Guinness Rugby Club

Guinness Rugby Club Training Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm

All new players welcome, no experience required Welcome to the home of Guinness Rugby Club.

Guinness Rugby Club was established in 1943 and has been located in the Guinness Athletic Union located in the Iveagh Grounds, in Crumlin, Dublin 12. Failte go dti an bhaile le Chlub Rugbai Guinness. Ta Chlub Rugbai Guinness bunaithe as 1943, agus ta an Chlub suite i Iveagh Grounds, as Baile atha Cliath 12. Guinness RFC as it is now known was founded in the season 1942/43 and became affiliated to

the Leinster Branch shortly afterwards. But long before that in 1926 a rugby section was formed in Guinness's Brewery by Freddie Parkinson, Eddie Potts, Bill Toner and other brewery personnel. They were not affiliated as they did not have recognised playing fields or pavilion. This was before the Iveagh Grounds were developed. The Rugby Club was called the St James Gate RFC, they played their home games in fields across the Crumlin Road, from where the Iveagh Grounds are now situated. The first match report alludes to a bemused cow being the sole spectator at the first 'home game'. The solitary man and his dog was a slight improvement on that afterwards. The original colours of this early team were reported to have jerseys with horizontal green and red stripes, although one survivor of that era disagrees. The club was known to have survived until the mid 1930s and beyond there is no mention of them and they are believed to have disbanded. In 1942 another group of young brewery men who included Paddy Keenan, Jim Hudson and Larry Farrell decided to form Guinness RFC and by now had acquired the use of the front pitch and pavilion at Iveagh Grounds. They applied for affiliation to the Leinster Branch and were successful in being accepted to enter the Minor League and Minor Cup and other 3rd cups. This would have been equivalent of Junior 2 Rugby today. The club's new colours were royal blue jerseys, white shorts and royal blue stockings.

Today's the dayOne Game, Two CupsGet out and support the lads
11/04/2026

Today's the day
One Game, Two Cups

Get out and support the lads

Double Trouble This Saturday This Saturday we travel to to take on the in a combined Cup Fixture.The Semi Final of the...
08/04/2026

Double Trouble This Saturday

This Saturday we travel to to take on the in a combined Cup Fixture.

The Semi Final of the John Madden Cup, and the Quarter Final of the O'Connor Cup will both be decided that day.

3pm Kick Off

Let's all get out support the lads, fill the sidelines and make it feel like Home

Game Day have their final league game of the season, and first game in The Grounds, today at 1pmGet out and show your su...
15/03/2026

Game Day

have their final league game of the season, and first game in The Grounds, today at 1pm

Get out and show your support

Game DayWe host at 3pm today in the Grounds Get out and support the lads
07/02/2026

Game Day
We host at 3pm today in the Grounds

Get out and support the lads

Game DayWe host today at 2:30pm down in The Grounds Get out and support the lads
31/01/2026

Game Day

We host today at 2:30pm down in The Grounds
Get out and support the lads

Game DayWe host today at 2:30pmGet out and support the lads
17/01/2026

Game Day

We host today at 2:30pm

Get out and support the lads

And we're backWe travel to take on at 2:30pmGet out and support the lads
10/01/2026

And we're back

We travel to take on at 2:30pm

Get out and support the lads

Game day, and we're back on home turf as we host 1:30pm kick offGet down and support the lads
22/11/2025

Game day, and we're back on home turf as we host
1:30pm kick off

Get down and support the lads

Match Day down in The Grounds, as the neighbours pop across for a little catch upGuinness v 2:30pm in The Grounds ...
01/11/2025

Match Day down in The Grounds, as the neighbours pop across for a little catch up

Guinness v
2:30pm in The Grounds

Squad Announcement Here is the Guinness Team who will take on tomorrow at 3pmGet out and support the lads Jerseys spons...
10/10/2025

Squad Announcement

Here is the Guinness Team who will take on tomorrow at 3pm

Get out and support the lads

Jerseys sponsored by .ie
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Medical Kit sponsored by
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Our league campaign continues tomorrow in The Grounds as we host Kick Off at 3pm Get down and support the lads ...
10/10/2025

Our league campaign continues tomorrow in The Grounds as we host

Kick Off at 3pm

Get down and support the lads

Address

Crumlin Road
Crumlin
D12TY0R

Opening Hours

7pm - 8pm

Telephone

+35314556763

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