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The club was formed in 1937 after a meeting in the Carnegie Library in Greystones when twenty people, mainly schoolboys, attended. One of the original young boys, Eric Archer is still active in the club at the present time. The club archives show that the initial membership subscription of 5 shillings "was discussed with some controversy " at that meeting but was finally adopted. A sum of £4 was required to pay for the annual rent on the grounds and a life membership of £1 was proposed in order to raise the rent money, it was noted that four members were prevailed upon to stump up the rent!

eric_archer.gif The club was formed in 1937 after a meeting in the Carnegie Library in Greystones when twenty people, mainly schoolboys, attended. One of the original young boys, Eric Archer is still active in the club at the present time. The club archives show that the initial membership subscription of 5 shillings "was discussed with some controversy " at that meeting but was finally adopted. A sum of £4 was required to pay for the annual rent on the grounds and a life membership of £1 was proposed in order to raise the rent money, it was noted that four members were prevailed upon to stump up the rent!


The application to the Leinster Branch to form a club was accepted and Greystones were allowed to play as a Metropolitan Club. Success on the field first arrived in 1944 when the club won the Met. League The club would repeat the Met Cup success in 1996.


In 1978, after a three-year "trial" period, Greystones were awarded Senior status and in that same year the first of out nine Irish internationals, Paul Mc Naughton was capped. He went on to win a total of 19 caps before relocating to the USA. Players capped since are John Robbie, Johnny Murphy, Tony Doyle, Tony Ward, Nick Popplewell, Brian Rigney, John Murphy and Reggie Corrigan, still currently playing, with Pieter Muller SA and Tom Curtis, Manu Samoa also gaining their countries highest playing honours as well.



A massive refurbishment of the clubhouse and its playing facilities has taken place over the last few years which sees the club as one of the best maintained in the country, with first class stand and terraces, a gym, dressing and club rooms, bars and club shop, with our pre-match luncheons considered to be the best in the country.


At all levels in the club success on the field of play has been constant with the clubs Function Room displaying many Leinster Blue pennants. The club is justifiably proud of its Youth Policy that has produced many fine players who have also gained honours at U20s and other underage groups and contribute handsomely to the playing population of the club, indeed of the twenty-two players who represented Greystones in the Third Division final, 19 had come through the Youth and U20s system.


With the advent of good motorways, particularly the N11 and M50, Greystones is now readily accessible from the south or the north and the DART is only a ten minute walk to the club grounds. This season Greystones will be playing once again in the First Division of the AIL and on last seasons form, another exciting season is in prospect.