Queen's University RFC

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Queen's University Belfast Rugby Football Club is the rugby union team of Queen's University Belfast, currently playing in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. Founded in 1869, it is the most successful and oldest continuous rugby union club in Northern Ireland. They originally played as Queen's College, Belfast and have won the Ulster Senior Cup a record 23 times. In 1993, when the AIB League was expanded to four divisions with forty-six senior clubs, five university clubs, including Queen's, joined the league. Queen's entered Division Four. Since then they played regularly in Division Three and Division Four. In 2000, they were relegated to the Ulster Senior League but returned to the AIB League two years later. Their senior team will play in Division 1 of the SONI Ulster Rugby Premiership.

Notable players

See also

Ireland

The following Queen's players have represented Ireland at full international level.

British & Irish Lions

The following Queen's players have also represented the British & Irish Lions.

Honours

† Won by 2nd XV † Won by Freshers

Teams

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