Cooke RFC
| Address | Shawsbridge Sports Complex, Miltown Road Belfast BT8 4XP |
| Phone | 028 9069 3051 |
| [email protected] | |
| President 2014 - Current | Ken Gibson |
| Sports | Rugby Union, Ladies Hockey, Ladies Rugby, Cricket |
| Branch | Ulster |
| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Founded | 1910 |
| History | Ground Share Between Cooke RFC and Instonians Sports Club. |
| Club Colours | Black and White |
| Other Names | N/A |
| Affiliation | Cooke Ladies Hockey Club. |
Cooke Rugby Football Club, and Ladies' Hockey Club
Cooke Rugby Football Club, which was founded in 1910, is the oldest junior rugby club in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They currently field 3 Senior Men's teams, the 1st XV playing in Qualifying 1, and a successful Women's team, which competes in the Women's All-Ireland League. It owes its origins to the members of a Bible class in the Cooke Centenary Presbyterian Church in the Ballynafeigh area. It was originally based at Upper Galwally until 1991 and the first clubhouse was a small black wooden hut. The club then moved to its present modern clubhouse and grounds of 36 acres (150,000 m2) at Shaws Bridge, Belfast.
Cooke had a cricket club which merged with elements within the cricket section of Belfast Harlequins associated with the former Collegians Cricket Club in 1998 and plays as Cooke Collegians.
Honours
Rugby
- Ulster Junior Cup: 2
- 1986-87, 2006–07
External reference
Sources: Belfast Newsletter, The Belfast Telegraph.