Railway Union Sports Club

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Railway Union Sports Club
Union Hockey Ireland
Cricket Ireland
IRFU
FAI
Full nameRailway and Steam Packet Athletic and Social Union
Founded 1904 [1] [2] [3]
Ground Park Avenue
Sandymount
Dublin 4
Ireland [4] [5]
Website railwayunionsc.com
League Men's Irish Hockey League
Women's Irish Hockey League
Women's All-Ireland League (rugby union)
Leinster League (rugby union)
Leinster Senior League (cricket)
AUL (association football)
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Railway Union Sports Club is a multi-sports club based in Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland. The club was founded in 1904 and was originally known as the Railway and Steam Packet Athletic and Social Union. The club organises teams in various sports and activities including cricket, [1] field hockey, indoor hockey, [2] rugby union, [4] [6] association football, [7] tennis, [8] bowls [5] [3] and bridge. [9] Railway Union women's field hockey and women's rugby union teams both play in the top level of their respective national leagues. Railway Union women's field hockey team also represented Ireland in the 2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.

Contents

History

Men's field hockey

The men's senior field hockey team plays in the Men's Irish Hockey League [2] In 2018–19 they became founder members of the league's Division 2. [10] [11] The men's senior field hockey team also enters the Irish Senior Cup while the reserve team plays in the Irish Junior Cup.

Irish Senior Cup
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1926 Banbridge [12] 5–1Railway & Steam Packet Union
1927 Lisnagarvey [13] 2–1 [note 1] Railway & Steam Packet Union
1929Railway & Steam Packet Union [14] Limerick PYMA
1930Railway & Steam Packet Union [15] 2–1 [note 2] Limerick PYMA
1931Railway Union [16] 2–0Maryville
1938Railway Union [17] [18] 1–0 [note 3] Cork Harlequins
1968 Cork Church of Ireland [19] 1–0Railway Union
1975 Cliftonville [20] [21] 1–0Railway Union
2012 Cork Harlequins [22] [23] [24] 4–3Railway Union
Notes
  1. ↑ After extra time
  2. ↑ After extra time
  3. ↑ After replay and two periods of extra time, first game finished 0–0
Irish Junior Cup
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1925Railway Union II [25] 2–0Ennis
1940MaryboroughRailway Union II
1957Railway Union IICarlow
1967 Lisnagarvey II [26] 1–0Railway Union II
1975Railway Union II [27] 3–1 [note 1] Lisnagarvey II
Notes
  1. ↑ After extra time

Women's field hockey

Railway Union's senior women's field hockey team play in the Women's Irish Hockey League and the Irish Senior Cup. During the first five seasons of the Women's Irish Hockey League, Railway Union emerged as the league's strongest team, winning three titles in fours seasons. During this era the team featured, among others, Cecelia and Isobel Joyce, Emer Lucey, Nicola Evans, Kate McKenna, Jeamie Deacon and Grace O'Flanagan. Railway Union were champions for the first time in 2009–10, before winning further titles in 2011–12 and 2012–13. [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] In 2012–13 Railway Union also completed a national double, winning both the Women's Irish Hockey League [33] and the Irish Senior Cup. In the cup final Railway Union defeated UCD 3–2. [34] [35] Railway Union also represented Ireland in European club competitions, [36] including the 2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. [37]

Women's Irish Hockey League
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
2009–10Railway Union [29] [30] [31] 4–0 Cork Harlequins
2011–12Railway Union [32] Loreto
2012–13Railway Union [33] [note 1] Loreto
2013–14 UCD [38] Railway Union
Notes
  1. ↑ Railway Union won after a penalty shoot-out
Irish Senior Cup
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
2009–10 Loreto [39] [40] [41] 2–2 [note 1] Railway Union
2012–13Railway Union [34] [42] 3–2 UCD
Irish Junior Cup

Railway Union's reserve women's field hockey team play in the Irish Junior Cup. Cecelia Joyce and Kate McKenna were members of the 2018 winning team. [43]

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1966Portadown I [44] 6–0Railway Union II
1974 Pegasus II [45] 1–0Railway Union
1976Carrick [46] 1–0Railway Union II
1977Railway Union II
1978Portadown II [47] 3–0 [note 2] Railway Union II
2008 Glennane [48] 5–1Railway Union II
2009 Hermes II [note 3] 1–1Railway Union II
2011Railway Union Lisnagarvey
2017Railway Union [49] 2–0 Pembroke Wanderers
2018Railway Union [43] 2–0 UCD
Notes
  1. ↑ Loreto won 4–2 after penalty shoot-out
  2. ↑ After replay, first game finished 1–1
  3. ↑ Hermes II won 3–1 after penalty shoot-out

Men's rugby union

Railway Union's first and second men's rugby union teams both play in the Leinster League. [50] [51]

Women's rugby union

The women's rugby union first team plays in the Women's All-Ireland League. The second team plays in the Leinster League. [51] [50] [52] [53] In 2014–15, with a team featuring Cliodhna Moloney, the first team won the Women's All Ireland Cup after defeating Highfield 27–0. [54] In 2017–18, with a team featuring Larissa Muldoon and Lindsay Peat, the first team won the cup for a second time. In the final they defeated UL Bohemians 33–3. [55] [56]

Women's All Ireland Cup
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
2014–15Railway Union [54] 27–0 Highfield
2017–18Railway Union [55] [56] 33–3 UL Bohemians

Cricket

Railway Union Cricket Club has five men's teams playing in Leinster Cricket Union competitions. The first XI play in the Leinster Senior League. There is also a women's team and boys' and girls' teams for all age groups. [1] The men's first XI also play in the Irish Senior Cup [57] [58] and the Leinster Senior Cup.

Irish Senior Cup
SeasonWinnersRunners-UpVenueMatch Notes
2003 North County Railway Union Castle Avenue North County 217–7 (E Morgan 70);
Railway Union 146 all out (C Mullen 58, P Mooney 4–19).
North County won by 71 runs.
2005 North County [57] Railway Union Castle Avenue Railway Union 182–8 (50 overs A Murphy 80);
North County 185–5 (44.2 overs J Mooney 57 no).
North County won by 5 wickets.
2006Railway Union Rush Castle Avenue Rush 206–7 (50 overs, S Iqbal 58);
Railway Union 210–9 (43.2 overs A Murphy 50, N Mullen 4–32).
Railway Union won by 1 wicket.
2010 Merrion Railway UnionBalrotheryRailway Union 317–3 (50 overs Kevin O'Brien 76, Trent Johnston 71, T Fisher 69);
Merrion 164–1 (26 overs Greg Clarence 80no, Dominick Joyce 72no).
Merrion won by 36 runs. (Duckworth-Lewis par score: 128 in 26 overs) [58]
Leinster Senior Cup
SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
1949 Phoenix Railway Union
1950 Clontarf Railway Union
1961 Dublin University Railway Union
1967Railway Union Phoenix
1974 Pembroke Railway Union
1981 Leinster Railway Union
1988 YMCA Railway Union
2010Railway Union Clontarf

Association football

Railway Union's senior men's association football team play in the Athletic Union League. [7] [59] [60] and in the FAI Junior Cup. [60] [61] They have previously played in the Leinster Senior League, finishing as runners up in the Senior Division in 1980–81. An under-20 team also plays in the AUL. [7]

Notable players

Field hockey

Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland men's internationals
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland women's internationals
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland A women's internationals
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland women's cricket internationals
Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland association football internationals

Rugby union

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IRFU flag.svg  Ireland women internationals
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland women sevens internationals
  • Chloe Blackmore
  • Kim Flood
  • Stacey Flood
  • Katie Heffernan
  • Eve Higgins

Source: [62]

Cricket

Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland men's cricket internationals
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland women's cricket internationals

Facilities

Railway Union Sports Club is based at Park Avenue. [4] [5] The facilities include a full size 6-rink bowling green, a floodlit astro field hockey pitch, three grass and seven floodlit all-weather tennis courts, two association football pitches, a cricket ground and a full size rugby union pitch. [62]

Honours

Men's field hockey

Women's field hockey

Men's rugby union

Source: [64]

Women's rugby union

Source: [64]

Cricket

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