Highfield R.F.C.

Highfield Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Cork, Ireland, playing in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. The club was founded in 1930 and was elevated to senior status in the province of Munster in 1953. Before moving to its present grounds at Woodleigh Park, the club was based in fields off Magazine Road between Highfield Avenue and Highfield West, where the team derived its name. The current ground is now located near a park called Highfield Lawn. The club currently fields teams in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. Irish Rugby union International.

Highfield
Full nameHighfield Rugby Football Club
UnionIRFU
Nickname(s)"The Field"
Founded1930 (1930)
RegionMunster
Ground(s)Woodleigh Park, Cork (Capacity: ~5,000)
ChairmanEugene Carley
PresidentRichard Stokes
Coach(es)Conor Quaid
Captain(s)Miah Cronin
League(s)All-Ireland D1B
2022–233rd.[1]
Team kit
Official website
highfieldrfc.ie

The club also has a women's team who participate in Division 1 of the All Ireland League (AIL), featuring two former Irish International players, Laura Guest and Heather O'Brien[2] who were part of the 2013 Six Nations Grand Slam winning team. The Munster Cup competition was retired in 2013 meaning that the club retain the cup as they were the holders in that season.[3]


Facility

In January 2011, Highfield RFC unveiled a new flood-lit,[4] all-weather facility; comprising 3 'state-of-the-art' astro-turf pitches. These pitches are available to all Highfield teams for training and allow training programmes during the winter months. The pitches are also used for 5 a-side soccer, tag rugby and other sports and activities. In 2019 a new, state-of-the-art gym was added at the grounds.

Honours

Senior team

Junior team
  • All-Ireland Under-18 champions - 2009[5]
  • Munster Junior League Champions - 2002, 2014
  • Munster Junior Cup (5) - 1937, 1942, 1945, 1972, 2019[6]

Women's team
  • Munster Cup (2) - 2005, 2013[7]
  • National Women's Cup - 2013[7]

References
  1. League Tables 2022–23 at irishrugby.ie
  2. "Ireland Women Senior Squad - the Official Home of Irish Rugby".
  3. "Highfield RFC". www.highfieldrfc.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. "Con's legends don't all take to the field". 21 February 2011.
  5. "Ireland Men's News - the Official Home of Irish Rugby".
  6. "Highfield Are Junior Cup Winners". Munster Rugby. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. "Domestic News".
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