Portarlington RFC is an
Irish
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 ...
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 ...
club based in
Portarlington,
County Laois
County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...
, their men's senior team are playing in Division 2B of the
Leinster League
The Leinster League is the second tier of rugby in Leinster, behind the Leinster Senior League. It has five divisions. The champions qualify for a round-robin tournament with the champions of the other three provincial junior leagues for one of tw ...
. Their ladies' team is an amalgamation with
Cill Dara RFC and is called PortDara Falcons and are playing in Division 3 of the Ladies Leinster League.
The club colours are maroon and white.
Juvenile
Portarlington rugby juveniles are making steady progress. Much talent is coming right through from the minis section. Recent success was the U13 making a Leinster final. U17s won the Leinster League in 2013 by defeating Carlow in Portlaoise. Key players such as Robert Pigott, Keith Kavanagh & Jordan Fitzpatrick have been selected for the Leinster Development squads.
References
www.leinsterrugby.ie
Rugby union teams in Ireland
Rugby clubs established in 1974
Rugby union clubs in County Laois
Portarlington, County Laois
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