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Seapoint RFC

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Seapoint RFC
Full nameSeapoint Rugby Football Club
UnionIreland IRFU
BranchLeinster
NicknamePoint
Founded1934; 92 years ago (1934)
Ground(s)Kilbogget Park, Killiney (Capacity: 4,000)
PresidentKarl O’Neil[citation needed]
Team kit

Seapoint RFC is a community-based Irish rugby union club located in Killiney, County Dublin, playing in the Leinster League.

The club also provides a key focal point for players attending rugby schools who live in the Cabinteely/Killiney/Ballybrack and greater Dun Laoghaire area.

Seapoint are the reigning All Ireland Junior Cup champions in season 2025/26,[1] the second national title the club has won in it is history. The club has won many League & Cup titles across the different senior teams and age groups, at Provincial and Metropolitan level.

The clubs First XV participate in the Leinster League, in Division 1A.[2]

Club colours

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The Club colours are black, royal blue and green, with hooped jerseys and socks and black shorts.

Professionals that played in Seapoint

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Honours

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Since 1973, Seapoint has won the following Leinster Rugby Competitions. Recent honours without citations can be confirmed via Leinster Rugby results site: https://leinsterrugby.sportlomo.com/

Cup Competitions

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National

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Provincial

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  • Metropolitan Cup (J1) (2005, 2006, 2008, 2025)
  • Spencer Cup (J1) (1973, 1980, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009)
  • Colm O'Shea Cup (2021)
  • Jim Byrne Cup (J2) (2023)
  • Moran Cup (J3) (2025)
  • Harry Gale Cup (Under 20) (1987, 2021, 2024)
  • John Madden Cup (2024)

League Competitions

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  • Leinster League Division 1 (2004, 2009)[9]
  • Leinster League Division 2 (1995, 2003)
  • Leinster League Division 3 (2001)
  • Leinster Metro League Division 8 (2014)
  • Junior 2 League (1977)
  • Junior 3 League (1977)
  • Junior 1B League (1978)
  • Metropolitan League (Under 18) (2000, 2001)

Representative honours

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Ireland

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  • Felix Jones

Ireland U18 (Women)

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Ireland Under-19

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  • Gary Foley
  • Michael Noone

Ireland Under-20

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  • Gary Foley
  • Michael Noone

Ireland Schools

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  • Gary Foley
  • Michael Noone

Leinster & Leinster A

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  • Joe Brady
  • Felix Jones
  • Arron Dundon
  • Michael Noone

Munster & Munster A

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  • Felix Jones

Leinster Juniors

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  • Mark Barrett
  • Sam Boazman
  • Tom Chadwick
  • Mark Coughlan
  • Aaron Dundon
  • J.P. Finlay
  • Liam Forster
  • Mark Garton
  • Barry Gaskin
  • Jamie Gill
  • Peter Grehan
  • Declan Griffin
  • Cormac Hurley 
  • Kenny Jones
  • Zac Jungmann (c)[11]
  • Brian Keegan
  • Mark Kelly
  • Paul Kelly
  • Simon Kelly
  • Roie Mamane
  • Andy McCleane
  • Mark McCoy
  • Matt McKenna
  • Oisin McKenna
  • Donal McMahon (c)
  • Bryan Murphy
  • Stephen O'Connor
  • Tom O'Connor (c)
  • Peter O'Farrelly
  • Gerry Paley
  • Eoin Quinn
  • Stephen Verso
  • Jonathon Walsh
  • Eddie Weaver

(c) - Team Captain

Bold = Currently representing [12]

Leinster U19 & 20's

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  • Eoin Cremin
  • Gary Foley
  • Felix Jones
  • Ian Kelly
  • Michael Noone
  • Zac Jungmann

Leinster Youths

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  • Oisin Doyle
  • Simon Kelly

Leinster Schools

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  • Eoin Cremin
  • Gary Foley
  • Michael Noone
  • Frank Scully
  • Simon Kelly
  • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - fictional character from the novel 'Game of Throw Ins'.

Connacht Schools

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  • Ken Concannon

Aidan Williams, who served with on the committee of the Association of Referees (Leinster Branch), was the president of that body in the season 1978–1979.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Seapoint Recapture Energia Junior Cup Glory Days With Gripping Win". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Leinster League - Division 1a". Leinster Rugby.
  3. ^ "Munster acquire services of Jones". rte.ie. 3 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Noone pens contract with Jersey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Leinster announce contract extensions and new signings". IrishExaminer.com. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Lydon moves from Stade Francais to London Scottish". RTE.ie. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. ^ Charlie Mulqueen, Seapoint 47-15 Coleraine (16 April 2007). "Jones stars as Seapoint sink Coleraine in final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Irish Rugby: O'Donovan Kicks Seapoint To Long-Awaited 2nd Energia Men's Junior Cup Title".
  9. ^ http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/4352.php
  10. ^ "Irish Rugby - Ireland U18s (W) - Six Nations U18 Women's Festival".
  11. ^ "Jungmann, Weaver & McKenna named in Leinster Junior Squad named to face Connacht". Leinster Rugby. 29 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Leinster Junior team named for Connacht clash as Interpro campaign kicks off". www.leinsterrugby.ie. Leinster Rugby.
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