Monkstown Football Club is an

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club based in Dublin, playing in Division 1A of the

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. 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

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area in 1901 after leasing grounds at Sydney Parade from the

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. They have always had a military connection, with

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soldiers among the players. In fact, many of their players were casualties in the

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and the

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, including internationals

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, Basil Maclear and

Pierce O'Brien-Butler Pierce Edmond O'Brien-Butler (12 January 1877 – 15 January 1902) was an Irish rugby union international player. He won six caps between 1897 and 1900. Pierce was a member of a titled family, the Barons Dunboyne. His own branch of the family o ...

. Since Irish independence many servicemen - soldiers, sailors as well as airmen - have turned out for the club and

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provincial teams. The

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team regularly play their French counterparts at Sydney Parade. Monkstown has hosted a number of international teams over the years, such as

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, when they won the

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in 1991. They have played in the Leinster League since 2003 and only narrowly failed to qualify for

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of the

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after winning the league in 2005/06.

International players

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* John Dowse *

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* Basil Maclear *

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Officials

* Henry Millar, President of the

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1928/29 * Capt. J. R. Ramsey, President of the IRFU 1956/57 * Robert Ganly, President of the IRFU 1980/81 * Ken Mills, President of the Leinster Branch IRFU 1986/87 * Brian Brady, President of the Leinster Branch IRFU 2005/06 * Jerome "Jerry" Counihan, President of the ARLB 2009/2010 *

Donal Courtney Donal Gerard Courtney is a former Irish Rugby Football Union, Irish rugby union referee. He served as a referee in the Celtic League (Rugby Union), Celtic League, the Heineken Cup, the European Rugby Challenge Cup, the Six Nations Championship a ...

, International Referee

Honours

Leinster Club Senior Cup The Leinster Senior Cup is a major rugby competition in Ireland, involving all senior rugby clubs in Leinster, i.e., clubs from Leinster competing in the All-Ireland League. From 2006 until 2016 it was known as the Leinster Senior League Cup du ...

: 1899, 1902 * AIB League Division Three: 1995/96 *

: 2005/06

References

Monkstown FCIrish Rugby : Former Presidents 1874-1949Irish Rugby : Ex-Presidents of the IRFU 1950-PresentLeinster Rugby : Past Presidents
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