Rugby Champions Cup finals. Early life George Clancy is the son of Seoirse and Helen Clancy. He was raised in Bruff and he is the great grandnephew of George Clancy, a former Mayor of Limerick killed during the Irish War of Independence. Clancy was educated at St Munchin's College, where his fellow pupils included Marcus Horan and Jerry Flannery. He played rugby union for both St Munchin's and Bruff R.F.C. He also played both gaelic football and hurling for Bruff GAA. Clancy also represented Limerick at hurling. Clancy only gave up playing hurling when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Hayes (rugby Union, Born 1980)
Tommy Hayes is a former Irish rugby union player. His preferred position was number 8. When he first moved from Ireland to England, Hayes played at Plymouth Albion but then transferred to Exeter Chiefs where he remained for the rest of his career. He was their captain in May 2010 when they defeated Bristol in a 2 legged playoff, to win promotion to the Aviva Premiership. Hayes remained as captain the following season which was Exeter's first in the English professional top flight. Exeter Chiefs announced Tommy's Retirement on 6 November 2013, citing a troublesome back injury as his reason for retiring. He is the brother of record setting Irish Prop John Hayes. Following in the footsteps of his older brother John, Tom also played for County Limerick team Bruff R.F.C. Bruff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in County Limerick, Ireland. As at April 2022 it was playing in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League. The club plays at home in Kilballyowen Park, near t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
