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Rainey RFC
Rainey Rugby Football Club is situated in the market town of Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland playing in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League.
At present, they field 3 senior men's teams, 1 senior women's team and 3 youth teams (the Rhinos) under-18s, under-16s and under-14s as well as a girls under-14s side.
The club was founded in 1928 as Magherafelt RFC. It was renamed Rainey Old Boys RFC in 1947 in recognition of its connection with Rainey Endowed School. When former Rainey Endowed School coach Dawson McConkey joined the club as player-coach in the mid-1960s, success began to follow, and by the mid-1970s they were a leading club in Ulster junior rugby. In 1982 they toured the Bahamas, and in 1983 they won the Ulster Towns Cup for the first time, with a team featuring forme Ireland international Harry Steele and Ulster regular Alan McLean. Club President from 1984 to 1990 was Bertie McConnell, a member of Ireland's 1948 Grand Slam-winning side. Coached by former Ballymena RFC number eight John Andrews, they were champions of the Ulster Qualifying League in 2005, but lost the playoffs for promotion to the All-Ireland. The following season they won the All-Ireland Junior Cup, and secured senior status by winning the AIL promotion playoffs.
2006-07 was Rainey's first season in senior rugby, and they finished seventh in Division 3 of the All-Ireland League, and sixth in the Ulster Senior League. Coach John Andrews left at the end of the season to coach Dungannon RFC. replaced by former Ireland international Willie Anderson, then by Rhys Botha as player-coach in 2008.
Rainey Old Boys finished 10th in AIB Division Three in the 2008–09 season.
Rainey Old Boys finished 10th again in AIB Division Three in the 2009–10 season and 6th in AIB Division Three in the 2010–11 season.
The following season they narrowly missed out on promotion to AIB Division 2A, coming 5th in the 2011–12 season. Finishing 4 points behind second place and promotion.
In the 2012–13 they won AIB Division 2B, going undefeated in the league the whole season, winning 14 and drawing 1. Having scored more points, as well as conceding less, than any other team in the whole All-Ireland League, they gained promotion in some style. In what was to be the most successful season in the club's history, they also reached the final of the Ulster Senior Cup against all the odds, knocking out giants of ulster rugby Dungannon R.F.C. and Malone R.F.C., both away from home, en route to Ravenhill.
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Rainey RFC
Rainey Rugby Football Club is situated in the market town of Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland playing in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League.
At present, they field 3 senior men's teams, 1 senior women's team and 3 youth teams (the Rhinos) under-18s, under-16s and under-14s as well as a girls under-14s side.
The club was founded in 1928 as Magherafelt RFC. It was renamed Rainey Old Boys RFC in 1947 in recognition of its connection with Rainey Endowed School. When former Rainey Endowed School coach Dawson McConkey joined the club as player-coach in the mid-1960s, success began to follow, and by the mid-1970s they were a leading club in Ulster junior rugby. In 1982 they toured the Bahamas, and in 1983 they won the Ulster Towns Cup for the first time, with a team featuring forme Ireland international Harry Steele and Ulster regular Alan McLean. Club President from 1984 to 1990 was Bertie McConnell, a member of Ireland's 1948 Grand Slam-winning side. Coached by former Ballymena RFC number eight John Andrews, they were champions of the Ulster Qualifying League in 2005, but lost the playoffs for promotion to the All-Ireland. The following season they won the All-Ireland Junior Cup, and secured senior status by winning the AIL promotion playoffs.
2006-07 was Rainey's first season in senior rugby, and they finished seventh in Division 3 of the All-Ireland League, and sixth in the Ulster Senior League. Coach John Andrews left at the end of the season to coach Dungannon RFC. replaced by former Ireland international Willie Anderson, then by Rhys Botha as player-coach in 2008.
Rainey Old Boys finished 10th in AIB Division Three in the 2008–09 season.
Rainey Old Boys finished 10th again in AIB Division Three in the 2009–10 season and 6th in AIB Division Three in the 2010–11 season.
The following season they narrowly missed out on promotion to AIB Division 2A, coming 5th in the 2011–12 season. Finishing 4 points behind second place and promotion.
In the 2012–13 they won AIB Division 2B, going undefeated in the league the whole season, winning 14 and drawing 1. Having scored more points, as well as conceding less, than any other team in the whole All-Ireland League, they gained promotion in some style. In what was to be the most successful season in the club's history, they also reached the final of the Ulster Senior Cup against all the odds, knocking out giants of ulster rugby Dungannon R.F.C. and Malone R.F.C., both away from home, en route to Ravenhill.