Thomond 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

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 team based in Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

. They play in Division 2 of the All-Ireland 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...

. The colours of the club are blue and white.

History

Founded in 1944 after a meeting in the old boat club near the Old Distillery in Thomondgate, the club's first competitive match was in the Munster Junior League against Garryowen

Garryowen Football Club

Garryowen Football Club , usually referred to as Garryowen, is a rugby union club from Limerick, Ireland. Historically it has been one of the most successful clubs in Irish rugby union leagues.-Name:...

 at Thomond Park

Thomond Park

Thomond Park is a stadium located in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster. The stadium is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union and count Munster Rugby, Shannon RFC and UL Bohemian RFC as tenants. The capacity of the stadium is 26,500 following its large scale redevelopment in...

 on Sunday, 15 October 1944. Thomond ended up winning the match by 15 points to 3.

Their home ground was named in honour of club stalwart Liam Fitzgerald, who served the club for many years. He started out as a player in the late 1950s, became club captain in the 1963/64 season and held the presidency in 1984/85. Known for being a tireless worker, he could often be seen digging drains amongst other things at the ground, which was previously named Woodview Park.johnny hanley was amongst the founding founders who gave them great support as did his sons Sean, Ger and Brendan Hanley.

Honours

• AIL
  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 3: 2000/01
• Clare Cup: 1968/69, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1982/83
• Munster Junior Cup
  Munster Junior Cup
  The Munster Junior Cup is a rugby union competition played in the province of Munster, Ireland. The competition was established for the stronger junior clubs and the second teams of the Senior clubs in the province of Munster...
  
  : 1970/71, 1979/80, 1980/81, 1984/85, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91
• North Munster League: 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91
• Transfield Cup: 1968/69, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1975/76, 1978/79, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1989/90, 1991/92, 1996/97, 2001/02