St Mary's College RFC
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St Mary's College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in South Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. The club was founded in 1900 by former pupils of St. Mary's College, Dublin and was originally known as Old St Mary's. They club won the Leinster Senior Cup for the first time in 1958. In 2000 they won the AIB League for the first time under the captaincy of Trevor Brennan.
Full name | St. Mary's College Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | IRFU | |
Nickname(s) | Mary's, Maro's, Blues, Blue Army | |
Founded | 1900; 124 years ago (1900) | |
Region | County Dublin | |
Ground(s) | Templeville Road (Capacity: 4,000) | |
Chairman | Brendan Spring | |
President | Bobby O Connor | |
Coach(es) | Sean Cronin Jamie Cornett Marcus O'Driscoll | |
Captain(s) | Ronan Watters | |
League(s) | All-Ireland D1A | |
2022–23 | 6th.[1] | |
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Official website | ||
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The club was formerly sited at College Drive, Templeogue from 1955 until the 1970s, including clubhouse and grounds which have since been developed as Fortfield Square apartments. In the 1970s, the club moved to Templeville Road to rugby grounds formerly owned and used by Templeogue College, the Holy Ghost Fathers sister school of St Mary's College.[2]