Cobh - Sport

Sport

  • Cobh Pirates RFC are the town's rugby club. They compete at Junior 1 and Junior 2 level as well as having many under age teams. The 2009/2010 season was a particularly successful one for the club as the Junior 2 side won every competition they entered. The Cobh Pirates Ladies team is a new development since 2010 and numbers have proven to be strong.
  • Cobh's most successful football team is Cobh Ramblers, the club where Roy Keane made his name and earned a transfer to English side Nottingham Forest, as well as where Irish international footballer and Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland started his career with Springfield Ramblers the underage section of the club. Cobh Ramblers most successful season came in 2007, when they were promoted to the Eircom/Airtricity League Premier Division for the 2008 season, which is the highest division in Ireland. They beat Athlone Town 1-0 on the last day of the season to secure promotion. Approx 3,500 Ramblers fans made the trip to Athlone Stadium for the game. After a close first season they were relegated to the A championship. As of 2011 Cobh Ramblers remain in the A Championship and are in the hands of the FAI which will provide finance to see the club back to the top of Irish Football.
  • Cobh Golf Club has a new 18-hole championship course at Marino on the main road R624 into Cobh.
  • Rushbrooke rowing club is also a very successful club in Cobh.
  • Cobh GAA is the center for gaelic games on the island, such as hurling and gaelic football, and is located at Carrignafoy
  • The inaugural Cobh 10 mile road race took place on 18 April 2010 on the streets of Cobh and the roads of the Great Island. Called the Great Island 10, all proceeds will go to the Irish Cancer Society.
  • Springfield AFC. Based at Pat O'Brien Park, Ballyleary, Cobh. Caters for both junior and senior football.

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