Naas RFC

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Naas
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Full nameNaas Rugby Football Club
Union IRFU flag.svg IRFU
Branch Leinster
Nickname(s)Cobras
Founded1922;103 years ago (1922)
Region Kildare
Ground(s)Forenaughts, Naas
ChairmanDenis Murray
PresidentGerry Prendergast
League(s) All-Ireland Div. 1B
2024–25 7th. [1]
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Team kit
Official website
www.naasrugby.com

Naas RFC is an Irish rugby club based in Naas, Leinster. They play in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. The club colours are green and white hoops with black shorts and green socks. The Club is the biggest rugby club in Kildare with one of the biggest underage structures in Leinster and 17 LRR referees (May 2025). The club grounds are located at Forenaughts, 2 km to the East of the town.

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History

The club was founded in 1881 and reformed in 1922.[ citation needed ] It was one of the leading Junior Clubs in Irish rugby before attaining All Ireland League Status in the 1999/2000 season. Back then the Club pitches were located in the town in the area where Ashgrove Estate and the Tennis Club are now. Subsequent travels took the Club to Doyle's Field at Tipper East (where the Paddocks estate is now) with the changing rooms being the jockeys room in Naas Racecourse!

In 1974 he Club purchased land at (its current location) Fournaghts, 2 km to the East of Naas town, with the first games taking place there two years later in 1976.

In the 2021/22 season, Naas RFC celebrated its 100th continuous season of playing rugby in Naas.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Recent Events

In the 2024/2025 season, Naas RFC was the subject of formal complaints relating to alleged misinformation and reputational harm directed at volunteers and parents by a club official. While appeals were made to both the club and Leinster Rugby, no public outcome was announced. The club was later awarded Leinster Senior Club of the Year in May 2025.

Notable players

Success at Naas RFC

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