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Monkstown FC Full name Monkstown Football Club Union IRFU
LeinsterFounded 1883 Ground(s) Sydney Parade, Dublin President Ian "Chuck" Condon Coach(es) Kevin West Captain(s) Cian Duggan Monkstown Football Club is an Irish rugby club based in Dublin. They currently play in Division One of the Leinster League.
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.
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History
The club was founded in 1883 in Monkstown as the name suggests, but moved to the Sandymount area in 1901 after leasing grounds at Sydney Parade from the Earl of Pembroke.
They have always had a military connection, with British Army soldiers among the players. In fact, many of their players were casualties in the Boer War and the First World War, including internationals Ernest Deane, Basil Maclear and Pierce O'Brien-Butler. Since Irish independence many servicemen - soldiers, sailors as well as airmen - have turned out for the club and Leinster provincial teams. The Irish Defence Forces team regularly play their French counterparts at Sydney Parade.
Monkstown have hosted a number of international teams over the years, such as Australia, when they won the World Cup in 1991.
They have played in the Leinster League since 2003 and only narrowly failed to qualify for Division Three of the AIB League after winning the league in 2005/06.
International players
- Jasper Brett
- G. S. Brown
- Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell
- Maxwell Carpendale
- William John Cullen
- J. L. Davis
- Ernest Deane
- John Dowse
- James Blandford Ganly
- Thomas Arnold Harvey
- Basil Maclear
- R. H. Massy-Westropp
- Henry Millar
- Cecil Moriarty
- Pierce O'Brien-Butler
- James Cecil Parke
- Daniel Frederick Rambaut
- Frederick Smithwick
- G. R. Symes
- Robin Wright
Officials
- Henry Millar, President of the IRFU 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, International Referee
Honours
- Leinster Club Senior Cup: 1899, 1902
- AIB League Division Three: 1995/96
- Leinster League: 2005/06
References
- Monkstown FC
- Irish Rugby : Former Presidents 1874-1949
- Irish Rugby : Ex-Presidents of the IRFU 1950-Present
- Leinster Rugby : Past Presidents
- Jones, Stephen (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. ISBN 0 7472 7850 4.
Leinster League Division One 2008-09 Rugby union in Ireland Governing body Provinces National teams Ireland • Wolfhounds • Universities • Exiles • 7's • U-20 • Schoolboys • Women's • British and Irish LionsCompetitions Ireland at the Rugby World Cup • Magners League • All-Ireland League • British and Irish CupRelated articles International playersCategories:- Monkstown Football Club
- Irish rugby union teams
- Rugby union clubs in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
- Rugby clubs established in 1883
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