UL Bohemian RFC is a

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club based in

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

, playing in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League. It is affiliated with the

University of Limerick The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it beca ...

. UL Bohemians are sponsored by UL Sport, Samurai Sports and HOMS Solicitors. The symbol of the club is the Red Robin Bohemians field four men's (1XV, 2XV, 3XV, U20's) and two women's senior teams along with youth and mini rugby teams from U6's - U19's, and play their home matches at

Annacotty Annacotty () is a suburban town on the outskirts of Limerick, Ireland, from the centre of the city. It is situated where the old N7 main road between Limerick and Dublin crosses the Mulkear River, upstream of where it flows into the River ...

, the University's North Campus 4G pitches and

Thomond Park Thomond Park is a stadium in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster. The stadium is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union and has Munster Rugby, Shannon RFC and UL Bohemian RFC as tenants. Limerick FC played home games in Thomond Park fr ...

History

The Bohemian RFC was founded in 1922 and amalgamated with the

in 1999, although the University has its own separate colleges competition teams.

Academy

The UL Bohemians Rugby Academy was first established in 2000 and is based on the University of Limerick’s sporting campus. The UL Bohs Rugby Academy avails of UL’s world class training facilities to provide a pathway for players to achieve their rugby goals, whether that is to play senior, provincial or international rugby. The UL Bohemians Academy has an outstanding record for producing exceptional talent.

Tommy O'Donnell Tommy O'Donnell (born 21 May 1987) is an Irish former rugby union player, who spent his entire career with his native province of Munster, whilst also earning 13 international caps for Ireland. After retiring in 2021, O'Donnell moved into coa ...

JJ Hanrahan John Joseph Hanrahan (born 27 July 1992) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Welsh club Dragons in the United Rugby Championship. He plays primarily as a fly-half, but can also play as a centre or fullback. Early years Hanrahan began ...

Dave Kilcoyne David Kilcoyne (born 14 December 1988) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a prop and represents UL Bohemians in the All-Ireland League. Early life Born in ...

and

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are all academy graduates currently playing at the highest level. Former Connacht player Keith Matthews is academy manager and Cathal Sheridan is academy sports psychologist.

Notable players

Jack O'Donoghue Jack O'Donoghue (born 8 February 1994) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a flanker or number eight for United Rugby Championship club Munster. Early career Born in Waterford, O'Donoghue captained Waterpark to a Munster Under-17 ti ...

* Cathal Sheridan *

* Sean Henry * Barry Murphy *

Brian Spillane Brian Spillane (born 26 January 1960) in Cork is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team. He played as a number eight. He played for the Ireland team from 1985 to 1989, winning 16 caps ...

References

Irish rugby union teams Rugby union clubs in County Limerick Rugby clubs established in 1999 University and college rugby union clubs in Ireland Bohs Senior Irish rugby clubs (Munster) Rugby union clubs in Limerick (city) 1999 establishments in Ireland {{Ireland-rugbyunion-team-stub