1st XV

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Founded in 1872 by Henry Dunlop as the Irish Champion Athletic Club, Lansdowne Football Club is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Ireland.

Steeped in the history of the game, the club's home ground is Lansdowne Road, the Irish international stadium, which is also the oldest international rugby ground in the world. Lansdowne have won the Leinster Senior Cup a record 25 times, and last won the cup in November 2008. The club has also won the most Leinster Senior League titles (9).

The First XV are currently in Division 1A of the All Ireland League, having earned promotion from Division 1B at the end of last season. . Lansdowne is a club that focuses on developing players to fulfill their potential and maximise their rugby ability whilst striving to play an attractive and successful brand of rugby. Lansdowne promotes the camaraderie amongst players long associated with rugby.

The club has also supplied several players to the Irish Club International side over past seasons. The Lansdowne U20’s is a breeding ground for future internationals, recent U20 internationals include Shane Gahan, Matthew Healy, Eamonn Sheridan, Jack O'Connell, David Kearney and Dominic Ryan (the latter two have featured for Leinster this year). Recent Irish Internationals to have come through the Lansdowne ranks include Niall Ronan, Shane Horgan. We are very proud of Devon Toner who was capped last season and became our 100th International player.

Club Captain for 2011-12 Ross McCarron

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Date	Opposition	Competition	H/A	Venue	K.O
Mar 03, 2012	St Mary's College	All Ireland League	H	Lansdowne Rd	14:30	Info
Mar 24, 2012	Dolphin	All Ireland League	A	Musgrave Park	14:30	Info
Mar 31, 2012	Young Munster	All Ireland League	H	Lansdowne Rd	14:30	Info
Apr 14, 2012	Old Belvedere	All Ireland League	A	Anglesea Road	14:30	Info
Apr 21, 2012	Clontarf	All Ireland League	H	Lansdowne Rd	14:30	Info

Date	Opposition	Competition	H/A	Venue	K.O	Result
Feb 18, 2012	Blackrock College	All Ireland League	A	Stradbrook	14:30	40.12	Report
Feb 11, 2012	Garryowen	All Ireland League	A	Dooradoyle	14:30	11.38	Report
Feb 04, 2012	Shannon KICK OFF 2PM	All Ireland League	H	Lansdowne Rd	14:00	17.22	Report
Jan 28, 2012	Cork Constitution	All Ireland League	A	Temple Hill	14:30	13.19	Report
Jan 14, 2012	Blackrock College	All Ireland League	H	Lansdowne Rd	14:30	55.13	Report
Jan 07, 2012	Garryowen	Ulster Bank League	H	Lansdowne Road	14:30	30.13	Report
Dec 03, 2011	Shannon	All Ireland League	A	Thomond Park	14:30	25.16	Report
Nov 26, 2011	Young Munster	All Ireland League	A	Rosbrien	14:30	13.15	Report
Nov 19, 2011	UL Bohemians Mick English Cup	mick English Cup	A	Annacotty	14:00	23.10	Report
Nov 05, 2011	Dolphin NOTE KO AT 2.00PM	All Ireland League	H	Lansdowne Rd	14:00	38.21	Report
Oct 28, 2011	Clontarf FC	All Ireland League	A	Castle Avenue	19:30	13.25	Report
Oct 14, 2011	Old Belvedere	All Ireland League	H	Lansdowne Rd	19:30		Report
Oct 08, 2011	St Mary's College UBL Kick Off 2.30pm	All Ireland League	A	Templeville Rd	12:30	23.19	Report
Oct 01, 2011	Cork Constitution Ulster Bank League Kick Off at 2.30pm Pre Match Lunch 1.00pm	All Ireland League	H	Lansdowne Rd	12:30	9.21	Report
Sep 17, 2011	Old Belvedere	Leinster Senior League Cup	H	Lansdowne Rd	12:00	17.26	Report
Sep 10, 2011	Terenure Coll	Leinster Senior League Cup	A	Lakelands Park	12:00	35.19	Report
Sep 03, 2011	Blackrock Coll	Leinster Senior League Cup	H	Lansdowne Rd	12:00	21.17	Report
Aug 28, 2011	Bective Rangers	Leinster Senior League Cup	A	Donnybrook	14:00	8.11	Report
Apr 02, 2011	Buccaneers PROMOTION DECIDER	AIL	H	Lansdowne Rd	11:30		Report
Mar 26, 2011	Bruff	AIL Division 1B	A	Bruff	10:30	26:17	Report
Feb 26, 2011	Clontarf	AIL	H	Lansdowne Road	13:30	16 - 23	Report
Feb 19, 2011	Dungannon	AIL	H	Lansdowne Road	11:30	39 - 10	Report
Feb 12, 2011	Galwegians	AIL	A	Crowley Park	10:30	39 - 10	Report
Feb 05, 2011	U.L. Bohs	AIL Division 1B	H	Lansdowne Road	10:30	13.17	Report
Jan 29, 2011	U.C.C.	AIL Division 1B	A	The Mardyke	11:00	11 - 16	Report
Jan 08, 2011	Bruff	AIL Division 1B	H	Lansdowne Road	14:30	30.18	Report
Nov 27, 2010	Clontarf	AIL Division 1B	A	Castle Avenue	14:30	18 - 25	Report
Nov 12, 2010	Dungannon	AIL Division 1B	A	Stevenson Park	14:30	18.21	Report
Oct 30, 2010	Galwegians	AIL Division 1B	H	Lansdowne Road (TBC)	15:30	46 - 14	Report
Oct 23, 2010	U.L. Bohemian	AIL Division 1B	A	Annacotty	14:30	09 - 19	Report
Oct 09, 2010	UCC	AIL Division 1B	H	Lansdowne Road (TBC)	15:15	61 - 13	Report
Oct 02, 2010	Buccaneers	AIL Division 1B	A	Dubarry Park	14:30	16 - 22	Report
Sep 18, 2010	Bective	Friendly	H	Ballycorus	15:30	32-10	Report
Sep 11, 2010	Wesley	Leinster League	A	Donnybrook	14:30	25-27	Report
Sep 04, 2010	Bective	Leinster League	A	Donnybrook	15:00	12-10	Report
Aug 28, 2010	Blackrock	Leinster League	H	Ballycorus	15:00		Report
May 31, 2010	Bruff	AIL Division 2 Final	A	Anglesea Road	13:56	17-10	Report
Apr 17, 2010	DLSP	AIL Division 2 Semi Final	H	RDS	14:52		Report
Apr 10, 2010	Malone	AIB League Division 2	A	Malone	17:23	28-34	Report
Apr 03, 2010	Old Crescent	AIB League Division 2	A	Old Crescent	15:00	14-12	Report
Mar 27, 2010	D.L.S.P	AIB League Division 2	A	D.L.S.P	15:00		Report
Mar 06, 2010	Highfield	AIB League Division 2	H	TBA	06:00	3-3	Report
Feb 20, 2010	Greystones	AIB League Division 2	A	Greystones	14:00	52-13	Report
Jan 30, 2010	Thomond	AIB League Division 2	H	TBA	14:00	52-18	Report
Jan 23, 2010	Dublin University	AIB League Division 2	H	TBA	14:00	17-12	Report
Jan 16, 2010	U.C.D	AIB League Division 2	H	TBA	14:00	33-22	Report
Jan 09, 2010	Old Crescent	AIB League Division 2	A	TBA	14:00		Report
Dec 12, 2009	Corinthians	AIB League Division 2	H	TBA	14:00		Report
Dec 05, 2009	Belfast Harlequins	AIB League Division 2	H	TBA	14:00	17-16	Report
Nov 16, 2009	Blackrock	AIB League Division 2	H	Pitch 1	14:00	16-24	Report
Nov 13, 2009	Bective Rangers	AIB League Division 2	H	TBA	14:00	30-21	Report
Oct 31, 2009	Terenure College	AIB League Division 2	A	Terenure College	15:00	22-3	Report
Oct 24, 2009	Clonakilty	AIB League Division 2	H	Clonakilty	15:00	30-3	Report
Oct 19, 2009	Nenagh Ormonde	AIB Cup Second Round	H	Lansdowne	15:00	43-8	Report
Oct 12, 2009	Old Wesley	AIB League Division 2	A	Old Wesley	15:00	42-9	Report
Oct 12, 2009	Bruff	AIB League Division 2	A	Bruff	15:00	54-13	Report
Sep 27, 2009	Ards	AIB Cup First Round	H	Lansdowne	15:00	28-19	Report
Sep 19, 2009	St Marys College	Leinster Senior League Cup Quarter Final	H	St Marys College	15:00	8-19	Report
Sep 13, 2009	St. Mary's RFC	Metro League 2010	A	Templeville Road	16:41	33 - 24	Report
Sep 12, 2009	Old Wesley	Leinster Senior League Cup Third Round	H	Ballycorus Rd	15:00	10-7	Report
Sep 08, 2009	Bective Rangers	Leinster Senior League Cup	H	Ballycorus Rd	15:00	26-0	Report
Aug 29, 2009	Blackrock College	Leinster Senior League Cup First Round	A	Stradbrook	15:00	6-13	Report
Aug 25, 2009	Ballynahinch	AIL League Semi Final	H	Lansdowne	15:00	29-13	Report

1st XV Travel To Blackrock Hoping To Complete League Double

Feb 17, 2012
The 1st XV make the short journey to Stradbrook tomorrow to play Blackrock in the return leg of the of the All Ireland League. Kick off is 2.30pm. Both teams will be in search of points as the league moves…
1st XV on the road to Limerick this Saturday

Feb 10, 2012
The 1stXV travel to Garryowen tomorrow for another important match in the Div 1A of the Ulster Bank League. On Jan 7th we beat Garryowen on the back pitch in Lansdowne Road by 30.13 so our hosts will be…
Bennett Drives Shannon To Much-Needed Win

Feb 06, 2012
The kicking prowess of Tadhg Bennett proved decisive on the Aviva Stadium's back pitch on Saturday, as his 17-point haul gave Shannon a vital four points from a tight and tense Ulster Bank League encounter…
Quinn double sees off gallant Lansdowne challenge

Jan 30, 2012
Having lost to leaders St. Mary's College last time out, this was a 'must win' game for a Cork Con side that beat Lansdowne 21-9 at headquarters on the first day of the season. Defending the clubhouse…
Lansdowne 1st XV Travel to Cork Constitution

Jan 25, 2012
This Saturday the Ist XV travel to play Cork Constitution in Temple Hill in the return leg of the All Ireland League. Having lost 21.9 to Cork Con in the first league game of the season the team will be…
Ruddock: Our Skills And Sharpness Came Through

Jan 16, 2012
Speaking to IrishRugby.ie's Cóilín Duffy, Lansdowne head coach Mike Ruddock praised his young players after their stunning 55-13 victory over Blackrock College during which they scored nine…
McCarron Pleased With Lansdowne’s Progress

Jan 16, 2012
Lansdowne are now up to third place in Ulster Bank League Division 1A after a superb nine-try 55-13 demolition of Blackrock College on the Aviva Stadium's back pitch. Their captain Ross McCarron spoke…
Introducing Mike Ruddock, Head Coach at Lansdowne

Jan 13, 2012
Lansdowne v Blackrock this Saturday!

Jan 11, 2012
This Saturday the 1stXV play Blackrock in Lansdowne Rd kicking off at 2.30pm. This is another big game for our team following their emphatic win last weekend. Many thanks to the large number of supporters…
Lansdowne 30 Garryowen 13

Jan 10, 2012
Lansdowne took the honours beating Garryowen in an entertaining match in Saturday afternoon's All Ireland League Division 1A clash at home at the Aviva Stadium back pitch. Both sides went into the match…
Lansdowne v Garryowen

Jan 03, 2012
This weekend, Jan 7th,the All Ireland League resumes as we play Garryowen on the back pitch in Lansdowne Road. The game kicks off at 2.30pm As usual the pre match lunch takes place at 12.30 for 1.00pm…
Lansdowne in Limerick to Take on The Parishmen

Dec 01, 2011
Next weekend we play Shannon in Limerick ...this will be our last All Ireland League game of 2011. This promises to be a great match for our young team who put in such a big performance last weekend and…
Travel With Lansdowne to Take On Young Munster

Nov 21, 2011
This Saturday, Nov 26th, the 1st XV play Young Munster in Limerick in the 6th round of the AIL. We have won 3 of our first 5 games and our young team are a real pleasure to watch with their exciting…
Ruddock Pleased With Lansdowne’s ‘Positive Start’

Nov 12, 2011
Following their reversal away to Clontarf last week, Lansdowne got back to winning ways on the Aviva Stadium's back pitch on Saturday as they enjoyed an impressive 38-21 triumph over Steve Ford's spirited…
LANSDOWNE BAG BONUS POINT AGAINST DOLPHIN

Nov 06, 2011
Dolphin's second successive trip to Dublin ended in another defeat as Lansdowne enjoyed a bonus point win at Lansdowne Rd. The sides' first Ulster Bank League meeting in four years turned into a try-fest…
Catch Lansdowne V Dolphin this Saturday…..

Nov 03, 2011
This Saturday the Club plays Dolphin in the next round of the All Ireland League on the back pitch in Lansdowne Road. This game kicks off at 2.00pm instead of the usual time of 2.30. There are places available…
Lansdowne beaten at Clontarf

Oct 30, 2011
A hat-trick of first half tries proved crucial at Castle Avenue as Division 1A leaders Clontarf maintained their 100% record at the expense of Dublin rivals Lansdowne. This was a competitive clash played…
Lansdowne V Clontarf

Oct 27, 2011
This Friday we make the short journey across to the Liffey to take on League Leaders Clontarf. This promises to be a great game and kicks off at 7.30pm. The support for the team so far this season has…
A look back in pictures at a great night for Lansdowne.

Oct 26, 2011
A look back in pictures at an historic night for Lansdowne as they overcame Old Belvedere, the defending Division 1 champions, in a keenly contested game at Aviva Stadium on Friday 1th October, 2011.
Lansdowne 1st XV Make Irish Rugby History

Oct 18, 2011
History was made last Friday as Lansdowne and Old Belvedere became the first two club teams to play on the Aviva Stadium's main pitch. The match was also the first to be streamed live on Irish Rugby TV.…
Historic Headquarters Win For Lansdowne

Oct 16, 2011
Out-half Craig Ronaldson was the scorer-in-chief for Lansdowne as they enjoyed a hard-fought and historic 22-18 victory over local rivals Old Belvedere. It was a most enjoyable Ulster Bank League encounter…
Friday Night Lights At Aviva Stadium

Oct 13, 2011
There are some cracking games in prospect in our Ulster Bank League 'Firday Night Lights' schedule this week. None more so than the historic first ever club game on the main pitch at the Aviva Stadium.…
Return to the Stadium

Oct 09, 2011
This Friday at 7.30 we return to the main pitch in Lansdowne Road to play Old Belvedere in the third round of the All Ireland League. We are all aware that this a historic occasion for the club. Our pre…
1st XV v St Mary’s

Oct 06, 2011
Lansdowne 1st XV travel to St Mary's this Saturday to take on St Mary's in the AIL. kick off is at 2.30pm
Ulster Bank League To Kick Off At Aviva Stadium

Sep 27, 2011
The Ulster Bank League kicks off in style this weekend with the first ever club match to be played at the Aviva Stadium. Wanderers will entertain Nenagh Ormond on this historic day for Irish club rugby.There…
Lansdowne v Cork Con in All Ireland League

Sep 26, 2011
This week end the Club entertains Cork Constiution in the first All Ireland League game of the season. The game kicks off at 2.30 ... Pre match lunch will be served at 1.00pm. Please call Eleanor on 01…
Lansdowne Compete in the Lignano International Beach 5’s

Jul 13, 2011
This weekend 15 members of Lansdowne's first squad are travelling to northern Italy to take part in the Lignano International Beach 5's competition as Irelands' sole representative. The tournament is an…
Leinster Senior League Cup & Shield – 2011-12

Jun 14, 2011
The Leinster Senior League Cup for 2011-12 is being revamped following a proposal put forward by the Senior Clubs Committee and endorsed by the Executive Committee of the Leinster Branch. The competition…
Irish Rugby TV: Lansdowne v Buccaneers Highlights

Apr 06, 2011
Highlights from the Ulster Bank League promotion battle between Lansdowne and Buccaneers on the back pitch at the Aviva Stadium. Lansdowne took the spoils and will feature in Division 1A next season.
Lansdowne power back to Division 1 A

Apr 04, 2011
Lansdowne powered their way back to Division 1 A of the All Ireland League in a bruising encounter with Buccaneers on Saturday. With quality players Shane Monaghan, Aidan Wynne, John O’Brien…
UL Bohs V Lansdowne

Oct 19, 2010
This Saturday the 1st XV play UL Bohemians in Limerick in the next round of the All Ireland League. The two clubs will also be competing for the Mick English Trophy for the first time. UL Bohs would like…
1st XV Season Report 09/10

Jul 05, 2010
Following is an end of season AGM report on season '09/'10 The season started in August with a warm up game against Leinster U.20’s which we won 10-7. The contentious ELV rules were largely…
AIL Champions: Lansdowne FC

Jun 03, 2010
The First Squad finished up their fantastic season with a hard fought win against Bruff in Anglesea Road on Saturday afternoon. Having secured promotion back in February the squad showed their intent on…
1st XV Fixtures 2009-10

Jul 25, 2009
To view the Lansdowne fixtures for the AIB Division 2 League click here.