Fielding competitive male & female teams, fully integrated rugby club in Sandymount with plenty of fun and craic. Near city, on DART & bus lines. Come join us!
Are you a high level crossover athlete, excelling at junior rugby or graduating from U18s and want to try performance rugby?
We run the best program in Ireland & are the best place for you to grow -
DM us to try a session, all welcome!
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Historic & huge for women’s rugby in Ireland, congratulations to
@leinsterrugby
on becoming the first Irish rugby body to give full recognition to women's clubs and women players!
An emotional evening ☺️
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#WeAreSeniorPlayers
#ChangeTheGame
We are heartbroken to announce the sudden & unexpected death of our beloved President Charlie Hurley earlier this afternoon. Charlie was an Honorary Life Member, three-time President & he was our friend. Funeral arrangements to follow. Our thoughts are with his family & friends.
Last night we had to stand in front of
@leinsterrugby
& ask to be treated equally.
That, like a man, a woman can be a senior player & that women’s rugby would have equal representation.
It was voted against overwhelmingly, led by all of the Officers at the top table.
⭐️Club of the Year⭐️
Our thanks to the
@rugby_writers
who have acknowledged us as their Club of the Year in recognition of our development and promotion of women’s rugby.
Our journey is only just beginning.
#ComeJoinUs
#ChangeTheGame
#NothingLikeIt
We’ve always imagined a gender equal rugby world, free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A rugby world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
Imagining isn’t enough though. Together we are forging equality & collectively we will
#BreakTheBias
#IWD2022
#ChangeTheGame
She started women’s rugby with us at the bottom division in Leinster & finished as AIL champs. A try in the final, a wonderful career & a huge amount given to the game, retirement is now official. Onwards to changing rugby off the pitch! 💚💛🏉
#ThanksShirley
#IAmASeniorPlayer
We are deeply saddened by the sudden death of Tom Tierney
Tom was a frequent visitor to Railway & a friend to our club & our players
Our thoughts are with Mary, Isabel & Julia, as well as Tom’s wider family & friends
May he rest in peace
2014: 2s
2018: 1s
2022: Ireland
There are no overnight successes, only years of hard work, resilience & growth from these athletes, their families, their teammates & their coaches
Want to know more about our program. Link in bio!
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#ChangeTheGame
#Pathways
#NothingLikeIt
In no area in the lives of our players will they not be treated equally because of their gender. Except, unfortunately, our sport.
We will not give up.
Thanks to the clubs who supported our motion & those who voted for us.
#TryAndStopUs
#20x20
#IAmASeniorPlayer
She has always been an athlete of the highest integrity on & off the pitch
She has always cared as much about those coming after her as she does about herself
She most definitely is
#notalone
The game needs changing, we can all see it
The time is now
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#ChangeTheGame
Some fun w/ RPI yesterday. A few hours later,
@leinsterrugby
told these players they’re not senior players. They & their peers have been to WCs, 6N, train 10 times a week & give their absolute all for our sport but aren’t men so they don’t count. This is wrong & needs to change.
A milestone birthday for JR today! Hard to think of someone who gives so much to all levels of the game. Hope you have a great day & get to enjoy a nice red tonight! 🍷💚💛💙🏉👨⚕️🩺
#HappyBirthdayJR
A journey we started in 2015, where we faced some unbelievably hostile opposition (and some wonderful support too!) has finally come to pass in all of Ireland
It gives access to resources needed to support the women’s game in Ireland
Finally changing status isn’t enough though
The story of today was the support, such a huge turnout from our teammates on our Men’s & Women’s teams, & our family & friends. It was like a home game, thank you 🙏 💚💛🏉
#AILWomen
#IAmASeniorPlayer
Our members have shared so much media with us, this is a great one from his 75th four years ago.
We’ll carry him into his club for the last time at 6pm tonight & wake him. Our sad celebration of a man who’ll be sorely missed. 💚💛🏉
Decisions around the strategic & operational direction of the women’s game are taken in IRFU & branch committee rooms with no representatives of the women’s game. Until this changes, the women’s game in Ireland will never achieve its potential. We need a
#TeamOfAllOfUs
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Forty-one players played in our All Ireland League campaign this season. These are lucky ones who will represent us tomorrow! 💚💛🏉
#AILWomen
#ComeJoinUs
There is still no representation of women’s senior rugby on any standing committee at IRFU or provincial branches
People uninvolved in the women’s game making decisions for the women’s game
Good governance needs to be representative. We aren’t there yet.
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#ChangeTheGame
.
@leinsterrugby
still keeps their ban on women being senior players & refuses equal representation for women’s rugby. We will respond in detail to tonights carefully spun press release in the coming days. But be sure of this - this club will never give up the fight for equality.
What are values?
#Inclusivity
#Respect
#Integrity
are some of Irish Rugby’s. Still awaiting Leinster’s ‘Inclusivity Review’ lifting the ban on Women being senior players & giving equal representation to women’s rugby. Only four months late this weekend. 💚💛🏉
#TeamOfAllOfUs
We believe a woman can be a Senior Player & that women’s rugby deserves equal representation at
@leinsterrugby
We’ve submitted this motion for vote at the Leinster AGM on 30 May.
Greater diversity will make Leinster Rugby stronger.
#IAmASeniorPlayer
#Equality
#VoteYes
Phenomenal final where we came away with a 20-12 win against an excellent
@wicklowrfc
side. We were under the cosh for most of the second half & valiant defending kept us in the game before a break away score from Kia sealed the win for us!💚💛🏉
#comejoinus
Our International Women, 2021 Edition!
We choose to challenge all barriers that impede the strategic growth of women’s rugby in Ireland and to help forge a gender equal rugby world.
#ChooseToChallenge
#IWD2021
#ChangeTheGame
Pat’s our Head of Operations. He looks after everything off field. EVERYTHING.
The effort & detail he puts in to ensure our athletes & all surrounding the game has an immaculate experience is 🔥
He tweets a photo that he’s not even in
One of many of rugby’s unsung heroes 🙌
Railway Union.
I love this club and this team.
7 league matches played, 7 won.
3 tries conceded, 74 tries scored.
Top of the league.
We'll enjoy the break for Christmas and look forward to the new year.
#AIL
#TeamIfAllOfUs
#EnergiaAIL
#RailwayUnion
100%!! AIL final prep? Our men’s teams run defence against us, lineouts, scrums & then pack the stand to support us. AIL title defence begins today & we are proud to represent ALL our club! 💚💛🏉
#ThinkItAskIt
#CantSeeCantBe
#20x20
#ChangeTheGame
🏴 Super Series
🏴 Sky Sports
🏴 “Elite, Ambassadors, Heroes”
🇮🇪 No to equal status
🇮🇪 No to equal representation
🇮🇪 “Not a senior player”
This has to change.
#IAmASeniorPlayer
“Proud day for the parish” 🤩
@claireebyrne
An exciting Sunday morning down in Sandymount as our minis had their first rugby game against
@LansdowneFC
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Superb day organised by Mick, Ross, Kevin & all
@IrishRugby
. Great facilities, welcome & catering from Rod & the
@AshbourneRFC
team - a special club! Thank you all for all your efforts 👏👏👏 💚💛🏉
#AILWomen
#thankyou
Here‘s our side for today’s All Ireland Cup Final against
@ulbohemianrfc
at Dubarry Park (3.30pm).
Supporters bus leaves St John’s Church at noon sharp.
Let’s bring this trophy back to Sandymount!
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#TeamOfAllOfUs
All over & a win for the hosts in a very fast & physical game. Thanks to
@Waspsladies
for the experience, we’ll be doing this again. We both now build for next week! 💚💛🏉
#comejoinus
#BestForDevelopment
A huge congratulations to our eleven athletes included in the 2021
@IrishRugby
squad for the upcoming
@Womens6Nations
An amazing achievement for all involved and wishing you & the team the very best of luck in this year’s campaign💚💛🏉
#comejoinus
#number1fans
We really really hope this is the last year the Women’s AIL is without a sponsor & players from that league are not celebrated. They’re local heroes too
#values
#respect
#inclusivity
SQUAD NEWS 🤩
We’ve assembled two glittering squads for our Men’s & Women’s sides - There’s more stars than an Oscars’ after party 🎉
Players & coaches from all over the globe 🌍
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#Baabaas
#rugby
Our President played for 24 seasons, playing his last game in 1982. He kept his jersey from that game & his grandson Sam Hurley, who also played on Saturday, presented the jersey back to the club 💚💛🏉
#comejoinus
#family
#rugby
This x 1000
In our first year in AIL, Belvo put 57-0 on us at home. We looked in awe at Nora, Ailis, Jenny, Sophie, Maz et al, players we’d only ever seen on the TV & wondered what the hell were we doing!
Don’t ever underestimate the ❤️🖤🤍 - it’s just the start of a journey!
#PositiveEnergy
In years to come,
@WicklowRFC
won’t remember the result - they’ll remember the start of a brilliant journey in the
#EnergiaAIL
.
Congratulations on making history and thanks for getting our competition up and running!
What a morning with our inclusion team!
Lots of fun playing games & working on our skills 🔥
These athletes return on 6th Oct in our regular slot on Wednesdays at 6pm!
New players welcome - DM or call Dee on 089 273 0992 for details
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#ComeJoinUs
#ShareTheJourney
Our Minis combined forces with
@LansdowneFC
on Saturday to play at halftime in the Leinster game against
@BalbrigganRFC
Amazing experience for our girls in front of the great crowd at the RDS.
Thank you
@leinsterrugby
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Leinster League Division 1 Champions!! Last night’s 55-0 win over Old Belvo saw the women’s second team win the league with two games to go & stay undefeated for 12 league games in a row! 💚💛🏉🏆🏆🏆
#ChangeTheGame
#ComeJoinUs