Rugby team
Clogher Valley Rugby Football Club is an Irish rugby union club based in Fivemiletown , County Tyrone , Northern Ireland . Founded in 1990, they climbed the Ulster rugby pyramid and in 2023 were promoted to senior status, joining the All-Ireland League in Division 2C, and the Ulster Rugby Premiership . Ireland international Chris Farrell is a product of the Clogher Valley youth system.[ 1]
The club was founded in 1990 by former pupils of Fivemiletown College,[ 2] competing in Minor League 8 in the Ulster rugby leagues.[ 3]
They made the final of the Ulster Junior Cup in 2003, 2007 and 2008, and first won the competition in 2012, deafeating Ballynahinch at Ravenhill .[ 4] They won the Ulster Towns Cup in 2007, 2011, 2012 and 2014.
They made the final of the 2014 All-Ireland Junior Cup, losing to Enniscorthy . They won it in 2022, beating Ballyclare in the final at Ravenhill Stadium , and the Ulster Junior Cup , beating City of Armagh 2nd XV.[ 3]
In 2022–23 they won the Ulster Rugby Championship[ 5] and were entered into the playoffs for promotion to the All-Ireland League . They achieved senior status for the first time after beaing Leinster League champions Bective Rangers [ 6] and Munster junior champions Richmond ,[ 7] They finished second in Division 2 of the 2023 Ulster Rugby Premiership,[ 8] and finished as champions of Division 2C of the 2023–24 All-Ireland League, earning automatic promotion to Division 2B.[ 9]
References
^ "Chris Farrell launches his climb back to the top at foot of the Alps" . Irish Times . 19 July 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017 .
^ "Club Focus: Clogher Valley RFC" , Ulster Rugby, 24 April 2012
^ a b "Council honours Clogher Valley Rugby Football Club with a Civic Reception" , Fermanagh & Omagh District Council, 30 May 2022
^ Ciaran Donaghy, "Historic win for Clogher Valley in Junior Cup" , News Letter , 28 December 2012, archived 10 February 2013
^ Gareth Cauldwell, "Clogher Valley coach Bothwell wants to give play offs ‘a good crack’" , Impartial Reporter , 25 February 2023
^ Stephen Cauldwell, "Clogher Valley one step away from All Ireland rugby" , Impartial Reporter , 6 April 2023
^ "Photos: Clogher Valley RFC celebrate historic All-Ireland win" , Belfast Live , 18 April 2023
^ 2023 Ulster Rugby Premiership Division 2 League Table , Ulster Rugby, retrieved 28 September 2023
^ "Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions – Play-Off Details, Ups & Downs" , Irish Rugby, 6 April 2024
Division 1A Division 1B Division 2A Division 2B Division 2C