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Monkstown RFC
Monkstown Football Club is an Irish rugby club based in Dublin, playing in Division 1A of the Leinster League. In addition to the First XV, they also have Second (J2), Third (J3) and Fourth (J4) XV's, a mini rugby section and a Golden Oldies team. History The club was founded in 1883 in Monkstown as the name suggests, but moved to the Sandymount area in 1901 after leasing grounds at Sydney Parade from the Earl of Pembroke. They have always had a military connection, with British Army soldiers among the players. In fact, many of their players were casualties in the Boer War and the First World War, including internationals Ernest Deane, Basil Maclear and Pierce O'Brien-Butler. Since Irish independence many servicemen - soldiers, sailors as well as airmen - have turned out for the club and Leinster provincial teams. The Irish Defence Forces team regularly play their French counterparts at Sydney Parade. Monkstown has hosted a number of international teams over the years, ... [...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 Ireland national rugby union team, 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 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia National Rugby Union Team
The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is the representative national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of Australia. The team first played at Sydney in 1899, winning their first test match against the touring British Isles team. Australia have competed in all nine Rugby World Cups, winning the final on two occasions and also finishing as runner-up twice. Australia beat England at Twickenham in the final of the 1991 Rugby World Cup and won again in 1999 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when their opponents in the final were France. The Wallabies also compete annually in The Rugby Championship (formerly the Tri-Nations), along with southern hemisphere counterparts Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. They have won this championship on four occasions. Australia also plays Test matches against the various rugby-playing nations. More than a dozen former Wallabies players have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cecil Parke
James Cecil Parke (26 July 1881 – 27 February 1946) was an Irish rugby union player, tennis player, golfer, solicitor and World War I veteran. He became an Olympic silver medallist, Davis Cup champion, Wimbledon Mixed Doubles winner and Australasian Championships winner in both Singles and Doubles. He has often been referred to as Ireland's greatest ever sportsman. Early life James Parke was born in the town of Clones located in County Monaghan, Ireland. He was one of eight children to Emily (nee Pringle) and William Parke. When he was nine years old, Parke played for his hometown's chess team. He attended the Portora Royal School in Enniskillen and after graduation he attended Trinity college to study law. Having been a part of the Irish golf team in 1906, Parke was also considered a top-class track and field sprinter and a cricketer. Rugby career From 1901 to 1908, Parke played on the rugby teams of Monkstown, Dublin University. He also played on the provincial level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Moriarty
Cecil Charles Hudson Moriarty, (1877–1958) was an Irish-born British police officer and Irish rugby international. He won one cap against Wales in 1899. He served as Chief Constable of the Birmingham City Police from 1935 to 1941, and his manuals and books on police procedures became essential guidebooks for police in the United Kingdom. Born on 28 January 1877 in Tralee, County Kerry, Moriarty was the second son of The Rev. Thomas Alexander Moriarty, a Church of Ireland Rector of Millstreet, County Cork. Moriarty graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1898, the year before his cap for the Irish rugby union team. He graduated in 1912 with a bachelor of laws and in 1932 received an additional degree of doctor of laws. Moriarty then joined the Royal Irish Constabulary, becoming a first-class district inspector in 1902. In 1912, he joined RIC headquarters. In 1918, he moved to Birmingham to take on the role of assistant chief constable. Many Irish constables had been recrui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Millar
Henry James Millar (died 1959) was an Irish rugby international. He won four caps between 1904 and 1905. After his playing career he was President of the Leinster Branch of the IRFU 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 ... in the 1922/23 season as well as President of the IRFU in the 1928/29 season. ReferencesHenry Millarat Scrum.comIRFU Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Arnold Harvey
Thomas Arnold Harvey (17 April 1878 – 25 December 1966) was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. He was captain of Dublin University Cricket Club in 1902, and while still at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) toured with an Ireland XI. Harvey was also an international hurdler as a student. He later became a Church of Ireland (Anglican) bishop. Cricket A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team between 1901 and 1902,CricketEurope Stats Zone profile including two first-class matches. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Blandford Ganly
James Blandford Ganly (7 March 1904 – 22 July 1976) was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player. Personal life Educated at St Columba's CollegeWisden Cricketer's Almanack 1978Obituaries/ref> and Trinity College Dublin, Ganly was an auctioneer by profession. Cricket A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, Ganly played 25 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1921 and 1937, including 14 first-class matches.First-class matches played by Jim Ganly at Cricket Archive - 15 in total, 14 for Ireland, one for Dublin University. Playing career Ganly made his debut for Ireland shortly after leaving school at the age of 17 in August 1921 against |
John Dowse (rugby Union, Born 1891)
Major-General John Cecil Alexander Dowse (1891–1964) was an Irish-born British Army medical officer in World War I and World War II. He played rugby for Ireland in 1914. Biography Dowse was born at Glenageary, county Dublin, where his father was rector of St Paul's Church. In 1894 the family moved to Monkstown where Dowse later played rugby for Monkstown Football Club. He was educated at Trent College, Derbyshire, and Trinity College Dublin. In 1914 Dowse played rugby for Ireland against France, Scotland and Wales. However, his rugby career was cut short by the outbreak of World War I and he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps in August 1914. He served on the Western Front and in India, remained in the army after the war and served during World War II in France, North Africa, Italy and Egypt. He ended the war with the rank of acting Major-General (made substantive in November 1945). After the war he was Commandant and Director of Studies at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Cullen
William John Cullen (7 December 1894 – 28 June 1960) was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against England in 1920. Cullen also played first-class cricket while in British India, playing eight first-class matches for the Europeans cricket team and a combined Europeans and Parsees cricket team. He scored a total of 376 runs in his eight matches, at an average of 31.33 and a high score of 120, which came for the Europeans against the Muslims in the final of the 1927/28 Bombay Quadrangular The Bombay Quadrangular was an influential cricket tournament held in Bombay, British India between 1892–93 and 1945–46. At other times it was known variously as the Presidency Match, Bombay Triangular, and the Bombay Pentangular. Presidenc .... Cullen died in England in June 1960 at Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire. References External linksWilliam Cullenat Scrum.comIRFU Profile* 1894 births 1960 deaths People educated at Christ's Hospital Irish rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwell Carpendale
Maxwell John Carpendale (1865–1941) was an Irish rugby 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: 1 ... international. He won four caps between 1886 and 1888. Notes ReferencesMaxwell Carpendaleat Scrum.comIRFU Profile* 1865 births 1941 deaths Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Monkstown Football Club players Rugby union three-quarters {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell
Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell (1880–1957) was an Irish rugby international. He won four caps between 1899 and 1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 .... ReferencesEdward Campbellat Scrum.comIRFU Profile* 1880 births 1957 deaths Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Monkstown Football Club players Rugby union wings {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Brett
Jasper Thomas Brett (8 August 1895 – 4 February 1917) was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against Wales in 1914 and is currently the 10th youngest international rugby player for Ireland. He served during the First World War in the British Army as Second Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He suffered from shell shock and committed suicide by gunshot at Dalkey, Dublin, in February 1917, aged 21, two days before he was due to return to the frontline. He was buried at Deans Grange Cemetery. CWGC Casualty Record. See also * |
