Rugby
The Rugby Club field 5 senior teams, an Under-20 team, an Under-18 team, an Under-16 team and a Ladies team (Belfast harlequins ladies rugby), who all play in their Respective leagues within the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The first fifteen play in Division Two of the All-Ireland League in 2010-11.
The Belfast Harlequins RFC most successful season was in 2004-2005. They finished third in the league table and played at Landsdowne Road in Dublin in the end of season play-offs. They lost narrowly in the Final to Shannon after a poor defensive display in the first half of the game. This is closer than a North or Collegians team had ever come to putting their hands on the Trophy. The 2006-07 season was a season of ups and downs. Despite winning the Ulster Senior League and reaching the Finals of the Ulster Senior Cup and the All-Ireland Cup, the club struggled in the All-Ireland League. In the last game of the season the club failed to beat UCD and were relegated to Division Two.
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