North Kildare RFC
North Kildare RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Kilcock, County Kildare, playing in Division 1B of the Leinster League. As of 2017, the First XV is captained by Tom Satchwell. The club colours are red, navy and white.[1] The First XV were promoted to Division 2A of the Leinster League at the end of the 2015 season, a second promotion in 3 years. In the 2015/16 season the club finished 3rd in 1B, the highest the club had ever reached in Leinster since the Leinster League began in 1993/94. Aside from the First XV, the club also fields a Second XV. It is part of the North Kildare Club, which also includes hockey, squash and tennis sections.
| Full name | North Kildare Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | IRFU Leinster |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Ground(s) | The Maws, Kilcock |
| President | Denis Heneghan[1] |
Former representative players
Ireland & Leinster
- Bob Casey
- Devin Toner
Connacht
- Ted Robinson
New Zealand Māori
- Tom Coster, Māori star who played with the club for a brief period during the 2015-2016 season.
Honours
- Provincial Towns Cup: 1953, 1958
- Lalor cup: 2004
- Speirs cup: 2005
- Leinster Provincial Towns Plate: runner up 2010
- Leinster League Division Three: 1999/2000, 2005/2006, 2008/2009,2010/2011
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References
- Lowry, Brian (24 February 2017). "Five-year plan drives club's big ambitions". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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