Nenagh Ormond RFC is an Ireland, Irish Rugby union club based in Nenagh, County Tipperary. It was founded in 1884 as the Ormond Cricket and Football Club. The club plays in Division 2A of the AIB League, All-Ireland League and was County Tipperary's first ever senior grade rugby club. The club's main ground is New Ormond Park with another ground in Tyone where underage teams train and play.
The club fields 2 adult sides and 10 underage sides, including u13 to u20 teams which compete in North Munster competitions and Munster competitions. The club also fields a women's side and girl's underage sides.
The club joined the senior ranks in 2005 when they won the round robin and spent their first ten seasons as a senior club in the bottom division of the All Ireland League. In the 2013/2014 season, the club won Division 2B of the All Ireland League and retained the Munster Senior Plate which had been won for the first time in December 2012 with a win over Dolphin in Mahon, Cork. In 2014, Nenagh beat Young Munster by 74 points to 7 to win a third competition in the senior ranks.
Nenagh Ormond has produced three Irish full-internationals as well as several players who either played for Munster in the amateur era or played professionally for an Irish province or in England. Tony Courtney (1899-1970) with seven caps, Trevor Hogan (formerly Munster Rugby, Munster and Leinster Rugby, Leinster) who won three caps made his debut against Japan national rugby union team, Japan in 2005 and Donnacha Ryan (Munster Rugby, Munster) who made his debut in 2008 against Argentina national rugby union team, Argentina in Croke Park, Dublin. Ray Hogan played professionally with Connacht and David Delaney played professionally with Plymouth.
Club honours
*A.I.L Division 2B - 2014
*Munster Senior Plate - 2013, 2014
*Limerick Charity Cup - 2017/2018
*Munster Senior Club of the Year - 2014
*A.I.L. Round-Robin Series - 2005
* Munster Junior Cup (5): 1931, 1935, 1948, 2000 & 2004
*Munster Junior League, Division 1 - 2005
*Munster Junior League, Division 2 - 1999
*Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup - 2000, 2003
*Manseragh Cup 1931, 2004
*Garryowen Cup 1931, 2000
*Gleeson League 2000
*O'Carroll Cup 2000
*u20/21 O Connor Cup 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
*u20 Munster division 2 league 2009
External links
Official Club Website
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Irish rugby union teams
Rugby union clubs in County Tipperary
Rugby clubs established in 1884
Nenagh
Senior Irish rugby clubs (Munster)