Bective Rangers

Bective Rangers Football Club is a rugby union club in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1881. The Club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and play in Division 1A of the Leinster League. The club plays its games at the Donnybrook Rugby Ground in Donnybrook with a second grounds at Glenamuck. The Club fields teams from Minis, Youth, U20s Juniors, Senior and Vets.

History

The club origins stem from the establishment of Bective House College by Dr. John Lardner Burke at 15 Rutland Square (now Parnell Square East) in 1834.^[1] Bective house was owned by the Earl of Bective for whom the school was also named. The title of Earl of Bective was taken from the Earl's estate at Bective Abbey and castle in County Meath.

The club was originally named Bective College and later Bective FC from the 1870s. It was officially founded in 1881.^[2]

Honours

• All-Ireland Cup
  • 1922–23, 1924–25
• Leinster Senior Cup
  • 1889, 1892, 1910, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1955, 1956, 1962
• Leinster League Division 1
  • 2021-22.

Current coaching team

Head of Coaching: Bernard Jackman
Director of Rugby: Bernard Jackman
First Team Manager: Shane Dunne Head of Mini Rugby: Richard Maybury
S & C coach :

Notable former players

• Denis Coulson
• Danie Poolman
• Trevor Brennan
• James Leo Farrell
• Cliff Morgan
• Paddy O'Donoghue
• Harry Harbison

Notable former coaches

• Mike Ruddock
• Harry Williams

Notable persons

• Louis Magee; President of the IRFU 2014/2015
• Joe Nolan

References

External links

• Bective Rangers website

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