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North Kildare RFC

North Kildare
Full nameNorth Kildare Rugby Football Club
UnionIRFU
Leinster
Founded1928
Ground(s)The Maws, Kilcock

North Kildare RFC is an Irish rugby team based between Maynooth and Kilcock, County Kildare.[1] It is part of the North Kildare Club, which also includes cricket, hockey, bowls, tennis and bridge sections. It is also the home of a gym.[2]

The club caters for adult, youths, mini and girls rugby.[3] The club's first team currently[when?] plays in Division 2A of the Leinster League, and its teams participate in IRFU Leinster Branch and North Midlands Area competitions.[4] The club colours are cerise, white and blue.[5] The First XV were promoted to Division 2A of the Leinster League at the end of the 2015 season, the second promotion in 3 years. In the 2015/16 season the club finished 3rd in 1B, the highest the club had ever reached in Leinster since the Leinster League began in 1993/94.

Notable former players

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Ireland

Leinster

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Lowry, Brian (24 February 2017). "Five-year plan drives club's big ambitions". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Bear Gym". Archived from the original on 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "North Kildare RFC - Girls Rugby". northkildaresportsclub.ie.
  4. ^ "North Midlands Area Branch, looking after local rugby". kildarenow.com. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Leinster Rugby Handbook 2021" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Domestic Fixtures & Results". Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
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