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Connemara RFC 
Monastery Field, home ground of Connemara RFCFull name Connemara Rugby Football Club Union IRFU
ConnachtNickname(s) The Blacks Founded 1946 Ground(s) Monastery Field, Clifden Chairman Aidan O'Halloran President Des Fogerty Coach(es) Peter Bracken Captain(s) Emmet Ferron Connemara RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Clifden, Connacht. They play in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League. The club colour is black, based on the colours of the New Zealand national rugby team. They are also the only rugby club in Ireland to perform a 'Haka' at the start of each game.
History
Rugby was first played in the Connemara area around the 1920s, with the men working at the Marconi Station taking on a Clifden team in friendly matches. Back in the 1940s, schools with students from the area included Blackrock, Castleknock and Clongowes. The club came about as a result of the rugby players among them wanting to continue playing in the school holidays. Their first match, against Galway Corinthians on St Stephen's Day in 1946, ended in a 6-6 draw.
Origin of the club name
The club is named after a type of fishing fly called the Connemara Black.
References
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