Navan R.F.C. (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Navan Rugby Football Club is an Irish rugby union club, based in Navan, County Meath. The club was founded in 1924, Its founder members included local individuals Willie Sullivan, W.M. Kirk, Nat Lacey, Matt and Charlie Crinion, Jack Finnegan, J. Gibney and Bobby Byrne. Willie Sullivan was also the president of Meath Agricultural Society at the time, so the county show grounds became the home grounds for Navan RFC. Rugby was not a very popular game at the time, but despite this, Navan won the Ryan Midland cup in 1929, under the management of W.M. Kirk, and captained by Pappy Russell. The teams discipline was exemplary and the fact that most players abstained from alcoholic drink demonstrates their blinkered commitment.