Cooke RFC

Address	Shawsbridge Sports Complex, Miltown Road Belfast BT8 4XP
Phone	028 9069 3051
Email	clubhouse@cookerugby.com
President 2006-2007	Trevor Lamont
Sports	Rugby Union, Ladies Hockey, Ladies Rugby, Cricket
Branch	Ulster
Location	Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... , Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west... , UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Founded	1910
History	Ground Share Between Cooke RFC and Instonians Sports Club.
Club Colours	Black and White
Other Names	N/A
Affiliation	Cooke Ladies Hockey Club.

Cooke Rugby Football Club, and Ladies' Hockey Club

Cooke Rugby Football Club, which was founded in 1910, is the oldest junior rugby club in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. It owes its origins to the members of a Bible class in the Cooke Centenary Presbyterian Church in the Ballynafeigh area. It was originally based at Upper Galwally until 1991 and the first clubhouse was a small black wooden hut. The club then moved to its present modern clubhouse and grounds of 36 acres (145,687 m²) at Shaws Bridge, Belfast.

Cooke had a cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 club which merged with elements within the cricket section of Belfast Harlequins

Belfast Harlequins

Belfast Harlequins is a multi-sports club located off the Malone Road in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. The club name provides the overall umbrella for rugby union, men's and ladies' hockey and squash...

 associated with the former Collegians Cricket Club in 1998 and plays as Cooke Collegians.

External reference

Sources: Belfast Newsletter, The Belfast Telegraph

The Belfast Telegraph

The Belfast Telegraph is a daily evening newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland by Independent News & Media.It was first published as the Belfast Evening Telegraph on 1 September 1870 by brothers William and George Baird...

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Cooke Rugby Club