Emerald Warriors RFC

Ireland’s first LGBT+ Inclusive Rugby Men+ & Women+ Teams. Leinster Metro division, Bingham, and Union Cup competitors.

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Our 2023-2025 committee’s term has come to an end. It’s been an unforgettable period of growth, with wins (on and off the pitch), & community.

We’re incredibly proud of everything we’ve achieved together. Thank you to our members.

Good luck to the new Committee!

[Leinster Domestic @LeinsterBranch]

☀️ 🏉 🌈

What a brilliant day in Energia Park on Saturday for the first @IrishRugby PRIDE Tag and Touch Rugby Festivals hosted by @ewrfc 👏

Brilliant day with more festivals to come in Cork, Limerick and Belfast this summer 🏉

👏 @sportsfile 📸

#NeverLessThanEverything

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Last chance to book onto our first Dublin Pride Tag Rugby Blitz, with support from the @IrishRugby and @leinsterrugby , taking place Saturday 19th July 2025 at Energia Stadium.

Book here: https://t.co/Tm7HguXj3A

[Off The Ball @offtheball]

🗣️ 'We're quite a conservative country... I do think we're about to enter a new era!'

@ewrfc's Richie Fagan feels there is a changing culture in Irish sport, as more work is done to try and keep more LGBTQ+ people and women engaged in sport. | 🏉

'#SettleIn' w/ Guinness 0.0 | @GuinnessIreland

[Off The Ball @offtheball]

🗣️ 'When I started playing rugby, a lot of women were joining in their 20s, 30s... 40s, which is really brave!'

🗣️ 'A lot of the coaching stuff is aimed at coaching people who already know how to play rugby!'

@ewrfc's Tabitha Peterken feels there is a gap in coaching between men that have been playing all their lives, and women and LGBTQ+ people that only start rugby later in life! | 🏉

'#SettleIn' w/ Guinness 0.0 | @GuinnessIreland

[Off The Ball @offtheball]

🏉 𝐀 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐋! 🏳️‍🌈

@ewrfc's Richie Fagan talks through the history of Ireland's first LGBTQ+ inclusive rugby club, and their mission to make rugby a sport for all. | 🏉

'#SettleIn' w/ Guinness 0.0 | @guinnessireland

[Off The Ball @offtheball]

🗣️ 'We're quite a conservative country... I do think we're about to enter a new era!'

@ewrfc's Richie Fagan feels there is a changing culture in Irish sport, as more work is done to try and keep more LGBTQ+ people and women engaged in sport. | 🏉

'#SettleIn' w/ Guinness 0.0 | @GuinnessIreland

[Off The Ball @offtheball]

🗣️ 'When I started playing rugby, a lot of women were joining in their 20s, 30s... 40s, which is really brave!'

🗣️ 'A lot of the coaching stuff is aimed at coaching people who already know how to play rugby!'

@ewrfc's Tabitha Peterken feels there is a gap in coaching between men that have been playing all their lives, and women and LGBTQ+ people that only start rugby later in life! | 🏉

'#SettleIn' w/ Guinness 0.0 | @GuinnessIreland

[Off The Ball @offtheball]

🏉 𝐀 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐋! 🏳️‍🌈

@ewrfc's Richie Fagan talks through the history of Ireland's first LGBTQ+ inclusive rugby club, and their mission to make rugby a sport for all. | 🏉

'#SettleIn' w/ Guinness 0.0 | @GuinnessIreland

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Thanks to @GCNmag for featuring our Pride Tag Blitz, 19 July, Energia Park, in your roundup of “Wonderful queer events happening across Ireland this July”.

Read more here: https://t.co/lMPDNUcfOv

Signup here: https://t.co/aV0HNcwJv7

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Club President Richie Fagan recently received a Service to Rugby Award from IRFU President Declan Madden as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations.

He’s our longest serving President, sits on Leinster Rugby’s inclusivity committee & the IRFU’s Spirit of Rugby working group.

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Safe Spaces: 36 queer-friendly groups and activities around Ireland to join

Emerald Warriors: An inclusive rugby club formed in 2003 that includes mens+ rugby, womens+ rugby and mixed tag rugby, and is open to people of all genders.

https://t.co/UzvsqRx22E via @rte

[Leinster Domestic @LeinsterBranch]

🏳️‍🌈 @ewrfc will host their first Dublin Pride Tag Blitz at Energia Park on 19 July!

🏉 Everyone from experienced players to total beginners are welcome, whether as a team or as individual sign-ups.

Read more and join the fun 👉 https://t.co/H7owvejrcc

#NeverLessThanEverything

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Ireland’s leading LGBT+ rugby club will host its first Dublin Pride Tag Blitz at Energia Park on 19 July.

The blitz is being held in collaboration with Leinster Rugby’s SpEDI committee, and the IRFU’s Spirit department.

https://t.co/kH24UiJ60E via @LeinsterBranch

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Emerald Warriors on @NewstalkFM

President Richie Fagan spoke to @SeanMoncrieff about the Warriors win in @unioncuprugby and our proud history including our growth from contact to tag.

Listen back here: https://t.co/jrfUcgyins

[BBC GAEILGE @bbcgaeilge]

Ón Taobhlíne le Fearghal:

🏳️‍🌈🏉 @gearoid364 ar bhua @ewrfc san Union Cup.

🏐 Peil na mBan le @m_nibhraonain.

🏉 @ohfadabee ar an Rugbaí.

19.30 @bbcsounds , BBC Raidió Uladh ⁊ BBC Raidió Feabhail

#gaeilge #bbcgaa
📷1 - George Cherry, 2- INPHO

[Gay Community News @GCNmag]

Major congrats to @ewrfc, Cork Hellhounds and @BelfastAzlans! 🏉❤️
#GCNnews
https://t.co/aw91InYx9e

[Leinster Domestic @LeinsterBranch]

🏆 Congratulations to @ewrfc, who have been crowned European champions after winning the Union Cup in Oslo!

🙌 The Womens+ team, the Azures, also shared the Emily Valentine Vase in a successful weekend for the club

📰 Read more: https://t.co/I5g7UFTYM5

#NeverLessThanEverything

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Emerald Warriors Claim 2025 Union Cup As Irish Sides Make Huge Impact In Oslo

The Emerald Warriors green team were unbeaten across the competition and twenty years after making their debut in the competition, they are champions.

https://t.co/Kyo2txeBcD

[Emerald Warriors RFC @ewrfc]

Emerald Warriors RFC win Union Cup becoming European Champions

Captain Graham Flaherty “We will all cherish the special memories of lifting the Union Cup together.”

https://t.co/wH8BFZy6RU via @IrishMirror #UnionCup2025