Bective Rangers Football Club is a rugby union club in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1881. The Club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and play in Division 1A of the Leinster League. The club plays its games at the Donnybrook Rugby Ground in Donnybrook with a second grounds at Glenamuck. The Club fields teams from Minis, Youth, U20s Juniors, Senior and Vets.
History
The club origins stem from the establishment of Bective House College by Dr. John Lardner Burke at 15 Rutland Square (now Parnell Square East) in 1834. Bective house was owned by the Earl of Bective for whom the school was also named. The title of Earl of Bective was taken from the Earl's estate at Bective Abbey and castle in County Meath.
The club was originally named Bective College and later Bective FC from the 1870s. It was officially founded in 1881.
Honours
All-Ireland Cup
1922–23, 1924–25
Leinster Senior Cup
1889, 1892, 1910, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1955, 1956, 1962
Leinster League Division 1
2021-22.
Current coaching team
Head of Coaching: Bernard Jackman
Director of Rugby: Bernard Jackman
First Team Manager: Shane Dunne
Head of Mini Rugby: Richard Maybury
S & C coach :
Notable former players
Denis Coulson
Danie Poolman
Trevor Brennan
James Leo Farrell
Cliff Morgan
Paddy O'Donoghue
Harry Harbison
Notable former coaches
Mike Ruddock
Harry Williams
Notable persons
Louis Magee; President of the IRFU 2014/2015
Joe Nolan
References
External links
Bective Rangers website
Rugby clubs established in 1881
Rugby union teams in Ireland
Rugby union clubs in Dublin (city) Donnybrook, Dublin 1881 establishments in Ireland