Unidare RFC

Unidare Rugby Football Club, commonly known as Unidare RFC, is a Rugby union club founded in 1958. Unidare currently play at Balcurris park, Ballymun in Dublin city, Ireland.[1] The club's emblem is a Raven[1] and they play in Black and Red. The club plays in the Junior (J4) section of the Leinster Branch Metropolitan League.[2]

Unidare RFC
Full nameUnidare Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)Ravens
Founded1958
LocationDublin, Republic of Ireland
Ground(s)Ballycuris Park, Ballymun,
Dublin, Ireland
Coach(es)Colm Finnegan
Captain(s)Kevin Ryan
League(s)Dublin Metropolitan J4 League
2010-115th
Team kit
Official website
www.unidarerfc.com

History

Foundation

Unidare Rugby Football Club was founded in 1958 by workers of the Unidare Works in Finglas, which is now defunct.[3] During the foundation years (1958–1977) the club participated in the Business Houses Cup Competition and took part in friendly matches during the rest of the season. The club did not have their own grounds, but were given the use of a playing field and dressing rooms in Blackrock College by Father Shields.

Business Houses League

In 1977 the Business Houses League was formed. At that time Unidare Rugby Football Club was given grounds in Unidare Industrial estate on Jamestown Road, Finglas. The grounds were developed further by the club with dressing rooms, training lights, etc. The club did well in the Business Houses League, winning it for the first time in the 1980-1981 season. AIB had won the competition for the first three seasons of the competition. The club continued to participate in this competition during the 1980s.

Recent developments

In 1990 the club lost its playing fields when Unidare plc sold the land for development, and the club was hosted by Suttonians RFC and Malahide RFC for different seasons. In 2005, the club formed an alliance with Dublin City University Sports to play and train in the Ballymun grounds. As of 2011, Unidare played 21 seasons without a permanent home. Unidare in conjunction with The Dublin City Council were allocated the use of Balcurris Park as their new home ground.

Youth Section

In recent years, the club has undergone a revival in interest and membership and has focused in particular on the development of its youth teams. In the 2007/08 season, the club's first competitive under-age side created history[4] by coming runners-up in the Dublin Metro U-18 League, at their very first attempt.[5] The club currently fields youth sides at U-14, U-16, & U-18 and has ten fully qualified coaches currently working in their underage section.[6]

2007/2008 Season

2007/2008 J4 Metropolitan League Fixtures/Results

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Match Report
13 October 2007 De La Salle Palmerston RFC 20 - 24 Unidare RFC Kilternan
20 October 2007 Unidare RFC 94 - 05 Malahide RFC DCU Sportsground
3 November 2007 AIB RFC 17 - 00 Unidare RFC DCU Sportsground ...
10 November 2007 Dundalk RFC 11 - 10 Unidare RFC Dundalk ...
17 November 2007 Clontarf RFC 8 - 00 Unidare RFC Clontarf ...
1 December 2007 Unidare RFC 53 - 00 Emerald Warriors DCU Sportsground ...
8 December 2007 CYM 05 - 10 Unidare RFC Terenure
5 January 2008 Unidare RFC 05 - 29 De La Salle Palmerston RFC DCU Sportsground ...
12 January 2008 Malahide RFC 13 - 18 Unidare RFC Estuary Road ...
27 January 2008 Unidare RFC 07 - 20 Dundalk DCU Sportsground ...
16 February 2008 Unidare RFC 07 - 49 Clontarf DCU Sportsground ...

2007/2008 Friendly Fixtures/Results

Date Home team Score Away team Venue
15 September 2007 Stillorgan RFC 36 - 14 Unidare RFC Bird Avenue
24 November 2007 Unidare RFC 00 - 29 Stillorgan RFC DCU Sportsground

2011/2012 Season

2011/2012 J4 Metropolitan League Fixtures/Results

Date Home team Score Away team
1 October 2011 Tallaght 13 - 23 Unidare RFC
8 October 2011 St. Mary's College B 22 - 21 Unidare RFC
15 October 2011 Normans 00 - 32 Unidare RFC
22 October 2011 Malahide 32 - 13 Unidare RFC
5 November 2011 Milmount House P - P Unidare RFC
26 November 2011 Railway Union 23 - 03 Unidare RFC
3 December 2011 Parkmore 32 - 13 Unidare RFC
10 December 2011 Unidare RFC 08 - 03 Tallaght
7 January 2012 Unidare RFC 07 - 13 St. Mary's College B
14 January 2012 Unidare RFC 46 - 0 Normans
28 January 2012 Malahide 59 - 10 Unidare RFC
4 February 2012 Unidare RFC P - P Millmount House
11 February 2012 Unidare RFC P - P Millmount House
18 February 2012 Railway Union 58 - 10 Unidare RFC
3 March 2012 Unidare RFC A - A Parkmore

See also

References

  1. IrishRugby.ie - Club contacts - Unidare Ravens Archived 2008-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. LeinsterRugby.ie - Junior Rugby Area Organisation - METROPOLITAN AREA
  3. LeinsterRugby.ie - Unidare-Finglas going from Strength to Strength...
  4. See Dublin Metro League, AGM Report, May 2008
  5. LeinsterRugby.ie - Unidare-Finglas going from Strength to Strength
  6. Emerald Rugby Magazine, October 2007
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