Carrickfergus RFC

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Carrick Sevens 2026

Home of Ulster's biggest 7s tournament. Running since 1973, it's two days of rugby at Woodlawn every May.

Sat 2 May 2026

Sun 3 May 2026

Enter a team

Saturday · 1pm

Quigg Golden Men's Open

Saturday · 1pm

Youth Boys U18s

Four groups of three

Sunday · 1pm

Women's Open

Four groups of four. Max 5 AIL players per squad, 3 on the pitch.

Sunday · 1pm

Youth Girls U18s

Format & key rules

Group winners go to the Cup semi-finals, runners-up to the Plate and third-placed teams to the Bowl.
Squads of up to 12 players. Register with the Tournament Committee at least 20 minutes before your first match.
7 minutes each way. The main final is 10 minutes each way.
No place kicks. Conversions are taken from the in-goal area.
A yellow card means a 3-minute suspension. A red card ends that player's tournament.

Supported by Quigg Golden, Guinness, MEABC and Sewing Solutions.

Our history

160 years of rugby in Carrickfergus

The club was most likely founded in 1865 by soldiers stationed at Carrickfergus Castle, which makes it one of the oldest junior clubs in Ireland. It was disbanded and re-formed three times before 1900. Since 1904 rugby has been played here every season except during the war years.

Today we field men's, women's, academy, youth and mini sides. The All-Ireland League also gives junior clubs like ours a route into senior rugby.

Carrickfergus RFC players in action at Woodlawn

1865
Club founded, most likely by the Castle garrison.
1904
Rugby played every season since, apart from the war years.
1934
Harry Gorman's side wins the league in 1934/35. Johnny Hamilton organises training and helps build the first proper pavilion.
1955
Part of the Woodlawn ground is bought. The rest follows in 1961.
1964
Schools and mini rugby drive growth from three sides in 1964 to seven by 1978.
1971
Social centre opens, followed by a function hall (1974) and new changing rooms and squash courts (1977).
1973
The first Easter Sevens. It later moved to the first Saturday in May.
1982
The 1st XV wins its league section and the Provincial Towns Cup. It becomes the first junior club to reach the Ulster Senior Cup final, losing to Bangor.
1984
Section 1 champions in 1984 and again in 1984/85.
1986
Club tour to Vancouver.
2011
Clubhouse extension and restaurant open.
2022
Facility upgrades from 2020 to 2022 add floodlights and spectator shelters.