Skerries RFC is an Irish rugby team based in

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, Dublin in the province of

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. They play in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League. The club was founded and became a member of the Leinster Branch of the IRFU in 1926. They played their first recorded match against

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, and won by 9 points to 8. The club has 2 pitches: 1x grass and 1x 3G state-of-the-art pitch (opened November 2019). The club has a long-standing relationship with the local secondary school Skerries Community College, formerly De La Salle Secondary College Skerries, where many past and current players attended. The college makes use of the grounds at Holmpatrick for training and home matches. The club has a long relationship with Dunbar RFC located on the east coast of Scotland, who they have been playing since 1952.Skerries RFC insist Towns Cup no-show unavoidable, Independent, 28 March 2015. This association is the longest continuous club fixture between a pair of Irish and Scottish rugby clubs. The club is community based and field the following teams (Levels): Male: 2 adult (Senior AIL & Junior Leinster Metro), U19s (JP Fanagan), youths: U13 to U18 & minis: U6 to U12. Female: Girls U14 and U16 teams. All girls up to age 18 are most welcome as the club actively build their female participation, those aged 6 to 12 playing mini rugby combined with boys.

Honours

* Leinster Senior League Shield **''Winners'': 2012-13: 1

National team players

* Bill Mulcahy * Jim Glennon * Killian Keane

References

Skerries RFC
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