Highfield Rugby Football Club is a

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club based in

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, playing in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. The club was founded in 1930 and was elevated to senior status in the province of

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in 1953. Before moving to its present grounds at Woodleigh Park, the club was based in fields off Magazine Road between Highfield Avenue and Highfield West, where the team derived its name. The current ground is now located near a park called Highfield Lawn. The club currently fields teams in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. Irish Rugby union International,

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, is a product of the Highfield Youth system. The club also has a women's team who participate in Division 1 of the All Ireland League (AIL), featuring two former Irish International players, Laura Guest and Heather O'Brien who were part of the 2013 Six Nations Grand Slam winning team. The Munster Cup competition was retired in 2013 meaning that the club retain the cup as they were the holders in that season. For the coming 22/23 season, Highfield have agreed to film a documentary for RTE entitled "The Only Way is Woodleigh". Highfield legend, Eddie Hobbs, has agreed to narrate the documentary series. It is scheduled to be aired in Autumn 2023.

Facility

In January 2011, Highfield RFC unveiled a new flood-lit, all-weather facility; comprising 3 'state-of-the-art' astro-turf pitches. These pitches are available to all Highfield teams for training and allow training programmes during the winter months. The pitches are also used for 5 a-side soccer, tag rugby and other sports and activities. In 2019 a new, state-of-the-art gym was added at the grounds.

Honours

Senior team

* Munster Senior League - 1990 * Munster Senior Cup (2) - 1966 and 1968

Junior team

* All-Ireland Under-18 champions - 2009 * Munster Junior League Champions - 2002, 2014 *

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(5) - 1937, 1942, 1945, 1972, 2019

Women's team

* Munster Cup (2) - 2005, 2013 * National Women's Cup - 2013

References

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