Bective Rangers Football Club is a
rugby union
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club in Dublin,
Ireland
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founded in 1881.
The Club is affiliated to the
Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and play in Division 1A of the Leinster League.
The club plays its games at the Donnybrook Rugby Ground in
Donnybrook with a second grounds at Glenamuck.
The Club fields teams from Mini's, Youth, U20's Juniors, Senior and Vets.
Honours
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All-Ireland Cup
**1922–23, 1924–25
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Leinster Senior Cup
**1889, 1892, 1910, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1955, 1956, 1962
Leinster League Division 1 Winners 2021-2022.
Current coaching team
Head of Coaching:
Bernard Jackman
Bernard Jackman (born 5 May 1976) is an Irish former rugby union player who played for Connacht, Leinster and Sale Sharks. At international level, he has also played for Ireland. He released his autobiography, ''Blue Blood'' in 2011. He was di ...
Director of Rugby: Bernard Jackman
First Team Manager: Shane Dunne
Head of Mini Rugby: Richard Maybury
S & C coach :
Notable former players
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Denis Coulson
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Danie Poolman
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Trevor Brennan
Trevor Brennan (born 29 September 1973) is an Irish former rugby union player. He played for Barnhall, Bective Rangers, St Marys College RFC, Leinster, Stade Toulousain and Ireland, being capped 13 times. He played either in the second row o ...
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James Leo Farrell
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Cliff Morgan
Clifford Isaac Morgan, (7 April 1930 – 29 August 2013) was a Welsh rugby union player who played for Cardiff RFC and earned 29 caps for Wales between 1951 and 1958. After his playing career ended, Morgan made a successful career in broadca ...
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Paddy O'Donoghue
Notable former coaches
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Mike Ruddock
Mike Ruddock, OBE (born 5 September 1959) is a Welsh rugby union coach who is currently an interim consultant for Ospreys, having previously coached Lansdowne FC . Ruddock was the Director of Rugby at the Worcester Warriors until his resignatio ...
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Harry Williams
Notable persons
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Louis Magee; President of the IRFU 2014/2015
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Joe Nolan
Joseph William Nolan (born May 12, 1951) is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played for the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Minor Leagues
Selected in the ...
References
External links
Bective Rangers website
Rugby clubs established in 1881
Irish rugby union teams
Rugby union clubs in Dublin (city)
Donnybrook, Dublin
1881 establishments in Ireland
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