The AGM will take place on Wednesday, 23rd September 2020 at the clubhouse at Stradbrook at 730pm. Due to the current Covid restrictions and in the best interest of our club members, the AGM will be held virtually. All members who are up to date on their subs are invited to attend and must register to attend by filling in the form: https://forms.gle/F76jjBZbioq91XJ6A. AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Minutes from AGM 2019 3. Executive Committee/Chairman’s Report. Election of Chairman 4. Financial Report: (a) accounts y/e 30/04/2020 (b) budget 2020/21 5. Rugby Report 6. Motions 7. Election of President ..read more

The AGM will take place on Wednesday, 23rd September 2020 at the clubhouse at Stradbrook at 730pm. Due to the current Covid restrictions and in the best interest of our club members, the AGM will be held virtually. All members who are up to date on their subs are invited to attend and must register to attend by filling in the form: https://forms.gle/F76jjBZbioq91XJ6A. AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Minutes from AGM 2019 3. Executive Committee/Chairman’s Report. Election of Chairman 4. Financial Report: (a) accounts y/e 30/04/2020 (b) budget 2020/21 5. Rugby Report 6. Motions 7. Election of President ..read more

Blackrock College RFC will have a team participating in both the All Ireland League (Community Series from October and National AIL Series from January 2020) and a Leinster League side. It’s been a busy summer so far for new players joining the women’s side under Head Coach Ben Martin and Assistant Coach Dave Gannon. We’d like to welcome new players: Béibhinn Parsons from Ballinasloe RFC (Connacht/Ireland) Dorothy Wall from Railway RFC (Munster/Ireland) Ellen Murphy from Gloucester-Hartbury RFC (Leinster/Ireland) Kate Cullen from DCU/Old Belvedere Larissa Ferreira from Brazil Leah Reilly from ..read more

Your Club Your Country, the IRFU Grand Draw fundraising initiative will run again this season for the 10th consecutive year and Blackrock College RFC are pleased to once again be taking part. Hopefully we'll see a few Rock winners this year! All the prizes are provided by the IRFU and their partners, leaving the club free to sell an unlimited amount of IRFU Grand Draw Tickets and retain 100% of the funds from those sales to support our activities during the season. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the IRFU has moved the draw to an easy-to-use online platform, where Blackrock now has it's own Gra ..read more

Congratulations to the Blackrock College RFC Players selected to be part of the Ireland squad ahead of their first camp on Saturday 29th August 2020 ahead of the rescheduled 6 Nations games. Michelle Claffey (Blackrock/ Leinster) Katie Fitzhenry (Blackrock/ Leinster) Ellen Murphy (Blackrock/ Leinster) Beibhinn Parsons (Ballinasloe/Blackrock/Connacht) Judy Bobbett (Blackrock/ Leinster) Laura Feely (Blackrock/ Connacht) Nichola Fryday (Blackrock/ Connacht) Hannah O’Connor (Blackrock/ Leinster) Dorothy Wall (Blackrock/ Munster) Ireland play Italy at home on weekend of 24th October and France awa ..read more

Blackrock College RFC are pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Claffey and Brian Colclough as Club Captains for the 2020/21 season. These two representatives are integral members of the club, both on the pitch and off. Along with having great relationships with the other players, they are both excellent leaders. Together, Michelle & Brian will provide a vital connection between players and managers for the upcoming season and they will act as the players' first point of call and voice any concerns to the managers and executive committee. Michelle & Brian are excellent repre ..read more

Fixtures for both Leinster Conference 2 and Energia Men’s Community Series have been confirmed for the 2020/21 season. The Leinster Conference kicks off on September 25th with Blackrock College RFC facing Greystones at home. Blackrock will compete in Leinster Conference 2 with the following teams: Enniscorthy, Greystones, Malahide, MU Barnhall, Navan, Skerries, Tullamore, Wanderers. The Energia All Ireland League plans to restart on January 9th when Blackrock College RFC welcome Dungannon to Stradbrook. All Blackrock fixtures can be found below, and on the 1sts Team page. LEINSTER CONFERENCE ..read more

Blackrock College RFC are delighted to announce that in partnership with the IRFU, we will be one of the many clubs hosting a Girls Give It A Try summer programme this summer! We will run this year’s programme over four weeks down in Stradbrook, in the home of Blackrock College RFC. Our GIAT Programme will commence on Tuesday the 11th of August at 6 – 7pm and run every Tuesday thereafter, up until the 1st of September. What is Give It A Try (GIAT)? GIAT is a 4-week (usually 8 week – shortened due to Covid-19) programme run in selected clubs where girls aged 8-14 years can attend in order to l ..read more

We've been busy at Stradbrook, preparing the grounds for the #ReturntoRugby with new hand sanitation stations, hand washing taps and plenty of Covid19 sigange. Outdoor taps outside the gym and several freestanding hand sanitasion stations have been installed around the club's outdoor & indoor facililties, including at the all weather pitch and the lower picthes. Additionally, the gym has been set up for player training. (*Please note, the gym is not accessible to individuals at this time and is only in use for player training.) While the clubhouse and bar remains closed at this time, the ..read more

The line-ups for each conference of the Energia Men’s Community Series has been confirmed for the 2020/21 season. Blackrock College RFC will compete in Leinster Conference 2 with the following 8 teams: Enniscorthy, Greystones, Malahide, MU Barnhall, Navan, Skerries, Tullamore, Wanderers. The competition kicks off from September 25th with clubs going up against provincial rivals for silverware and a place in the Energia Bateman Cup. Full details can be found on the IRFU website. Additinal details from the office of Dermot O'Mahony, Fixtures Administrator, Leinster Rugby: Leinster Conference of ..read more