Garda RFC is the rugby union team with players drawn mostly from local areas of Westmanstown (Lucan, Leixlip, Dunboyne, Clonsilla, Castleknock, Blanchardstown) and members of Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland. It currently plays in Division 2B of the Leinster League.
History The club was founded in February 1965 by rugby union enthusiasts at the Garda Station in Pearse Street.
One of its first coaches was the former Ireland and British and Irish Lions prop, Gordon Wood, who was also the father of the rugby icon Keith Wood. His memory is honoured by the Gordon Wood Trophy, competed for annually by the Garda and the Irish Defence Forces rugby teams.
Other trophies contested by the club include the Eugene Crowley Cup against Monkstown, the Doyle Cup against Greystones, the Trevaskis Cup against Clontarf and the George Treiner Cup against Terenure.
Honours O'Connell Cup: 1968 Spencer Cup: 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2005 Keating Cup: 1989 Bill Marshal Trophy: 1989 Leinster J2 League: 1997 Leinster League Division Two: 2000 Leinster League Division 1B Champions: 2011
References Garda RFC