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Address: Friary Road Armagh BT60 4EN Contact: Des Fitzgerald Phone: (028) 3752 2248 Email: info@armaghrfc.com Web Site: http://www.armaghrfc.com/ Main Area of Interest: Sport Secondary Areas of Interest: Men, Women, Culture, Youth, Other Other Information: Armagh Rugby club is one of the oldest clubs in Ireland. Records exist of games being played in the early 1870's but the accepted date of the club's foundation is 1875. Shortage of players led to a break in activities in the late 1890's but the club reemerged after a couple of years and went on to win a rare double in 1910 - Town's and Junior Cup in the same season. In 1920 after five years inactivity during the war years, Armagh entered the senior league but after two seasons were prevailed upon by the Ulster Branch to step down again. It should be noted that all the other senior sides of that period were based in Belfast, that Armagh were unable to field a second team and that the Mall was not perhaps an ideal rugby pitch. Originally, the pitch had been at right angles to the later form but about 1908 it was changed which led to an overlap with the cricket pitch. Drainage was always a problem and indeed from 1927 on, most games had to be played at the asylum grounds, pressure being applied from Ravenhill. Read more here. Don't forget this year's Happy Hooker on Friday 13th October more details here.