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  | teamname       = Blackrock College 
  | image          = Blackrock RFC.png
  | imagesize      = 120
  | union          = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Irish Rugby Football Union|IRFU]] 
  | branch         = [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]
  | fullname       = Blackrock College Rugby Football Club
  | nickname       = ''Rock ''
  | founded        = {{start date and age|1882}}
  | region         = [[County Dublin]]
  | ground         = Stradbrook Road<br>[[Blackrock, Dublin]]
  | url            = https://www.blackrockcollegerfc.ie/
  | capacity       =
  | chairman       = Pat Finn
  | president      = Ray McMahon
  | captain        = 
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  | coach          =James Blaney<br/>Luke Hickey
| league = [[All-Ireland League (rugby union)#Division 1B|All-Ireland Div. 1B]]
| season         = [[2024–25 All-Ireland League (rugby union)|2024–25]]
| position       = 3rd.<ref>[https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues-old/men/league-tables/ A.I.L. Tables 2024–25]</ref>
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| pattern_ra1    = _white hoops
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'''Blackrock College Rugby Football Club''' is a [[rugby union]] club located in  [[Blackrock, Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of [[Blackrock College]]. Their senior team currently plays in [[2024–25 All-Ireland League (rugby union)#Division 1B|Division 1B]] of the [[All-Ireland League (rugby union)|All-Ireland League]]

Blackrock College RFC was founded in 1882 making it one of the oldest senior rugby clubs in Ireland.{{cn|date=July 2017}} While it bears the name and is closely affiliated to the school at Williamstown, it is a very open local club.

The club fields adult men’s and women’s teams, under 20s and has a mini and youth section, all of whom are involved in the various competitions throughout Leinster.

The men’s senior adult team in Blackrock College RFC is in division 1B of the AIL. The club has a long tradition of producing players for the International side many of whom have also represented the Lions.

==Honours==
* '''[[Leinster Club Senior Cup|Leinster Senior Cup]]''' (8) 1937, 1939, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1999
* '''[[Leinster Senior League (rugby)|Leinster Senior League]]''' (4) 1975, 1982, 1983, 1991
* '''League Section B''' (1) 1989
* '''Smithwicks Floodlit Cup''' (2) 1993, 1997
* '''Castle Trophy''' (2) 1978, 1983
* '''Bateman Cup''' (1) 1939
* '''[[All-Ireland League (rugby union)|All Ireland League 2nd Division]]''' (1) 2000
* '''Paddy Moore Memorial Shield''' (2) 2002, 2008
* '''Jerry Fogarty Memorial Cup''' (4) 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007
* '''Brian McLoughlin Memorial Cup''' (1) 2008
* '''Brendan Merry Memorial Plate''' (1) 2008
* '''Junior 1 League''' (10) 1900, 1922, 1935, 1948, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1984, 2016
* '''[[Leinster Junior Challenge Cup|Leinster Junior Cup]]''' (5) 1889, 1892, 1893, 1898, 1899
* '''Metropolitan Cup''' (9) 1929, 1938, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2024
* '''Junior 2 (Minor) League''' (14) 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007
* '''Albert O’Connell Cup''' (8) 1959, 1965, 1975, 1976, 1982, 2001, 2004, 2005
* '''Winters Cup''' (5) 1965, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1997
* '''Junior 3 League''' (3) 1972, 1974, 1998
* '''Moran Cup''' (11) 1966, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004
* '''Junior 4 League''' (2) 1983, 1990
* '''James O’Connor Cup''' (6) 1965, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007
* '''Guilfoyle Cup''' (3) 1987, 1990, 1991, 2012
* '''Tom Fox Cup''' (7) 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 2001
* '''Greenlea Cup''' (10) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000
* '''McCorry Cup''' (9) 1972, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010
* '''Junior Pennant''' (3) 1975, 1976, 1977
* '''Fraser McMullen All Ireland U’20 Cup''' (2) 1997, 1998
* '''J. P. Fanagan Cup''' (6) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008
* '''Under 20s Pennant''' (3) 2001, 2003, 2007
* '''Hartigan Cup (Under 20s)''' (2) 2004, 2009
* '''Under 20s Purcell Cup''' (1) 2008
* '''Women All Ireland League''' (5) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008
* '''Women All Ireland Cup''' Winners (3) 2002, 2006, 2007
* '''Youths''' (2) 2009 League & Cup Double
* '''Lorcan Sherlock Golf Cup''' (6) 1938, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1981, 1997

==Notable former players==

===Ireland===
The following Blackrock players represented [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] at full international level.<ref name="blackrockcollege.googlepages.com">[http://blackrockcollege.googlepages.com/club international List of internationals]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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* [[Niall Brophy]]
* [[Ned Byrne]]
* [[Shane Byrne (rugby union)|Shane Byrne]]
* [[Bob Casey (rugby union)|Bob Casey]]
* [[Brian O'Driscoll]]
* [[Victor Costello]]
* [[Ian Madigan]]
* [[Mick Doyle (rugby union)|Mick Doyle]]
* [[Willie Duggan]]
* [[Guy Easterby]]
* [[Neil Francis (rugby union)|Neil Francis]]
* [[Ray McLoughlin]]
* [[Luke Fitzgerald]]
* [[Hugo MacNeill (rugby union)|Hugo MacNeill]]
* [[Leo Cullen (rugby union)|Leo Cullen]]
* [[Job Langbroek]]
* [[Brendan Mullin]]
* [[Alain Rolland]]
* [[Paul Wallace (rugby union)|Paul Wallace]]
* [[Niall Woods]]
* [[Ciaran Scally]]
* [[Richardt Strauss]]
* [[Trevor Hogan]]
*[[Andrew Conway]]
*[[Alanna Fitzpatrick]]
*Jordi Murphy
* [[Hugo Keenan]]
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===British & Irish Lions===
As well as representing [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], the following Blackrock players also went on to represent the [[British & Irish Lions]].<ref>''The Ireland Rugby Miscellany'' (2007): Ciaran Cronin</ref>

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* [[Niall Brophy]]: [[1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand|1959]], [[1962 British Lions tour to South Africa|1962]]
* [[Ray McLoughlin]]: [[1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand|1966]]
* [[Mick Doyle (rugby union)|Mick Doyle]]: [[1968 British Lions tour to South Africa|1968]]
* [[Fergus Slattery]]: [[1971 British Lions tour to New Zealand|1971]], [[1974 British Lions tour to South Africa|1974]]
* [[Willie Duggan]]: [[1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand|1977]]
* [[Hugo MacNeill (rugby union)|Hugo MacNeill]]: [[1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand|1983]]
* [[Brendan Mullin]]: [[1989 British Lions tour to Australia|1989]]
* [[Paul Wallace (rugby union)|Paul Wallace]]: [[1997 British Lions tour to South Africa|1997]]
* [[Shane Byrne (rugby union)|Shane Byrne]]: [[2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand|2005]]
* [[Brian O'Driscoll]]: [[2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia|2001]], [[2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand|2005]], [[2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa|2009]], [[2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia|2013]]
* [[Luke Fitzgerald]]: [[2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa|2009]]
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=== Ireland Sevens Olympians ===

* [[Alanna Fitzpatrick]]: [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
* [[Beibhinn Parsons]]; [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
* [[Kathy Baker (rugby union)|Kathy Baker]]: [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
* [[Hugo Keenan]]: [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
* [[Bryan Mollen]]: [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020]], [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
* [[Gavin Mullin]]: [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]

===Other internationals===
The following Blackrock players have also played at international level.<ref name="blackrockcollege.googlepages.com"/>

* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Stephen Bachop]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Gavin Johnson (rugby union)|Gavin Johnson]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Mike Brewer (rugby union)|Mike Brewer]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[AJ MacGinty]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brett Thompson (rugby union)|Brett Thompson]]
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Luke Thompson (rugby union)|Luke Thompson]]

{{see also|Category:Blackrock College R.F.C. players}}

==2022–23 squad==
*Full-backs: Brian Colclough
*Wings: Chris Rolland, Hugo Godson-Treacy, Matt Dwan
*Centres: Dave McCarthy, James Moriarty, John Gallagher, Cillian Daly
*Out-halves: Peter Quirke, James Fennelly 
*Scrum-halves: Mark Edwards, Ross Barron 
*Front-rows: Joe Byrne, Niall Hardiman, Andrew Savage, Paul McSweeney, James Mullany
*Hookers: Liam McMahon, Stephen Judge, Dave Fortune
*Second-rows: Hugh Doyle, Cian Reale, Josh Dixon, Ciaran Cassidy 
*Wing-forwards: James Burke, Roy Whelan
*Number 8s: Matt Cosgrove

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}

{{AIB League}} 

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