Monkstown Football Club
Encyclopedia
Monkstown Football Club is an Irish
rugby
club based in Dublin. They currently play in Division One
of the Leinster League
.
In addition to the First XV, they also have Second (J2), Third (J3) and Fourth (J4) XV's, a mini rugby section and a Golden Oldies team.
area in 1901 after leasing grounds at Sydney Parade from the Earl of Pembroke
.
They have always had a military connection, with British Army
soldiers among the players. In fact, many of their players were casualties in the Boer War
and the First World War
, including internationals Ernest Deane
, Basil Maclear
and Pierce O'Brien-Butler
. Since Irish independence many servicemen - soldiers, sailors as well as airmen - have turned out for the club and Leinster
provincial teams. The Irish Defence Forces
team regularly play their French counterparts at Sydney Parade.
Monkstown have hosted a number of international teams over the years, such as Australia
, when they won the World Cup
in 1991.
They have played in the Leinster League since 2003 and only narrowly failed to qualify for Division Three
of the AIB League
after winning the league in 2005/06.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club based in Dublin. They currently play in Division One
Leinster League Division One
Leinster League Division One, as the name implies, is the first division of the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.Suttonians, Co...
of the Leinster League
Leinster League
The Leinster League is the second tier of rugby in Leinster, behind the Leinster Senior League. It was previously known as the RE/MAX Leinster League and consists of three divisions.-History:...
.
In addition to the First XV, they also have Second (J2), Third (J3) and Fourth (J4) XV's, a mini rugby section and a Golden Oldies team.
History
The club was founded in 1883 in Monkstown as the name suggests, but moved to the SandymountSandymount
Sandymount is a coastal seaside suburb in Dublin 4 on the Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It is in the Dublin South East Dáil constituency and the East Pembroke Ward. It was once part of Pembroke Township, which took its name from the fact that this area was part of the estate of the Earl of...
area in 1901 after leasing grounds at Sydney Parade from the Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke is a title created ten times, all in the Peerage of England. It was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, which is the site of Earldom's original seat Pembroke Castle...
.
They have always had a military connection, with British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
soldiers among the players. In fact, many of their players were casualties in the Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
and the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, including internationals Ernest Deane
Ernest Deane
Ernest Cotton Deane was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against England in 1909.Like fellow international Basil Maclear, Deane was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the Leicestershire Regiment near Laventie...
, Basil Maclear
Basil Maclear
Basil Maclear was an Irish rugby international. He won eleven caps between 1905 and 1907.The son of a doctor from Bedford, he was later sent to Fermoy in County Cork by the British Army....
and Pierce O'Brien-Butler
Pierce O'Brien-Butler
Pierce Edmond O'Brien-Butler was an Irish rugby union international player. He won six caps between 1897 and 1900. Pierce was a member of a titled family, the Barons Dunboyne...
. Since Irish independence many servicemen - soldiers, sailors as well as airmen - have turned out for the club and Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
provincial teams. The Irish Defence Forces
Irish Defence Forces
The armed forces of Ireland, known as the Defence Forces encompass the Army, Naval Service, Air Corps and Reserve Defence Force.The current Supreme Commander of the Irish Defence forces is His Excellency Michael D Higgins in his role as President of Ireland...
team regularly play their French counterparts at Sydney Parade.
Monkstown have hosted a number of international teams over the years, such as Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
, when they won the World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
in 1991.
They have played in the Leinster League since 2003 and only narrowly failed to qualify for Division Three
AIB Division Three
The AIB Division Three is a rugby union league in Ireland.-Past winners:-Current Teams:*Ards*Banbridge*Barnhall*Connemara*Corinthians*County Carlow*Midleton*Naas*Nenagh Ormond*Old Wesley*Portadown*Queen's University*Rainey Old Boys...
of the AIB League
AIB League
The Ulster Bank All-Ireland League is the national league system for the 48 senior rugby union clubs in Ireland, covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is not, however, the highest level of rugby union in Ireland, as teams representing the four provinces of Ireland play...
after winning the league in 2005/06.
International players
- Jasper BrettJasper BrettJasper Thomas Brett was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against Wales in 1914.-See also:* List of international rugby union players killed in action during the First World War-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- G. S. BrownG. S. BrownG. S. Brown was an Irish rugby international. He won three caps in 1912.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- Edward Fitzhardinge CampbellEdward Fitzhardinge CampbellEdward Fitzhardinge Campbell was an Irish rugby international. He won four caps between 1899 and 1900.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- Maxwell CarpendaleMaxwell CarpendaleMaxwell John Carpendale was an Irish rugby international. He won four caps between 1886 and 1888.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- William John CullenWilliam John CullenWilliam John Cullen was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against England in 1920.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- J. L. DavisJ. L. DavisJ. L. Davis was an Irish rugby international. He won two caps in the 1898 Home Nations Championship.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- Ernest DeaneErnest DeaneErnest Cotton Deane was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against England in 1909.Like fellow international Basil Maclear, Deane was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the Leicestershire Regiment near Laventie...
- John DowseJohn DowseJohn Cecil Alexander Dowse was an Irish rugby international. He won three caps in 1914.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- James Blandford Ganly
- Thomas Arnold Harvey
- Basil MaclearBasil MaclearBasil Maclear was an Irish rugby international. He won eleven caps between 1905 and 1907.The son of a doctor from Bedford, he was later sent to Fermoy in County Cork by the British Army....
- R. H. Massy-WestroppR. H. Massy-WestroppR. H. Massy-Westropp was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against England in 1886.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- Henry MillarHenry MillarHenry James Millar was an Irish rugby international. He won four caps between 1904 and 1905.After his playing career he was President of the Leinster Branch of the IRFU in the 1922/23 season as well as President of the IRFU in the 1928/29 season....
- Cecil MoriartyCecil MoriartyCecil Charles Hudson Moriarty was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against Wales in 1899.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- Pierce O'Brien-ButlerPierce O'Brien-ButlerPierce Edmond O'Brien-Butler was an Irish rugby union international player. He won six caps between 1897 and 1900. Pierce was a member of a titled family, the Barons Dunboyne...
- James Cecil ParkeJames Cecil ParkeJames Cecil Parke was an Irish rugby player, tennis player, golfer and Olympic medallist.Parke was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland. He played rugby with both Monkstown and Dublin University and between 1901 and 1908 played ten times for Leinster...
- Daniel Frederick RambautDaniel Frederick RambautDr. Daniel Frederick Rambaut was an Irish psychiatrist, one of the pioneers of modern psychiatry, and an Irish rugby international.-Life:...
- Frederick SmithwickFrederick SmithwickFrederick Falkiner Standish Smithwick was an Irish rugby international. He won two caps in 1898.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- G. R. SymesG. R. SymesG. R. Symes was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against England in 1895.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
- Robin WrightRobin Wright (rugby player)Robert Aikin 'Robin' Wright was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against Scotland in 1912.-References:* at Scrum.com*...
Officials
- Henry Millar, President of the IRFUIrish Rugby Football UnionThe Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...
1928/29 - Capt. J. R. Ramsey, President of the IRFU 1956/57
- Robert Ganly, President of the IRFU 1980/81
- Ken Mills, President of the Leinster Branch IRFU 1986/87
- Brian Brady, President of the Leinster Branch IRFU 2005/06
- Jerome "Jerry" Counihan, President of the ARLB 2009/2010
- Donal CourtneyDonal CourtneyDonal Gerard Courtney is a former international rugby union referee. He officially retired from refereeing in 2007 but is still involved with the IRFU Refereeing Department and with the European Rugby Cup....
, International Referee
Honours
- Leinster Club Senior CupLeinster Club Senior CupThe Leinster Senior Cup is a major rugby competition in Ireland.The Leinster Senior Cup has been competed for by the strongest clubs in the province of Leinster since 1882...
: 1899, 1902 - AIB League Division ThreeAIB Division ThreeThe AIB Division Three is a rugby union league in Ireland.-Past winners:-Current Teams:*Ards*Banbridge*Barnhall*Connemara*Corinthians*County Carlow*Midleton*Naas*Nenagh Ormond*Old Wesley*Portadown*Queen's University*Rainey Old Boys...
: 1995/96 - Leinster LeagueLeinster LeagueThe Leinster League is the second tier of rugby in Leinster, behind the Leinster Senior League. It was previously known as the RE/MAX Leinster League and consists of three divisions.-History:...
: 2005/06