North Kildare RFC is an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 rugby

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...

 team based in Kilcock, County Kildare

County Kildare

County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...

, playingy in Division Three

Leinster League Division Three

Leinster League Division Three is the third division of the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 13 in 2007/2008, and again from 13 to 9 in 2008/2009.- History :...

 of the Leinster League

Leinster League

The Leinster League is the second tier of rugby in Leinster, behind the Leinster Senior League. It was previously known as the RE/MAX Leinster League and consists of three divisions.-History:...

. The First XV is currently captained by Alan Lugs Branigan.The club colours are cerise, white and blue. The First XV were promoted to Division II of the Leinster League this season 2011 on Sunday March 13 after an emphatic home victory over Malahide 31 17. Malahide had not been beaten all season in the league and had beaten north kildare twice over the season already.Victory for North Kildare ensured promotion for them and prevented Malahide obtaining the league title in North Kildare's home ground.Aside from the First XV, the club also fields a Second XV and is in the process of starting a Third XV. It is part of the North Kildare Club, which also includes hockey

Hockey

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, squash

Squash (sport)

Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

 and tennis

Tennis

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 sections.

Recent representitve players

Ireland & Leinster

• Current London Irish
  London Irish
  London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
  
   lock Bob Casey
  Bob Casey (rugby player)
  Bob Casey is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at lock for London Irish. Casey is originally from Maynooth, County Kildare, and was educated at Blackrock College, a Dublin secondary school renowned for producing international rugby players.-Club career:Casey joined Leinster in 1999 and...
  
   played for the club earlier in his career.
• Devin Toner
  Devin Toner
  Devin Toner is a professional rugby player. Educated at Castleknock College, Dublin, he plays in the second-row for Ireland and the Irish province Leinster...
  
   also played at the club earlier in his career

Connacht

• Ted Robinson

Honours

• Provincial Towns Cup
  Leinster Towns Cup
  The Provincial Towns Cup is one of the oldest trophies in existence in Irish rugby union.It was purchased in 1892 for £25 from Wests in Dublin. The cup bears the title of Leinster Junior Challenge Cup, but is not as old the competition itself, which was established in 1888.In 1925, the Leinster...
  
  : 1953, 1958

Lalor cup 2004

Speirs cup 2005

Leinster Provincial Towns Plate runner up 2010

• Leinster League Division Three
  Leinster League Division Three
  Leinster League Division Three is the third division of the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 13 in 2007/2008, and again from 13 to 9 in 2008/2009.- History :...
  
  : 1999/2000, 2005/2006, 2008/2009,2010/2011

External links

• North Kildare RFC website

Lawlor cup 2004