Dungannon RFC

Dungannon FC
Full name Dungannon Football Club
Union IRFU
Ulster
Nickname(s) Gannon
Founded 1873
Ground(s) Stevenson Park, Dungannon (Capacity: 1500)
Chairman Arthur Dixon
President Harold Walker
Coach(es) Andrew Hughes
Team kit
Official website
www.dungannonrugby.co.uk

Dungannon FC (Dungannon Football Club) is a rugby union club from Dungannon, Northern Ireland, playing in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League.

History

The 5th Earl of Ranfurly, who was President of Dungannon Football Club for 24 years and Patron for a further 37 years, was Governor of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904. He brought his love of rugby to New Zealand and gave his name to the most prestigious rugby trophy in the Southern Hemisphere, The Ranfurly Shield. The Club played junior rugby for most of the first half of the 20th century before returning to the senior ranks in 1954 under the captaincy of Roy Saunders the Club's first Honorary Life Member.

As a result of winning the AIB All Ireland League play offs in 2000-2001 Dungannon has now won every available domestic competition. The AIB League, The All Ireland Floodlit Cup, The Stevenson Shield (Ulster Senior League), The Ulster Senior Cup (a record five times in the 1990s), The Ulster Towns Cup ( a record eighteen times), The Ulster Junior Cup and The Forster Cup.

In 1995 the Club took a bold step in appointing Willie Anderson as its Director of Rugby. It was one of the first Clubs in Ireland to make such a move in a desire to further develop and promote rugby football in the area. The Club has supported the All Ireland League since its inception, although they had to fight their way into it by way of the play offs after year one. Since then Dungannon have always played in either division One or Division Two. After demotion in 1998 the Club immediateloy regrouped and bounced back to Division One as winners of Division Two in 1999. Dungannon Rugby Club achieved its most historic victory in May 2001 by winning the AIB All Ireland League Final.

Stevenson Park was purchased in 1969 and has been gradually improved into one of the finest arenas for playing and viewing rugby in Ireland. In 1999/2000 the Club completed the first phase of the development of its facilities by totally renovating and extending the changing facilities. Incorporating new administration offices, new heating and building a new car park. The new development which cost £500,000 was funded by a National Lottery Grant and by the generous donation of members.

Honours

  • All-Ireland League: 1
    • 2000-01
  • Ulster Senior Cup: 10
    • 1963-64, 1967-68, 1975-76, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2010-11
  • Ulster Senior League: 5 (1 shared)
    • 1960-61, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1990-91, 2005-06 (shared)
  • Ulster Towns Cup: 20 (1 shared)
    • 1883-84, 1885-86 (shared), 1893-94, 1894-95, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1901-02, 1902-03, 1904-05, 1906-07, 1911-12, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, †1959-60, †1960-61, †1964-65, †1965-66, †1995-96, †1998-99
  • Ulster Junior Cup: 9
    • 1895-96, †1896-97, 1898-99, †1899-1900, 1911-12, †1995-96, †1996-97, †1998-99, †2002-03

† Won by 2nd XV

Notable players


The Club has developed many great players who have represented ULSTER, IRELAND, BARBARIANS FC and the BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS.


LIONS, IRELAND and ULSTER

Stewart McKinney,

Jeremy Davidson,

Stephen Ferris,

Tyrone Howe


IRELAND and ULSTER

Paddy Jackson, Legend

Jimmy Davidson, Manager of Ireland

Ken Armstrong,

Willie Anderson, Captain of Ireland

Jimmy McCoy,

Ronnie Carey,

Paddy Johns, Captain of Ireland

Mark McCall,

Allen Clarke,

David Humphreys, Captain of Ireland

Jonathan Bell,

Justin Fitzpatrick,

Ryan Caldwell,

Kieran Campbell,

Declan Fitzpatrick,

Craig Gilroy,

Patrick Jackson,

Stuart McCluskey


IRELAND A and ULSTER

Dessie McCann,

Gary Leslie,

Ashley Blair,

Stephen Bell,

Tony McWhirter,

Jan Cunningham,

Nigel Brady,

David Pollock


ULSTER

Alan Jackson,

George Spotswood,

Victor Patterson,

Duncan Corr,

Niall Armstrong,

David Millar (3),

Annesley Harrison,

John McDonald,

Gary Bell,

David Millar (1),

Ryan Constable,

Seamus Mallon,

Thomas (TJ) Anderson,

Aidan Kearney,

Chris Cochrane,

Conor Gaston,

Chris Farrell,

Sean Doyle,

Peter Nelson

2017/18 Squad

MANAGEMENT, COACHING and BACKUP PERSONNEL

Andrew "Quesie"Head Coach

Seamus "Seamie" Mallon, Backs Coach

Peter Nelson, Assistant Coach

Jonny Patton, Assistant Coach

Brian McConnell, Technical Advisor

Stuart Bell, Strength/Conditioning Advisor

Stephen Doherty Physiotheraphy

Rebekah Bennett Physiotheraphy

Brian " Maxi" Magowan Manager


SQUAD 2017/2018 to date

Captain James McMahon 3rd year as Captain

  • Full-backs:

Connor McGeough, Andrew McGregor


  • Wings:

Mervyn Brown, Andrew McPhillips, Andrew Creaney, Peter Cashel, Matthew Montgomery, Jordan McIlwaine


  • Centres:

Chris Swash, Mark Faloon, Seamus Mallon, Paul Armstrong


  • Out-halves:

John Buckley, Duran Krummeck,


  • Scrum-halves:

Jack Ravey, Jake Finlay, John Russell, Ben Matchett


  • Front-rows:

Rodney Bennett, Glen Sinnamon, Sean O'Hagan, Matthew Stockdale, Jonny Black, Adam Clarke, Steve Sinnamon


  • Hookers:

Daniel Maxwell, Malcolm Allister, Jamie McNeill


  • Second-rows:

Ross McCaughey, John Joe Kane, Lewis McCrabbe, Willie Graham


  • Wing-forwards:

David Leyburn, Mark Riddell, Stephen Todd, Bryan Davidson, Matthew Calvert, Jonah Mau'u


  • Number 8s:

James McMahon , Peter Doran

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