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Buccaneers RFC

Buccaneers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Athlone, Ireland. They compete in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League. The club's colours are Black and Gold.

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Buccaneers
Full nameBuccaneers Rugby Football Club
Union IRFU
Connacht
Nickname(s)"Buccs"
Founded1994; 31 years ago (1994)
RegionCounty Westmeath
Ground(s)Dubarry Park, Athlone (Capacity: 10,000)
ChairmanMichael Stapleton & Thomas Conlon
PresidentLorna Stuart-Trainor
Director of RugbyDamien Shine
Coach(es)Eddie O'Sullivan
League(s)All-Ireland Div. 2A
2023–2410th (Division 1B) - relegated[1]
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
buccaneersrfc.com
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Although the club grounds are currently located in Leinster, it has always competed at underage, junior and senior level leagues in Connacht as Athlone RFC had previously.

History

The team's name originates from the Shannon Buccaneers club founded by Diarmuid Murtagh from Athlone in the early 1930s. Fielding players such as British and Irish Lions captain Sammy Walker, the club later disbanded due to the Second World War.

More recently, in the 1993/94 season, the Athlone and Ballinasloe amalgamated in order to take part in the All-Ireland League.[2] They were initially known as Athlone-Ballinasloe before changing their name to Buccaneers.

Ballinasloe withdrew from the amalgamation at the end of the 2005/06 season.[2]

Honours

  • Connacht Senior League: 13
    • 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2022-23
  • Connacht Senior Cup: 9
    • 1994-95, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2021-22

Dubarry Park

As part of a sponsorship deal with footwear brand Dubarry, the Buccaneers sports grounds was renamed Dubarry Park in 2003. It was officially opened by then IRFU President Don Crowley. Dubarry Park is a 10,000 capacity stadium with a state of the art club house and dressing room facilities, and has hosted U-21 and U-20 Irish home games for the Six Nations Championship. From 1998 to 2003 the venue was called Ericsson Park.

Notable players

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