Queen’s University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union team of Queen’s University Belfast. Founded in 1869, it is the second oldest rugby union club in Northern Ireland. They originally played as Queen’s College, Belfast and have won the Ulster Senior Cup a record 21 times.
In 1993 when the AIB League was expanded to four divisions with forty six senior clubs, five university clubs, including Queen’s, joined the league. Queen’s entered Division Four. Since then they played regularly in Division Three and Division Four.
In 2000 they were relegated to the Ulster Senior League but returned to the AIB League two years later. Their senior team will play the 2014-15 season in Division 2A after winning the Ulster Senior cup and Dudley Cup in the 2013-14 season.
Queen’s University RFC Women compete in the Ulster Women’s Premiership and are the holders of the Ulster Women Junior Cup.

Queen’s University Belfast Sports Arena
Dub Lane
Belfast. BT9 5NB
Honours
- All-Ireland League
- 1923-24, 1931–32, 1936–37
- Ulster Senior Cup: 23
- 1885-86, 1886–87, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1980–81, 2009–10, 2013-14
- Ulster Senior League: 17 (3 shared)
- 1890-91, 1899–1900, 1911–12, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53 (shared), 1953–54 (shared), 1956–57 (shared), 1963–64, 1966–67, 1979–80
- Ulster Junior Cup: 15
- †1888-89, †1889-90, †1920-21, †1932-33, †1933-34, †1937-38, †1946-47, †1947-48, †1948-49, †1950-51, †1951-52, †1958-59, †1963-64, †1968-69, †1969–70
- Irish Universities Dudley Cup
- SONI Ulster Rugby Premiership Division 2
- 2017–18
- Ulster Women Junior Shield
- 2018-19
† Won by 2nd XV † Won by Freshers
Latest posts
- HSL supports Queen’s Rugby to boost breast cancer awareness
- Community Series: Ballynahinch 17 Queen’s University 20
- Club Men: Belfast Harlequins 28 Queen’s University 17 Preseason
- Club Men: Belfast Harlequins II 14 Queen’s University II 22 Friendly
- Club Men: Malone 19 Queen’s University 40 Preseason
- Club Men: Malone II 17 QUB Freshers 14 Preseason
- Club Women: QUBRFC Return to Rugby
- Junior Cup. City of Derry 10 Queen’s University 0
- McCrea Cup. Malone II 29 Queen’s University II 26
- Junior Cup. Queen’s University 12 Co Cavan 10
- Club Rugby. Queen’s University II’s 68 Dungannon II’s 7 (Provincial D1)
- Energia AIL 2A. Queens University 33 Ballymena 26
- Ulster Premiership: Queen’s University 10 Ballynahinch 20
- Women’s Conference Queen’s University II 15 Lisburn 58
- Energia AIL 2A Queen’s University 20 Rainey OB 17.
- Deloitte Conference: Belfast Harlequins 37 Queens University II 17
- Club Men: Queen’s University 15 Cashel 17 (Energia AIL 2A)
- Club Women: Queen’s University 67 Omagh Academicals 0 (Premiership)
- Club Men: Queens 32 Malone 13 (Premiership)
- Club Women: QUB Women 20 City of Derry Women 5 (Premiership)
- Club Women: Queens II’s and Ballyshannon make their Deloitte Conference debut.
- Club Men: Ballynahinch 38 Queen’s University 27 (Senior Cup)
- Club Men: Queen’s retain Dudley Cup after win against Dublin University
- Club Men: Grosvenor 50 Queen’s University II 19 (McCrea Cup)
- Club Women: Cooke II 5 Queens University 47 (Junior Shield)
- Club Women: Super Sunday Preview.
- Club Men: Queens University II 18 Academy 10 (McCrea Cup SF)
- Club Women: Queens University 52 Randalstown 0
- Club Women: Ballynahinch 27 Queens University 10
- Club Men: Queen’s University 19 City of Armagh 33 (URP D1)
- Club Men: Malone 24 QUB 5 (UR Premiership D1)
- Club Men: Queen’s University Belfast 29 University College Dublin 24 (Dudley Cup)
- Club: Queens University 19 Banbridge 7 First Trust Senior Cup
- Forster Cup: Limavady II 10 Queens University III 24
- Club Women: Queens University 0 Belfast Harlequins 27 (Conference)
- WOMEN: Cooke 76 Queens 15 (Rosie Stewart Final)
- Women: Rosie Wrap Up Semi Finals.
- Women: Rosie Wrap Up Week 3.
- Women: Cooke overcome spirited Queen’s.
- Women: AIL Round 1 Results
- Women: Queens 5 Cooke 10
- Queen’s University retain Carrick 10s Title
- Women: Rosie Stewart Cup – Queens University 33 Enniskillen 0
- Women: Heartbreak for Queen’s Ladies in Play Off Thriller.
- Women: AIL Week 6 Round Up.
- Women: AIL Week 4 Round Up
- Women: AIL Week 3 Round Up.
- Club. Queen’s University 43 Enniskillen 10 WAIL 2N
- Women: Ulster Women’s Finals
- Rosie Stewart Cup: Queen’s 0 Carrick 15
- AIL 2: Queens University 44 Clonakilty 25
- The PigDogs are coming (again!)
- Carrick 7’s Day 3: Abbey Ladies 10’s