Queen's University RFC
Queen's University Belfast Rugby Football Club is the rugby union team of Queen's University Belfast, currently playing in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. Founded in 1869, it is the most successful and oldest continuous rugby union club in Northern Ireland. They originally played as Queen's College, Belfast and have won the Ulster Senior Cup a record 23 times.
In 1993, when the AIB League was expanded to four divisions with forty-six senior clubs, five university clubs, including Queen's, joined the league. Queen's entered Division Four. Since then they played regularly in Division Three and Division Four.
In 2000, they were relegated to the Ulster Senior League but returned to the AIB League two years later.
Their senior team will play in Division 1 of the SONI Ulster Rugby Premiership.
Notable players
''See also ''Ireland
The following Queen's players have represented Ireland at full international level.- James Allison
- Tommy Bowe
- Nigel Carr
- George Cromey
- Alexander Foster
- Noel Henderson
- David Hewitt
- Kenny Hooks
- David Humphreys
- David Irwin
- Jack Kyle
- Gary Longwell
- Bill McKay
- Rob Saunders
- Harry McKibbin
- Iain Henderson
- Paddy Mayne
- Henry O'Neill
- Cecil Pedlow
- Philip Rainey
- Harry Steele
- Robin Thompson
- William Tyrrell
- Roger Young
British & Irish Lions
The following Queen's players have also represented the British & Irish Lions.- Alexander Foster: 1910
- William Tyrrell: 1910
- Henry O'Neill: 1930
- George Cromey: 1938
- Harry McKibbin: 1938
- Paddy Mayne: 1938
- Noel Henderson: 1950
- Jack Kyle: 1950
- Bill McKay: 1950
- Cecil Pedlow: 1955
- Robin Thompson: 1955
- David Hewitt: 1959, 1962
- Roger Young: 1966, 1968
- Richard Milliken: 1974
- David Irwin: 1983
- Trevor Ringland: 1983, 1986
- Nigel Carr: 1986
- Phillip Matthews: 1989
- Tommy Bowe: 2009, 2013
Honours
- All-Ireland League
- *1923-24, 1931β32, 1936β37
- Ulster Senior Cup: 24
- * 1885β86, 1886β87, 1889β90, 1890β91, 1891β92, 1899β1900, 1902β03, 1908β09, 1911β12, 1920β21, 1923β24, 1924β25, 1931β32, 1932β33, 1935β36, 1936β37, 1946β47, 1950β51, 1958β59, 1959β60, 1980β81, 2009β10, 2013β14, 2021β22
- Ulster Senior League: 17
- * 1890β91, 1899β1900, 1911β12, 1919β20, 1921β22, 1922β23, 1923β24, 1946β47, 1947β48, 1948β49, 1949β50, 1952β53, 1953β54, 1956β57, 1963β64, 1966β67, 1979β80
- Ulster Junior Cup: 15
- * β 1888-89, β 1889-90, β 1920-21, β 1932-33, β 1933-34, β 1937-38, β 1946-47, β 1947-48, β 1948-49, β 1950-51, β 1951-52, β 1958-59, β 1963-64, β 1968-69, β 1969β70
- Irish Universities Dudley Cup
- *Winners: 2013, 2015
- SONI Ulster Rugby Premiership Division 2
- *2017β18
β Won by Freshers
Teams
- 1st XV
- 2nd XV
- 3rd XV
- 4th XV
- Ladies 1st XV