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Rugby team
Enniscorthy RFC
Full nameEnniscorthy Rugby Football Club
UnionIreland IRFU
Leinster
Founded1912
Ground(s)Alcast Park, Enniscorthy (Capacity: 1000; all standing)
Team kit

Enniscorthy RFC is a rugby union club based in Enniscorthy, County Wexford in Ireland. Founded in 1912, as of 2024 it was playing in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League. The clubhouse and pitch are located on the Ross Road in Enniscorthy.

The club won the last Leinster Junior Challenge Cup in 1925, and went on to win the successor Leinster Rugby Provincial Towns Cup several times, including in 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2019. It has also twice won the Irish Rugby All Ireland Junior Cup (in 2014 and 2016).

Enniscorthy RFC was voted "club of the year" at the 2022 Guinness Rugby Writers Awards.

References

  1. "Quality comeback as Enniscorthy recover to cause upset". Wexford People. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. "Enniscorthy RFC". enniscorthyrugby.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. "EnergiaAIL Men's Divisions 2A, 2B & 2C: Round 1 Previews". irishrugby.ie. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Enniscorthy club is thriving". Gorey Guardian. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. "Provincial Towns Cup - History". leinsterrugby.ie. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013.
  6. "40th anniversary of rugby club's triumph". Gorey Guardian. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. "Onwards and upwards for Enniscorthy Rugby Club". Enniscorthy Guardian. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. "Enniscorthy RFC Crowned 2018 Bank Of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup Champions". leinsterrugby.ie. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. "Enniscorthy's celebrations in full flow after Provincial Towns win". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  10. "This is what winning the All-Ireland Junior Cup meant to Enniscorthy". the42.ie. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  11. "Van der Flier and Jones honoured with Player of the Year awards". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

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