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| teamname = Enniscorthy RFC
| image =
| fullname = Enniscorthy Rugby Football Club
| union = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Irish Rugby Football Union|IRFU]]
| branch = [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1912}}
| region = [[County Wexford|Wexford]]
| ground = Alcast Park, Enniscorthy<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/othersports/quality-comeback-as-enniscorthy-recover-to-cause-upset-42361997.html| work = Wexford People | title = Quality comeback as Enniscorthy recover to cause upset | date = 1 March 2023 | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref>
| capacity =
| league = [[All-Ireland League (rugby union)#Division 2C|A.I.L. Div. 2C]]
| season = [[2024–25 All-Ireland League (rugby union)|2024–25]]
| position = 1st - Promoted<ref>[https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues-old/men/league-tables/ A.I.L. Tables 2024–25]</ref>
| url = https://www.enniscorthyrugby.com/
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'''Enniscorthy RFC''' is a [[rugby union]] club based in [[Enniscorthy]], [[County Wexford]] in Ireland. Founded in 1912,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.enniscorthyrugby.com/| website = enniscorthyrugby.com | title = Enniscorthy RFC | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref> as of 2024 it was playing in [[2024–25 All-Ireland League (rugby union)#Division 2C|Division 2C]] of the [[All-Ireland League (rugby union)|All-Ireland League]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/09/20/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-division-2a-2b-2c-previews/|title=EnergiaAIL Men's Divisions 2A, 2B & 2C: Round 1 Previews|website=irishrugby.ie|date=20 September 2024|accessdate=2 December 2024}}</ref> The clubhouse and pitch are located on the Ross Road in Enniscorthy.<ref name="gg2020">{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/sport/other-sports/enniscorthy-club-is-thriving-39349985.html| work = Gorey Guardian | title = Enniscorthy club is thriving | date = 11 July 2020 | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref>

The club won the last [[Leinster Junior Challenge Cup]] in 1925, and went on to win the successor [[Leinster Towns Cup|Leinster Rugby Provincial Towns Cup]] several times,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/clubs/provincial_towns_cup/index.php | website = leinsterrugby.ie | title = Provincial Towns Cup - History | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130324234731/http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/clubs/provincial_towns_cup/index.php | archivedate = 24 March 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/40th-anniversary-of-rugby-clubs-triumph-27298089.html| work = Gorey Guardian | title = 40th anniversary of rugby club's triumph | date = 11 December 2003 | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref> including in 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/news/onwards-and-upwards-for-enniscorthy-rugby-club-41611540.html| work = Enniscorthy Guardian | title = Onwards and upwards for Enniscorthy Rugby Club | date = 3 May 2022 | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref> 2015, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/enniscorthy-claim-narrow-win-provincial-towns-cup-final/ | website = leinsterrugby.ie | title = Enniscorthy RFC Crowned 2018 Bank Of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup Champions | date = 30 April 2018 | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref> and 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/enniscorthy-s-celebrations-in-full-flow-after-provincial-towns-win-1.3875137 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Enniscorthy's celebrations in full flow after Provincial Towns win | date = 29 April 2019 | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref> It has also twice won the Irish Rugby All Ireland Junior Cup (in 2014 and 2016).<ref name="gg2020"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.the42.ie/enniscorthy-rfc-all-ireland-junior-cup-1294922-Feb2014/ | website = the42.ie | title = This is what winning the All-Ireland Junior Cup meant to Enniscorthy | date = 1 February 2014 | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref>

Enniscorthy RFC was voted "club of the year" at the 2022 Guinness Rugby Writers Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-40992581.html| publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = Van der Flier and Jones honoured with Player of the Year awards | date = 26 October 2022 | accessdate = 15 March 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official|https://www.enniscorthyrugby.com/}}

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Enniscorthy RFC - Revision history

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