Cill Dara RFC is an
Irish rugby
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Sport
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** Rugby union: 15 players per side
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*** Beach rugby
*** Mini rugby
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club based in Kildare,
Leinster
Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.
The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...
, playing in Division 1B of the
Leinster League
The Leinster League is the second tier of Rugby union, rugby in Leinster Rugby, Leinster, behind the Leinster Senior League (rugby), Leinster Senior League. It has five divisions. The champions qualify for a round-robin tournament with the champio ...
. The club's colours are a combination of red, white and black.
History
Rev. Father E.D. O' Connor, O. Carm, and former president, Joe Flanagan, were the driving forces behind the founding of the club in 1976. The club affiliated to the
Leinster Branch of the
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*Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a four-team league that merged with the Westerm Interprovincial Rugb ...
the next year.
The fledgling club found little success in their first seasons, but did field two teams.
The club grew over the next 40 years and counts
Fergus McFadden as a former youth player. It currently has over 200 mini and youth members and fields two senior men's and one senior women's teams in an amalgamation with Naas, Newbridge, and Portarlington rugby clubs.
External links
Cill Dara RFC
Rugby union teams in Ireland
Kildare (town)
Rugby clubs established in 1976
Rugby union clubs in County Kildare
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