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It’s cup action for all three senior teams on the final weekend of March. After getting a walkover last weekend against Blackrock, the Tallaght men’s first team are in Winters Cup action away to Old Wesley is a re-match of last season’s Division 7 final. Old Wesley have kicked on since they won last year’s […]

Everyone at Tallaght Rugby Club was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Eileen Quinn this morning. Peg was the mother of our long-standing player Kevin.   Eileen will also be missed by her husband Kevin and daughters Tracy, Lisa and Sarah; her brothers Christy and Damian, sisters Anna, Chris, Teresa and Julie, brothers-in-law Kevin […]

Tallasalle take top billing this Saturday in the Metro League Division 11 final away to Clontarf. Kick-off is 3PM in Castle Avenue and you can read the match preview here. At the same time, the Tallaght men’s first team are in Winters Cup action away to Blackrock RFC. The game has been moved to Blackrock […]

The Tallaght men’s second team’s merged for the season with DLSP’s fourth team to compete in Metro League Division 11 as both were short of players and were unable to field full teams for fixtures. “Tallasalle” as they became known as started off with a narrow win at home to Swords. They followed that up […]

Thérapie Clinic is Europe’s No.1 Aesthetic clinic and offers an array of treatments from laser hair removal, anti wrinkle injections, dermal and lip fillers. They have come aboard as sponsors for the Tallaght women’s team this season and today the club presented a framed jersey to Lauren Nolan, the manager of the Thérapie branch in […]

Bective Rangers 8 Tallaght 1sts 37 Tries: Adam Nolan, Andy Rudd, Rob Hudson, Jack Russell, Padraig Jones, Aaron Shanahan Con: Rob Hudson 2 Pen: Rob Hudson Metro League Division 7 Donnybrook Stadium 08/03/2019 Tallaght took on Bective away in their final regular league game of the season knowing that a win would guarantee them a […]

After their tense win last week against AIB the Tallaght men’s first team now just need to finish the job. They take on Bective in Donnybrook on Friday night under the lights in a game moved a day forward because of the Women’s international in the stadium the next day. A Tallaght win would put […]

Tallaght 1sts: 10 Try: Alan Sower, Tony McManus AIB: 8 Metro League Division 7 Tymon Park 02/03/2019 The Tallaght first team took on leaders AIB knowing they needed to win to have any chance to make the Metro Division 7 final for the third straight year. After two of the warmest weeks ever witnessed in […]

On Saturday the Tallaght men’s first team have a crucial match in their bid to make the Metro Division 7 final for the third straight year. Third placed Tallaght take on leaders AIB in what is effectively a must-win game. Though Tallaght have two games left to AIB’s one, if Tallaght lose they will need […]

The Bisto’s are the under-16s and 18’s girls team made up of St. Marys, Old Belvedere, Blackrock and Tallaght players and named after their late great coach Phil “Bisto” Preston. Recently five of the squad (who are listed below with their registered clubs) were selected for the Metro Leinster under-18 Squad for 2019. Hannah Hodges- […]

UCD 10 Tallaght 1sts 31 Try: Alan Moore, Dave Clarke, Rob Hudson, Karl Segrave, Aaron Shanahan Con: Rob Hudson 3 Metro League Division 7 Belfield 23/02/2019 Tallaght took on UCD looking to get back to winning ways after losing their place at the top of the table. They started well with the pack making constant […]

On Saturday the Tallaght men’s first team are back in league action after a four week break. They are away to U.C.D. in the Metro League Division 7. Tallaght are looking to bounce back from two defeats on the bounce to make a push for the final and kick-off is at the slightly earlier time […]

Tallaght R.F.C. 27 Tries: Ellen Crotty 2, Megan Fogarty 2, Seana Greenhalgh Con: Aisling Pyke CYM R.F.C. 17 Women’s League Division 4 Pitch 100, Firhouse 17/02/2019 Tallaght took on the bottom placed CYM needing to avoid defeat in order to avoid finishing bottom of Division 4 themselves. They had a bad start though when CYM […]

With no game again this week for the men’s first team, the Tallaght/DLSP combined team ‘Tallasalle’ are the star turn on Saturday. They’re in cup action as they travel to over to the east coast to take on Suttonians in the Guilfoyle-James Cup (Metro J6). Kick off in Station Road is at 3pm. Then on […]

The Old Mill in Firhouse continued it’s long-standing support for Tallaght RFC over the Christmas just gone. They decided to donate the proceeds of their hugely popular Christmas Draw to the club and yesterday they had the cheque ready.  Teresa from the Old Mill presented the cheque for an outstanding total of €1,800 to Tallaght […]

With the start of the Six Nations on Saturday there are no games this weekend for either of the two men’s or the women’s senior teams. In the youths there is no training for Bisto’s ladies on Friday as many are attending the women’s international in Donnybrook at 5PM. On Sunday the under 9’s have […]

The Bisto’s are the under-16s and 18’s girls team made up of St. Marys, Old Belvedere and Tallaght players and named after their late great coach Phil “Bisto” Preston. They took on Wexford RFC on a wet and windy Saturday morning. Despite the conditions the Bistos played some excellent rugby and scored four first half tries, two […]

Tallaght/DLSP 61 Emerald Warriors 0 Metro League Division 11 Kirwan Park 26/01/2019 The Tallaght/DLSP combined team or “Tallasalle” as they’re better known took on the Emerald Warriors on Saturday in Kirwan Park and recorded an impressive win hot on the heals of their away win against CYM the previous weekend. The win also guaranteed them a place […]