Kevin Croke
Encyclopedia
Kevin Croke is an Irish rugby union
player. He plays club rugby for his university UCD RFC.
Croke has numerous representative honours including caps for Ireland at Under 19's, 21's, 7's, Club International and at Universities
level where he captained the 2007 team. At provincial level he has represented Leinster
at U-19 and U-21.
He captained UCD RFC for the 2005/06 season in the AIB League
Division 1. He also captained the team which retained the colours in 2005 for the university.
Croke is considered a stalwart of university, club and amateur rugby in Ireland. At senior rugby he is a regular on the Irish Club International team, the Irish Universities team where he is often captain and has play in the 7's world cup for Ireland in Hong Kong
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. He plays club rugby for his university UCD RFC.
Croke has numerous representative honours including caps for Ireland at Under 19's, 21's, 7's, Club International and at Universities
Irish Universities Rugby Union
The Irish Universities Rugby Union is the representative body for university rugby union in Ireland. The union was established by and consists of five members; University College Dublin RFC, Dublin University FC, Queen's University RFC, University College Cork RFC, and University College Galway...
level where he captained the 2007 team. At provincial level he has represented Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
at U-19 and U-21.
He captained UCD RFC for the 2005/06 season in the AIB League
AIB League
The Ulster Bank All-Ireland League is the national league system for the 48 senior rugby union clubs in Ireland, covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is not, however, the highest level of rugby union in Ireland, as teams representing the four provinces of Ireland play...
Division 1. He also captained the team which retained the colours in 2005 for the university.
Croke is considered a stalwart of university, club and amateur rugby in Ireland. At senior rugby he is a regular on the Irish Club International team, the Irish Universities team where he is often captain and has play in the 7's world cup for Ireland in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
.
External links
- http://www.ucdrugby.com/Kevin_Croke/Default.1623.html
- http://www.ucdrugby.com/Senior_Squad/Default.1192.html
- http://www.munsterrugby.ie/726.php
- http://www.irishrugby.ie/23_9612.php
- http://www.herald.ie/sport/leinster-rugby/ucd-have-to-face-belvo-test-without-star-students-1488937.html
- http://internationalrugbynews.co.uk.indyfeed.co.uk/news/croke-the-star-for-ucd.html
- http://archives.tcm.ie/kildarenationalist/2004/03/18/story17033.asp