The club was founded in 1883 in Monkstown as the name suggests, but moved to the Sandymount 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 has 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.
Jones, Stephen (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. ISBN0-7472-7850-4.
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monkstown, football, club, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2009, learn, when. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Monkstown Football Club is an Irish rugby club based in Dublin playing in Division 1A of the Leinster League Monkstown FCFull nameMonkstown Football ClubUnionIRFULeinsterFounded1883Ground s Sydney Parade DublinPresidentBrian HoganCoach es David MahonCaptain s Kieran MoloneyTeam kitIn 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 Contents 1 History 2 International players 3 Officials 4 Honours 5 ReferencesHistory editThe club was founded in 1883 in Monkstown as the name suggests but moved to the Sandymount 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 has 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 International players editJasper Brett G S Brown Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell Maxwell Carpendale William John Cullen J L Davis Ernest Deane John Dowse James Blandford Ganly Thomas Arnold Harvey Basil Maclear R H Massy Westropp Henry Millar Cecil Moriarty Pierce O Brien Butler James Cecil Parke Daniel Frederick Rambaut Frederick Smithwick G R Symes Robin WrightOfficials editHenry Millar President of the IRFU 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 Courtney International RefereeHonours editLeinster Club Senior Cup 1899 1902 AIB League Division Three 1995 96 Leinster League 2005 06References editMonkstown FC Irish Rugby Former Presidents 1874 1949 Irish Rugby Ex Presidents of the IRFU 1950 Present Leinster Rugby Past Presidents Jones Stephen 1994 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994 95 Headline ISBN 0 7472 7850 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monkstown Football Club amp oldid 1153629236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
