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Blackrock College a fine Rugby club

Blackrock College RFC

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Blackrock College RFC

Full name	Blackrock College Rugby Football Club
Union	IRFU Leinster
Nickname(s)	Rock
Founded	1882
Region	County Dublin
Ground(s)	Stradbrook Road Blackrock, Dublin
Chairman	Job Langbroek
President	Larry Macken
League(s)	AIB League
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Blackrock College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of Blackrock College. Their senior team currently plays in the AIB League First Division.

Contents [hide] 1 Honours 2 Notable former players 2.1 Ireland 2.2 British and Irish Lions 2.3 Other internationals 3 2009/10 Squad 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Honours

• Leinster Senior League
  • Winners 1975, 1982, 1983, 1991: 4
  • Runners Up 1976: 1
• Leinster Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1937, 1939, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1988, 1992, 2000:8
  • Runners Up : 1936, 1958, 1980, 1986: 4
• Metropolitan Cup
  • Winners: 1929, 1938, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001:8
  • Runners Up : 1922, 1999: 2

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Ireland

The following Blackrock players represented Ireland at full international level ^[1].

Niall Brophy Ned Byrne Shane Byrne Bob Casey Brian O’Driscoll Victor Costello

Mick Doyle Willie Duggan Guy Easterby Neil Francis Ray McLoughlin Luke Fitzgerald Hugo MacNeill

Leo Cullen Job Langbroek Brendan Mullin Alain Rolland Fergus Slattery Paul Wallace Niall Woods

[edit] British and Irish Lions

As well as representing Ireland, the following Blackrock players also went onto represent the British and Irish Lions ^[2].

Niall Brophy: 1959, 1962 Ray McLoughlin: 1966 Mick Doyle: 1968 Fergus Slattery: 1971, 1974 Willie Duggan: 1977

(Conal O Doherty); (1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand 1977)  Hugo MacNeill: 1983 Paul Wallace: 1997 Shane Byrne: 2005 Brian O’Driscoll: 2001, 2005, 2009 Luke Fitzgerald: 2009

[edit] Other internationals

The following Blackrock players have also played at international level ^[1].

• Stephen Bachop

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