Dolphin Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Cork. It was founded in 1902, by members of Dolphin Swimming Club seeking to find a wintertime activity. They play in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League.

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Full name	Dolphin Rugby Football Club
Union	IRFU
Branch	Munster
Founded	1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Ground(s)	Musgrave Park, Cork (Capacity: 8,008)
Chairman	Noel Hickey
President	Ger Hodkinson
Coach(es)	Eamonn Mills & Peter Scott
League(s)	All-Ireland League, 2B
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Official website
dolphinrfc.com

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Former Irish Coach, Declan Kidney played for the club in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Michael Kiernan, with 43, is the club's most capped international player. J S McCarthy and Terry Kingston both captained Ireland. Tomás O'Leary was the scrum half on Ireland's 2009 Grandslam winning team. The club's top try scorer in The AIB League & Cup is James Coughlan with 37, Coughlan was captain of the Munster side that beat Australia. In 2023-24 season, the club fielded more Adult Teams in competitive action than any other club in Munster, in fielding (6) 4 Adult Males sides, an U20.5 side and a Women's Team in Division 1 of the Munster League. In addition to this 3 Youth Sides, 3 Girls sides and 7 Minis teams.

• All Ireland League Division 2 Champions 2003
• Munster Senior Cup Winners (6): 1921, 1931, 1944–45, 1948 and 1956.
• Munster Junior Cup (4):1913, 1923, 1926, 1944.
• Munster Junior Plate: 1985.
• Munster Under 20 League: 1984.
• Munster Senior League: (8) 1924, 1926, 1929, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1973 and 1991.

The following have represented Ireland at full international level whilst playing with Dolphin;

IRFU Presidents

• 1955/56 C J Hanrahan
• 1973/74 I F Mahony
• 1983/84 G F Reidy