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Greystones RFC

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Greystones
Full nameGreystones Rugby Football Club
UnionIRFU
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
RegionCounty Wicklow
Ground(s)Dr Hickey Park
Mill Road
Greystones
ChairmanDonall Gannon
PresidentBreffni O'Hagan 22/23
Coach(es)Danny Kenny
Captain(s)Eoin Marmion 22/23
League(s)All-Ireland D2B
2022–231st.[1]
Team kit
Official website
www.greystonesrfc.ie

Greystones Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Greystones, County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland, playing in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League. The club was formed in 1937. They won their first trophy in 1944 when they won the Metropolitan League .[2]

Notable former players

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Ireland

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The following Greystones players represented Ireland at full international level.

British and Irish Lions

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As well as representing Ireland, several Greystones players also represented the British and Irish Lions. Both Robbie and Popplewell were attached to Greystones when they represented the Lions.[3]

Other internationals

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Honours

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References

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  1. ^ League Tables 2022–23 at irishrugby.ie
  2. ^ "www.greystonesrfc.ie". Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  3. ^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
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