Rheban GAA
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Rheban is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
club based in South County Kildare
, Ireland
. Twice winners of the Club of the year in 1996-1997, they competed in the senior championship in the 1940s, reaching the semi-final in 1945, and after winning the Junior and Intermediate championships in successive years in 1996-7.
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In 2007 Rheban were relegated to Junior status.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in South 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...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. Twice winners of the Club of the year in 1996-1997, they competed in the senior championship in the 1940s, reaching the semi-final in 1945, and after winning the Junior and Intermediate championships in successive years in 1996-7.
History
Rheban was founded by brothers John and Tom Moore on February 6, 1929. A club from nearby Bert affiliated to the GAA in the 1890s. Jack Maher went on to serve as club chairman for over forty years, stepping down in 2008 to be followed in the role by his brother Dick Maher.www.bebo.com/rhebangfc
Gaelic Football
Mr.Paddy Myles was on the 1931 Kildare Junior Team. Rheban won the 1940 junior (beating Ardclough) and 1942 Intermediate (beating Straffan) titles they reached the county semi-final in 1945. Regraded in 1951 they lost Junior finals in 1955, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1966 and 1968 until William 'Wag' O'Keeffe's team won the championship and Jack Higgins cup in 1969. In [1970 the club scored a memorable victory over neighbours Athy in the intermediate championship final. A sweep of four trophies, including the Junior Championship of 1996 was followed up with the Intermediate championship in 1997.In 2007 Rheban were relegated to Junior status.
Honours
- Intermediate F Champions: 1942, 1997
- Junior F Champions 1940, 1969, 1996.
- Jack Higgins Cup 1969, 1996.
- Senior Football League Division 3 1996.
- Dowling Cup 2008.
- The Leinster Leader Junior Club CupThe Leinster Leader Junior Club CupThe Leinster Leader Junior Club Cup is a gaelic football competition for junior clubs organised by the Kildare GAA.Founded in 1995, it is sponsored by the Leinster Leader and it has gained mild support at county level...
1995, 1998, 2002, 2007.