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See also 'Thomond Park' & 'Munster v The All-Blacks, 31st Oct. 1978' files

For biographical items on rugby players see 'Sports People' file

• Rugby in Limerick - featuring 1895 & 1896, Limerick People 28/12/1980

• A glimpse into the great match - Ireland vs. Wales: first rugby international played in Limerick, from Mungret Annual 1898

• Memories of Old Limerick Rugby: 1900-1901 season, Limerick Chronicle 30/6/1981

• Picture of Garryowen R.F.C. Team 1902-3, Limerick Leader 5/2/1958. p1

• Football - our New Zealand Visitors, Limerick Chronicle 28/11/1905

• When the All Blacks first played in Limerick, Limerick Leader 27/11/1963, p3

• Rugby in Limerick - 1910-1911 season, Limerick People, December 198

• Rugby in Limerick - 1911-1912 season, Limerick People 28/12/1980

• The Bateman Cup came to Limerick, Limerick Leader 12/4/1986, p12

• Fenians and Rugby, Limerick Leader 7/4/1930

• Mary's two pounds a week helped to keep 'Wasps' alive and kicking, Limerick Post 16/12/2007

• After 60 years, the magnificent seven still meet, Limerick Leader (no date - possibly Dec 2000)

• Short notices from Limerick Chronicle (1947,1957,1977,1987) - 2/3/93

• Bateman Cup win recalled, Limerick Leader 4/6/2009, p27 (sport)

• Photo of Shannon R.F.C. 1948/1949, Limerick Leader 11/4/1994 

• Photo of Young Munster R.F.C. (1950's), Limerick Chronicle 6/9/1994 

• Photo of 1951 Old Crescent team, Limerick Chronicle 24/5/1994 

• Famous Limerick club in danger of bankruptcy, Limerick Leader 8/9/1951, p5

• What Springboks thought of their Limerick visit, Limerick Leader 12/12/1951, p1

• Munster had Springboks baffled, Limerick Leader 12/12/1951, p4

• Faith discovers story of her Springbok father from 1951, from Sport Rugby December 1951

• Garryowen and Shannon in Junior Cup, Limerick Leader 13/1/1954, p4

• Ironical defeat for gallant Munster, Limerick Leader 13/1/1954, p4

• Garryowen and Shannon complete great rugby double, Limerick Leader 26/4/1954, p4

• Photo of R.F.C. winners of Munster Senior Cup, Limerick Leader 1/5/1954, p3
  

• Death of 'Grand Old Man' of Irish Rugby, Limerick Leader 31/8/1957, p1

• Honours go to Munster in drawn game, Limerick Leader 22/1/1958, p4

• A big day in the history of Garryowen, Limerick Leader 20/9/1958, p1

• The creditable story of Shannon rugby football club, Limerick leader 18/2/1959, p4

• Limerck trio of Lions made mark down under, Limerick Chronicle 21/6/2005

• Seventy-five years of club history recalled at Shannon dinner, Limerick Leader 9/12/1959, p1

• Photo of Shannon team after winning their first Munster Senior Cup, Limerick Leader 20/5/2000, p12

• As Munster get ready, Shannon veterans take a glance back, Limerick Leader 20/5/2000, p12

• Rugby player dies [Eddie Lawlor], Limerick Leader 18/10/1961, p1

• Four trophies make it a record season, Limerick Leader 8/5/1961, p4

• A shining example for all other clubs [Young Munster], Limerick Leader 8/10/1962, p4

• All Blacks at Lansdowne Road - Munster face tourists Wednesday, Limerick Leader 7/12/1963, p32

• English and O'Callaghan heroes - Munster glorious, Limerick Leader 11/12/1963, p8

• Allegations of poor hospitality - city takes umbrage, Limerick Leader 1/1/1964

• Young Munster won the Clare Cup 1964, Limerick Chronicle 17/5/1994

• Munster win - 1984 & Paddy Sullivan elected president of the Munster Branch I.R.F.U., Limerick Chronicle 19/4/1994

• Abbeyfeale RFC win Munster Junior Cup in 1964, Limerick Leader 15/12/2007

• Kiernan kicks 8 pts. as Munster make history, Limerick Chronicle 26/1/1976, p4

• A 'Berlin Wall' for Limerick, Limerick Leader 10/1/1970

• Looking back on previous meeting of Munster and the Springboks, Limerick Leader 3/1/1970

• We never had a chance, Limerick Chronicle 15/1/1970, p4

• Is Limerick rugby doomed, Limerick Leader 10/10/1970

• Gallant Munster lose, Limerick Leader 30/12/1972, p27

• Munster robbed in last minute, Limerick Leader 17/1/1973, p4

• Munster nurse their wounds, Limerick Leader 3/11/1973, p36

• "The magnificent record of Garryowen", Limerick Leader 20/5/1974, p1

• Thomond through to semi final of the Munster Junior Cup, Limerick Chronicle 17/5/1994

• All Blacks march on, Limerick Leader 11/11/1974, p4

• Another proud Munster Defeat, Limerick Leader 14/1/1976, p4

• Enjoying the launch of Limerick's rugby history, Limerick Leader 28/10/1978

• Garryowen's great victory, Limerick People, 2/11/1980

• Brave Munster crushed poor Australians, Limerick Leader 18/11/1981

• The cup win which sparked Cresent's golden era, Limerick Leader 26/1/2013

• Garryowen in glory, Limerick Leader 24/11/1984, p21

• History of Senior Cup, Limerick Leader 5/3/1986, p14 & 15

• Thomond era of song and glory, Limerick Leader 26/4/1986

• Brave Munster battled well, Limerick Leader 13/11/1989, p16

• Photo of the Young Munster team who defeated St. Mary's College in 1993

• Munster's victory part of folklore, Limerick Leader 13/3/1993

• We're simply the best, Limerick Leader 11/4/1994

• John's rugby museum, Limerick Leader 28/5/1994

• Photo of Shannon RFC - All-Ireland league champions 1994/95

• A solitary point deprives Munster of glory, Limerick Leader 27/5/2000

• Super tries as Munster's late blitz sinks Newport, Limerick Leader 15/1/2001

• Munster take step townards European Cup dream win, Limerick Leader 15/1/2001

• Countdown to sell-out Euro Cup, Limerick Leader 24/1/2001

• Harris kicks 'typical English' rugby officials and mauls Lions Irish selector for Welshing, Limerick Leader 5/5/2001, p1

• Unbelievable Munster, Limerick Leader 23/1/2006

• Munster's red tide in full flow, Limerick Leader 28/1/2006, p21

• Limerick Leader Heineken Cup Final Souvenir Special Magazine, 3/6/2006

• Champions of Europe - A Limerick Leader Heineken Cup Special, 22/5/2006

• Munster - European Champions 2006, Limerick Post, 27/5/2006, p22

• Garryowen claim seventh Munster Junior Cup Title, Limerick Chronicle, 10/4/2007

• Garryowen edge tight final, Limerick Chronicle, 8/5/2007

• Impossible dream achieved, Limerick Leader 12/5/2007

• Champs Garryowen for county honour, Limerick Leader 19/9/2007

• Garryowen FC, established 1884, Limerick Post 23/6/2007

• Old Cresent RFC - years past and present, Limerick Post 23/6/2007

• Shannon forced to dig deep, Limerick Leader 14/4/2008, p22

• The rich history of rugby in Limerick, Limerick Leader 12/7/2008, p12

• Limerick Leader - 40 page supplement - Heineken Cup Final, 24/5/2008

• Limerick Leader - Special souvenir edition (Munster triumph), 26/5/2008

• Ger taps into magical shared moments, Limerick Leader 8/11/2008, p8 (Leader 2)

• Not all black days in city's rugby history, Limerick Leader 12/11/2008, p8

• Limerick Leader - Return of the All Blacks (souvenir supplement), 15/11/2008

• Limerick Leader - Munster do us proud (special souvenir edition), 19/11/2008

• Photo of Ireland v All Blacks, Croke Park 15/11/2008, The Irish Times, 15/11/2008

• Photo of the Munster haka (2008), Limerick Leader [no date]

• Paul O'Connell: captain Ireland and England Lions, Limerick Independent 22/4/2009, p65

• Munster suffer devastation, Limerick Leader 9/5/2009, p6 (sport)

• Foley urges fans to back Munster, Limerick Leader 17/10/2009, p20 (Leader Sport)

• Crescent - High Kings of Munster, Limerick Leader 27/3/2010, p4 & 5 (sport) 

• Young guns hit the target, Limerick Chronicle 31/5/2011, p25 & 30

• Munster turn on the style as Leinster's double bid falls short, Limerick Leader 4/6/2011, p12 &13 

• On the top of the world as Murray makes it, Limerick Chronicle 23/8/2011, p25

• Beautiful Munsters never sounded so good...grown men were crying openly, Limerick Leader 19/11/2011, p32 &33

• Munster look to get one back on high-flying Ulster, Limerick Chronicle 1/5/2012, p25 

• Garryowen's cup of cheer, Limerick Leader 5/5/2012, p

• Munster's band of brothers stand united for epic victory [anniversary of Young Munster's AIL win in 1993], Limerick Leader 23/2/2013, p14-15

• Young Munster a poetic tribute, Limerick Leader 21/4/1928

• Dennison recalls the one that got away [Seamus Dennison interview], Limerick Leader 16/2/2013, p15 (Sport)

• 'The IRFU must apologise for bringing game into disrepute', Limerick Leader 9/12/2013, p10 

• How rugby stole a march on the GAA in Limerick, Limerick Leader 14/12/2013, p14-15

• Crescent cup kings again, Limerick Chronicle 18/3/2014, p37

• Full Time: Photographs 1992, Limerick Leader 22/09/2014, p18

• Rugby Weekend Attractions notes, Limerick Leader 18/12/1948, p5

• The Limerick club players who've played at the Rugby World Cup, Limerick Leader 19/09/2015, p18 

• 'Rugby became the love of my life' [Book extract-Playing Rugby for Ireland], Limerick Leader 19/09/2015, p25-27 

• Crescent celebrate rugby coaches, Limerick Leader [Sport] 21/11/2015, p18 

• Taking a trip down the Isle [Shannon RFC], imerick Post 30/07/2016, p64 & 65

• In glory and the 7^th Cavalry [Garryowen RFC], Limerick Post 06/08/2016, p66 & 67 

• Old Crescent’s Rosbrien journey, Limerick Post 03/09/2016, p80 & 81

• Tom Clifford and beautiful Munsters [Young Munster RFC], Limerick Post 10/09/2016, p72 & 73

• Munster marvels throttle Maoris, Limerick Leader 14/11/2016, p24 & 25 

• Racing Club visit Limerick in 1955, Limerick Leader 21/01/2017, p11

• The Green faded jersey, Richmond RFC 1927-1978 [book]

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