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Irish rugby union club, based in Cork

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Rugby team

Dolphin

Full name

Dolphin Rugby Football Club

Union

IRFU

Branch

Munster

Founded

1902; 122 years ago (1902)

Ground(s)

Musgrave Park, Cork (Capacity: 8,008)

Chairman

Noel Hickey

President

Kieran (Diesel) McCarthy

Coach(es)

Eamonn Mills & Peter Scott

League(s)

All-Ireland League, 2C

Team kit

Official website

dolphinrfc.com

Dolphin Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Cork. It was founded in 1902, by members of Dolphin Swimming Club seeking to find a wintertime activity. They play in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League.

Former Irish Coach, Declan Kidney played for the club in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Michael Kiernan, with 43, is the club's most capped international player. J S McCarthy and Terry Kingston both captained Ireland. Tomás O'Leary was the scrum half on Ireland's 2009 Grandslam winning team. The club's top try scorer in The AIB League & Cup is James Coughlan with 37, Coughlan was captain of the Munster side that beat Australia. In 2023-24 season, the club fielded more Adult Teams in competitive action than any other club in Munster, in fielding (6) 4 Adult Males sides, an U20.5 side and a Women's Team in Division 1 of the Munster League. In addition to this 3 Youth Sides, 3 Girls sides and 7 Minis teams.

Honours

All Ireland League Division 2 Champions 2003
Munster Senior Cup Winners (6): 1921, 1931, 1944–45, 1948 and 1956.
Munster Junior Cup (4):1913, 1923, 1926, 1944.
Munster Junior Plate: 1985.
Munster Under 20 League: 1984.
Munster Senior League: (8) 1924, 1926, 1929, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1973 and 1991.

Notable Past Players

The following have represented Ireland at full international level whilst playing with Dolphin;

Michael Kiernan (43)
Terry Kingston (29)
Tony O'Reilly (29) capped also with Old Belvedere + others
J S McCarthy (28)
Tomás O'Leary (23)
Johnny O'Meara (22)
Phil O'Callaghan (21)
Charles J. O'Hanrahan (20)
Niall Scannell (20) 2017 to date
Mick Doyle (20) also with Blackrock College, UCD, Cambridge University
Michael Bradley (19)
Fergus Aherne (16)
Bertie O'Hanlon (12)
Paddy Lawlor (12)
Rory Scannell (3)
Dave O'Loughlin (6)
Maurice Mortell
Jack Clarke
Gerald Reidy (5)
Fred Williamson
Ted Ryan
James Cronin (3)
Henry Wall (2)
Jack Mahony (1)

IRFU Presidents

1955/56 C J Hanrahan
1973/74 I F Mahony
1983/84 G F Reidy

Current Munster-Contracted Players

References

External links

Dolphin RFC's Official website

v t e All-Ireland League
Division 1A	Ballynahinch Armagh Clontarf Cork Con Dublin University Lansdowne Shannon Terenure College UCD Young Munster
Division 1B	Blackrock College Buccaneers Garryowen Highfield Naas Old Belvedere Old Wesley Queen's University St Mary's UCC
Division 2A	Ballymena Banbridge Cashel Greystones Malone MU Barnhall Navan Nenagh Ormond Old Crescent UL Bohemians
Division 2B	Belfast Harlequins Dolphin Dungannon Galway Corinthians Instonians Malahide Rainey Skerries Sligo Wanderers
Division 2C	Ballina Bangor Bruff Clogher Valley Clonmel Enniscorthy Galwegians Midleton Omagh Tullamore

Rugby union in Ireland

Irish Rugby Football Union

National teams

Men's	Senior Sevens Ireland Wolfhounds Emerging Ireland Universities U20s Schoolboys
Women's	Senior Sevens

URC teams

Competitions

European	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup United Rugby Championship British and Irish Cup Celtic Cup
National	IRFU Interprovincial Championship IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series All-Ireland League All-Ireland Cup
Provincial leagues	Connacht Senior League Leinster Senior League Munster Senior League Ulster Senior League
Provincial senior cups	Connacht Senior Cup Leinster Senior Cup Munster Senior Cup Ulster Senior Cup
Provincial junior cups	Leinster Towns Cup Munster Junior Cup Ulster Junior Cup
Intervarsity	The Colours Match
Schools senior cups	Connacht Schools Rugby Senior Cup Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup Ulster Schools' Cup
Schools junior cups	Connacht Schools Junior Cup Leinster Schools Junior Cup Munster Schools Junior Cup Ulster Medallion Shield

Sport in Cork City

Association football

League of Ireland	Cork City Albert Rovers/Cork Alberts/Cork United F.C. (1979–1982) Cork Athletic Cork Bohemians Cork Hibernians Cork City F.C. (1938–1940) Cork United F.C. (1940–1948) Evergreen United/Cork Celtic Fordsons/Cork F.C.
Munster Senior League	Avondale United College Corinthians St. Mary's Tramore Athletic UCC
Venues	Bishopstown Stadium Flower Lodge Turners Cross Mardyke Arena
See also	Cork City W.F.C. Cork AUL

GAA

Clubs	Bishopstown Blackrock Brian Dillons Delaney Rovers Douglas Glen Rovers Mayfield Nemo Rangers Redmonds Seandún St Finbarr's St Michael's St. Nicholas' St Vincent's UCC Tower Street
Venues	Páirc Uí Chaoimh Páirc Uí Rinn The Mardyke Cork Athletic Grounds

Rugby union

Clubs	Munster Cork Constitution Dolphin Highfield Sundays Well UCC
Venues	Musgrave Park The Mardyke

Cricket

Clubs	Munster Reds Cork County Cricket Club Cork Harlequins
Venues	Mardyke cricket ground

Basketball

Clubs	Neptune UCC Demons
Venues	The Mardyke

Field hockey

Clubs	Cork Church of Ireland Cork Harlequins

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