Welcome to Terenure College RFC

About

Terenure College RFC was founded in 1940 by Rev. Fr Jackie Corbett O' Carm in the Hotel Lenehan, Harcourt Street, Dublin. Those present included Johnny Corrigan, Hugh Clarke, Joe Clarke, Sean Ryan, P.P. Maguire, Colm O' Nolan, Niall Thunder, Hugh Milroy, Dick Dunlop, Des Giltrap, Jack Hearne and Dudley Fisher. The club has a long and distinguished history and is one of Ireland's premier rugby clubs.

The years 1965/66/67 were great seasons for Terenure under the captaincy of Eddie Coleman (later to be IRFU president), as they won the Leinster Senior league twice in a row. Over the years since Terenure was founded they have had many great players don the green jersey of Ireland including Mick Hipwell, Brendan Sherry, Paul Haycock, Ciaran Clarke, Niall Hogan,David Corkery, Girvan Dempsey and Eric Miller. Indeed Terenure has also been represented by Ireland at other levels including Paddy 'Rala' O'Reilly as Baggage Master.

Leinster have benefitted greatly from Terenure's 'rugby factory' and currently there are two 1st XV players with the Provincial side - Girvan Dempsey and Brian Blaney. Terenure's 2007/08 Captain - Steve Nolan - has represented the AIB Club International Side.

Terenure field six adult teams each week from 1st XV to J5 level. Also with 450 boys playing mini-rugby every Sunday, the playing base in Terenure looks like it will have no problems for the forseeable future. Terenure have also an under 20 side coached by former Ireland International Paul Haycock and former Leinster Prop Peter Bruce. There is also a strong academy within the club of which Ireland's Girvan Demspey is patron. Underage teams are fielded at U16, U15, U14, U13, U12 - U5 level.

Terenure College have provided two Presidents of the IRFU - M.H.Carroll (1984-85) and E.Coleman (2000-01)

Coached by former Munster and Leinster hooker James Blaney and present Clongowes Schools coach Kevin West, Terenure play in the first division of the All Ireland League, having been promoted in 2006 from Division 2.

Facilities

Terenure can boast some of the finest facilites in Ireland. This is on of the reasons that the ireland national side use the club so often in their build up to International matches. The club was also the base for the Japan side during the 1991 World Cup.