Young Munster
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Young Munster is a rugby union club based in Limerick. It was founded in 1895 and plays its games at Tom Clifford Park in Rosbrien, Limerick.
They are the only Limerick club to have won the now defunct Bateman Cup which they won in 1928. The club song, Beautiful Munsters, remembers this victory. They also won the All Ireland League in 1993 by beating Saint Marys in Lansdowne Road in front of a record attendance for a club game of 20,000. The record still stands to this day.
Famous players include:
- Tom Clifford
- Peter Clohessy
- John Paco Fitzgerald
- Ger Earls
- Paul O'Connell
- Mike Mullins
- Rob Henderson
All the above, except Ger Earls, have played at some level for Ireland, most appearances by Paul O'Connell who currently holds 52 Ireland caps (to March 2008) as well as having played 3 Test games for the British & Irish Lions.
Club Honours also include 6 wins in the Munster Senior Rugby Cup, in 1928, 1930, 1938, 1980, 1984, 1990 and 7 triumphs in the Munster Junior Cup in 1911, 1922, 1927, 1959, 1960, 1984 and 1999.
The Club also was one of the first Irish teams to tour North America extensively when, in 1985, they played 5 games in New York City, Vancouver, Langley (B.C.) , Los Angeles and San Diego.
The current Coach is Mike Lynch
After a decade in the A.I.L Division 1, the club was relegated to division 2 in 2002. The club played in Division 2 of the All Ireland League in the 2007-2008 year, but as a result of winning promotion, it will play in Division 1 in 2008-2009.
