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Rugby team
Cork Constitution
Full name
Cork Constitution Football Club
Union
IRFU
Branch
Munster
Nickname(s)
Con
Founded
1892; 132 years ago (1892)
Ground(s)
Temple Hill, Ballintemple, Cork (Capacity: ~5,000)
League(s)
All-Ireland League 1A
Team kit
Official website
corkcon.ie
The Cork Constitution (CC) is a rugby union club based in Cork, playing in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. It was founded by staff of the Cork Constitution newspaper. Since the paper did not publish on Sundays, the staff were looking for activities to pursue on Saturday afternoons. In the summer, cricket was played, while in the winter, rugby was the designated activity. The team currently plays in Temple Hill, Ballintemple.
Due to the introduction of professional rugby union, and its success at producing players who go on to obtain Munster contracts, Con, like many other senior rugby clubs in Ireland, has been unable to field a full strength side for a number of years.[original research?] In this period[when?] though, Con have remained competitive, reaching the final of the All-Ireland League on six occasions since 2001 inclusive; losing in 2001 to Dungannon, losing in 2002 to Shannon, again losing in 2004 to Shannon and losing in 2007 to Garryowen, winning the elusive third title in 2008 on beating Garryowen in Musgrave Park and capturing a fourth title when beating St. Mary's by 17 points to 10 after extra time in Dubarry Park in May 2010.[citation needed]
This 2010 League victory led by Evan Ryan completed an AIL double as Con had already won the AIL cup earlier in the season. Their most recent AIL victory was in 2023-24, their seventh title.
The All-Ireland Bateman Cup, played between the Provincial Cup winners, was re-inaugurated in 2005-06, and Constitution have now won it on seven times.
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Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) CorkConstitution () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009– Munster 286 (30) Correct as...
Munster sub-academy in July 2015. Poland played his club rugby with CorkConstitution during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, winning several trophies while...
'Turkish baths: public meeting in Cork' Free press (2 August 1856) p.1 'Testimonial to R Barter Esq' CorkConstitution (7 June 1856) Recollections of the...
1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final between Kilkenny and Cork; other newspapers did not cover Gaelic games in any detail at the time. Margaret...
Racing 92, and for Ireland. Born in Cork, Zebo attended Beaumont Boys School and Presentation Brothers College, Cork. In his youth he also played hurling...
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