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Suttonians RFC
Suttonians Rugby Football Club is affiliated to the Irish Rugby Football Union. The men's 1st XV team plays in Division 1A of the Leinster League. The women's 1st XV, nicknamed 'Tribe', play in Division 1 of the women's All Ireland League. The clubhouse and grounds are based at the JJ McDowell Memorial Grounds on Station Road, Sutton, Fingal. The club fields five senior sides with underage teams from under 6 age grade up to under 20, men's and women's.
Suttonians is one of only four Northside Dublin clubs to have played in the All Ireland Leagues (Clontarf, Skerries and Malahide being the others).
In Sutton, in September 1899, the club was founded as Sutton Rugby Football Club. It was largely made up of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Coast Guard. The Great War was responsible for the disbandment of the club and the scattering of its members. The club was re-formed in 1924 as Suttonians Rugby Football Club.[citation needed]
The club's original 'tin shed' clubhouse, which was located at the main Howth Road entrance to the grounds, remained in use until a new clubhouse was built in the present location on Station Road in 1970/71.[citation needed]
With little or no direct association to the old club, a group of young men banded together in the summer of 1924 to reform the club with the new name of Suttonians Rugby Football Club. With a membership of about 18 people, the local politician Senator Andrew Jameson provided financial assistance and assistance in the procurement of playing grounds from Howth Castle, off Saxe Lane, Sutton. Suttonians RFC became affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1927 and has since then taken part in branch competitions at all levels.[citation needed]
By 1930, the membership had expanded to include over 50 players. The club’s strip, of the time, was a blue shirt with an emblazoned white star. This strip was abandoned in or about 1932/33 and the present colours of "royal blue, white and emerald green" were adopted. These colours were those worn by Jack McDowell's horse 'Caughoo' when it won the English Grand National in 1947.[citation needed]
The club crest and motto (which include the mottoless Dublin and part of the St. Lawrence coats of arms) were adopted by the club at a general meeting held in the Royal Hotel Howth in the 1950s. "Fág an Bealach", which translates from Irish as "clear the way", was chosen as the club motto.[citation needed]
In 1934, the club moved from Saxe Lane to its present location at Station Road, Sutton. The recently excavated sand pit there was made available and significant effort on the part of its members turned it into a playing field.[citation needed] It remains the club’s main pitch to this day although it has been filled in. The first match played on it was against neighbouring Malahide RFC on 24 November 1934.[citation needed]
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Suttonians RFC
Suttonians Rugby Football Club is affiliated to the Irish Rugby Football Union. The men's 1st XV team plays in Division 1A of the Leinster League. The women's 1st XV, nicknamed 'Tribe', play in Division 1 of the women's All Ireland League. The clubhouse and grounds are based at the JJ McDowell Memorial Grounds on Station Road, Sutton, Fingal. The club fields five senior sides with underage teams from under 6 age grade up to under 20, men's and women's.
Suttonians is one of only four Northside Dublin clubs to have played in the All Ireland Leagues (Clontarf, Skerries and Malahide being the others).
In Sutton, in September 1899, the club was founded as Sutton Rugby Football Club. It was largely made up of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Coast Guard. The Great War was responsible for the disbandment of the club and the scattering of its members. The club was re-formed in 1924 as Suttonians Rugby Football Club.[citation needed]
The club's original 'tin shed' clubhouse, which was located at the main Howth Road entrance to the grounds, remained in use until a new clubhouse was built in the present location on Station Road in 1970/71.[citation needed]
With little or no direct association to the old club, a group of young men banded together in the summer of 1924 to reform the club with the new name of Suttonians Rugby Football Club. With a membership of about 18 people, the local politician Senator Andrew Jameson provided financial assistance and assistance in the procurement of playing grounds from Howth Castle, off Saxe Lane, Sutton. Suttonians RFC became affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1927 and has since then taken part in branch competitions at all levels.[citation needed]
By 1930, the membership had expanded to include over 50 players. The club’s strip, of the time, was a blue shirt with an emblazoned white star. This strip was abandoned in or about 1932/33 and the present colours of "royal blue, white and emerald green" were adopted. These colours were those worn by Jack McDowell's horse 'Caughoo' when it won the English Grand National in 1947.[citation needed]
The club crest and motto (which include the mottoless Dublin and part of the St. Lawrence coats of arms) were adopted by the club at a general meeting held in the Royal Hotel Howth in the 1950s. "Fág an Bealach", which translates from Irish as "clear the way", was chosen as the club motto.[citation needed]
In 1934, the club moved from Saxe Lane to its present location at Station Road, Sutton. The recently excavated sand pit there was made available and significant effort on the part of its members turned it into a playing field.[citation needed] It remains the club’s main pitch to this day although it has been filled in. The first match played on it was against neighbouring Malahide RFC on 24 November 1934.[citation needed]